Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[silvermerc]

im currently using IE (with the tabbed browsing cant remember what version it is but i think its most recent)

[Sofia]

it's even more beautiful now! Great work for this release, as usual

[Pottsy]

Originally Posted by maidos

it seems also that some members is having issue only seeing idle using firefox

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7432/untitledul3.jpg

tried refreshing but doesnt work

This is exactly what we got on upgrade. The files and product were installed correctly, but it just needed a CTRL + F5. I put a note on the forum about this, and a few replied that they needed the refresh to get it to work.

[Anhyeu12000]

How to change MGC Chatbox's background color, I want my MGC Chatbox's background is white?
Thanks !

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by maidos

yeah u r correct as usual... thanks

also how about the name and msg space? :P any help

I will look that for next version look at the bug list and todo list.

Originally Posted by Pottsy

This is exactly what we got on upgrade. The files and product were installed correctly, but it just needed a CTRL + F5. I put a note on the forum about this, and a few replied that they needed the refresh to get it to work.

After their first refresh everything then worked fine ?

Originally Posted by J1755EC6A244

How to change MGC Chatbox's background color, I want my MGC Chatbox's background is white?
Thanks !

You have to do template modifications (mgc_chatbox template), this is html edit

[Kyderoy]

Don't know what's wrong, I can see the chatbox but none of my members can see it. I just upgraded from 1.2 to 1.3

[alessai]

Have you set the permissions for unregistered users ??

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ive put yes for "Can see MGC Chatbox?" (for unregistered) and the others no is that right?

[Rukas]

Is it possible to get this to show up in just one particular forum?

[Sykko]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Yes removing the bitfield file of the chatbox and then rebuilding bitfields will solve that.

Sorry that my product didn't fits your needs

dont worry about it... the truth is I think I was biting off more than I could chew with it, was a bit more than I knew how to do.

your box had better features but the other one seems to work ok too and the members are ok...

eventually we may try again after we get better at doing installs like this one it would be a nice little upgrade

[Rukas]

Is it possible to have the box show up on one forum only, or alternately have it work with one style only so I can then assign one forum with that template.

Ive tried the whole # $search_text = '$forumhome_markread_script';
replace with $search_text = '$chatbox_forumhome'; but it still displays on all styles.