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

[sanfrancisco]

hey there,

i see this feature in the list "Options in the user profile for the selection of default font, color and size" but odn't actually see these options? can i globally reduce the font size of the chatbox rather than per user?

[aacircle]

This would probably be the best chat hack out there IF only it would require so many manual template changes. As such, I'm afraid I will pass.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by tekstylez

I am getting the following error when trying to open viewtopic.php

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM shout WHERE s_by='3507';

MySQL Error : Table 'tekstyle_tekstylevbulletin.shout' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Monday, July 2nd 2007 @ 03:02:54 PM
Script : xxxx
Referrer : xxxx
IP Address : xxxx
Username : Cpt. Spaulding
Classname : vb_database

The chatbox doesn't modify anything in that part and the shout table is not one of the chatbox so I think you posted your problem in the wrong place.

Originally Posted by sanfrancisco

hey there,

i see this feature in the list "Options in the user profile for the selection of default font, color and size" but odn't actually see these options? can i globally reduce the font size of the chatbox rather than per user?

This is what it is about

Originally Posted by aacircle

This would probably be the best chat hack out there IF only it would require so many manual template changes. As such, I'm afraid I will pass.

There is only one template change which is really mandatory (the one for the modifyoptions template) as actually the hooks in the template are not really expanded you know it is difficult to make it automatically.

The other modifications are for the navbar things so you are not obliged to do it !

[nebu]

great hack!!!!!

[nebu]

hmm, i found a "bug"

why there is no chatbox when you klick "advanced reply" ?

that would be nice

[nebu]

edit: and when i klick "oldest post on top"
and "Editor Position in the Chatbox" BELOW

then its all right, except .... you see the oldest post,
the scrollbar should be down, but its on the top.

the scrollabr should be down.
is it possible to change this?#


add:

Number of days after which the messages are automatically removed if the automatic task of cleaning of the chatbox is activated

where can i deactivate : " if the automatic task of cleaning of the chatbox is activated"

[dt-pain]

How do I get the navbar to show up on VBA? Thanks

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by nebu

edit: and when i klick "oldest post on top"
and "Editor Position in the Chatbox" BELOW

then its all right, except .... you see the oldest post,
the scrollbar should be down, but its on the top.

the scrollabr should be down.
is it possible to change this?#

add:
where can i deactivate : " if the automatic task of cleaning of the chatbox is activated"

The first thing is a known bug I have corrected in the current version in development.

The second thing : it can be found in the cron manager in your admincp.

Originally Posted by nebu

hmm, i found a "bug"

why there is no chatbox when you klick "advanced reply" ?

that would be nice

This is not a bug as It is actually not supposed to show on that page as it's neither the forumdisplay nor the forumhome nor the showthread page Anyway, it'll be possible in the next release.

Originally Posted by dt-pain

How do I get the navbar to show up on VBA? Thanks

I don't know vba, maybe by editing the vba navbar template ?

[nebu]

thx dev!

[Mischievious]

How would I be able to move Chatbox link in the navbar, to the Quick Links?

The normal way does not work properly because of the pop-up option.