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

[VBDev]

There seems to be missing parts in your error but I think this is because you didn't upload both products.

[esck]

I've been using I-Tech shoutbox, and what I really like about it is that it show, las replied posts inside the shoutbox, that's a really good feature, as users post more often.

I'll like to try your shoutbox as it seems more rich featured, but I'm missing that particular option

[VBDev]

I know, that's an interesting feature, however it is greedy in resources so I might not do that.

I'll see after this version, for the moment I focus on it and then will be opened to any fair suggestions

[Mischievious]

I'm not sure what happened, but I keep getting these random spaces for whatever I type in the chatbox. I completely reinstalled it from scratch, and have no template edits with it. It just started today. Any ideas on what this might be?

[VBDev]

Could you show me a screenshot plz ?

[maidos]

there are some bugs on ur shoutbox!

the team channel link do not work on firefox and also /me command is odd... since the text will be displayed on the right side

and also i receive tons of database error from the shoutbox

Invalid SQL:
select count(*) as `ts` from shout;

MySQL Error : Table XXXX doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Monday, July 9th 2007 @ 09:27:48 AM
Script : http://www.thesite.com/forums/vbshou...hive&page=1501
Referrer :
IP Address : XXXXXXXX
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database

also the feature to change the font size, bold and the fonts is not visible on usercp, edit options... other skins is visibile but not just this one

[VBDev]

This errors are not coming from my chatbox ... The vbshout.php file is not a table from my chatbox ...

So please pay attention to what you ask ...

Could first check which chatbox you are using and then I'll be able to help you if your using mine !

[maidos]

oh ok sorry how about the team channel link.. that didnt work for the firefox

also how about the /me commands it does place all msg on the right side

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by maidos

oh ok sorry how about the team channel link.. that didnt work for the firefox

Which version of firefox do you use ?
Is this problem is also in IE ? (if this is the case, have you uploaded the chatbox images in all your skins folders ?)
Have you choosed to show the chatbox in double channels mode ?

Originally Posted by maidos

also how about the /me commands it does place all msg on the right side

You are the second user to report such problem but I have never been able to experienced that myself, would it be possible for you to find a way to see the source html ? (not the one after page loading availabe through right clicks in the browser as unfortunately chat content is loaded afterwards so don't know it that's really possible).

[maidos]

no.. on internet explorer the team channel link is working.. im running the latest firefox....

Hm yeah if you disable the date feature... and use /me command u will notice it

also on the pm i said that the font size feature and toher aint visisble on usercp, edit options :/ im using dazzle as forum skins