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

[Anhyeu12000]

<font color="Red">Why MGC Chatbox 1.3 don't Auto refresh, I chose Yes on MGC Chatbox : General Options with Refresh Time (in seconds) : 30, I use Firefox 2.0.0.4 and IE 7 ?
How can you fix it ?</font>

[sybakaos]

Originally Posted by J1755EC6A244

Why MGC Chatbox 1.3 don't Auto refresh, I chose Yes on MGC Chatbox : General Options with Refresh Time (in seconds) : 30, I use Firefox 2.0.0.4 and IE 7 ?
How can you fix it ?

Goto vBulletin Options, MGC Chatbox: Advanced Options

There's are two options:
Inactive mode activation & Inactive mode time period

Those determine whether autorefresh works after given minutes.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by sybakaos

Thanks, I'll keep updating you and hit install right away.

'issue 1' I found is (using oldest lines on top):
- The scrollbar only goes to bottom when you yourself makes a new chatline. If anyone else makes a chatline, the scrollbar doesn't go to bottom.

'issue 2'
- when a user disables chatbox from withtin their UserCP, the entire bit is gone (ie. can't enable anymore because the option to do so is gone).

It seems the statistics on index are 'live'. Can you make those stats fixed like for example, postcount? The stats are gone after a /dell all for example.

Issue 1 : Yes this is known issue already reported by others, I have to search the cause.

Issue 2 : Ok, will check that out !

Stats : stats are calculated dynamically and are not stored anywhere, this is the reason The problem with doing no dynamical stats would be the add of one query at each new shout which is really anoying coz 1 query + 1 query + ... makes a lot of queries.

Originally Posted by Adam21

Line 351 relates to some template codes,i dont think it causes that

Any ideas please?

Ok, I'll have a look (So much things to have a look I hope I won't forget any )

Originally Posted by matDDH

I went back in and reinstalled / overwrite some the files and i still have the same issues.

WOL is not showing anything its just blank

Team chat doesnt blink either.

Even if these issues can not be fix im sticking with your chatbox its the best.

It don't even tells you that your are the only user in the chatbox ?

For the blinking, how did you test it ?

Originally Posted by J1755EC6A244

Why MGC Chatbox 1.3 don't Auto refresh, I chose Yes on MGC Chatbox : General Options with Refresh Time (in seconds) : 30, I use Firefox 2.0.0.4 and IE 7 ?
How can you fix it ?

Originally Posted by sybakaos

Goto vBulletin Options, MGC Chatbox: Advanced Options

There's are two options:
Inactive mode activation & Inactive mode time period

Those determine whether autorefresh works after given minutes.

Actually you are not exactly right sybakaos.

The auto refresh is not dependant of the idle mode this is the idle mode which block the auto refresh and then show an idle message.


J1755EC6A244, when you say that autorefresh doesn't work, what have you done to tell that ?

What happens when you click on the refresh button ?

[Quantnet]

When using smilies, I have one that uses \ : D /
and : D is another smiley . When i enter \ : D /, it displays \ then the smiley then /
something is not right with the \ / thing

[dirty68]

some of my members have told me that when they do a shout the text ends up half over the screan
Like this...
any idea?

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

When using smilies, I have one that uses \ : D /
and : D is another smiley . When i enter \ : D /, it displays \ then the smiley then /
something is not right with the \ / thing

I think this is maybe due to the fact that \ is an escape character but what's strange is that you should experience the same problem with post in vbulletin as I use the vbulletin parse function.

A quick solution would be to rename your smiley (what ?!? you think I am lazy ? )

Originally Posted by dirty68

some of my members have told me that when they do a shout the text ends up half over the screan
Like this...
any idea?

This might come from the delete cross thing, could you deactivate that functionnality and tell me if this is still wrong ?

If not then you have successfully find a bug, congratulations

[dirty68]

Iv deactivate it and its all ok, can you fix this problem as i would like it for my members to be able to edit and delete there own posts

[sybakaos]

Thanks vbDev. Found another convience issue (IE7):
- when quick editing a chatline (doubeclick) you get the edit box, but you can't hit enter, you must click next to area for it to save. Can that be changed?

[matDDH]

It don't even tells you that your are the only user in the chatbox ?

For the blinking, how did you test it ?

Nope it doesnt even tell im the only user, its just blank

I tested it numerous ways but today many of my members have been chatting on both the regular and team chat channels I have not touched anything and just let my box remain idle and nothing happens even after many mins, and no one is listed on the WoL....

If other ppl have gotten these functions to work then could it be a server side issue or something?

Here is a screenshot of the WOL channel

My forums are at http://the-darkhand.com/vb/index.php

[snapshotz]

Just upgraded off 1.2 and getting this error when clicking on the team icon.
Line:333
Char:4
Error:'can_team' is undefined
Code:0