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

[Tulsa]

On the team channel flashing when there's a new post, on mine it's working but it's very subtle, more of a fade in and out than a flash. I'm using FF 2.0.4

[Anhyeu12000]

Originally Posted by VBDev

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.



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



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

For the blinking, how did you test it ?





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 ?

Thanks, now it worked, in version 1.2 I had edit mgc_chatbox, mgc_chatbox_bit, mgc_chatbox_editor in Templates, so when I update to version 1.3, files mgc_chatbox, mgc_chatbox_bit, mgc_chatbox_editor in Templates didn't change and it work not good, I Revert and now it worked.

[burntire]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Wow that's really really strange...

You don't show in the vB Wol when active in the chatbox ??

If you don't show in the vB wol then it's logical that you don't show either in the chatbox wol as it's based on it.

Did you show in the vB wol when active in the chatbox in the previous version ?

Which vB version do you use ?

I am running 3.6.7

It is very strange. I seemed to work at first then quit. For the most part when members view the Chat WOL it shows them as the only members in the chat when others are there chatting. People will drop from the VB WOL after inactive timeout, but they are still actively chatting.

The previous version worked correctly with the VB WOL.

[Sykko]

Originally Posted by VBDev

No I am sorry I forgot to include the uninstall instructions in the previous release...

How you should do the uninstall :

1. Remove template edits you made for the chatbox
2. Remove the files from your server
3. Uninstall the chatbox product first and then the bitfields one

What were your problems when installing the chatbox ?

The issues I had was that it wouldn't load unfortunately. I ended up installing the inferno shoutbox later on which is working fine for now...

as for the uninstall suggestion that's kindof what I did... except for removing the files from the server.

When I uninstall the chatbox product and disable the bitfields I have a section in my usergroups where it wants permissions from the chatbox but it has no text in the boxes...

forgive me because I usually am not the one that does the modifications for the board so I really dont exactly know what I am doing, but would removing the files and completely uninstalling the bitfields solve the problem in my admin cp>usergroups? if so I will try that but I dont want to until I am sure

[Metalwarrior]

I have a problem, i dont know how to explain it.

Go here:

http://thecoolnews.org/forums/index.php?styleid=1

then login with this

USer: Test
Pass: asdfgh

The table is not alligned. The one where i can see the archive. What did i do wrong?

[Desmo]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Hum no you can't assign a new style but what you can do is add the style id in the link to the full page

Excellent idea. Thanks a lot

[dirty68]

Me again sorry
A member has just told me that his shouts are not going up in the chatbox and it just says idle all the time but he can see them in the archive, so he went to his profile options and clicked no for no chat box and he cant get it to work no more as there is no box on his profile to tell him to click chatbox on

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

On the team channel flashing when there's a new post, on mine it's working but it's very subtle, more of a fade in and out than a flash. I'm using FF 2.0.4

This is what it should do Anyway you can change the image at your own will, I'll post psd when I'll have the time to.

Originally Posted by burntire

I am running 3.6.7

It is very strange. I seemed to work at first then quit. For the most part when members view the Chat WOL it shows them as the only members in the chat when others are there chatting. People will drop from the VB WOL after inactive timeout, but they are still actively chatting.

The previous version worked correctly with the VB WOL.

I don't clearly understand, your users becom inactive ? And then they dont show any more in the wol ?

Originally Posted by Sykko

The issues I had was that it wouldn't load unfortunately. I ended up installing the inferno shoutbox later on which is working fine for now...

as for the uninstall suggestion that's kindof what I did... except for removing the files from the server.

When I uninstall the chatbox product and disable the bitfields I have a section in my usergroups where it wants permissions from the chatbox but it has no text in the boxes...

forgive me because I usually am not the one that does the modifications for the board so I really dont exactly know what I am doing, but would removing the files and completely uninstalling the bitfields solve the problem in my admin cp>usergroups? if so I will try that but I dont want to until I am sure

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

Sorry that my product didn't fits your needs

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Metalwarrior

I have a problem, i dont know how to explain it.

Go here:

http://thecoolnews.org/forums/index.php?styleid=1

then login with this

USer: Test
Pass: asdfgh

The table is not alligned. The one where i can see the archive. What did i do wrong?

Your style doesn't support the navbar modification this is the reason, remove the links from the navbar templates and it should be just fine

Originally Posted by dirty68

Me again sorry
A member has just told me that his shouts are not going up in the chatbox and it just says idle all the time but he can see them in the archive, so he went to his profile options and clicked no for no chat box and he cant get it to work no more as there is no box on his profile to tell him to click chatbox on

When he shouts it told him idle ?? What time period did you put for the idle timeout ?

Regarding the option this seems to be an issue, to revert the flag for him you need to go in phpmyadmin then find that user and tell me what's in the mgc_cb_params field for him and I'll tell you what to put instead.

[dirty68]

Originally Posted by VBDev

When he shouts it told him idle ?? What time period did you put for the idle timeout ?

Regarding the option this seems to be an issue, to revert the flag for him you need to go in phpmyadmin then find that user and tell me what's in the mgc_cb_params field for him and I'll tell you what to put instead.

..it was set at 5 and now ive changed it to 15, ill go and look in phpmyadmin now



his params are a:7:{s:13:"mgc_cb_police";s:1:"0";s:13:"mgc_cb_tai lle";i:0;s:14:
"mgc_cb_couleur";b:0;s:8:"mgc_cb_b";i:0;s:8:"mgc_c b_u";i:0;s:8:"mgc_cb_i";i:0;s:11:"mgc_cb_show";i:0 ;}

I tryed it on mine to and i now cant see it lol