Add-On Releases - jQt jQuery Suite for vB4

Completely Re-designed modular system, virtually all the code re-written.

Description:
This mod will add jQuery enhancements to various areas of your vBulletin board using the renown jQuery Tools Library.

jQuery Overlays:

• Separate Log-In and Registration Dialogues, Including Human Verify and D.O.B. but NOT required fields.
• OR Log-In / Register Slide-Down
• Log Out Dialogue
• Mark Forums Read Dialogue
• Mini-Stats
• Display Chat/Shout box in slide-down

Tooltips:

• vBAdvanced Recent Threads, including threadstarters avatar.
• Forum Display (threadbits), including threadstarters avatar.(upgraded)
• Postbit / Postbit_legacy, including avatar and post/activity details.
• Forum Home Description
• Search Results page (search_threadbit)

I now use and HIGHLY RECOMMEND TMS (Template Modification System) as it automates the template edits for the default theme and simplifies the edits for custom themes.


This is the first release of this re-designed mod. I have re-written these scripts to be far more compatible with other add-ons, using the <noconflict> method throughout.
I have used a 'modular' environment, meaning that you can select specifically the individual components you want to use. All of the modules are fully configurable from the AdminCP, and many of the style attributes are editable from the templates stylevar dialogue.

UPGRADE: from any previous version to this, v4.0 there is NO UPGRADE PATH, you need to fully remove earlier versions, then follow the instructions for installation. I am very sorry for this inconvenience, but so much has been changed that incorporating upgrading became untenable.

INSTALLATION:
1, Upload all the files/folders in the UPLOAD folder to your forum root.

2, Install the product 'product-jqt_suite-CORE.xml'. This is the only component that is COMPULSORY. This has to be installed for any of the others modules to work!

3, Install any of the other module(s) from the AdminCP, as you would any other product;
jQt Suite Log-In-Register Module
jQt Suite Log-In-Register Slider Module
(you can only use ONE of the above, the first is the overlay)
jQt Suite MarkForumsRead Module
jQt Suite MiniStats Module
jQt Suite Tooltips Module

4, If you have TMS (Template Modification System) installed the template edits have already been done for you.
If not, then manually apply the template edits from the template edit pages found in the Docs folder of the archive.
You only need to apply the template edits for the module(s) that you install.

5, Pop into your AdminCP and configure the product(s)

6, To enable the 'VSa Visitors in Last X Hours' block in the mini-stats you need to have that mod already installed (use the link) then edit the 'VSa - Visitors In Last X Hours' Product thus:
Go to AdminCP/Plugins & Products/Plugin Manager/
and disable the Plugin 'VSa - VILXH - MN'. This transfers the results from the forum home page to the mini-stats block.

TWEAKING TOOLTIP POSITION
For those of you that would like to tweak the position of the tooltips, here is a quote directly from the original jQuery Tools Tooltip documentation describing what the numbers mean.
Edit these positions by opening
/jqt_suite/jqt_suite_black_css.js
/jqt_suite/jqt_suite_minimal_black_css.js
or
/jqt_suite/jqt_suite_white_css.js
and finding the line(s) 'offset: [-44, 90],'

The offset property fine tunes the tooltip position specified with the position property. For example, the value [10, -20] moves the tooltip position 10px downwards and 20px to the left. The first value modifies the vertical positioning from the top edge of the tooltip and the second value modifies the horizontal positioning from the left edge of the tooltip. Positive values move the tooltip downward and to the right, while negative values move the tooltip upward and to the left.

For those that use vBSEO and have some trouble with guests viewing the tooltips, you can turn OFF the vBSEO option "Remove Thread Preview Text For Guest Visitors" to fix it.

All updates/future releases and support are now only available at jqt-suite.co.uk

[blue6995]

I just installed he latest version and now, when hovering over the latest thread or even an old thread, all I get is a Box with lots of gobbledygook in it!

http://rwf-forum.co.uk/vBulletin/forum.php

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by blue6995

I am using 4.1.10 and I note that when this mod is active unread posts are no longer shown in Bold - is there a work around for this?

Thanks

That shouldn't happen at all, I'll look into that this morning.

Originally Posted by blue6995

I just installed he latest version and now, when hovering over the latest thread or even an old thread, all I get is a Box with lots of gobbledygook in it!

The only other time I saw that happening it was caused by a clash with other script(s). If there is more than one jquery (type) or mootools script being loaded, only the first would be recognised. The workaround would be to use the <noConflict> method.

[thecore762]

I am having issues using this.
See this: www.47r-squad.com
Probably because I am using prototype.js
can you post a fix?

[thecore762]

Another issue I ran into is this:

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

I am having issues using this.
See this: www.47r-squad.com
Probably because I am using prototype.js
can you post a fix?

I am really sorry, but for me to use the noconflict fix would mean me re-writing the entire mod.
Even then I'm not sure it would work as I see you have multiple other scripts loading, some from external sources (histats etc).

[thecore762]

Hmmmm, this is one of the main issues with jQuery and should have been accounted for when building this mod.
This is an excellent plugin, wish I could have been able to use it.
Of course I could turn off histats for this.

Anyways, thanks for the reply.

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

Hmmmm, this is one of the main issues with jQuery and should have been accounted for when building this mod.

This has always been a recognised problem, but it's a simple case of what came first, the egg or the other thing? How many other jQuery add-ons are out there? vB and third party.
Who should incorporate the noconflict fix, me? them?
The other problem is that to build it in from scratch I would need to select a unique alias which others have not used, there are only so many letters in the alphabet.

I agree, it is a problem but not one I can fix alone.

EDIT: I have a few quiet days towards the second half of next week and I think I'll do a little experimentation regarding this problem. I won't promise anything at all, but you never know, something good may come of it.

[thecore762]

This may help:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=276766
I was having the same problem with a similiar addon, but we found a fix for it.
Hopefully we can find something for this addon.

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

This may help:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=276766
I was having the same problem with a similiar addon, but we found a fix for it.
Hopefully we can find something for this addon.

Yeah, thats using the standard noconflict fix. I prefer the alias method which should work with more than one conflict.
Was it just the tooltips (from that screenie) ?
If that is the case, could you please do me a favour and copy the file inside the archive to the folder 'jqt_suite' after backing up the original file of course.
Test out the tooltips using the Original Black theme, see if that helps.

[thecore762]

Sweet, thank you!
Everything is working except the Postbit Tooltip.