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

[silvermerc]

Thank you,Works now

[alessai]

wut about a buzz button thats sound cool but only in private messages

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by unitedpunjab

I have guy who can create such thingzz... !!! lem me just talk wid him. i will tell

Ok cool ! If we got great things then maybe I'll implement it

I am not sure how I'll do that maybe by a phrase telling the other user : user_X has sent you a buzz, click here to see it.

Because if it's sent on the main channel, then it might be annoying for all the people, no ?

How would you exactly see that ?

Originally Posted by silvermerc

Thank you,Works now

Great news !

Originally Posted by alessai

wut about a buzz button thats sound cool but only in private messages

You mean that when a user sends you a sound in the private messages you hear it as soon as you come into the channel ?

Not really eager to that.

[unitedpunjab]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Ok cool ! If we got great things then maybe I'll implement it

I am not sure how I'll do that maybe by a phrase telling the other user : user_X has sent you a buzz, click here to see it.

Because if it's sent on the main channel, then it might be annoying for all the people, no ?

How would you exactly see that ?

ya that's great, u can take the help of AJAX and add the code in some where user get alerts for his Private mssgs and Pager mssgs.

for this of kinda thing first we need some basic buzz like hello bye luv etc...... let me just check wat i can do about this.

[baha]

good

[silvermerc]

When do you think the next one will be released,I'd like to see something like we can custimize the box like change the outline colour ect...

[shavedaccord]

Is there a way to change the color of the timestamps? They are very hard to view on some of my skins.

[Lilyandy]

Excuse me, whether provide an English version, for the purpose of the writer translation traditional Chinese character language department file?

Think~^_^

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by silvermerc

When do you think the next one will be released,I'd like to see something like we can custimize the box like change the outline colour ect...

The next version won't be available until the end of the month I think.

Originally Posted by shavedaccord

Is there a way to change the color of the timestamps? They are very hard to view on some of my skins.

Yes the additional CSS you should have add in each of your skins is for that purpose

Originally Posted by Lilyandy

Excuse me, whether provide an English version, for the purpose of the writer translation traditional Chinese character language department file?

Think~^_^

Please could you reformulate your question coz I can't understand it this doesn't seem well english written.

[IvyKeepMommy]

Quick question...

Is there anyway to limit who can see the archives? I know I can limit who can see the chatbox and I have a user who legitimately uses the chatbox, but I'd really like to keep her from accessing the archives from when she isn't around.