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MGC Chatbox (with AJAX) · **Released**: 05-29-2007

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 :

French
English
Arabic [Translator : alessai]
German [Translator : captainslater]
Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

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

Endurer · #**202** 06-05-2007, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

Could you try that:

Open the mgc_chatbox.php file, find :

PHP Code:


			
             /* Mise en forme de la date */
             $chatbit['date'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $val['date'], true, true, false);
             $chatbit['date'] .= "&nbsp;&nbsp;" . vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $val['date']);

Replace by :

PHP Code:


			
             /* Mise en forme de la date */
             $chatbit['date'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $val['date'], true);
             $chatbit['date'] .= "&nbsp;&nbsp;" . vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $val['date']);

Tell me if that changes something

Absolutely fixed it

Thank you so much

Lilyandy · #**203** 06-05-2007, 03:51 AM

install error........
安裝錯誤........

sorry my english very pool................

VBDev · #**204** 06-05-2007, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endurer

Absolutely fixed it

Thank you so much

No problem, this was a bad utilization of the vbdate function in my code, I will apply this correction to the 1.2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilyandy

install error........
安裝錯誤........

sorry my english very pool................

If you don't tell me more about your error during installation, I won't be able to help you

Is this the plugin import that doesn't work ?

VBDev · #**205** 06-05-2007, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solong2

thanks Sofia but still seam nothing happen

Unfortunately your probleme might be a server problem.

We experienced the same thing on vb-hacks with our previous host, chats were not send when they contained special characters like : ? ? ?. So this is the same problem with arabic characters.

However I don't see what parameters on the host is in cause. Do you experience problems with the quick reply on your forum ?

Ranger187 · #**206** 06-05-2007, 05:44 AM

Installed and this mod rocks. I hope you continue to support it, and update it. WEWT.

Voted as MOTM.

VBDev · #**207** 06-05-2007, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Installed and this mod rocks. I hope you continue to support it, and update it. WEWT.

Voted as MOTM.

Thank you very much

Yes I continue support it, I am actually working on the v1.2, I have not had the time to update the todo list with the work already done but I will do it as soon as possible so that you can know how far in the work I am.

Ranger187 · #**208** 06-05-2007, 06:04 AM

Sounds good. I was using VBshout, but this owns that... The users keep saying they love this one so much better.

Sofia · #**209** 06-05-2007, 10:55 PM

Progress of version 1.2 :

1. /del all clearing command independent for each channel (ie: if typed in team channel, only team chats are deleted) or add of /del team and /del gen commands [Done]
2. List of users actually online in the chatbox
3. Possibility to view team and general archives separately
4. Option in the user cp in order to choose to show or not the chatbox [Done]
5. Random smilies or possibility to choose the smilies pack used
6. IE 6 problem of channels image disapearance
7. Think of the possibility to warn the user when new messages are avaible in the other channel
8. Option in the acp to choose which text formatting options can be selected through the user cp and possibility to choose the max size for the size bbcode
9. Add of b, i et u bbcode selection in the user cp [Done]
10. Correct full mode permissions [Done]
11. Option in the acp to choose the number of top shouters shown on forumhome [Done]
12. Put the chatbox in a global var in order to be able to show it everywhere
13. Smilies in a popup like in new post or new thread (More ... link)
14. Integration with ibproarcade
15. Option in the acp to choose to see chats in descending or ascending order [Done]
16. Option in the acp to choose the editor position [Done]
17. Think of an idle mode implementation
18. Think of the possibility to add /ignore and /unignore commands
19. Chatbox announcement management directle from the chatbox and not through acp
20. Smilies button possibility to open a popup only insteed of collapsable line
21. Mood of the day in the chatbox
22. See the queries unsuseful problem [Done]
24. Problem with Opera, ie5.5 , consors... (overflow) [Done]
25. Choice of double channels or simple channel. [Done]
26. Prevent the download of shouts when there isn't [Done]
27. Statistics size too big [Done]
28. Edit Chatbox Title in options [Done]
29. popup smiley, custom height and widht popup
30. /me /ignore (usergroup permissions)
31. Enable/disable delete cross near usernames in the Chatbox to delete shouts
32. Enable/Disable display of the date [Done]
33. specific users which can use team command
34. 50% cpu
35. Options de date sp?cifiques ? la chatbox

Messages prefix for one channel [Done]

Tulsa · #**210** 06-06-2007, 02:02 AM

Where can we just pull the date out of there altogether? The time is great but if my members don't know what day it is, they need more help than they can receive in this chatbox.

Tulsa · #**211** 06-06-2007, 02:44 AM

You also may want to take a look at this in Safari.

Safari is not responding to the size of the chatbox setting. So where I have it set to show 50 messages in the expanded mode, it's showing all 50 without a slider bar.

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