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

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by smirkley

The thread tooltip shows up fine but it still shows also the "standard" popup from vBulletin when hovering over a thread. How can I turn the "standard" popup off?

That has been fixed.

Originally Posted by smirkley

**Did the modifications also for the postbit as instructed but my postbit looks like this now as shown in the attachment**
I am wondering if a conditional can be put into the code so that banned member posts do not have the jquery popup. The issue is only with my banned members whose posts still remain.

I have tried to replicate that scenario on my dev site, but get no issues. If you have installed the latest version and still get the problems, please let me know and I'll get straight back onto it.

[claystation]

This is great! Unfortunately for me it makes my slider on my CMS not work (CMS Featured Content Slider Widget 2.3) so I had to disable it. Still would like to get it to work for my site, do you have any suggestions to how I might fix the conflict.
Thanks,
Andy

[ioscoder]

Nice, thanks!

[thecore762]

Hi gothicuser, any solutions on how we could make the avatar tooltip work on postbits?
I tested this on my test site and things are working fine, but when I use it on my live site with all the addons it doesn't work and keeps showing codes.

Could you please point me to the right direction on how I could get this fixed?
Could it be an addon conflicting with this?

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

Hi gothicuser, any solutions on how we could make the avatar tooltip work on postbits?
I tested this on my test site and things are working fine, but when I use it on my live site with all the addons it doesn't work and keeps showing codes.

Could you please point me to the right direction on how I could get this fixed?
Could it be an addon conflicting with this?

I have been working closely with another coder trying to sort that problem out, he's having same problem.
I have to admit that after ten days of intensive coding and re-coding we are no further forward.
If you were able to isolate the mod|(s) that are actually causing the conflict I may be able to help more, but as it is all I can say is we're trying
Sorry

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by gothicuser

I have been working closely with another coder trying to sort that problem out, he's having same problem.
I have to admit that after ten days of intensive coding and re-coding we are no further forward.
If you were able to isolate the mod|(s) that are actually causing the conflict I may be able to help more, but as it is all I can say is we're trying
Sorry

I've disabled all the mods on my current board and no resolution was found.

Just out of curiosity what php version are you testing on test boards?

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

Just out of curiosity what php version are you testing on test boards?

Both of my local dev boxes (Linux & Mac Server 10.6) have 5.3.2 installed, conversely the local and remote boxes of the other coder are running 5.2.17..... same issue all round

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by gothicuser

Both of my local dev boxes (Linux & Mac Server 10.6) have 5.3.2 installed, conversely the local and remote boxes of the other coder are running 5.2.17..... same issue all round

Not sure, it could be that this option is good for small forums, for big forums it may not.

gothicuser, could it be that if we make TMS edit the stuff won't work but if we manual edit things then it may work?
I know I was having the same issue with SCANU's plugin.

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by thecore762

gothicuser, could it be that if we make TMS edit the stuff won't work but if we manual edit things then it may work?
I know I was having the same issue with SCANU's plugin.

I'd prefer 'Tony'
We did try breaking down the suite totally, adding each component manually (editing template and adding plugins manually) but that made not a jot of difference.
I went as far as using three alternative noconflict methods, none worked absolutely.
We did get as far as getting everything except postbit_legacy tooltip working, but that was always the sticking point.

I went as far as to install all the mods that 'j' had working on his postbits, but, believe it or not, I could NOT break my system, all my tooltips just kept working. What PHP version do you have installed (test site and live site)? That may be a clue.

EDIT: which parts of the suite do you actually use? If it's only a couple of them I may have an idea!!

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by gothicuser

I'd prefer 'Tony'
We did try breaking down the suite totally, adding each component manually (editing template and adding plugins manually) but that made not a jot of difference.
I went as far as using three alternative noconflict methods, none worked absolutely.
We did get as far as getting everything except postbit_legacy tooltip working, but that was always the sticking point.

I went as far as to install all the mods that 'j' had working on his postbits, but, believe it or not, I could NOT break my system, all my tooltips just kept working. What PHP version do you have installed (test site and live site)? That may be a clue.

EDIT: which parts of the suite do you actually use? If it's only a couple of them I may have an idea!!

Hi Tony
I use: vBAdvanced Tooltip & Threadbits Tooltip.
Also I use 5.2.17 for my test site. (On a shared host)
I user 5.3.10 on my live website which is on a VPS server.