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

[Ranger187]

Still using it, and it works better in my opinion then the Shoutbox. Since this hack as well as usually every other hack has 3000000 pages was wondering if you could put a rough ETA of next release in the original post at the bottom. I know you can't give a definite time, because we all have things that pop up and change things, but a rough ETA like:

Next Expected Release

v1.2 around July/August 2007


That might help others to know the progress and expected release of the next version instead of rummaging through a few dozen pages. Or you might think the suggestion is worthless. Either way, thanks for the great product.

[VBDev]

Na but I am really busy these days and I just do have few time

But anyway, I have just finished the kind of pre release I promised.

It is actually in translation update (coz I developped it in french of course ) so it'll be available tonight or tomorrow. I'll update the first post as soon as possible !

[bashy]

Hi, did you know the inline edit does not work in IE, well IE7, not sure of any other IE's?

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by bashy

Hi, did you know the inline edit does not work in IE, well IE7, not sure of any other IE's?

It works just fine in IE7...

[bashy]

Not for me it dont, (it dont change to the hand so ya can double click it) only in FF 2.0

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by bashy

Not for me it dont, (it dont change to the hand so ya can double click it) only in FF 2.0

I have not understood that part ! You mean works with ff and not ie on your computer ? Do you have specific modules installed on your ie ?

Anyway, the inline edit works just fine in ie6,ie7 and ff as far as I have been able to test.

With which version did you encounter the problem ?

[bashy]

I have IE 7 and it deffo does not work
Its fine in Firefox 2x

[VBDev]

Does any javascript icon error appears in IE ?

I have many users that possess ie7 and noone has experience such thing ya now. This is a bit hard to solve

If I had had the problem I could have debug it but without having it it's harder :S

[Sofia]

Mtor posted MGC Chatbox v1.2.

You can see now the todo list for version 1.3 in the first post and the screenshots of the chatbox in my first post.
Good night

[Tulsa]

I just uploaded the 1.2 version and I can't seem to get it to place itself at the bottom of the forums. It's positioning itself at the top of the forums regardless if I tell it at the bottom or not.