Chat Modifications - Flashchat 5: Who is chatting (Add On)

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This hack has now been discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates as this thread is no longer monitored. I am also not interested in doing paid work requests to update this hack at all.


IMPORTANT NOTICE 2: This hack only works with FlashChat 5 and later versions, and will not work with FlashChat 4.7.x.
There is version of this hack that will work with FlashChat 4.7.12, and can be downloaded here.


What Does This Hack Do?[hr]hr[/hr]
This is an add-on/enhancement to Paul M's Flashchat: Who is chatting hack.
This is the v3.8 port of my v3.7.x hack with extra 10 extra display locations, and enabling display locations per usergroup via usergroup permissions (no longer centrally, so allowing extra flexability).


What hacks need installing before installing this hack?

These hacks need to be installed in this order and working correctly, for this hack to work.

1. Tufat's FlashChat v5.x.x
2. Paul M's Flashchat 5 Integration for vB 3.8 v3.8.002
3. Paul M's Members who are chatting in Flashchat 5 v3.8.002
4. Then install this hack.

This does not change the functionality of Paul M's hack, this is just an enhancement to your installed version of Flashchat: Who is chatting.

The members on my forum requested that the Members currently using Flashchat box be moved to the top of the forums as it was a long way to scroll down to see who was chatting, at the top members could see who was chatting.

As members had to enter the chat or visit the forum homepage again to see who was chatting, I fixed it so that my members could also see who was chatting as they browsed the various forums and threads as well as on the who is online pages.

Paul M's has kindly given me permission to use some of his code in my Who is chatting add-on hacks.

Thank you Paul, for all your work on the Flashchat integration, it makes all our lives easier


What You Get

1. It displays the chat list under the navbar in the following locations:
   • Forum Home
   • Forum Display
   • Show Thread
   • Who is Online
   • Members Profile pages
   • Search pages
   • Tag Search
   • Social Groups
   • Calendars
   • FAQ
   • Albums
   • User Profile
   • UserCP
   • Private Messages
   • Subscriptions
   • Members List
2. The list view is collapsible, so you see just the number.
3. Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
4. If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
5. If the chat is empty, a simple "No one is currently using the chat." message is displayed.
6. Display the Most Ever chatters if enabled.
7. The ability to turn it on/off is in the AdminCP Options (independent of Paul M's hack).
8. The ability to select which locations this hack is displayed (independent of Paul M's hack).
9. The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list (again, independent of Paul M's hack).

Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that FlashChat stores this information.


vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]hr[/hr]
This hack can only be used with v3.8.0 and later versions.

For the unsupported v3.7.x version of this hack - check here. For the unsupported v3.6.x version of this hack - check here. For the unsupported v3.5.x version of this hack - check here.

NOTE: I will not be upgrading this hack to vBulletin v4.0.x.


Install/Uninstall Instructions[hr]hr[/hr]
The InstallInstructions.txt instructions file is included in attached .zip file.


Screenshots[hr]hr[/hr]
Show in this order:

• Usergroup permissions
• Who is Chatting box
• AdminCP options

Version History[hr]hr[/hr]
v3.8.005 - Friday 20th February 2009
-- Final v3.8.x Release
-- Updated: To bring in line with Paul M's Members who are chatting in Flashchat 5 hack v3.8.002 (rev 1.6)
-- Changed: Installation Instructions (now has uninstall instructions)
-- Added: VersionHistory.txt

v3.8.004 - Thursday 27th November 2008
-- Updated: To bring in line with Paul M's Members who are chatting in Flashchat 5 hack v3.8.002 (rev 1.5)
-- Changed: Installation Instructions

v3.8.003 - Tuesday 25th November 2008
-- Changed: Usergroup permissions code in all plugins
-- Changed: Installation Instructions
-- Changed: Screenshots
-- Removed: 1 plugin (no longer needed)
-- Removed: 17 AdminCP Options (no longer needed, now set via usergroup permissions)
-- Added: 17 Phrases
-- Added: 1 bitfield file

v3.8.002 - Tuesday 18th November 2008
-- Updated: To bring in line with Paul M's Members who are chatting in Flashchat 5 hack v3.8.001
-- Changed: Install code
-- Changed: Installation Instructions

v3.8.001 - Sunday 26th October 2008
-- Initial vBulletin v3.8.x Release
-- Added: 10 new plugins (for new display locations)
-- Added: 10 AdminCP Options


Thanks[hr]hr[/hr]
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.


Show Your Appreciation [hr]hr[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Bloodhound2922

When I set the usergroup permissions to Yes, they automatically reset back to No, but create a copy of that usergroup with the permissions set to Yes....

Why is that happening?

@ Bloodhound2922: I am ignoring this (at your request), and have answered your questions in the Flashchat 4: Who is chatting (Add On) thread instead.

[keith455]

Originally Posted by swiper the fox

I managed to get it all working properly finally.


what is the hook that I need or how can I change the location of the display ?

currently by default for home page, it displays at the TOP of the forum

I would like it at the bottom in between who's online and statistics.
Can someone help out here ??


Thanks

I'd like to make it at the bottom on all the pages. How can I make this an option so i could easily move it from top to bottom is i wish?

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by keith455

I'd like to make it at the bottom on all the pages. How can I make this an option so i could easily move it from top to bottom is i wish?

This is not a quick and easy thing to do, as I would have to alter 6 different hacks, across 2 different Flashchat versions, just to add this.

All of my who is chatting hacks display at the top, and for that sake of consistency I would have to alter every one of those hacks. I would have to rewrite virtually all the plugins in each of the hacks, and I would have to find location (probably the footer) that will show on any page.

I am happy with the hacks as they are at the moment, the whole point of this hacks was that they would display at the top so peeps did not have to scroll down the page to find out who is chatting. So, I will not be altering this hack (or any of the others) to do this, as I am not really interested in changing the intent of this hack and it would be way too much effort to fill one request.

[KURTZ]

Hi Mosh i'm trying to install this plug-in but i've got some troubles ...

obviously i followed all your instructions (i've also edited the plu-in lihe the readme asks) ... BUT when i enabled this hack the chat doesn't work ... so when i try to get the forums/chat/flashchat.php url i see that the chat is loading but after this i've got a log-in request and a blank page ...

also i've found another trouble ... after this installation if i go into your integration in my ACP in the flash chat --> home --> chats i've this error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function next() on a non-object in /home/xxx/domains/fniv.it/xxxx/xxxx/chat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 134

this error happens only when i install your (this) hack ... all the others runs correctly

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

Hi Mosh i'm trying to install this plug-in but i've got some troubles ...

obviously i followed all your instructions (i've also edited the plu-in lihe the readme asks) ... BUT when i enabled this hack the chat doesn't work ... so when i try to get the forums/chat/flashchat.php url i see that the chat is loading but after this i've got a log-in request and a blank page ...

also i've found another trouble ... after this installation if i go into your integration in my ACP in the flash chat --> home --> chats i've this error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function next() on a non-object in /home/xxx/domains/fniv.it/xxxx/xxxx/chat/inc/classes/chatServer.php on line 134

this error happens only when i install your (this) hack ... all the others runs correctly

That is actually an issue with FlashChat v5.x.x itself (the AdminCP integration just integrates, it does not change any flashchat functionality at all), which is why both myself and Paul M have released FlashChat v4.7.12 versions of all our hacks for vBulletin 3.8.x.

FlashChat v5.x.x is buggy as hell, even the moderators over at the official FlashChat support forum have said so from time to time.

I would recommend you go back to FlashChat v4.7.12, but if you insist you want FlashChat v5.x.x installed, then you will need to post over at tufat.com for official flashchat support.

[KURTZ]

OK, but it's only this hack that has troubles ...

anyway thanks for all Mosh

[Chris Etc]

Is there a way to maintain the who is chatting box at the bottom of the forumhome while having it at the top as well?

Also, is there any way for the text Members currently using Flashchat: 0 to appear in the same font/size as the Currently Active Users: 1 (1 members and 0 guests) field? The box seems to have a larger font now, same as the What's Going On? text.

Thanks.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Chris Etc

Is there a way to maintain the who is chatting box at the bottom of the forumhome while having it at the top as well?

In Step 5 of the install instructions, do not do the second edit (or undo the second edit if you have already done it)

Originally Posted by Chris Etc

Also, is there any way for the text Members currently using Flashchat: 0 to appear in the same font/size as the Currently Active Users: 1 (1 members and 0 guests) field? The box seems to have a larger font now, same as the What's Going On? text.

Thanks.

In the Display_Chatters_Addon template, find:

<td class="tcat" colspan="2">

Replace with:

<td class="thead" colspan="2">

However, please note, the above changes are not supported (please read the first post for what support I do give), but saying that, the above changes should work. But, if the changes do not work, then you will have sort it out on your own.

[Chris Etc]

Originally Posted by Mosh

In Step 5 of the install instructions, do not do the second edit (or undo the second edit if you have already done it)

In the Display_Chatters_Addon template, find:

<td class="tcat" colspan="2">

Replace with:

<td class="thead" colspan="2">

However, please note, the above changes are not supported (please read the first post for what support I do give), but saying that, the above changes should work. But, if the changes do not work, then you will have sort it out on your own.

It works great, thanks very much for your help!

[stardotstar]

Quick one - I want to make the chattitle text a link to the chat room:

$chattitle = construct_phrase($chattersdesc,$totalchatters);

(I found that in Members who are using flashchat (5) (global_start)

So I have tried things like:
wrapping the $chattitle in an <a href...></a> but it breaks.

<a href="misc.php?do=flashchat&room=1>$chattitle</a>
		</td>

from Display_Chatters_Addon
I know you wouldn't support this modification (since there is a link from the who is online image to the left of the chatters which works...

BTW I made this clearer for my members by adding the alt text thus:

<td class="alt2"><a href="$fcpath"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="click to go to flashchat..." border="0" /></a></td>

This seemed to be a good thing.

Any suggestion on how this $chattitle could be made a link would be appreciated but I don't expect support of course.

Great addon - INSTALLED!