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Cyb - ChatBox · **Released**: 04-29-2008

Info:
Powerful AJAX-based ChatBox for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-One step installation (no file uploads, no manual template modifications required)
-Put ChatBox on any forum page by setting script name and adding variable to desired template
-"ChatBox Full" (always available on separate page)
-"Messages Archive" (available on separate page, with options to edit/delete messages)
-"ChatBox Search"
-Option to block usergroups from viewing ChatBox
-Option to delete messages older than x hours automatically
-"ChatBox Statistics" (new messages since last visit, messages in last x hours, total messages, top x chatters,...)
-View users active in ChatBox (available in CBFull and Archive)
-Text formatting options (color, weight, style, decoration,...)
-Advanced Smiliebox
-Smiliebox options: total smilies available, smilies per row, smilie clipping, disable smilies...
-A lot of customizable stuff, including: set new/old status icons, time/date format, box height, message order, auto-refresh intervals,...
-One-click actions: View all messages posted by user X, Delete all messages posted by user x, Ban/unban user from ChatBox, View last message posted by user X, View your last message, View first unread message
-"/me" action (used when you want to refer to yourself in the "third person")
...and more...

See screenshots for more details.

Installation:
1. Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
2. OPTIONAL (custom placement on forum page)
Open desired template and put "$cybchatbox" to desired line.

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - ChatBox

To have ChatBox enabled on desired page:
1. THIS_SCRIPT must be defined in php file (by default all important vBulletin files has this)
2. Hack options - You must add THIS_SCRIPT value for target page to "Show ChatBox on" setting field
3. Main template called on target page must contain "$cybchatbox" variable

To have ChatBox enabled on vBa CMPS:
1. Hack options - Add "adv_index" to "Show ChatBox on" setting field (values in this field should be separated by commas) > Save
2. vBa CMPS Default Settings - add "cybchatbox" to "Portal Output Global Variables" field (values in this field should be separated by carriage return) > Save
3. [Optional] Template "adv_portal" - add "$cybchatbox" to line where you want ChatBox to appear (for example below "$navbar") > Save

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v1.1-v1.6 - Sep/Oct 2007.
-Bug fixes, improvements, several new options added,...
v1.7 - Oct 07. 2007.
-Released at vB.org
v1.8 - Oct 11. 2007.
-Fixed bug where moderators can not delete messages
-New: Set auto-refresh interval for messages
-New: Set auto-refresh interval for active users
-New: Option to enable auto-refresh for guests
-New: Option to reverse message order (newest at bottom)
v1.8.1 - Oct 11. 2007.
-Fixed bug where colspan in Archive is not set correctly for moderators
-Added ability to disable date in mesages (simply leave date field blank)
-Added option to have ChatBox always collapsed by default (ChatBox Full not affected)
v1.8.2 - Oct 12. 2007.
-Fixed bug (reversed message order gives wrong results)
-New: Set timecut in minutes for active users listing
-New: Automatically parse links in messages (can be disabled)
v1.8.3 - Oct 13. 2007.
-Auto-prune setting field restored
-Fixed bug where some users are logged-out after posting message
-Improved detection and listing of active users
-If user is active in ChatBox it will be shown in profile and wol list
v1.9 - Oct 15. 2007.
-New: Not all smilies are loaded on startup. Set how many of them you want to show before user clicks "More".
-New: "/me" user action ("/me" in submitted message will be replaced by author's username, and message appears in color you set)
-Minor bug fixes
v1.9.1 - Oct 15. 2007.
-Fixed bug from previous version where message area height not follows your settings properly
v1.9.2 - Nov 06. 2007.
-New option in user menu: View messages posted by user
-Option to allow users to delete their own messages
-Fixed bug where admin with primary usergroup different than 6 is not able to delete all messages
-Fixed bug where links to member profiles in messages are broken at "/member.php"
-"Delete Selected" moved to phrases
v1.9.3 - Nov 20. 2007.
-New: Set groups able to view Chatbox but not post messages
-New: Set groups able to edit/delete all messages, and ban/unban users from ChatBox
-New: Customize color list in message posting interface
-New: Ban list
-Fixed default text color
-Fixed some compatibility issues for "/me" action
-Fixed bug where some users get db error when importing product
-Fixed bug where you need to refresh page after "Busy" message to continue chatting
-Minor bug fixes
v1.9.4 - Nov 21. 2007.
-Fixed bug with changing colors in IE
-Some code optimization done
v1.9.5 - Nov 26. 2007.
-Fixed bugs with stripping html tags and "/me" action
v1.9.6 - Nov 29. 2007.
-New: ChatBox Search
-New: Click on message icon in main box to open message for editing/deletion
-Fixed bug with page navigation
-Minor bug fixes/code improvements
v1.9.7 - Dec 01. 2007.
-New: Find first unread message
-New: Find your last message
-New: Find last message by user X
v1.9.8 - Dec 05. 2007.
-New: Ban certain BB tags from being used in the ChatBox
-New feature in user messages view: "Locate this message in Archive"
-New: Message icons in Main box now opens Archive where requested message is highlighted
-New in "Top Chatters": Click on number to view chatter messages
-New in "My Messages": Click on number to view your own messages
-Fixed bug where space after username is lost in "/me" action message
v1.9.9 - Dec 06. 2007.
-New: Users with post count less than X can not view ChatBox
-New: Log/view/resolve IP addresses in CB messages
-Fixed bug with searching last message by user X
v2.0 - Apr 30. 2008.
-New: "Locate message in Archive" option in search results
-CSRF protection added
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7 Gold (may not work with Beta/RC releases)
v2.1 - Jun 24. 2008.
-Fixed bug (users always shown using their primary group display parameters)
-Fixed bug (if there are whitespaces in banned tags setting it will not work properly)
-You can now choose which usergroups are able to moderate ChatBox (not just switch between 5/6/7)
-"Below Forums" added to auto-insert locations (ForumHome only)
-New: Option to disable parsing of manually entered smilie codes
-New: Disable message time in ChatBox (Archive not affected)
-New: Submit button added
-New: Option to change text size (display)
-New: Option to set width of [code], [php] and [html] BB code blocks in ChatBox
-New: Limit message lenght
-Several minor bug fixes/code improvements
v2.2 - Jul 10. 2008.
-New: auto-hiding Status bar to inform you about ChatBox activities
-Improved ChatBox performance
-Improved char counter compatibility/look
v2.3 - Sep 22. 2008.
-Fixed XSS vulnerability in ChatBox Search
-Improved Tags Banning feature
-Fixed bug (user can add forbidden tags by editing already posted message)
-Fixed bug (user blocked by low post count can access ChatBox on separate page if url is known)
-Fixed bug (page shifting on refresh in IE)
-Fixed bug (Smilies menu breaks row on expand in Opera)
-Minor bug fixes

MARK AS INSTALLED to get support and updates.

slcsr · #**552** 09-10-2008, 07:57 PM

i did an update on my forum from 2.0>2.2 but i see no difference?

vbboarder · #**553** 09-11-2008, 07:19 PM

Bug: About a week ago I reported that the chatbox shifted the page down & up by ~2 pixels in IE7 whenever the "refreshing messages" appeared. Several other people have confirmed this bug, but no fix has yet been posted. Well, I finally got annoyed and decided to debug it myself.

Solution: Currently, when the chatbox is about to update messages, it hides the "Refreshing Messages" text. The solution simply displays "Updating Messages" instead - you can change this to whatever text you want. I prefer to change the color of the "Refreshing Messages" instead of changing the text so I added that code to the hack. Unfortunately, the color change does not work in IE7 (so IE7 will get the text change and other browsers will get the color change) - you can change the colors to whatever you want or even remove the condition to check for non-IE browsers. So finally here's the 3-steps fix on how to squash the bug - the problem is in the Ccb_getMessages() and Ccb_updateMessages() functions in the chatbox template (surprise, surprise ....): Go to Style Manager > Edit Templates > Cybernetec Templates > cyb_chatbox, and
1. FIND:

PHP Code:


			
                ccb_Messages = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true);
                ccb_Messages.onreadystatechange(Ccb_updateMessages);
                ccb_Messages.send('misc.php?show=ccbmessages');
            }
        }

        function Ccb_updateMessages()
        {
            if (ccb_Messages)
            {

.
REPLACE WITH:

PHP Code:


			
                if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') > -1)
                    fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').innerHTML = ':: Updating Messages';
                else
                    fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').style.color = 'aqua';
                ccb_Messages = new vB_AJAX_Handler(true);
                ccb_Messages.onreadystatechange(Ccb_updateMessages);
                ccb_Messages.send('misc.php?show=ccbmessages');
            }
        }

        function Ccb_updateMessages()
            {
            if (ccb_Messages)
            {
                fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').innerHTML = ':: $vbphrase[cybcb_status_refreshing]';
                fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').style.color = 'gray';

.
2. FIND AND DELETE:

PHP Code:


			
             if (!Ccb_nowLoading)
            {
                fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').style.display = 'none';
                fetch_object('ccb_entermessage').style.height = '$cybcb_height_input';
            }

.
3. FOR MAC USERS: to fix a mac sizing bug where the text area will contract & expand on refresh, find all:

Quote:

$cybcb_height_input_wstatus

and replace with:

Quote:

$cybcb_height_input

Hope that helps everyone from gettin' shifty eyes when using IE7

itsmeroro · #**554** 09-12-2008, 02:54 AM

Could someone tell me in laymans terms how to manually move this chatbox below my Random Member Photos on my index page? I am having a tough time figuring out which template this needs to go on. Please help -- otherwise its working well! Thanks in advance, Rachelle

CLaNZeR · #**555** 09-12-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vbboarder

Bug: About a week ago I reported that the chatbox shifted the page down & up by ~2 pixels in IE7 whenever the "refreshing messages" appeared. Several other people have confirmed this bug, but no fix has yet been posted. Well, I finally got annoyed and decided to debug it myself.

Hi and thanks for this, but both options did not work for me

I still get the flicker.

Edited the Template as you advised on the Skin I am using and did a replace and saved.
Refreshed the Forum page and still the same movement.

I reset the template back to how it was and then tried option2 to increase the text area, but still the movement

Cheers

Sean.

CLaNZeR · #**556** 09-12-2008, 11:55 AM

Sorry my mistake.

I checked template and I had not deleted the last bits correctly.

All done now and fixed the problem.

Many thanks, as was driving me mad :up:

Cheers

Sean.

vbboarder · #**557** 09-12-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CLaNZeR

Sorry my mistake.
I checked template and I had not deleted the last bits correctly.
All done now and fixed the problem.
Many thanks, as was driving me mad :up:

Cheers
Sean.

Yup, it's very important to do the last step:
FIND AND DELETE:

PHP Code:


			
             if (!Ccb_nowLoading)
            {
                fetch_object('cybcb_infoarea').style.display = 'none';
                fetch_object('ccb_entermessage').style.height = '$cybcb_height_input';
            }

.
But do the other steps too, listed in my post above.

Masiello · #**558** 09-12-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vbboarder

Bug: About a week ago I reported that the chatbox shifted the page down & up by ~2 pixels in IE7 whenever the "refreshing messages" appeared. Several other people have confirmed this bug, but no fix has yet been posted. Well, I finally got annoyed and decided to debug it myself.

Thanks for this...

KorsatH · #**559** 09-12-2008, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mastergumble

i dont know what im missing but i installed and in main forums page works great, but on vBa CMPS the chat box appear but dont pass of loading...

Any help ?

anyone has fix it?

vbboarder · #**560** 09-13-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CLaNZeR

Sorry my mistake.
I checked template and I had not deleted the last bits correctly.
All done now and fixed the problem.
Many thanks, as was driving me mad :up:

Cheers

Sean.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masiello

Thanks for this...

Glad it worked, and happy to help

kleinschwanz · #**561** 09-13-2008, 12:34 PM

Well it installed for me and it works in Firefox. But in IE I can only input but not see any content of the chatbox... any ideas why that could happen?
Honestly I tried this Chatbox only 'cause the other one I had installed for quite some time did not work in IE at all anymore - it showed up but did not work in IE just sais "loading" same here.. in IE it says loading... but there is nothing displayed even with your chatbox I have the chance to shout with IE even I can not see what I shout.

Coud this be something that has to do with the Updates of vBulletin and a file used by chatboxes?

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