New Posting Features - [tk] Egg Avatar

A Support Project using the vBulletin Project Tool has been created to support this mod. Please make use of it if you can. Timely support will still be given in this thread, however, use of the project tool is appreciated because:

1. I paid for it
2. It makes searching for problems already asked by other users, and possibly solved, much easier than this long thread.
3. It helps organize and manage issues for me, which will become even more useful as I release more mods.

Description:
Ever want to throw something at someone when you read a post? Now you can! Eggs, kisses, bullets, and more.

Video Demonstration Link

Special Notes:

• Due to some complicated issues involving the coding for animated gifs, largely black eggs (like the bullethole) do not display properly. All that is required, if you make or find your own eggs, is that large black areas be converted to a dark grey or dark blue. I've already done this with the newest bullethole.gif, and as you can see it's not a big issue but I wanted to make everyone aware of it.
• If you wish to uninstall please upgrade to the lastest version first, as older versions may not uninstall cleanly.

Upcoming 2.5 new features

• Automatic (optional) integration with [tk] Post Notes (post note of "Username: Threw a <thing> at you." or "Username: Gave you a <thing>" etc.
• Long promised post stats (how many times a post has been egged, etc.)

Features:

• Fully Phrased.
• Fully AJAX.
• Can be configured to work with any credits system, or not use credits (default).
• Comes configured for vbCredits (just turn on 'Enable Credits' in the admincp options).
• Integrated with vB Optimise.
• Manage your own egg images (enable/disable/delete/add).
• Optionally have eggings effect user reputation.
• Optional 'Who Egged Me' display in UserCP.
• 'Eggs' can be cleaned away.
• Entire avatars can be wiped clean.
• Usergroup support for viewing, using, cleaning own and cleaning others.
• Very configurable.
• Handles animated avatars (animation stops when egged, starts again when cleaned).
• Fully supports both GD and ImageMagick. Animated avatars do not stop in ImageMagick.
• Optional Statistics in What's Going On.

Install:
Download the [tk] EggAvatar_2.3.4.zip file.
Unzip and upload all files in the upload directory to your forum root.
Import the product file in your admincp.
Make sure to set usergroup permissions - all are turned off by default.

Install vbAdvanced Module:
Import and configure the eggblock.xml module via vbAdvanced in your admincp.

Upgrade:
Download the [tk] EggAvatar_2.3.4.zip file.
Unzip and upload all files in the upload directory to your forum root.
Import the product file in your admincp - make sure Allow Overwrite is set to 'yes'.

Version History:
1.0 Original Version
1.1 Support for animated avatars
1.1.1 Fixed a couple minor bugs
1.2.0 Fixed a couple bugs and added file system support for avatar storage.
1.2.1 Fixed bug where function not compiled into standard php 4 was being called.
1.2.2 Fixed bug that cause out of place cost info on popup. Fixed so images no longer lose color when thrown.
1.2.3 Fixed some phrasing. Fixed (?) the bug causes database errors for some users.
2.0 Egg Manager (enable, disable, upload your own eggs). Egg tracking (who egged me). Optional reputation change on egging. Numerous small bug fixes, including PNG support.
2.0.1 Fixed bug with editing existing eggs in admincp.
2.0.2 Fixed bug with EI scrolling menu.
2.0.3 Added some missing phrases.
2.0.4 Fixed IE display problem. Put code in admincp image upload to only allow gifs and to resize if needed (max 50x50).
2.1.0 Full support for animated avatars. Eggs uploaded to the eggs directory but not in the database now show in the Egg Image Manager and can be added. Added Who's Online support. Fixed possible bug with missing dateline from url.
2.1.1 Fixed problem where PHP 5 function was being called.
2.2.0 Fixed problem with cleaned avatars missing dateline (really this time). Dropped back to partial animated gif support (animation stops when egged, starts when cleaned). Added checks and error messages to help with invalid path settings. Fixed bug that caused images not to display in popup. Fixed popup to display properly in all browsers no matter how many eggs are added.
2.2.1 Added additional error checking to the image manager. Fixed the upload button in the image manager.
2.2.2 Fixed uninstall issue. Fixed a couple words that weren't phrased.
2.3 Fixed permissions issues. Fixed a couple more words that weren't phrased. Added support for ImageMagick. Added support for vB Optimise. Added statistics on forum home. Changed the fade time so the eggs won't fade if the user hasn't logged in to see them yet.
2.3.1 Fixed bug in vB Optimise integration.
2.3.2 Fixed bug if paths to avatars has a leading '/'.
2.3.3 Another attempt at fixing the pop 'eggs out of the box' issue. Probably my last for a while. Good luck, cross fingers.
2.3.4 Fixes a "can't view if can't egg" permissions problem that has been plaguing some users. Adds a vbAdvanced Module.

Beta Testing Team! Thanks!
acegames

Do not be afraid to click the install button, or whatever

Donations (THANKS!):
?10.00 GBP by acegames
$10.00 USD by rule0
$10.00 USD by drupy
$10.00 USD by aztecboi2003
$10.00 USD by TandyServices
$10.00 USD by hIBEES

[hambil]

Originally Posted by nascartr

Hey, you know what would be useful. If every member had the option whether they want to use the egging system or not. Some members refuse to have fun and don't want to participate or get egged so if there was an option that disabled it for them they couldn't egg or be egged. It may be too hard to do but may be useful if it was possible.

Just put them in a usergroup that can't see or use eggs.

[acegames]

Originally Posted by hambil

A thought, for those having trouble with avatars not updating - did you rebuild your thumbnails in admincp->maintenance->maintenance->update counters->Rebuild Custom Avatar Thumbnails and/or Rebuild Avatar Thumbnails?

No that never worked for me

Could you possibly have missed &dateline= from the avatar url ?

[hambil]

Originally Posted by acegames

No that never worked for me

Could you possibly have missed &dateline= from the avatar url ?

I'll certainly check. Any chance you can PM me access so I can reproduce the problem and try and debug it?

[acegames]

Originally Posted by hambil

I'll certainly check. Any chance you can PM me access so I can reproduce the problem and try and debug it?

Thankyou , pm sent with some additional info to hopefully help

[Alien]

Hey hambil.

Any idea why my screenshot here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=337

...doesn't match your screenshot in your first post for the file upload box? Could that be somehow why my uploads are always rejected? Or have you not updated your screenshots and what I have it accurate?

[acegames]

Originally Posted by Alien

Hey hambil.

Any idea why my screenshot here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=337

...doesn't match your screenshot in your first post for the file upload box? Could that be somehow why my uploads are always rejected? Or have you not updated your screenshots and what I have it accurate?

That image is how it looks for me in the latest version so is correct

[hambil]

Now, the screen shot attached in my first post is what I still see. It's likely a browser difference. It should not be the cause of the problem. However, I am adding a new way to upload files that should be in the next release out today, that should solve your problem. You still won't be able to use the upload button, for whatever reason, but you will be able to use the alternate method to add files.

[Alien]

Terrific! I'll be happy to have the ability to manually do it while I scout out the original problem!

As for the browser type, I use Firefox and IE the most, however I took a look at Chrome as well and that shows the exact same thing as your screenshot so you were right. It was browser-specific (showing the "no file chosen" message). Glad that mystery was solved at least!

[drupy]

Thanks for the 2.1.0 update, but now the whole graphics in my images/misc folder are in the "Manage Eggs", including the big VB logo and everything originally from VB. Also the graphics in the ajax screen are not showing anymore. Is that supposed to be so?

[nascartr]

I just installed the new update.

Now, no images are showing when you try to egg someone.

Every single image in the misc folder now shows up in the manage eggs option in the admin cp. We should have a seperate folder by default now because many different things go in the misc folder and can get confusing when looking for new things to add.

The location is still blank in the user cp also.