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 ramil86

Maybe you need to use conditionals like if registered..

Yes, that works, but still with every page refresh the overlay will still appear for guests.

[RSNF]

I really hope that with the amount of work this coder has put in for the extra options you all have asked for and he has done you have the decency to send him some money for his time to his paypal account. It's one thing for a coder to supply a working mod it's another thing to continue to add to the mod options he or she never intended on supplying with the mod just to make you all happy.

[thecore762]

This looks very promising, I just wish vB would incorporate such option in the future versions. anyways thanks for making this, will test it out.

[tpearl5]

This is almost exactly what I was looking for.

If you get v2 rounded out I'll be sure to donate for your trouble!

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

This is almost exactly what I was looking for.

If you get v2 rounded out I'll be sure to donate for your trouble!

Many thanks for that
v2 is there bar the dotting of the T's and crossing of the i's

[tpearl5]

Yeah, I want to make sure this is as light weight as possible since I'm not looking to increase my page load time.

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

Yeah, I want to make sure this is as light weight as possible since I'm not looking to increase my page load time.

It's only the tooltips that have any noticeable effect, though it's micro as opposed to mili-seconds.

[smirkley]

Just a suggestion,..

All the images should be located under one directory.

ie: /images/jQt_images/

Right now some images must be located in forum root and the /img/ directory must be located in forum root AND /images/ directory, to work properly.

Using v2

Btw,... love the way this works and looks!

[smirkley]

edit to add - can this also be made to work in search results?
I tried and kinda got it to work, but it doesnt position properly like in forumlists.

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by smirkley

Just a suggestion,..

All the images should be located under one directory.

ie: /images/jQt_images/

Right now some images must be located in forum root and the /img/ directory must be located in forum root AND /images/ directory, to work properly.

Yeah, really, really sorry for that, this is the main fix coming out this morning. My bad.

Btw,... love the way this works and looks!

Thankyou