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VSa - ChatBox (AJAX) · **Released**: 02-07-2010

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...

View screenshots for more details.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
-OPTIONAL: Download attached images and extract them to images/editor (contains smilies/remove format icons)

To add to desired template (example FORUMHOME):
1. Add 'index' to THIS_SCRIPT locations (Product options)
2. Add 'FORUMHOME' to template names (Product options)
3. Open 'FORUMHOME' template and put "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" to desired line (for example after '') -> Save

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

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 15. 2007.
-First version
v2.3 - Sep 22. 2008.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v3.0 - Feb 08. 2010.
-Rewritten for vB4
-Known bugs fixed, code optimized
v3.0.1 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong title alignment in box/archive tables
-Fixed: Wrong expand/collapse button alignment in Safari
-Fixed: Wrong 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: XHTML errors
-New Setting: List templates where "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" will be enabled
v3.0.2 - Feb 09. 2010.
-Fixed: PHP error on CMS on some configs
-Fixed: 'Smilies' alignment
-Fixed: Minor bugs in PHP/HTML
v3.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-New: CB Log-in/Log-out
-New Option: Stop auto-refresh if user inactive for X minutes
-New Option: Disable custom colors completely
-New Option: Random smilies
-New Option: Align messages to the usernames
-New: Remove text formatting button
-New: 'Smilies' replaced by image, arrrow removed
-Fixed: Move focus to input field when smilie inserted
-Fixed: 'Expand' button not shown after refresh
-Fixed: Now first item in color list is used as default
-Settings reorganized
-Several style/functionality bugs fixed
v3.1.1 - Feb 14. 2010.
-Fixed: Small JS issue on log-out
-New Option: Logged-out by default
v3.1.2 - Feb 16. 2010.
-Fixed: Errors with PHP 5.3
-Fixed: CB table messed up in footer
-Fixed: Several style errors, including XHTML incompatibilities
-New: Auto-insert on forumhome location - Below Forums
-New: Option to reverse message order in CB Archive
v3.1.3 - Feb 19. 2010.
-Fixed: Color selector dimensions
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v3.1.4 - Feb 20. 2010.
-New: Color Select replaced by Color Menu (and it's sexy)
-Note: Above fixes issues with Safari for Mac
-Fixed: Issue with Default color if it's in RGB format
-Note: Above will not change already posted messages
-Fixed/improved: Several style details
-Note: You may die if your templates are not reverted after upgrade
v3.1.5 - Feb 20. 2010.
-Fixed: Chrome not showing Color menu
-Fixed: headinclude_bottom added to <head
v3.1.6 - Feb 24. 2010.
-Fixed: Several style/functionality issues
-New: Set groups NOT able to edit messages
v3.1.7 - Jan 21. 2012.
-Fixed: Status images
-Fixed: Smilies button
-Fixed: Menu items invisible until highlighted
-Fixed: Several style issues (background, menus, colors, smilies)
-Fixed: https links not parsed automatically
-New: Show ChatBox in selected forum only
-New option: Automatically disable auto-refresh if server load is higher than X
-New Option: Set usergroups able to prune ChatBox
-New: 'Prune ChatBox' option available in the Main ChatBox drop-down menu
-Improved: Product menus re-organized
-Minor bugs fixed, codes optimized

user25148 · #**2992** 12-03-2015, 07:42 PM

Hi all,

In the installation instructions, theres this line:

Quote:

3. Open 'FORUMHOME' template and put "{vb:raw vsachatbox}" to desired line (for example after '') -> Save

The chatbox seems to work without putting

PHP Code:


			
{vb:raw vsachatbox}

in any template. Is this step not needed? How is it showing up without adding this to the template?

If its not needed, does adding it to the template provide any benefits?

Stratis · #**2993** 12-04-2015, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user25148

Hi all,

In the installation instructions, theres this line:

The chatbox seems to work without putting

PHP Code:


			
{vb:raw vsachatbox}

in any template. Is this step not needed? How is it showing up without adding this to the template?

If its not needed, does adding it to the template provide any benefits?

This is if you want to show Chat and in other places of your forum.
If you don't its not needed... you use "Position on page (Disable if you add ChatBox manually in templates)"

jagtpf · #**2994** 12-04-2015, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratis

Message background:
Style Variable Editor, find Blocks - blockrow_background Change as you wish.

Don't change usernames or other. that's how its supposed to be.

Thanks but that affects more than the background in the Chatbox.

MarkFL · #**2995** 12-04-2015, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf

Thanks but that affects more than the background in the Chatbox.

I will use "red" as the background color to which we wish to change. You can add CSS selectors to your "additional.css" template(s)...you will need to do so for each style in which you want the change.

If you wish for this new background color to affect the message input area, add:

HTML Code:

#vsacb_entermessage {
	background: red;
}

If you wish for this new background color to affect the message display area, add:

HTML Code:

#vsacb_messagearea {
	background: red !important;
}

If you have a lot of styles, and you want the same change to all of them, and you don't have a master parent style with all other styles as children, then let me know and I can give you a plugin that will make the change to all styles (so you won't have to make the edit a bunch of times).

jagtpf · #**2996** 12-05-2015, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkFL

I will use "red" as the background color to which we wish to change. You can add CSS selectors to your "additional.css" template(s)...you will need to do so for each style in which you want the change.

If you wish for this new background color to affect the message input area, add:

HTML Code:

#vsacb_entermessage {
	background: red;
}

If you wish for this new background color to affect the message display area, add:

HTML Code:

#vsacb_messagearea {
	background: red !important;
}

If you have a lot of styles, and you want the same change to all of them, and you don't have a master parent style with all other styles as children, then let me know and I can give you a plugin that will make the change to all styles (so you won't have to make the edit a bunch of times).

Thanks for your help, Mark - very much appreciated. We don't have too many styles that we can't adjust for the background.

The main outstanding issue is with the colour of the date/time and ordinary usernames. Ideally to only affect the Chat and not the rest of the styles (If possible). [Only paying members display their usernames - ordinary members are still in white and thus tend to disappear into the background

]

MarkFL · #**2997** 12-05-2015, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf

Thanks for your help, Mark - very much appreciated. We don't have too many styles that we can't adjust for the background.

The main outstanding issue is with the colour of the date/time and ordinary usernames. Ideally to only affect the Chat and not the rest of the styles (If possible). [Only paying members display their usernames - ordinary members are still in white and thus tend to disappear into the background

]

Try something like this then (change "black" to the color you want):

HTML Code:

#vsacb_messagearea td span span {
	color: black;
}

jagtpf · #**2998** 12-06-2015, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkFL

Try something like this then (change "black" to the color you want):

HTML Code:

#vsacb_messagearea td span span {
	color: black;
}

Thank you Sir - that does it a treat ....

jagtpf · #**2999** 12-06-2015, 12:48 PM

Ah !

Whoops.

Spoke too soon, that change prevents messages being posted on the Chat ?! Refresh is Ok, though.

MarkFL · #**3000** 12-06-2015, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagtpf

Ah !

Whoops.

Spoke too soon, that change prevents messages being posted on the Chat ?! Refresh is Ok, though.

That's odd...I don't understand how a CSS change prevents messages from being posted, and it has no effect on the ability to post messages on my local dev board.

jagtpf · #**3001** 12-07-2015, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkFL

That's odd...I don't understand how a CSS change prevents messages from being posted, and it has no effect on the ability to post messages on my local dev board.

I agree, very strange behaviour - something else may be happening that I'm not aware of.

Thanks again....

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