e-steki Smilie Maker 1.7

This modification allows you to create personalized smilies by choosing eyes, mouth and face. The smilie set that was used for the graphics is one of the most popular and beautiful ones (see screenshots). It is possible to create up to 18000 different smilies for this so hours of fun are guaranteed! Additionaly, it includes plugins for custom WOL location, so that they don't show up as unknown and a handy bbcode (bbcode example: [smilie=1,2,3]) to put those smilies in posts. There is a field in the smilie maker which displays the bbcode that should be used so that the user can copy it from there. Every action is made via javascript so that the page does not reload. It is fully phrased so translations are now a piece of cake!

DEMO: http://www.e-steki.com/forum/smmaker.php (Note that the demo is in greek. However as there is not much text in this hack, you'll probably find your way )

Important:You need GD enabled in your server to use this (and almost all image-creating-on-the-fly mods so you better tell them to enable it if they haven't already ) Also this doesn't work in some forums that have the hack for transparent pngs in IE.

Installation
-1 product file which adds 5 plugins, 1 template, 4 AdminCP settings and 15 phrases.
-2 php file uploads
-1 folder with images upload
-1 small template edit
Detailed instructions are included in the accompanying zip file.

Please be kind and click INSTALL if you have installed this mod. I *can* see this you know!

I hope you enjoy this mod as much as I enjoyed making it

Changelog:
Version 1.7
-Made the tables for the eyes, mouth and face collapsible
-Added 15 more eyes, 15 more mouths and 2 more faces
-Added text to show till a smilie is made so that the user doesn't think that nothing is happening. The text disappears after the creation of the smilie.
-Fixed the bug with the preview of the BBcode.

Version 1.6
-Added AdminCP option to hide the creation buttons to guests and show a message instead
-Added AdminCP option to hide the bbcode editbox so that forums with a lot of traffic don't get a big server load from many dynamic smilies. (to completely disable the functionality though you have to disable one plugin and not perform the suggested template edit)

Version 1.5
-Added Random Smilie button
-Added bbcode like [smilie=1,2,3] to use custom smilies in posts. Beware that this may be server-intensive in big forums.
-Editbox that displays the bbcode that should be copied, which also changes with javascript instantly.
-Fully phrased now
-Template and phrase addition is done with the attached product
-Link in the smilie popup to the smilie maker
-Custom WOL locations
-A lot shorter image URL

As english is not my native language I may have done some grammar mistakes. I would really appreciate it of you reported them in this thread

Thanks to KW802's mod for inspiring me on how to use the javascript.

Translations availiable

• French

[ILTK]

Fun mod, installed!

I tried installing it on my local dev box, but it didn't want to work there, my dev box is a clone of my coloed box so that's strange, because on the online box it works just fine, but not on localhost.

Thanks, this can be endless fun.

Oh just an idea, but if there was an admincp part where we could add our own 'eyes/lips/face' images, imagine the possibillities hehe.

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by ILTK

Fun mod, installed!

I tried installing it on my local dev box, but it didn't want to work there, my dev box is a clone of my coloed box so that's strange, because on the online box it works just fine, but not on localhost.

Thanks, this can be endless fun.

Oh just an idea, but if there was an admincp part where we could add our own 'eyes/lips/face' images, imagine the possibillities hehe.

Thanks for your kind words
I've seen before that it doesn't work in the localhost, no clue why
You can always replace some of the images with yours. Also if you know how to handle templates you can easily add more eyes/mouths/faces without altering a single thing in the php code or in the javascript. It just needs basic html skills and observation.

[Lea Verou]

Guys, I'm quite stuck in the bbcode plugin. When this matter gets sorted out, the new version will be out in a few hours afterwards...
I've done almost everything apart from the BBcode, so I'd appreciate any help with those damned regular expressions :nervous:

[KW802]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

.... one of them will be a bbcode installed via a plugin which would enable the users to use custom smilies in their posts...... btw the vba version will be discontinued. There is no point having it as it can be made as a page anyway, with the classic vba way

For the BB code, make sure that people understand that by generating the image on the fly every time the page loads that their server could take a performance hit if the forum is a high-volume site. That's one of the reasons why I resisted doing that for the sign maker version and instead started exploring ways of saving the image to the server first and then linking to the saved version instead of generating a new one every time. ... For vBa, the original thought process behind that one was to make it easier to manager which usergroups had access to it.

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by KW802

For the BB code, make sure that people understand that by generating the image on the fly every time the page loads that their server could take a performance hit if the forum is a high-volume site. That's one of the reasons why I resisted doing that for the sign maker version and instead started exploring ways of saving the image to the server first and then linking to the saved version instead of generating a new one every time. ... For vBa, the original thought process behind that one was to make it easier to manager which usergroups had access to it.

Well, I can't save 6000 smilies on the server!
Anyway, how heavy for the server would that be? Especially if I make the browser cache the smilie as someone suggested (not here)

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

Well, I can't save 6000 smilies on the server!
Anyway, how heavy for the server would that be? Especially if I make the browser cache the smilie as someone suggested (not here)

KW802, do you by any chance have an idea about my regular expression question? I have a trip tomorrow so if the new version is not teleased in the next 12 hours it will take some days

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by ILTK

Oh just an idea, but if there was an admincp part where we could add our own 'eyes/lips/face' images, imagine the possibillities hehe.

Oh, and if you have created additional eyes/mouths/faces why wouldn't you share so they are in the package for the others? It's a community effort after all

KW802 I just tested dynamic smilies in my forum. It seems very ok, no delay at all

[lairnoc]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

Tell me how it went lairnoc

Btw if anyone has a feature to suggest don't hesitate!

worked fine for me m8...

[Lea Verou]

I just sorted out the bbcode issue thanks to a nice greek friend who helped !!!!!
Expect the update in 1-2 hours
Oh, I'm so exited right now!!!!!!!!

[Lea Verou]

Hack just updated.
I hope you enjoy the new version and that I didn't forget anything