Shining UserGroup Display 1.2 - Like the car in "Knight Rider"

NOTE: This specific hack is no longer supported because it has been updated to the point where I do not feel it is any longer the same hack. new features, like speed control, and even 2 new animations have been added, and more to come.

Look for a topic here called "Super Display Suite" if you would like a supported version with these, and more features.

This is my first hack/mod for vBulletin. :-) Yay!
Upgrade instructions
1.) Uninstall the product.
2.) Reinstall the product
3.) If you're upgrading from RC1 : Go through your usergroup manager and change every instance of the_color_of_your_SHINE to #the_color_of_your_SHINE (Adding the "#" in front of the hexidecimal value
4.) follow the new installation instructions.

Version History
1.2 : Fixed a spelling error made in 1.1 that dissalowed the shining for a lack of one variable having no value; and added the template changes so that the shining function is included in your pages READ THE NEW INSTRUCTIONS.
1.1 : Fixed html " " error in IE and Opera.
Hack has been tested in and is now compatable in IE6+, Opera7+, NN7, and Mozilla Firefox 1.5
1.0 : Fixed SQL error on install. Feb 21, '06
1.0 RC1 : Initial release. Feb 20, '06

To-Do List
1.) make the plugin have an admin CP panel in usergroup manager, so you only have to put in the default color, the shine color, and the speed.
2.) add a "sparkle" effect to this plugin, so it randomly chooses letters to shine at a random interval... so you can make it "sparkle" instead of "shine"
3.) add a "trembling" effect, so you can choose to have a membergroup's name and the usernames tremble back and forth instead of shine or sparkle.
4.) any other ideas are more than welcome.
And, in so saying, I am planing on making this a "Usergroup effects" modification in the long run, instead of just a shining mod. :devious: mwahaha

If you like this hack, and would like continued development of this, and/or similar/other hacks by myself, click that wonderful install button :-).Here, I'll help you out :-)



Ok, here it goes...

What is "Shining UserGroup Display"?
This hack allows for a dynamic javascript shine animation to run through every username that is in a group with shine activated, in real time, adding a stylish "shiney" effect to your username and group names, wherever they appear.

Known Issues:
1.) For some reason, (for those of you with vBShout installed) this does not seem to work within the shoutbox, but it does still work everywhere else in your forum. I am making the assumption that the shoutbox does not have javascript support...?
Status: Unresolved

You can find a demo of this hack here:
http://www.rpgfreeze.com/forums/index.php?
just scroll down to the bottom of the page and look at the Legend.

Instructions:

1.) Import the product into your product manager.

2.) Go into your usergroup manager, and select a usergroup.
In the usergroup manager, find "Username HTML Markup", and add this code in the first box... beign careful to change this to your likings.
NOTE: This MUST be on only 1 line! or else you cannot save it to the usergroup manager!

<font color="#your_base_color"><SCRIPT language="JavaScript"> var scolor='#the_color_of_your_SHINE'; var shimmercount=shimmercount+1; eval('var shimmercolor' +shimmercount+ '="' +scolor+ '"');  document.write("<span id='" + shimmercount + "animate'><b>"); </SCRIPT>

CHANGE THESE VARIABLES FOR EVERY USERGROUP

#your_base_color

and..

#the_color_of_your_SHINE

! CHANGED *** !! ! NOTICE ! !! ***
#your_base_color and #the_color_of_your_SHINE BOTH NEED to have the "#" symbol in front of the hexidecimal value.

then, in the second box of "Username HTML Markup", add this...

</b></span></font>

NEW! MAKE SURE TO READ!
3.)Go into your style manager and edit the template "header"
at the VERY top line (this must be the FIRST line)
[add]
$vbphrase[shin_func_1]
[/add]

4.) Go to your "footer" template
at the very BOTTOM line (This must be the LAST line)
[add]
$vbphrase[shin_func_2]
[/add]
Thanks for using my hack! If you like it, please remember to click "Install" on vBulletin.org!

- Little AlchemyX (AlchemyX@RPGfreeze.com)

http://www.RPGfreeze.com

[soniceffect]

This would make an excellent addition for a ebux item .... If your good at stuff like this then maybe ya should have a chat with the creator of that hack and make some estore items ... just a thought

[sidekick]

shows an error while importing the product
any clue how to fix this ?

PHP Code:

MySQL Error  : Too big column length for column 'opentag' (max = 255). Use BLOB instead
Error Number : 1074 


please fix that problem, many ppl above are also having the same problem
this plugin is awesome, please try to find out a way to fix that

[djjeffa]

Originally Posted by soniceffect

This would make an excellent addition for a ebux item .... If your good at stuff like this then maybe ya should have a chat with the creator of that hack and make some estore items ... just a thought

that is a great Ideal

[AlchemyX]

Originally Posted by Alrasam

I got this error when i try to uplaod the product

MySQL Error : Too big column length for column 'opentag' (max = 255). Use BLOB instead
Error Number : 1074
:ermm:

Thank you for the information, this has been fixed in the release of 1.0 :-)

Originally Posted by Loco.M

that's pretty slick, I may check it out,, wouldn't this slow down the pages ?

and I see something fishy here,, an html space in the moderator column,, ?

Thank you, I had forgotten to check the script in other browsers, this has been fixed in the release of version 1.1 :-)

And I don't believe it will slow down any pages, because (I think... keep in mind, I'm new to this... and this hack is my first true experience in javascript) I'm using CSJS (Client-Side JavaScript) which means it runs this little task from your computer, and being that it only starts animating after the page is loaded, it inso doing, allows the page to load from the server side programming (php, xml, database access) and then begins to animate using a very very miniscual, almost immeasurable amount of your ram.

Originally Posted by jarod1981?

Hi AlchemyX

I have installed this Hack but it's dont' work...perhaps are there problem with some browser?

After the installation I see the group of username always equal..

This is fixed as of v1.2 :-)

Originally Posted by Floris

This is pretty cool! HAhahaha - knight rider!

I can see how this can get annoying in long threads, but I think it's pretty neat. Thans for sharing

Thanks :-) I was actually watching knight rider when I thought of it. It was the episode where the lumber company is illegally harvesting wood from a national reserve or whatever, and the car starts talking like an english brummy. X-D

Originally Posted by soniceffect

This would make an excellent addition for a ebux item .... If your good at stuff like this then maybe ya should have a chat with the creator of that hack and make some estore items ... just a thought

I had thought about that... but I hardly know enough about this kind of thing, let alone about how ebux/estore works (though I've slowly been trying to figure it out since installing ebux/estore myself. I'll definately look into it, though :-)

Version History
1.1 : Fixed html " " error in IE and Opera.
Hack has been tested in and is now compatable in IE6+, Opera7+, NN7, and Mozilla Firefox 1.5
1.0 : Fixed SQL error on install. Feb 21, '06
1.0 RC1 : Initial release. Feb 20, '06

[eNforce]

Can't seem to get it to work, can't provide any thing to troubleshoot cause I don't know what's wrong.

html username prefix:

<font color="#000000"><SCRIPT language="JavaScript"> var scolor='#999999'; var shimmercount=shimmercount+1; eval('var shimmercolor' +shimmercount+ '="' +scolor+ '"');  document.write("<span id='" + shimmercount + "animate'><b>"); </SCRIPT>

suffix:

</b></span></font>

the plugin is imported

[VB-STYLE]

I Import the product into my product manager but it's
not show whith other product.

[Alrasam]

Hello AlchemyX

the product is installed without problems
but its not woking not Shining :ermm:

[Alrasam]

Originally Posted by VB-STYLE

I Import the product into my product manager but it's
not show whith other product.

me too

thats why not working with me

[AlchemyX]

do any of you have AIM so I can talk you through it and see what the problem is so I can fix it?

EDIT: WAIT I figured it out, lemme fix the package and the new instructions and upload it all.

[AlchemyX]

Originally Posted by AlchemyX

do any of you have AIM so I can talk you through it and see what the problem is so I can fix it?

EDIT: WAIT I figured it out, lemme fix the package and the new instructions and upload it all.

Fixed... It should all work now :-)