Chat Modifications - GSBOS: Generic Shout Box Operating System

What is it?
GSBOS is at a glance a simple shoutbox, users can send messages and everyone else can see it. However, it utilizes Javascript intervals and DOM methods to create a 'typing' effect on every message that shows, and is designed to look like a generic console application. The use of typing messages allows for cool tags such as '[delete]' and '[speed]' that delete letters after they have been typed or makes certain words type faster. An unintended side effect of the way this was created also makes it use much less bandwidth than major chatboxes, as it does not wipe the screen then redownload a bulk of messages each time; It only gets what it needs.

Can I see it in action?
There is a demo set up at http://www.dinnerbone.com/forums. You must register to use it, or log in using one of the following:
'test' - Normal chat
'butterfingers' - To try the Butterfingers effect
'stupid' - To try the 'stupid' effect.
The password for them all is 'test1'.

How customisable is it?
I have aimed to make as much customisability as possible, and you can see the result in the admin options. You can alter anything from message typing speed to the console background to the rate of butterfingers that members have.

Wait, 'butterfingers'?
GSBOS also features per-user effects that, well, have no real purpose but to amuse. 'Butterfingers' causes the effected people to type with lots of generated mistakes, and 'Stupidize' (For lack of a better name) forces people to acknowledge their own IQ. For example, if I were to be under the effects of Stupidize and say "Hey, my name is Dinnerbone and I'm the author of GSBOS!", it would appear as "hallo dinnerdones anme am dinneroben nd dinndrbone duh author of gsbos yah".

Does it work in every browser?
Unfortunately, I have not been able to test this in quite a lot of browsers. However, it should work in most modern browsers.

How do I install it?
Read readme.txt

What features does it have?

• /mute [username] - Mutes [username]. Admin only.
• /unmute [username] - Unmutes [username]. Admin only.
• /stupid [username] - Puts [username] under the 'stupid' effect. Admin only.
• /unstupidize [username] - Removes the 'stupid' effect from [username]. Admin only.
• /butterfingers [username] - Puts [username] under the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
• /unbutterfingers [username] - Removes [username] from the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
• /who - Displays a list of active shoutbox users.
• /clear - Clears the screen, but only for the user who types this.
• /prune - Deletes every message in the shoutbox, for every user. Admin only.
• /say [username]: [message] - Fakes a message from [username] saying [message]. You must seperate the message and username with a colon. Admin only. [username] must be a valid user.
• Almost 100% customisable.
• Easy on the bandwidth.
• [delete]text goes here[/delete] deletes 'text goes here' after typing it out, letter by letter.
• [deletewords]text goes here[/deletewords] deletes 'text goes here' after typing it out, word by word.
• [speed=50]text goes here[/speed] types 'text goes here' at a rate of one letter every 50ms. This may be restricted to certain speeds in the ACP.
• 'Natural typos' creates typos while typing out every message at a set rate (In the ACP). All typos are deleted then fixed after typed out.
• 'Butterfingers' causes a user to make lots of typos at a set rate in their message, that are not fixed when typed out.
• 'Stupidize' causes a user to act their IQ.
• 'Mute' causes a user to shut up.
• A message 'history' is shown for old messages sent before a user loads the shoutbox. These not typed out to save delays; It will only type out new messages.
• Easily positioned on any page on your forums.
• Usergroup based permissions, easily customizable
• Private messages via the shoutbox

To-do

• Ignore user support
• Floating/Docking support
• A limit on how long it takes to type out an individual message
• More per-user effects
• An ability to delete existing messages.
• ???
• Got an idea? Please tell me

Change log (Newest at top!)
1.0.5

• /help command added
• Improved /stupid
• Usergroup permissions - you can now assign which group can use which commands
• Private message support, use /pm username: message
• /me and /me's added
• Fixed a major bug with the [instant] tag that crashed browsers
• Added /format, see the /help command for usage

1.0.4

• Fixed a bug prevent style="" attributes breaking the shoutbox on IE browsers

1.0.3

• BBCode support!
• Smiley support!
• Fixed the time showing incorrectly

1.0.2

• Flood protection
• Custom positioning

1.0.1

• Minor bug fixes
• [speed] now works
• IE now works

[dinnerbone]

Originally Posted by macc

i use IE 7 and java is enabled ... but i could not see anything what i type like "test" user

reg

macc

Sorry about that, looks like I uploaded an old version of the javascript. It should be working now.

[soundbarrierpro]

Originally Posted by macc

hello!

was on your page and try but could not see any text?

regards

macc

me too. I can enter my cursor and find carrot, but no text shows after typing and entering.

IE. 6

[macc]

your link does not work now!

reg
macc

[dinnerbone]

Originally Posted by macc

your link does not work now!

reg
macc

What do you mean? The example forums or the download link? The forums are working fine for me, I'll check the download.

[macc]

mean link for forum (demo) - for me just open blank page .... works not but before works fine !

regards

macc

[germinus]

He has not added any instructions for template edits thats why its not working, as most of you know the code <!-- main --> is already in the forumhome template, there is obviously code that should be inserted before or after this but he has forgot to add the code!

[dinnerbone]

Originally Posted by germinus

He has not added any instructions for template edits thats why its not working, as most of you know the code <!-- main --> is already in the forumhome template, there is obviously code that should be inserted before or after this but he has forgot to add the code!

A plugin hooks onto that line and adds its own code just before it when the page is being created. I told people to add that line for custom styles and templates that did not have it enabled.

If it is not working and you are using default templates/styles, please check that the main GSBOS plugin is enabled.

[germinus]

Ok well it seems alot of people are saying they cant see the shoutbox even when everything is enabled!!

So here is the manual templated edit you need to do...

Open FORUMHOME template and find

<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>

Add AFTER on a NEW line

<tr>
<td class="tcat" align="center" colspan="3">
<a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('gsbos')"><img id="collapseimg_gsbos" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
GSBOS
</td>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody id="collapseobj_gsbos" style="">

<tr>
<td align="left" width="100%" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px;">

<div id="gsbosshow" class="smallfont" style="overflow:auto;width:100%;height:150px;background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;">
#GSBOS&gt; Loading...
</div>
<div id="gsbosinput" class="smallfont" style="width:100%;background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;">
<form action="gsbos.php" name="gsbosform" onsubmit="gsbos.sendInput(); return false;">
&gt;<input type="text" name="message" id="gsbos_message" class="smallfont" style="width:95%;background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;border:none;" />
</form>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/gsbos.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
gsbos = new gsbosEngine();
gsbos.init(3, 65, 5 * 1000);
-->
</script>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>

[digicom]

I been banging my head against wall for hours tryin to get this to work lol and I just added code posted by germinus and works perfect now! apprciated germinus and dinnerbone :up:

[dinnerbone]

I'll have to look into why the plugin isn't working then. In theory, the plugin should replace that line with the shoutbox code when the page is displayed to the user, but I can't see why that isn't happening. Thanks for posting the workaround though.