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

[ronoxQ]

VERY nice hack. I just have one question: When a user makes a smilie, only s/he can use it, right? Or does it show up for everybody?

[Lea Verou]

It shows to everybody in the posts, if used
What would be the point if only he/she could see it?

[Saphrym]

Would it be possible to get graphics that would work with dark backgrounds for these? I tried modifying the faces myself with Photoshop... but for some reason, the light color still shows on the edges and looks really ugly.

Example: http://www.cvcradio.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=23

Any help would be appreciated.

[hbalagh1]

this is an awesome mod, my users can't get enough smilies lol so this is great

[Lea Verou]

Wow! Can you give me a link to your homepage? My users don't use it a lot, they are too "serious", lol To imagine it, today we were trying to find a formula for the oil that french fries absorb depending on frying time, shape of the potato, Volume of the potato etc LOL. We are a weird forum, indeed

[Lea Verou]

Btw for anyone interested here is a link to my test forum's smilie maker, which has more images. I don't have time for an update these days, so anyone in a rush can take them from here: testvb.e-steki.com/forum/smmaker.php
Link will be removed in a few days

[hbalagh1]

Originally Posted by Michelle

Wow! Can you give me a link to your homepage? My users don't use it a lot, they are too "serious", lol To imagine it, today we were trying to find a formula for the oil that french fries absorb depending on frying time, shape of the potato, Volume of the potato etc LOL. We are a weird forum, indeed

http://www.daycareforums.com I just added it so you wont see to much of it going on yet, but i know they will

[Lea Verou]

Thanks
Btw some advice, take it or ignore it: There are too many hacks in your forum. That's not good. Just install the ones you really find interesting or needed. Right now, you have a 3-row navbar, a really crowded postbit and generally a very "overstuffed with hacks" forum, which confuses newbies and makes the forum look "unprofessional". Take a look at really big forums, they may have many hacks, but they are really needed hacks for the purpose of the forum. :/
I hope I didn't offend you, just my opinion on the matter. Read this thread too: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=101912

[Lea Verou]

link works now, sorry for the inconvience, I forgot to change config.php after a cluster move

[hbalagh1]

well its only a 2 bar nav 1 of those blue bars is a news bar members love and use em all, no offense taken