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GSBOS: Generic Shout Box Operating System
Version: 1.0.5, by dinnerbone dinnerbone is offline
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Category: Chat Modifications - Version: 3.7.3 Rating:
Released: 09-25-2008 Last Update: 09-30-2008 Installs: 32
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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

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Old 09-27-2008, 05:54 PM
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for me works fine - added on few pages on my forum and works fine - just add in template <!-- START GSBOS -->
$gsbos
<!-- END GSBOS -->

and that works


is it possible to get usernames in color (mean vbulletin usernames colors)

reg

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Still shows as v1.0.1 in admincp, you need to edit your xml!

And still does not show unless you manauly edit forumhome template, well not for me anyway!
Whoops, sorry about that - I need to get used to this xml
I have already stated that to make the new version show you must make manual alterations to any page that you want it to show on. But the code you pasted earlier doesn't let the admin follow any settings in the ACP, so I would strongly recommend using the code that is stated in the readme.txt (Which macc provided in the above post)

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is it possible to get usernames in color (mean vbulletin usernames colors)
I'm working on BBCode and Smilies now. This will be included in the update.
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nice ... wait for update ...and hope that usernames will be in colors (admin, moderator and more ... )

regards and thanks for nice and fast shoutbox


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Version 1.0.3 has just been released. BBCode and Smilies are now supported. The only current limitation to its BBCode support is for advanced html; stuff like <code> tags. The time is also fixed and it should now show time relative to the user who is viewing it.
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can we now get usernames in colors (mean boarad usernames - admin, moderators, reg users) or we must do some for get this to works ?

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can we now get usernames in colors (mean boarad usernames - admin, moderators, reg users) or we must do some for get this to works ?

reg

macc
It follows the normal usergroup mask rules. If you give your admins, moderators, etc a name mask then it will show in the shoutbox. To give a usergroup a mask, open up your Admin Control Panel, go to Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager, and open up your specified usergroup. On there, you'll see a box saying something similar to "Username HTML markup". vBulletin wraps usernames in whatever code is in these two boxes, which you can use to give usernames colour.
For example, if you wanted the username to show in red, you'll fill in the boxes similar to this:
HTML Code:
<span style="color: #FF0000">
for the left box, and
HTML Code:
</span>
for the right box.
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i just updated new version but no messages come on shoutbox?

can type - but nothing comes up in shoutbox?

i overwrite product
some help?

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i disabled bbcode in options and it works .... when bbcode is enabled - works not?

maybe it help to found solutions

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i disabled bbcode in options and it works .... when bbcode is enabled - works not?

maybe it help to found solutions

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Hm, odd. Can you send/see messages on the demo? That has BBCode enabled. This will help me know if it's a browser issue or something wrong with the installation.
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i am glad that you found fix for this problem

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