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

[macc]

updated to new version and same problem

reg

macc

[macc]

works now after cleared cache in my ie -

regards and thanks for all help!

macc

[GateKeper]

need to get this working on CMPS, if that is done I will probably keep it as our main chat box, other wise we will need to use the one we currently have on our site...

so far so good.....

keep at it..

[soniceffect]

Please could you put PM's on to do list m8 .....

The ability for a user to set for themselves which colour there text appears in would be good also .... Not using bbcode, but set.

PS:- This is a very very very good mod ... will be nominating

[dinnerbone]

Originally Posted by GateKeper

need to get this working on CMPS, if that is done I will probably keep it as our main chat box, other wise we will need to use the one we currently have on our site...

so far so good.....

keep at it..

I just tested CMPS, and can confirm that this is in fact compatible with it.
Open up your CMPS settings, click on "Main Options", and add 'gsbos' to the field saying "Portal Output Global Variables". Then simply make a new module, paste the code from the readme into there, make sure wrapping is disabled for that module, and save.

Originally Posted by soniceffect

Please could you put PM's on to do list m8 .....

The ability for a user to set for themselves which colour there text appears in would be good also .... Not using bbcode, but set.

PS:- This is a very very very good mod ... will be nominating

I'm working on PMs and user-saved styles as I type this out

[macc]

hello!

is it possibly to make that moderators can use /prune command or some another?

regards

macc

[dinnerbone]

I'm currently working on making permissions based on usergroups, so you can set who can use what commands. This should be in the next version.

[GateKeper]

Originally Posted by dinnerbone

I just tested CMPS, and can confirm that this is in fact compatible with it.
Open up your CMPS settings, click on "Main Options", and add 'gsbos' to the field saying "Portal Output Global Variables". Then simply make a new module, paste the code from the readme into there, make sure wrapping is disabled for that module, and save.



I'm working on PMs and user-saved styles as I type this out

You are the man....I have it working on our CMPS page....if it continues to not lag as our other one did, this will be a keeper....

Take a look at Dreams Chatbox for some ideas on what you might want to implement in yours as well,,,,hope no offence is taken to Dreams efforts, I really liked his, but it has started to lag a whole lot, so it's time to look at others...

Thanks again....

GK

[dinnerbone]

1.0.5 has just been uploaded. Change log:
* /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

It is strongly recommended that you customise usergroup permissions after installing the new version, else your admins and mods will be without commands.

[soniceffect]

You are seriously bloody quick LOL ..... good work m8 ...

Installed, Nominated & Donated