Major Additions - MGC chatbox (with ajax)

If you enjoy my mod and want to be kept up to date >>> "Click install"

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in the below post.

Modifications from previous version are the following :

1.4 :
- Removed features :
  - Aucune

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

For those who had installed earlier v1.4 version:

Upload files again
Import mgc_chatbox product
Enjoy

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This fifth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Reported bugs of v1.4:

Chatbox is displayed 2 times on full page if display on defined page under the navbar option is set.

[TBT] : To Be Tested
[RT] : Reproduced in Test
[KO] : Refused (ie not reproduced)
[OK] : Corrected in the next version

TODO LIST for v2.0:

Smilies in a popup like in new post or new thread (More ... link)
Smilies button possibility to open a popup only insteed of collapsable line
Popup smiley, custom height and widht popup
Maximum number of chats per day in usergroup permissions (possibility to activate/deactivate it as it would add a query)
Try to find a fix to the whosonline problem as it does not affect all user's forums
Option to deactivate random smilies
Correct alt tags for the chatbox's buttons
Warn user on new pm
Correct the readme file for the integration with vbadvanced (adv_index instead of arcade)
Problem of loading in the error and warning messages
Option to disable mp sending on ban.
Add /ban, /ignore and /pm uid <userid> commands
A surprise

Estimated release 1.5 date : September (no exact date as I'll be on holiday during two weeks in august)

Languages

Actually available :

French
English
Arabic [Translator : alessai]
German [Translator : captainslater]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

Vietnamese [Translator : J1755EC6A244]
Spanish [Translator : carlosacgj]
Afrikaans [Translator : powerbook]
Turkish [Translator : neutralizer]
Portuguese [Translator : killerkraft]
Greek [Translator : tonton from vbulletin-ressources.com]
Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"

Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command * MtoR?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Nocta · 08-05-2007, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sopas27

I have install and is evriting ok.

How did you install/update it ?

sopas27 · 08-05-2007, 01:42 AM

Just folow thw steps and its work

Nocta · 08-05-2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sopas27

Just folow thw steps and its work

Did you install or update it ?

I updated it and it didn't work. Then I unistalled everything in the templates and the product and install it again and didn't work too ...

Look at this:

I edited the usernames and what they said but buttons don't appear :/

sopas27 · 08-05-2007, 05:15 PM

Hello i have update, i have install version 1.1 and i update to 1.4, anda i have get that version from another place iff any body want mi version i will send for pm, but i tink its the same that was posted ear.

when you install it did up the file [EN] mgc_chatbox_language.xml whit the [EN].

Nocta · 08-05-2007, 05:26 PM

Hey people I know the solution.

Upload the images folder which is in the "f". I did it and now I have all the buttons. Upload it to your theme's folder as well.

Has anybody fixed the accents ? I changed $chatbox_utf8 = 0; to $chatbox_utf8 = 1; but it doesn't show them (the accents). I refreshed the webpage and all that and nothing.

MtoR · 08-06-2007, 04:35 AM

@chang : Have you uploaded the new image folder as requested per install instructions ?

@nocta and dellhbhoy67 : If you refresh does the chatbox does that change somethig ?

Anyway did you revert the chatbox templates after or before installation so taht the new one could be taken it account.

Have you also uploaded the new js files ?

MtoR · 08-06-2007, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sopas27

Hello i have update, i have install version 1.1 and i update to 1.4, anda i have get that version from another place iff any body want mi version i will send for pm, but i tink its the same that was posted ear.

when you install it did up the file [EN] mgc_chatbox_language.xml whit the [EN].

And may I know where ? ...

Of course it's the same as I am its author !

@Nocta : for the accent thing, if my solution doesn't work then it's a server problem. Some people are experiencing that and I had experienced that also myself on my previous host but can't figure out what was wrong

sopas27 · 08-06-2007, 04:42 AM

Sorry MtoR i dont now that i just want to help.

Tanks you for his great hack

MtoR · 08-07-2007, 03:20 AM

I won't post it here if I wasn't the author ya know ;)

soul_reaver_ac · 08-12-2007, 05:42 PM

gonna look at this one will be 1st time install hope it good

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