i would like to install a chat mod that was on the SMF boards, but i recall someone having problems with it when used with TP.
any suggestions on what i should do?
and i may need help installing this. (buttons and such)
edit: upon seeing where the button generator is now, is there anyway i can just put the chat mod in a window like that one?
Yes, you can. :) I just used a phpblock with a echo statement and a iframe tag. I assume the update of the chat will work too, since its just a frame. In any case it shouldn't disrupt TP/SMF.
something i'd like to suggest:
http://www.userplane.com
there is a sweet chat program there which hosted by their own servers. has audio/video capability, and opens in a pop-up after you click the link in your forum. i am pretty sure you can't do it in a block, but it is nevertheless an excellent mod. if you come up with a chat bloc that works better, post it for us please? :)
Quote from: Bloc on October 24, 2005, 01:13:04 AM
Yes, you can. :) I just used a phpblock with a echo statement and a iframe tag. I assume the update of the chat will work too, since its just a frame. In any case it shouldn't disrupt TP/SMF.
but how did you make it appear in its own page?
Point the include inside an iframe. Or you can target a link to an iframe.
*is lost*
The button-generator/your chat would function on its own... mine still do. By adding a <iframe src="path_to_chat"> the chat will appear inside that , and refresh JUST the iframe, not the whole page. Good for a chat script.
ah i see.
i'm still wondering how the button generator appear in it's own page.
the button generator's address is: http://www.tinyportal.net/smf/index.php?page=13
i just wanted to know how to do that since the TP blocks are still on the left and the generator just took over the place where the forum is supposed to be.
This is how you get the window to open up a new one.
target ="_blank"
<a href="http://www.tinyportal.net/smf/index.php?page=13" target="_blank">
^^ xD i knew that. i wanted to know how he kept it in the same window, but with TP still on the left.
I think you can put it in an article.
really? i thought articles only show on the front page?
Well...it does, but thats just the "overview". You can view all articles in a category in the same way as the frontpage, and finally an article "in full". Thats what I did for the button-generator. Just set it to NOT show on frontpage, and with no category.
ah...
yay! i'm off to try it out! :)
Quote from: Moocat on October 24, 2005, 01:23:41 AM
something i'd like to suggest:
http://www.userplane.com
there is a sweet chat program there which hosted by their own servers. has audio/video capability, and opens in a pop-up after you click the link in your forum. i am pretty sure you can't do it in a block, but it is nevertheless an excellent mod. if you come up with a chat bloc that works better, post it for us please? :)
Does this use the SMF Member Database? I dont want any chat facility that allows guest to use it.
yes, you have to be logged in to use it. they have a little plugin thing that doesn't work quite perfectly with tp; it functions perfectly but isn't exactly pretty. anyway i suggest trying it out, it is an excellent chat, especially for A/V.
I use the X7Chat.ÂÃ, It's a php based chat system, and it integrates it's user access with SMF.
It was also easy to theme.
http://www.x7chat.com/index.php (http://www.x7chat.com/index.php)
I also use X7chat - easy to setup --
http://www.rranderson.com/dvd/chat/
Will X7 work in a page made by the static page mod using an iFrame?
BorgBob/Ray.... What do I do with the SMF mod file for SMF 1.1 logins for X7? I need to use that file somehwere aparently to make it all work correctly.
OK, Ignore the above got it sussed out.
Cool ;D
Quote from: gerrymo on October 27, 2005, 07:46:28 PM
BorgBob/Ray.... What do I do with the SMF mod file for SMF 1.1 logins for X7? I need to use that file somehwere aparently to make it all work correctly.
Open it in notepad and read the instructions there. It tells you how to make it work with smf. I use a plain html box in TP to show the chat button.
I got it working without any editing. There is an SMF patch for 1.1. Its a straight overwrite, but needs to be done before instalation. Had to reinstall it, but its on and working. And by some very strange accident, one of the themes is virtually identical to mine, so no theme editing to do. Works like charm.
Ray and BorgBOB:
x7chat works great! thanks! :) i couldn't use any other chat since i disabled the java console on my comp (virus target). i have a question though.
when you get to the rooms page and you click on a room to chat, it opens in a pop up window. how do i get it to open in the same window? i'm trying to integrate the chat in to one page like bloc did here with his button generator.
i want the chat room in that iframe and not just the rooms page ;)
edit: man. i'm trying to set the whole thing into an iframe like the button genrator. i have no idea what i'm doing xD
i'm going to need a step by step on how bloc set up the button generator page. :(
2nd edit: okay. i got that to work. a little convoluted though. but it works :)
Resugence, I'd like to do it that way as well, how did you do it?
yay! my chat room is working~! :) x7chat is quite nice but it lacks the speed and features of the java based chats. but it works for what i need it to do. only prob i have. too many popups. seriously. not adware mind you, it's the chat itself. it opens popups for even the simplest thing (smilies).
anyway on to the question at hand:
Quote from: gerrymo on October 28, 2005, 09:05:47 AM
Resugence, I'd like to do it that way as well, how did you do it?
as bloc said in an earlier post all youhave to do is creat an article (turn off the WYSIWYG editor) and set it to NOT show on the frontpage and don't give it a category.
i had a little trouble with this since i needed the link for the article since it's not on the frontpage. ;) so what i did was i had it show in the frontpage (frontpage settings>show only articles) and got the link from that*. then i restored my previous settings of not showing articles on the frontpage at all. but anyway...
the chatroom itself just needs to bein an iframe. the iframe is set up as so:
<iframe src="path_to_chat" width="100%">text to show users who don't support iframes</iframe>yeah shove that in the article and you're all set. i would give the iframe a height attribute though to set up the height (obviously)
now put the link (the one you got from the article [the one referenced by that * above]) somewhere on your site and you're done!
i made a button.and put it in an html box. :)
if you want to see my chat at work feel free to stop by: http://hoc-council.azuregenesis.com
I already got it working in an iFrame via the static page mod. What I meant was how did you get the pages to open in the same window, and not have multiple windows open?
ah i see. for x7 there's no actual way to do it other than setting the chat to use only one room (not multiroom mode).
Any other good chat modules that can be easily and fully integrated (using SMF Database and/or membergroups)?
Don't know if you have this version but it seem to fix the speed problem. Still use that special smf.php file with it
no i have the 2.0.0 version. i'll test this one out :)
thanks Ray!
Your welcome ;D
Thanks Ray,
I totally missed the update.
Ray and borgBOB, do you guys know how to add who's in the chat in the online users list?
Quote from: resurgence on October 29, 2005, 06:35:55 AM
Ray and borgBOB, do you guys know how to add who's in the chat in the online users list?
According to the readme docs, your server has to have the GD libruaries installed. Mine did not :(
oh :( i'll have to go check on my server. probably not though...
man.
Most do have those installed..sure its not a special version of them? Like GD 2 will work, but not GD 1.6?
From the readme:
Quote
This method requires that the PHP GD library be installed. Whether it is installed or
not is not something that you can control, so if it isn't installed then you won't be
able to do the following. To see if you have the GD library installed visit
http://yoursite.com/x7chat2directory/online.php. (after this file is ftp'd to your server)
Well, this test worked this time. I will have to work at the code to see it.
Quote from: resurgence on October 29, 2005, 06:35:55 AM
Ray and borgBOB, do you guys know how to add who's in the chat in the online users list?
I got the nuber count working -shows how many is in chat but not who
<p align="center"><img src="./chat/online.php?font_size=18"></p>
this works if your chat folder is under you smf(or what ever you called it) folder
Hey if anybody can use it I made a chat theme with the techHead colors
can't use it but it looks great!!
hit me up if you make a blue101 theme ;)
Quote from: Ray on October 29, 2005, 05:43:20 PM
Quote from: resurgence on October 29, 2005, 06:35:55 AM
Ray and borgBOB, do you guys know how to add who's in the chat in the online users list?
I got the nuber count working -shows how many is in chat but not who
<p align="center"><img src="./chat/online.php?font_size=18"></p>
this works if your chat folder is under you smf(or what ever you called it) folder
it works but underblue101 the number is white xD. how do i make the white BG of it transparent?
so no one knows how?
I have been trying to change the colors but no luck yet -- err sorry
Quote from: Ray on October 31, 2005, 07:04:00 AM
I have been trying to change the colors but no luck yet -- err sorry
do you have this problem as well? i see your default theme is blue too.
mine is white (oxygen) but i use blue101 and it bothers me a bit xD
edit:
this is the line that changes the BG in online.php
$bg_red = $bg_blue = $bg_green = 255;
I recommend flashchat. It can intergraded with smf (code already installed) and you would set it up in a iframe as well.
It costs $5, but is way worth it. It's fast, skinniable, and has audio. There are even modules that you can install into teh flashchat itself such as video conferencing.
Here is an old SMF thread on it:
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=27137.0
-Xarcell
Quote from: Xarcell on November 02, 2005, 05:44:46 PM
I recommend flashchat. It can intergraded with smf (code already installed) and you would set it up in a iframe as well.
It costs $5, but is way worth it. It's fast, skinniable, and has audio. There are even modules that you can install into teh flashchat itself such as video conferencing.
Here is an old SMF thread on it:
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=27137.0
-Xarcell
wow this looks much better! and runs smoother :)
thanks!! i'll try this one!
Recomend FlashChat as well..I am not using it on this site, but on my wife's parenting forum its a big hit. :)
Well worth the $5 , which is really a bargain for what you get.
^^ extremely true :)
my members are all asleep ATM xD so no one is there to test it and play with it yet
You get it working?
May I take a peek?
Quote from: Xarcell on November 03, 2005, 10:59:15 PM
You get it working?
May I take a peek?
of course :) PM me for the login info.