How did you manage to get the shoutbox to show on the side?
Its on of the built-in blocks..so it will automatic show up on first-time install. Later you can do with it the same as other blocks - left/right,off/on and up/down + title.
So, it comes with TinyPortal?
Yes, its not a separate script.
Are you planning to make it separate? Cause its a nice Shoutbox, and i have SMF forums and i dont have a shoutbox..I dont like the Ultimate Shoutbox.
I might do it as single mod...problem is where to put it. In TP I use the blocks for it. How do Ultimate shoutbox do it? and btw..what is the difference between the 2...?
ultimate shoutbox requires you to put the call for the fucntion somewhere in your template file(s) yourself.... All the mod does is install the functionality to add the shotubox somewhere...
As for how they differ, the only real difference I see is that the ultimate shoutbox can scroll....
What do you mean by it can scroll? I see Blocs shoutbox can scroll, but I don't think you mean the same thing.
Probably the autoscroll.
Personally I think its annoying, but i can certianly add it as a option if people would like it.
I really prefer the TP shoutbox also...
I can make it as mod , sure. All the code is already there, just some minor adjustments is needed. I probably will let the mod "add" itself to the side of the forum..most natural place perhaps.
But if its to be a single mod, is there anything else that would be beneficial in it? apart from the autoscroll?...
imo, autoscroll is not needed. but can the guests shout in the shoutbox? sorry but i dont see that option.
btw, where to get this quick reply mod?
edit: can you please modify this quick reply mod, maybe add an option to choose where the board redirect after poting a reply (same as the options given in the Additional Options..example: 1. Notifies me of replies 2. Return to this topic)
Guest shouts were turned off..but its possible to have in again in a mod.
Quick-reply? thats not a mod, its a part of SMf since way back..check your profile - look and layout preferences.
ahh! i didnt know that. :)
can i set the quick reply to show for all users by default.
sorry, im new to SMF. but im in love with this forum at first sight! :)
any idea where I need to go to modify the shoutbox? width height and how it acts?? I cannot find it in the admin section at all!
Eric
in the TPadmin -- should be a button at the top with the rest of them
Note: make sure you are the admin ;)
thats funny.....all that is at the top when I go to tpadmin is 4 dots....nothing about shoutbox or anything else.......something must not have installed correctly then??
Thanks
Eric
Where do "index.php?action=tpadmin;sub=shoutbox" take you?
IT SAYS:
TinyPortal -
and in two seperate boxes it says the numbers 120 & 5
then gives the last 5 shout outs and a remove option...thats it
Eric
Height of shoutbox in pixels
Limit posts in shoutbox to:
Edit/Remove last shouts:
is all the changes you can do
Seems you are missing langauge files,eric. And as Ray says, those are the options you have. Just to keep things simple. ;)
I will add some sort of archiving - that is , managing, because as of now all shouts that you don't "remove" , is still in the database. Set show 5 first, make 10-15 shouts, and set show 40...it will now show 40 backwards, not just 5-15 as you would assume...
Quote from: Bloc on May 11, 2005, 02:26:28 PM
Probably the autoscroll.
Personally I think its annoying, but i can certianly add it as a option if people would like it.
I miss the scroll ;)
Quote from: Bloc on May 11, 2005, 05:03:19 PM
Guest shouts were turned off..but its possible to have in again in a mod.
Quick-reply? thats not a mod, its a part of SMf since way back..check your profile - look and layout preferences.
Sorry to bring back old topics but how can i enable guest shout?
Hm, it seems that option is not in anymore. Have to add it again. Although the setting in tportal_settings called "guest_shout" should enable it again. Just set it to "1".
what file is this located at i looked at all the source files and template files and i cant find it.
its actually not in the template files..its in the database. :) For some reason i have left it out..which it shouldn't be.
Ok changed it thanks.
offtopic: why dont you add a prefix to the tp tables. people might have multiple forums in one db. ;)
Well..TP doesn't use a physical settings file, like SMF does...but the prefix can be changed, look for $tp_prefix = 'tportal_'; in all TP source files. A bit cumbersome..but if you install the first TP, then go into phpMyadmin and change the names to some other - then go into the 4 source files and change there too..you should have a custom TP prefix. Problem is of course when you update... ::)
I might go over to just using a settings file too.
I think its better if you add {$prefix}{$tp_frefix} that way it has both prefixes. less trouble.
True. :)