FlashChat User

[gerrymo]

Yes you can do that, or do as I did and make it a popup from a button (looks much tider than a new window)

[technodragon73]

true, but the problem i have is i am not really familiar with coding so i wanted to know what was the code you used to accomplish that.

[Eternity]

true, but the problem i have is i am not really familiar with coding so i wanted to know what was the code you used to accomplish that.

hmm its a while since I installed smf and flash chat for someone on a forum and I have only done it once.  All you do is insert target as follows after your url reference to the chat in your index.template page with the target="_blank" code

Find this

echo '<a href="', $GLOBALS['boardurl'], '/chat/flashchat.php">',

and replace with this :

echo '<a href="', $GLOBALS['boardurl'], '/chat/flashchat.php" target="_blank">',

That should open it in a new window.

[technodragon73]

HOORAY!

That was such a simple fix!

Ok, so is there a way to add defining the size of the window in the popup?

Or does it have to popup full screen?

[IchBin]

I think something like this might work. Of course changing your dimensions...

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<a href="http://www.yourlink.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=500,height=500,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;">Chat</a>

[technodragon73]

ok...call me stupid...how do i integrate that inot the index.template.php?

i have tried several different ways and i keep getting a parse error

[Eternity]

I think something like this might work. Of course changing your dimensions...

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<a href="http://www.yourlink.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'popupwindow', 'width=500,height=500,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;">Chat</a>

Ichbin to be honest I haven't touched javascript much and this is javascript isn't it? If it is wouldn't they have to place a script arguments in the header or something for it to work?  Or put in script tags at the beginning and end of the actual entry in the line above.

[IchBin]

Actually no, because you are not calling a function from the header. This is javascript that is what I call stand alone code. But to echo it in a php statment with HTML you would actually have to write it out like this.

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<a href="http://www.google.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, &quot;popupwindow&quot;, &quot;width=500,height=500,scrollbars,resizable&quot;); return false;">Google</a>';

[Eternity]

Actually no, because you are not calling a function from the header. This is javascript that is what I call stand alone code. But to echo it in a php statment with HTML you would actually have to write it out like this.

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Google</a>';

Really thats good so how would they insert it into the index.template file?  Would it be something like this

Find this

echo '<a href="', $GLOBALS['boardurl'], '/chat/flashchat.php">',

and replace with this :

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echo '<a href="', $GLOBALS['boardurl'],
onclick="window.open(/chat/flashchat.php, 'popupwindow', 'width=500,height=500,scrollbars,resizable'); return false;'">',

[IchBin]

No, it would be like this. Make sure you click and highlite to the right. I just noticed in the blue101 theme that the BBC Code tags are not showing a scrollbar. It might be in other themes I am not sure.

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echo'<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/flashchat.php" onclick="window.open(this.href, &quot;popupwindow&quot;, &quot;width=500,height=500,scrollbars,resizable&quot;); return false;">Chat</a>';