Topic: [Shoutbox] A few ideas / requests

[420connect]

This thread will serve as my little wish list for the shoutbox..
Much appreciated if anyone can implement any of the below or can point me in the right direction!


1. Quick Edit
- a pencil icon appears next to where the "delete" icon usually does / as well as depending on permissions.
- allows you to edit that shoutbox entry.
- edit your own / permissions allow others

2. New message sound
- Ping sound when new message is received
- with off option

3. Confirm delete pop-up
- when deleting a shoutbox item, you get a pop-up asking to confirm.

4. Input bar width
(where you type your message)
- size definable via admin

5. hxxp://example.com > [link]
- auto rewrite url's to [link] replacements

6. Avatars
- optionally display avatars of the poster

Thank you

\\Edit -> Live link disallowed for new members

[Chen Zhen]

420connect,

  Greetings and welcome to Simple Portal.

1. There is a plugin that will allow this option: Extra Shoutbox Options Plug-In

2. There is an older plug-in that I wrote with this option but Imo it needs a different approach and will be added to the next version of the above noted plug-in (I already had this in mind)

3. Another decent idea which I may add to that same plug-in in the future

4. The text input field seems to be proportionate depending on side/center block allocation. Are you suggesting a textarea input? Imo changing this may not look aesthetic to the eye

5. The current shoutbox behaviour already does this by default

6. I suppose for centred blocks using small dimensions this may be ok, as you state it can be an option that is shoutbox specific whereas Imo for side blocks one could leave it disabled. Perhaps an option on the dimensions of the avatar being displayed as well. I may also include this option in a future version of the options plug-in.

Regards.

[♦ Ninja ZX-10RR ♦]

Number 2 well it would have been cool just to add a mp3/wav/whatever file and replace it, maybe easier, too.
Number 4 can be customized via .css quite easily if you wish, too
As for number 6 hmm... It could be an idea, an old idea but there are pros and cons, as Chen Zhen said...

For the numbers that I missed nothing to add to what Chen Zhen said above

[420connect]

Thank you and hello!

I downloaded "sp-xtra-shoutbox_options-v1.5x.zip" and went to install but get the following test fails:

Code: ((Find)) [Select]

if (!empty($_REQUEST['shout']))

Code: ((Replace)) [Select]

if (!empty($count) && $count >= $context['SPortal']['shoutbox']['consecutive'])
$context['SPortal']['shoutbox']['warning'] = str_replace('[#]', $context['SPortal']['shoutbox']['consecutive'], $context['SPortal']['shoutbox']['consecutive_msg']);
elseif (!empty($_REQUEST['shout']) && !$read_only)


and

Code: ((Find)) [Select]

<li class="smalltext">', !$shout['is_me'] ? '<strong>' . $shout['author']['link'] . ':</strong> ' : '', $shout['text'], '<br />', !empty($shout['delete_link_js']) ? '<span class="shoutbox_delete">' . $shout['delete_link_js'] . '</span>' : '' , '<span class="smalltext shoutbox_time">', $shout['time'], '</span></li>';

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<li class="smalltext">', !$shout['is_me'] ? '<strong>' . $shout['author']['link'] . ':</strong> ' : '', '<span style="word-wrap: break-word;overflow-y: auto;overflow-x: hidden;">' . $shout['text'], '</span><br /><span class="shoutbox_delete">', (!empty($shout['edit_link_js']) ? $shout['edit_link_js'] : '&nbsp;'), (!empty($shout['delete_link_js']) ? $shout['delete_link_js'] : '&nbsp;'), '</span><span class="smalltext shoutbox_time">', $shout['time'], '</span></li>';
- Got the sound plug installed now
- Appreciate the confirm delete pop-up when the next release comes, thank you!
- I have the shoutbox in a horizontal block, using it as a "chat" but the input bar seems a bit short compared to the length of the rest of the shoutbox..
(for now I've managed to at least move the 'Shout' button nearer the input bar)
(I'll have a look into the .css as mentioned by Ninja)

- Again, thank you for the avatar option should you include it in the next release!

[♦ Ninja ZX-10RR ♦]

input#new_shout_1.shoutbox_input on string 364 is the one that controls the shoutbox input width on this site, for example. This should clear things up

As per the issues during the installation... Do you have any other SP mods installed by any chance?

[420connect]

Sorted the input bar length, thank you!

& I've got the colour drop down, sound effect and PM addons

[♦ Ninja ZX-10RR ♦]

Glad it worked

For those issues I'd recommend to open a support topic since the argument is quite a lot different from the OP hint: attach the faulty file(s), provide a screeenshot of the failing tests.