Topic: Audible alert sound in ShoutBox.

[N.E.Media]

Contents of themes/default directory:

[N.E.Media]

AHA!

Custom theme folder.

I'm an idiot at times.

Can't believe I didn't think of that with all the other modifications I've had to do that with.

Dan

[Nathaniel]

So it works?

If you don't want to duplicate those files in your custom themes directory, then you could make the edit below.

Code: ("Find (/Themes/default/PortalShoutbox.template.php)") [Select]

   <script type="text/javascript" src="', $settings['theme_url'], '/soundmanager.js"></script>
    <script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"><!-- // --><![CDATA[
        var last_refresh_', $shoutbox['id'], ' = document.getElementById("last_refresh_', $shoutbox['id'], '");
        soundManager.url = \'', $settings['theme_url'], '/swf/\';
        soundManager.onload = function()
        {
            soundManager.createSound(\'refresh_shoutbox\',\'', $settings['theme_url'], '/alert.mp3\');
        };';

Code: ("Replace") [Select]

   <script type="text/javascript" src="', $settings['default_theme_url'], '/soundmanager.js"></script>
    <script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"><!-- // --><![CDATA[
        var last_refresh_', $shoutbox['id'], ' = document.getElementById("last_refresh_', $shoutbox['id'], '");
        soundManager.url = \'', $settings['default_theme_url'], '/swf/\';
        soundManager.onload = function()
        {
            soundManager.createSound(\'refresh_shoutbox\',\'', $settings['default_theme_url'], '/alert.mp3\');
        };';

[N.E.Media]

Perfect!!

Great new modification!

Thank you very much!

Dan

[N.E.Media]

Uh oh!

Sound only can be heard by person sending the shout.

Passive recipients hear nothing - it's the recipients that need the alert.

Sorry!

Ideas?

Dan

[Nathaniel]

The alert should sound whenever the shoutbox refreshes via javascript/Ajax and there is a new shout, ie. it will only sound if someone clicks the refresh button or you have the auto-refresh setting turned on and the shoutbox refreshes. If somebody reloads the entire page, it won't sound, although I suppose I could post some edits so that it worked like that as well.

[N.E.Media]

The Ajax shoutbox makes an instant alert when a new shout comes in, in real time without waiting for next refresh.

Any way to do that?

Thanks!

Dan

[ginjack]

would there be a way to make this code work for SMF 2.0 RC2 also?

[Nathaniel]

would there be a way to make this code work for SMF 2.0 RC2 also?

See homer09001's post, it should already work fine with SMF 2 RC2.

The Ajax shoutbox makes an instant alert when a new shout comes in, in real time without waiting for next refresh.

Any way to do that?

Thanks!

Dan

That would be far more complicated. The shutbox does not currently have a method of sending data from the server to the client without the clients browser request it. The best way of getting a similar effect would be to have the shoutbox set to auto-refresh.

[N.E.Media]

Thank you!

I actually figured that was the case.

Still not working as-is though.

Everything's in the right place - still no alert tone on incoming.

Thanks!

Dan

[Nathaniel]

Can you post a link to your website? I want to have a look at the issue. A temp regular member account would be useful as well.

[N.E.Media]

Can you post a link to your website? I want to have a look at the issue. A temp regular member account would be useful as well.

http://www.banjoholler.com/forum/index.php

User:  Tester1

Password:  12345abc


Thanks!

Dan

[tfs]

Has anyone ever packaged this one up?  I'm hesitant to make the edits by hand because I don't want to break update scripts when a new SP comes out.

[Nathaniel]

Has anyone ever packaged this one up?  I'm hesitant to make the edits by hand because I don't want to break update scripts when a new SP comes out.

It doesn't look like it, I will package it when I find the time, although its not too high on my current priorities list. If anyone else wants to package it first, then go for it.

[tfs]

It doesn't look like it, I will package it when I find the time, although its not too high on my current priorities list. If anyone else wants to package it first, then go for it.

Thanks Nathaniel.  I'm looking forward to being able to give it a try.  An audible beep is the thing I miss the most about AJAX Chat.

[sattninja]

hello i have sound working however like in previous posts it will only make a sound after i type something on my end basicle if i type i hear it then the person on the other end types i heasr nothing and see nothing they typed then if i type something else then it will show what they types i have refresh set to 0 which i believe is auto and i have tried changing that to like 1 second and then what happens is i typr something and here a series of sounds i love this mod but it just doesnt seem to work for me properly i am sorry is i didnt explain it well but please help me figure this out also at times if i close my browser and then reopen it and go to the shoutbox and type nothing shows up until i log out and log back in that may be related it just seems like i have a refresh issue

[underfire]

i don't have the "'/Themes/default/portal.js'" file :S

[wiecher]

I hope it can be done.

[kimyaci]

I wish it work with a button.Thanks.

[beast]

  I wish a know nothing guy like me could do all this. I would crash my site in a heart beat. Is there something a guy like me could use to have the sound on the shout box or how much would someone charge me to do this