Version :

Version 3.0.0 : 15 May 2010 >>
Version 2.4.2 : 13 September 2009 >>
Version 2.4.1 : 4 September 2009 >>
Version 2.4.0 : 24 July 2009 >>
Version 2.3.2 : 7 April 2009 >>
Version 2.3.0 : 9 March 2009 >>
Version 2.2.1 : 7 February 2009 >>
Version 2.2.0 : 6 February 2009 >>
Version 2.1.0 : 2 January 2009 >>
Version 2.0.2 : 25 December 2008 >>
Version 1.1.0 : 20 October 2008 >>
Version 1.0.0 : 16 August 2008 >>
Version 0.5.0 : 29 June 2008 >>
Version 0.4.0 : 26 April 2008 >>
Version 0.3.0 : 26 February 2008 >>
Version 0.2.1 : 19 February 2008 >>
Version 0.2.0 : 16 February 2008 >>
Version 0.1.2 : 6 February 2008 >>
Version 0.1.1 : 5 February 2008 >>
Version 0.1.0 : 5 February 2008 >>
Version 0.0.0 : 28 January 2008 >>

CHATBOX PORTED TO vB4

Corrected bugs :

An error is fired when the notification for new thread is active and user try to validate a moderated thread (Fatal error: Call to a member function authorize_user_newthread_newpost_notif() on a non-object in /serverpath/includes/mgc_cb_evo/plugins.php on line 580)
In_array error in class_misc.php
Js error when maximum number of chats per day is reached
When avatars are in the filesystem they don't show in the chatbox
Chats order in the PM tabs were sometimes messed up

New functionnalities :

Option to exclude chatbox from defined forum pages
Report chat function
New registrations notification (only in BF version)

Corrected bugs :

PM tab doesn't open if a user has a username with a '
More smilies link not working
Channel order setting seems to be ineffective
Bot apparently answers in the chatbox while not being active
Many errors due to empty array
PM tab doesn't work in full page mode
Chats are added to the bottom instead of the top upon delete of a chat in oldest first mode

New functionnalities :

Icon near the chats which, when clicked, add @username at the beginning of the chat input field
Possibility to remove bots chats directly from the chatbox
Option to set a userid for the bot

Corrected bugs :

If the BBCodes are inactive for a usergroup, they still were able to choose the default formatting options in their usercp
The Archives links is displayed to users that don't have access to them
Impossible to send a PM through the menu to users with a ' in their username

New functionnalities :

3 replacements vars to add the username, date or time in the bot answer

Corrected bugs:

Usergroup color/style markup not taken into account in the whosinthechatbox
Wrong number of people online/names in the whosinthechatbox
If bbcodes are disabled but not the smilies, the smilies aren't parsed anymore
User are able to see channels archives they don't have access by entering the id of the channels in the url
Entering some special characters in a chat makes the chatbox hang
IF a user has not access to a channel he still sees the message when searching
If user collapse and reexpand chatbox and there is a sticky chat, new chats get added before sticky chat instead of after
Chatbox won't let users enter just a 0 as chat

New features:

Antiflood system (max. number of messages per minute)
Can delete own shouts permission
Enter button now send the private chat instead of cancel in the pm popup
Bot system (automatic answer)
Option to disable wysiwyg in input field
Usergroup permission to see notifications
Checkbox to remove more than one log at a time in the admincp
Option to show number of user in chats on forumhome in the statistics
Improve performances and load
Display current time in chatbox
Autoadd number of chats in postbit through hooks
More search options: Search by channel
Possibility to set usergroup/user from which only post notifications
More noticeable sticky posts
Possibility to move notification column to a separate forum sidebar
Option for channels to set wether they are shown on forumhome / in which forums
Use datastore for channels and commands (less queries)
Alternative chatbox display with textarea on the right or left side
Possibility to rename the chatbox file
Minimum number of threads per 24H to post
Possibility to show PM chats in tabs for easier user to user chat

Corrected bugs:

Chats doesn't appear when chatbox is collapsed. See here for a fix
PM sent to other user don't show other username color correctly : See here for a fix
SQL error when moving a post to a new thread with inline mod
Members that do not have permission to see the archives, can see the link to the archives.
Apparently thread notifications is providing errors to some users
When a user with username βᴬᴰᴵᴻfɭʋʒᴎƶɛ post a message, chatbox stuck to blank
Anonymous can't chat
Selecting a color and then going back to default doesn't set font back to default

Corrected bugs:

SQL error when trying to update counters in the admincp of the chatbox
Sticky chats is not working
Impossible to double click to edit a chat only containing an url Added edit chat item in menu
NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER in Firefox
SQL error in view all chats
In Safari browser, an older chat is displayed at the top when chats and notifications are not in a separate query
When changing channels order, if channel title right near chatbox name option is on, the displayed title is wrong
SQL error when import from some chatbox when a username has a ' in it.
Private chats are shown when Viewing all chats of a user while they shouldn't
IBProarcade (latest version) integration doesn't work
Autocompletion relative yui stuff is loaded while autocompletion is not active
If align usernames and chats option is set and newest chat are at the bottom without notification column, chats aren't aligned

New features:

Added back /team command
Chat retrievals query optimization
Upgrade to YUI 2.7.0
Change sound format to .swf
WYSWYG input field
Option to save user selected chat format without having to pass through usercp

Corrected bugs:

SQL error in when creating a new post with notifications active in the chatbox
ARG4 undefined error message instead of the threadtitle in newpost notification

Corrected bugs:

SQL error when chats and notifications are in a separate SQL query and chatbox is minimized
Chatbox doesn't scroll down automatically in IE7 when newest chats are set to be at the bottom
Ajax error fired sporadically
When clicking on view all chats of ... the displayed chats are those of the user clicking on the link instead of the other user
If a thread/post is removed from the database and notification system is active, the notification chat is not removed from the database
If a thread/post is supposed to be awaiting moderation, it's shown in the notifications while it shouldn't yet be
Prefix missing in mgc chatbox 1.5
Chats limit per 24 hour is not working properly
Forum left to right align not taken into account in the chatbox
Menu item in PM chats is redirecting to receiver of the message instead of author
When BBCODE are off, setting the chatbox to be hidden in the usercp stop the user from being able to set it on again
When chats are displayed as "newest at the bottom", the chatbox doesn't scroll correctly after a chat delete

New features:

vBShouts 2.0 importer
New thread/post notification links redirect to last post
Quote BBCODE support
Sound notification upon new message in other channels as option

Corrected bugs:

Remove the shouts button in the archives doesn't work in IE6
Pagenav in the search doesn't work, when clicking on a second page, it leads to a "User doesn't exist error message" instead of the searched chats
Selecting "The beginning" in the archives send back to yesterday
Blinking channel upon new message seems not to work
Sometimes chats don't get sent but are when refreshing the page
Special HTML characters are displayed as HTML code and not interpreted
Database error in archives page when avatar display option is on
When a user belongs to a primary usergroup that has access to a command but the secondary usergroup he also belongs to doesn't, menu items of the commands are not shown in the chatbox
Strange behaviour of the chatbox when the whosonline is set to be in a tab and the separate chats and notifications options is on

New features:

Yesterday/Today date feature in the chatbox
Avoid user to ban/ignore himself
Hide top chatters box from archives when number is set to 0
Option to load files locally instead from the yui server
Option to filter some forum for notifications warnings
Tick box in the archives to select all chats on a page for removal
Configurable notification column width
Possibility to separate notifications/real chats sql query
Configuration notifications number when sql queries are separated
Availability of sound notification upon new messages
Hooks for further notifications plugin creation

Corrected bugs:

Online users in a tab feature not working
SQL error when the who is online in the chatbox feature is active
Avatar feature is causing SQL error with vB 3.6 versions
When new chats are set to be at the bottom, the chatbox doesn't scroll automatically to the bottom when changing of channel
Slap command through the menu item when in a secondary channel leads to slaps being wronglu posted in the general channel
When inactive mode on load option is set, a javascript error is fired in Firefox
Online users in a tab exploses the chatbox template a bit
Alternating colors for chats row doesn't work anymore
Smilies retrieval order when set to be like in the admincp is not accurate
jQuery loads on all forums pages while it shouldn't
Add template name in HTML comments option causes the chat to be hidden in IE and shown horizontally in Firefox
When sending a private chat to an other user through the dialog box fired upon press on the menu item, chat doesn't get sent if they contain double quotes

New features:

Importers from the following chatbox system: cChatbox v1.5, Cyb Chatbox v2.3, DionDev Shoutbox v1.0, Dream's Chatbox v2.1.1, GSBOS v1.0.5, Inferno vBShout Lite v2.5.0, MGC Chatbox v1.5
Refresh rate is now based on a per usergroup basis instead of an option
All javascript codes have been moved from jQuery to YUI (cleaner popups, autocomplete, and so on)
Ajax calls have been changed to the new vBulletin standard using YUI connection manager
Javascript files are now compressed to fasten the page load
New option to display new thread or post notifications in the chatbox (uses forum permissions)
Possibility to split the chats in 2 columns (one for the chats & one for the notifications)
Shouts searching system in the archives
Option to display the number of chats in the user profile or/and in the postbit
Option to set the userids of users that can't be ignored by others
Possibility to use BBCODES and/or smilies is now usergroup permissions based
Option to set the chats vertical alignment
Possibility to display the active channel name at the top of the chatbox
Automatic refresh can be disabled through usergroup permissions
New filter in the archives to limit the number of chats displayed (last day, last 2 days, last week, and so on...)
New usergroup permission to limit users number of chats per 24H (dynamic) as well as a permission to stop automatic refresh when this limit is reached
When the maximum number of chats per day is reached, a warning is displayed to the user in the chatbox
Chats are now removed from the chats database when you remove a user from the forum
New usergroup permission to set the default channel for each usergroup

Corrected bugs:

Veuillez entre l'email not translated
When chats display option is "Oldest first", the chatbox doesn't scroll to new chats on load
Too much space between chats in collapsed mode
Sticky chats not working immediatly (only after reload of the page)
Chats doesn't get removed from the chatbox when the inactivity mode message is displayed
The command permissions query shall not be ran at chatbox initial display when the chatbox autocompletion is inactive
vBulletin confirm popup (logout or PM) have been reported by somes users as not displayed in IE when the chatbox is active (IE javascript triangle appears)
Missing indicator.gif reported in FF console error
Small template issues
Banning user only start applying if the banned user refreshes his browser
When using the delete command, older chats gets added on top instead of bottom or so on

New features:

Changed url popup to also specify a text in addition to the link (optional)
Option to show the chatbox collapsed by default
Possibility to force unregistered users enter their name before they shout
Actions logging like ban and remove (activation through option)
Usergroup permission for the IP display feature
Option to set the chatbox width
Option to set the styles in which not to display the chatbox
Usergroup styling taking into account in the users online list
Display of a small avatar at the left of the username (option)
Option to expand the bbcode/smilies lines by default
New command : slap
New syntaxes for the ban command to allow banning for a defined number of hours or days

Corrected bugs:

Channel icons not blinking
Chatbox autocomplete function firing error on pages without the chatbox in it

New features:

Commands are now included in the chatbox thus simplifying chatbox install
Intelligent chats reload system to improve performances and speed based on jQuery plugin (no more full reload)
Commands now usable in all channels
IP of the chat's author displayed in the menu on the left to users who can manage the chatbox

Corrected bugs:

Channels won't display
Missing space before the To in the PM chat displaying in Safari
Channels usergroup permissions don't get displayed but still are taken into account
Other users could see private messages in archives
FR and EN ban commands files differences
Chats sent by non registered users shown in stats while they shoudln't
Sticky option disapeared
Command options not displayed
Shouts get removed when cron is set to 0 while they shouldn't
Censored words are not hidden when used in a text command (like /me command)

New features:

Completion system to easier entering of commands (based on jQuery)
Chatbox popups redesigned (based on jQuery)
BBCODE email added

Corrected bugs:

Compatibility with CRSF protection changes introduced in newer vBulletin version
Sticky chat option displayed to users that doesn't have the right to use it
Problem with opened menu disappearing when chatbox refreshes
Menu commands not working in archives
ACP smilies order working but not taking into account smilie categories orders

New features:

Hide general channel when only 1 channel in the chatbox

Corrected bugs:

First shout problem due to prompt message
Popup menu not closing in Safari and Opera - Popup menu can now be closed by clicking again on the menu button
Chat edit problem in archives : See removed features

New features:

Sticky/Unsticky shouts (through a menu item)
Delete - Ignore - Ban commands : Confirm popup upon menu items actions
New option to allow smilies retrieval in admincp smilies manager set order
Announcement command : new remove option to remove announcement

Removed features:

Chatbox display in the archives

Corrected bugs:

Color select problem in usercp and chatbox showing only two colors
Time locale problem

Corrected bugs:

PM could be seen by everyone that has pm command permissions when command attached to a channel
Problem of username column width in chats (Opera)
Problem of date column width in archives (Opera)
Chat color defaulted to white instead of using forum default
Inactive mode shows up while not being active on the forum
Problem of date locals
Menu shall not be displayed when chatbox is collasped

New features:

Option to display the whosonline in a tab rather than under the chatbox
Usergroup permission to display or not the prompt message in the input field
Prompt message as an option instead of a phrase
Easier channels creation, with only few clicks it's now possible to create the channel along with its attached command

Corrected bugs:

Can see only when number of posts reached permission not working properly
Image path error for not logged in users
down9x9.gif not in all styles => replaced by menu_open.gif
Color palette in acp not working in opera

Fixes minor errors of the 0.1.0 release

Corrected bugs:

Arcade integration not working
vBAdvanced integration thanks to stangger5 mod not working
Default usergroup color showing empty color for unregistered users
Timezone malfunctionning for chatbox dates
Color palette not working in Opera but color does set well
Error in js_page_jump in admincp on the command and channels pages
Column size problem in the chatbox in Opera
Command folder in clientscript directory not well named in the chatbox archive
Usergroup username color not taken into account in the stats
Inactive time not reset upon chat sending
Invisible users appearing in the chatbox whoisonline
Announcement not working with apostrophes
Command entered with another letter than / still taken into account has the command
General channel icon blinking after a delay when warn active and channel changed
Chats menu opening far above from the position of the icon
Error in date indication for AM/PM format in the options
Latency problem on shouts reload

New Features:

Prompt text in input field at page load to indicate users that they should enter chats in that field (activation by option)
Easier access to commands permission management
Chatbox rules button in the chatbox which open a new popup containing the chatbox rules
Usergroup permission to let, the user that have not reached the number of posts per day, see the chatbox
More smilies window to let the user select more smilies than the one shown in the chatbox
Alt on buttons mouseover
Inline chats remove in the chatbox archives (like on forumdisplay for threads)
New channel option to set wether user shall be warned or not upon new message in the channel

Initial release