Hello YaBBer



Inspired by the "IRC Mod" from Shoeb Omar ... i have generate a completely new ChatIRC Mod
For this Mod i use a modified PJIRC Java-based Webchat Client Software (Free and open source).

Download? Take a look at end of this thread ...

Feature-list:

• Chat
  
  • Smilies
  • Private chatrooms
  • Simply external control via javascript (dropdown-menue)
  • Auto-login
  • Multilingual support
  • Away/Back message field
  • Chat-User-Online in Info Center (BoardIndex)
  • Chat-User-Online on external Homepage (Javascript, IFrame or SSI)
• Profile
  
  • Alternative nickname field
  • Nick password field (auto-identify)
• Chat Administration
  
  • The name of the chatroom (Channel)
  • Brief description/channelinfo of the chatroom
  • IRC-Host setting (your own or form included IRC Net server list)
  • IRC-Port setting
  • Language support
  • Chat opens in a new window (popup or yymain)
  • Enable guests in IRC Chat
  • Use standard applet style (blue) or your own applet style-setting
  • Info-Code for 'Chat-User-Online' on external Homepage (Javascript, IFrame or SSI)
  • and more ...

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Note:

After installation the ChatIRC Mod .... go to your ...
Admin Center -> BoardMod Mods -> ChatIRC Mod
... and setup your Chat settings

Also go to the ...
Admin Center -> Forum Controls -> Help/FAQ Files
... section, and add the "admin_chatirc" and "user_chatirc" files to make them visible in the forum help system!

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Screenshots:

- IRC Forum Chat


- Profile Setting (optional)


- Chat Administration (click on the screen to view more)

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Translation-Info:

This Mod includes the language-files for English and German! If you want translate the ChatIRC-mod to an other language ... work out this files ...

CGI-BIN:
- cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/User/user_chatirc.help
- cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Admin/admin_chatirc.help
- cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English/ChatIRC.lng
- cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English/SetChatIRC.lng

HTML:
- yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/english.txt
- yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/pixx-english.lng

.. also translate the "Menue-txt" example included -> ChatIRC_german_lng.mod

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Known problems:

- The "Whois" function don't work on all servers

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Credits:

Mod: [NEW] ChatIRC Mod [beta 1]
Original code by Christian Tribelnig (XTC) http://www.yabbserver.com

Extended Version ChatIRC V1.0 for YaBB 2.2.1/2.2.2 by
- Jeffrey Man (Jet Li) http://www.yabbworld.com

Big thx to all my Chat-Betatester ...
- Mick and Fonso (www.info4alien.de)
- ThM (www.yabbwelt.de)

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Installation:

1) Modify YaBB files using BoardMod or manually.
2) Load modified files to your server in ASCII mode.  

AdminIndex.pl
/Admin/AdminSubList.pl (ASCII)
/Admin/ManageTemplates.pl (ASCII)
/Admin/ModList.pl (ASCII)
/Languages/English/Menu.lng (ASCII)
/Sources/AdvancedTabs.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/BoardIndex.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/Profile.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/Subs.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/SubList.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/System.pl (ASCII)
/Sources/TabMenu.pl (ASCII)
/Templates/default/BoardIndex.template (ASCII)
/Templates/yabb21/BoardIndex.template (ASCII)
/Variables/Menu0.def (ASCII)
/Variables/Menu1.def (ASCII)
/Variables/Menu2.def (ASCII)

NOTE: Upload BoardIndex.template to your custom template dir.
Example: /Templates/templatename/BoardIndex.template (ASCII)

From Package:

/Admin/SetChatIRC.pl (ASCII and Chmod 755)
/Help/English/Admin/admin_chatirc.help (ASCII and Chmod 755)
/Help/English/User/user_chatirc.help (ASCII and Chmod 755)
/Languages/English/ChatIRC.lng (ASCII and Chmod 666)
/Languages/English/SetChatIRC.lng (ASCII and Chmod 666)
/Sources/ChatIRC.pl (ASCII and Chmod 755)
/Sources/ChatIRCOnline.pl (ASCII and Chmod 755)
/Variables/ChatIRClog.txt (ASCII and Chmod 666)

/yabbfiles/irc-unsigned.jar (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/irc.cab (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/irc.jar (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/IRCApplet.class (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/pixx.cab (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/pixx.jar (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/securedirc-unsigned.cab (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/securedirc.cab (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/irc.gif (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/ircnetwork.txt (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/Buttons/English/chatirc.png  (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/english.txt (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/german.txt (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/pixx-english.lng (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Languages/pixx-german.lng (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Sound/bell2.au (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Sound/ding.au (ASCII)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Templates/default/chatirc.gif (Binary and Chmod 755)
/yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Templates/yabb21/chatirc.gif (Binary and Chmod 755)

NOTE: If you have a custom template, create a new dir. for your image
Example: /yabbfiles/ModImages/ChatIRC/Templates/templatename/chatirc.gif (Binary and Chmod 755)

edit Variables/taborder.txt to show Chat Tab Button on new Style
search

search 

add after

chatirc 

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Server Info:

If the ident server already used on your Server, you can disabled it by modifing in ChatIRC.pl

search

$ChatIRC_Code .= qq~
			<param name="port" value="$irc_port"> 

add after

			<param name="useidentserver" value="false"> 

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MIME-type Server Error:

If you get this Error: Startup error: java.lang.Error: Unable to load interface pixx : java.langClassNotFoundException: irc.gio.Interface

Move
- ChatIRC/Languages/english.txt (ASCII mode)  
- ChatIRC/Languages/german.txt (ASCII mode)  
- ChatIRC/Languages/pixx-english.txt (ASCII mode)  
- ChatIRC/Languages/pixx-german.txt (ASCII mode)

To
- yabbfiles/english.txt (ASCII mode)  
- yabbfiles/german.txt (ASCII mode)  
- yabbfiles/pixx-english.txt (ASCII mode)  
- yabbfiles/pixx-german.txt (ASCII mode)

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Download:

--> ChatIRC V1.0 for YaBB 2.2.1 / 2.2.2 /2.2.3

Have Fun

Hi,

installed without problems. Works good!
Thx JetLi!

Hi Jet Li and thank you.

Installed and working very well

Works with upcomming YaBB 2.2.3 No Update Needed.

I installed Chat Mod on 2 boards Yabb2.2.3 one board had the chat installed after I have uploaded etc .

The problem I have is the chat buttons does not show in this board as it does in the other board. Which file do I have to check for the code to display the chat button??


It is OK I find in first message must read all info first

Hi
just pm me 

Great mod but has Major problem??

All works OK BUT it displays the Members User ID: or real name take a look in the image in first post _ _ X T C _ _ is admin??

smith21 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 8:25am:

thats right. Display Name are right.  That Name you can enter in Profile - Option too (for Registration).