ShoutIt v1.5 released

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

after a long time with no changes I'm proud to present a new version of Shoutbox.

Changelog:
v1.4 Mar 24, 2008
 - frontend output is now XHTML valide
 - fixed all E_ALL notices
 - replaced all short tags
 - moved javascript to frontend.js
 - moved all styles from body to frontend.css and backend.css
 - error messages  now stylable in frontend.css
 - Added default index.php to all folders to prevent directory spoofing
 - replaced all copyright notices now includes 2008

Hope you like it.

Matthias

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

Just released a new Version of Shoutbox

Changelog:
v1.5 Apr 06, 2008
 - added support for edit CSS functions of WB 2.7
 - added ` quotes for all DB queries table names and fields to prevent issues with MySQL special chars like -
 - changed mechanism to prevent files from beeing accessed directly (redirect instead off displaying an error message)

Download:
You can download the new version on our addons Page. ShoutIt_v1.5

Requirements:
- To get the css files displayed in the head section of your template and not in the body section, add the following code to the head section of the index.php from your template:

Code:

<?php
// this allows to include the optional module files (frontend.css, frontend.js) into the head section
if(function_exists('register_frontend_modfiles')) {
  register_frontend_modfiles('css');
  register_frontend_modfiles('js');
} ?>

This code only works in WB 2.6.7 and WB 2.7, if you use a lower version of WB, you don't need to make changes in your template. The css will be displayed in the body tag as it was in previous versions.

- The latest release uses the integrated edit module CSS functions of the WB 2.7 core (introduced with WB 2.7 RC3). To add this feature to WB 2.6.x, one needs to copy the files /framework/module.functions.php and edit_module_files.p hp from a WB 2.7 (RC3 or higher) to the WB 2.6.x installation. In addition one needs to define 3 language variables in the WB language files:

Code:

$TEXT['CAP_EDIT_CSS'] = 'Edit CSS';
$TEXT['HEADING_CSS_FILE'] = 'Actual module file: ';
$TEXT['TXT_EDIT_CSS_FILE'] = 'Edit the CSS definitions in the textarea below.';

How to update?:
- First make a copy of modul stylesheets and if you have already 1.4 installed from your frontend.css.
- Then simply install the new version over the old one
- Copy now the stored stylesheets in the frontend.css by using the Edit Css funktion.


!!!Please remember, that this is only a shoutbox and no chat modul!!

Hope you like it.

Matthias

[iggyFlames]

Hi Matthias!
I've installed ShoutIt to see if I could use it as a "question-answer" box with my students. It's a great work but it's not what I'm looking for so I opt to unistall the module but something is wrong because when I click uninstall button at Add-Ons nothing happens
I mean everything under menu bar goes blank and "success" message don't show. If I reload the admin add-on page an look at modules ShoutIt is still there.
BTW, I'm using last versions both WB and ShoutIt, Linux server, Apache 1.3.3  Mysql 4.1+ PHP 5.x
I *think* I can erase things in databank, but I'm unsure if that's the best way to solve this problem.
Would you please point me some secure way to proceed?

TIA,

Iggy

[lilmiss]

I have the ShoutIt setup on my main thanksgiving page...however I have no idea how to go about deleting or editing any of the comments made or if that is even possible. Can you please direct me in the right direction.

I've tried the Feedback Module...however I don't like the look of it...I do however like that the comments can be edited.

Also is there a link on how to make the look and feel of this ShoutIt module possible?

Thanks!

[bluegum]

I  use the shoutbox and  users request a time and date stamp on the messages?
how can we do this>?

[h1ghway]

hi ruebenwurzel,

we use shoutit in the member section of our choirpage.

Is it possible to make shoutit show when a entry has been made, like this:
"13.11.08 22:22 Wildschwein: bla bla bla"

Is there a (german) manual available

yours,

h1ghway

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

attached you find a new view.php wich gives you the result you want. But as the way the date is stored in the database is changed all old entries have a now wrong date and time. This view.php only works with new entries.

Following changes are done:

changed Line 64 from date to mktime:

Code:

$date = mktime();

added around line 95:

Code:

//Get the entry date and time
$entry_date = gmdate(DATE_FORMAT, $r['date']+TIMEZONE);
$entry_time = gmdate(TIME_FORMAT, $r['date']+TIMEZONE);

changed line 115 (112old):

Code:

echo "<li><small>$entry_date $entry_time</small>&nbsp;<strong>$name</strong>:&nbsp;$message</li>\n";

Have fun

Matthias

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

and as it was a cold november sunday i fixed a typo in uninstall.php and decided to release an new version.

Changelog:
v1.6 Nov 09, 2008
 - fixed typo in uninstall.php
 - added support for the date and time settings in WB

Have fun

Matthias

[h1ghway]

hallo ruebenwurzel,

many thanx to you, it works fine.
 

h1ghway

[roedental]

The Smileys doesn´t work at shoutit v.1.6!
Sven

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

you simply need to call the frontend.js in the head section of your template (index.php of your template). Look a few posts above it is explained at the 1.5 announcement.

Matthias

[chabar2000]

Hi,

Shoutbox works, but when I try to edit the CSS file:

Error
Premature end of script headers: edit_module_files.p hp

Server problem?
Thank You
Karl

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

wich version of WB did you use?

shoutbox 1.6 requires WB 2.7 Final.

Matthias

[chabar2000]

Yes, just installed latest versions... WB 2.7, Shoutbox 1.6

[CodeALot]

What exactly is "too high" in the settings? What will happen if I set it to... let's say 100?