New version chatbox

http://zelaron.com/forum/mychat.php
I'm in the process of completely rewriting the shoutbox. The first stage is complete, which you can check out at the link above.

New features so far:

• Cleaner element positioning
• Net code doesn't stall (a feature because in the old version it did very easily)
• Last update time displayed so you can see if you're having connectivity issues
• Color
• Minimal updates reduce bandwidth usage
• Configurable font size
• Text doesn't scroll to the bottom unless you resize or someone sends a message
• Old messages remain on the box until you close it

Coming soon:

• Recent threads populated
• New archive page
• Rewrite of corner chatbox

Please check it out on all browsers available to you and post issues in this thread.

Bravo, good sir.

Bravo, good sir.

I second that.

By popular demand, the chatbox is now adjusted to not scroll to the bottom if you're not near the bottom already. We'll see if this causes other problems.

By popular demand, the chatbox is now adjusted to not scroll to the bottom if you're not near the bottom already. We'll see if this causes other problems.

That was a great idea to make it not scroll to the bloody bottom every time it refreshes. Good job WW, you are really on the ball right now.

EDIT: Still I wonder were you able to block html <object> scripts from running in the archived area?

That area is going away for a completely different version, anyway, but I isolated the bug.

Aw, all is well and good then. What is going to be different from the new one compared to the old one?

I....


think I love you.



















































but I'll hate you in a week.

<3 in the words of borat





VERY NIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

The new log page is in place. I'm still working out what kind of stats I'm going to do.
The new corner chatbox is in place.

You can now personalize the color of your name in the chatbox (Click here, scroll down). Don't abuse it.

Just something about the name colour which I said in the Chatbox, but you might have missed:

When the standard colour is selected, if you hover over the name, it turns white, as links are prone to do. If the user has a colour selected, however, and you hover over their name in the Chatbox, there is no change.

I don't know whether this is intentional or not. The cursor still turns into the hand, by the way, it's just that the link doesn't turn white on mouse hover.

Nothing I can do about that. Really, I'd rather the names be the normal text color, but since that varies, it's a pain to fix it up that way.

Can I ask how things like that work with the Chatbox?

And a question that's slightly off-topic, but still relevant - can PHP variables (I think would be the right name for them) be used in CSS documents?

Can I ask how things like that work with the Chatbox?

Not sure what you mean.

You can use PHP variables in CSS if the CSS is being output by PHP

To prevent confusion, which was the true point of the colored names in the first place, I've put in place a system where colors are first-come, first-serve. If someone else is already in the chatbox with a name length close to yours and your selected color, you will be assigned the closest alternate.

For example, if Chruser (length 7, profile color red) is already in the chatbox, and Lenny (length 5, profile color red) joins, Lenny's name will be in orange instead of red.

Any way to still check shoutbox stats?

The old archive page is still up, though not for long.

And recent threads is live!

So whoever has the longest name gets to keep their color?

No, whoever is already using it gets to keep it. If there's someone already in the chatbox with a name of similar length using your color, your color gets changed for the session (not permenantly). This is so you can keep up with who's saying what without having to read the names, which was the whole point of adding the colors in the first place.