I don't think it works on 1.7.7 - that's the version I'm using and after trying both this & the Elgg Chat Dark plugin (which is basically this plugin with a different css and some extra buttons added to the toolbar similar to the old facebook bottom bar) I've been unable to get the chat feature to appear on either of them.  I left some comments on the Elgg Chat Dark plugin page but as of yet have heard nothing.

Seems an update to the plugin is required for it to work with newer versions of Elgg - only wish I was able to do it myself but hopefully it will happen soon... :-)

Best,

LJ

;-P
1.7.7 -> $version = 2010071002
while this 2-year old PlugIn is @ 2009031301
so - not woiky ? of course not....
older api calls which deprecated in 1.7.7 ;-)

I know I'm going to show my coding ignorance here (especially in javascript), but...

It appears that much of the work is done in the js.php file in views.

The friendspicker here seems to be populated from something called data.friends (and related).  I can't figure out where this gets populated.

How does this work?  Is this a core capability of elgg? of javascript? or unique to elggchat?  Any pointers to the right code or documentation would be greatly appreciated.

To be fair there are some 2 year old plugins (and older ones) that do still work with Elgg 1.7.7 (I've used some myself) and those of us who aren't developers won't know for sure until we try them and inevitably fire up comments such as "Oi!  Why ain't this working?"  X-D  However it's still good to have confirmation... :-)

I'm becoming more and more tempted by that CometChat plugin despite it costing half a shifts wage (roughly converted into £'s) so hopefully this'll be updated before I take the plunge!  X-D

Great plugin!

Is it allowed to use the chat on a commercial site? And how about the copyright? Do I have to put a link to the footer?
How can I change the maximum height of the chat? It takes nearly half a page.

Thanks for the help in advance

And sorry for my English. I translated all with google.

MaddinB

This is a great pluggin. i like it.. and recomended. but conversation is bit slow. but no problem

@Thuvalpakshi

You can change the Speed in the admin panel.

I have changed the speed with adding a line in views\default\settings\elggchat\edit.php    go to

<select name="params[chatUpdateInterval]">
        <option value="5" <?php if ($chatUpdateInterval == 5 || empty($chatUpdateInterval)) echo " selected=\"yes\" ";  ?>>5</option>
        <option value="10" <?php if ($chatUpdateInterval == 10) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>10</option>
        <option value="15" <?php if ($chatUpdateInterval == 15) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>15</option>
       
    </select>

and add for example  <option value="1" <?php if ($chatUpdateInterval == 1) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>1</option>

So the chat refreshes every second. You have to change

<select name="params[maxChatUpdateInterval]">
        <option value="15" <?php if ($maxChatUpdateInterval == 15) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>15</option>
        <option value="30" <?php if ($maxChatUpdateInterval == 30 || empty($maxChatUpdateInterval)) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>30</option>
        <option value="45" <?php if ($maxChatUpdateInterval == 45) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>45</option>
        <option value="60" <?php if ($maxChatUpdateInterval == 60) echo " selected=\"yes\" "; ?>>60</option>
    </select>

if you want the chat not to slow down after a few seconds. Now you only have to go to the admin panel and change it to "1".

Just one question: How can I add a sound you hear when a user sends a new message?

Sorry for my English.

@Thuvalpakshi hello still very slow even could be improved?

@aghein, sir just did as you instructed. now want to test. thank you very much for your help. about sound i don't have any idea. i disabled that. if i enable browser ask to install a missing plugin. so i disabled it. every user may be not interested in installing to their browser.

I am getting the error:

form is missing _________token or __________ts fields

Can anyone tell me what I am missing?  I am VERY new to this but slowly chugging along!

@Dan: you receive this error because this plugin is not compatible with Elgg 1.7. I think there's also a fixed version of this plugin for Elgg 1.7 available.

is there a way to run this on a seperately hosted server to the elgg server ? or anyone know of an instant messaging feature that can do that to save on resources for users

A1: Yes - but other server better be at least a VPS or Dedicated, *not $5/mnth Shared.
A2: There are IM vendors who willl host Chats on their servers (for a fee).
We used to have such an external hosted Chat Server until some months back.

Just a glance into the future of chatting for Elgg:

We will be developing a new chat tool based on XMPP (Jabber). This technique allows for a lot of more users use chat at the same time. We will start working on it for Elgg 1.8.

@Jeroen Dalsem you making Xmpp protocal but jabber is not installed o shared webserver so most users don't have dedicated server what can user do then i he/she don't have any vp6 server????????????

Any word on a 1.8 upgrade.

When I write a chat the vertical scroll does not go down to see the lastest chats. 

Am I the only with this problem?

We solved with the following steps:

add a id div that contains the class chatmessages (for example chatwindow) and then use the following function:

$("#chatwindow").scrollTop($("#chatwindow")[0].scrollHeight);

Just came across this plugin, would love to see it in 1.8! :)

To complete the contribution of @gusbellino, the complete solution of the scroll problem:

$("#chatwindow",chat_window).scrollTop($("#chatwindow",chat_window)[0].scrollHeight);

1.8? Please?

i like this plugin ,but it doesn't work at 1.81.6.

it says 1.5 for elgg 1.5 use bottom bar chat, also if your on shared hosting they dont allow chat plugins, just incase saving you from losing your account : )

@Tina this plugin breaks in 1.8 its for older version like 1.5///

I'm on shared hosting and they do allow chat plugins.