-= version 0.10 alpha =-
released 10th May 2010
-- Changes --
* Added function to disable sounds at global level
-- Bug Fixes --
* None
-- Known Issues --
* Still a bug with the cookie size .. work in progress
Release notes:
Note: This plugin is still in alpha stage, and most likely has quite a few bugs in it .. you have been warned! ;)
** Updated chat version - very alpha release for those interested in helping bug test **
The bottom_bar plugin adds a fixed bar at the bottom of the browser with an auto updating notification and friends list.
The notification button will show red when there are new notices to be seen. When the button is clicked, the notice is cleared ready for the next update. The friends list auto updates with a list of online friends.
As of v0.2, basic chat has been added to the system, including persistant windows between page loads, chat history, sound notifications and smiley and url translation. There are now some settings for both admin and user to enable/disable chat and a few other bits.
I have tested this with Internet Explorer 7, Google Chrome 2.0 and Firefox 3.0 & 3.5, and as far as I can tell it works ok. If anyone can test against other browsers/OS I would appreciated it. Also, please let me know if you come across another plugin that this conflicts with.
All constructive comments welcomed.
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I have added the option to disable sounds site-wide in the administration options. I have also tuned the cookie system a bit, but I still expect there to be bugs with that at the moment.
Sorry guys - had missed something in the language file, hence restarting this release rather than classifying it as a new one.
ok i'll try and see if this version still cause the cookie bug
@ The Mad Professor,
I can verify that the cookie bug still exist in the 0.10 version. BR
Thanks for a super plaugin. I am disappointed that this plaugin not support Shoutcast radio. I have a Shoutcast radio station with five channels and interested in using Elgg as a platform. Can the player with the plaugin also support shoutcast? or do I need a new player , if I want to develop a plaugin to handle it?
@gachsaran - The flash player that I have included does not officially support shoutcast streams, and I have absolutely no control over that decision. All I can suggest is that you try one of your streams to see if it will work.
The radio side of things is something that I will be reworking in the future once I have the chat system stable.
@Nikos - Thanks for the confirmation. I think I will restrict the history to the last one or two messages to see if that removes the issue. I don't want to go down a database route as I am a firm believer in user privacy, and don't want messages stored anywhere for any longer than they need be.
@The Mad Professor,
I agree for the privacy. Regarding the problem, indeed seems to be related to the amount of messages, and it is pronounced when you are doing multiple chats or you are chatting for a long time and writing lengthy messages. In any case, this is a very nice plug-in and I await tensely for the corrected version. BR
i found bug.
after i put shotcast stream url, my web always reload every 30 s to dashboard page.
and now i cant use it because it becomes error.
any solution?
does it work on 1.7?
@cutez7boyz - Not sure why it is doing that - it's not something I've come across before. I will look into it
@Arvind - Yes, it works on 1.7
hi good evening, I copy that would eliminate the option to show all and delete some of the code where the options appear and show all but BBar code refresh the page is displayed again this any suggestions?
Hi Prof, I`m using 1.7.1. nice looking of your pluggin!.
1. I`m testing it some days ago, the wire from the bottom bar doesn`t works:
Form is missing __token or __ts fields
2. How can users to hide their connection state? if are connected and doesn`t want to chat...
@Julian
(1) didya try googling "elgg Form is missing __token or __ts fields" ?
it's so easy.. you'll get "About 364 results..."
(2) that sounds like an *added feature. i suggest you look towards "funding" such development.
How can i disable to show all updates and logo from left side, I want to show only friends update, please help me.
Yea how can all updates be filterd from the friends in notifications?
And can users turn off their chat if they want to?:S
@ghumanz - You can't at the moment I'm afraid.
@tobi - Those filters are not in place at the moment, and yes, users can turn chat off if they want to (hint - check the user settings for the bottom bar)
yea i found them....but i thought that it wud be nice to turn off the chat directly from the bottom bar. I hope you do something for notification filters.
Good work anyways.
@The Mad Professor
How can i fix the notification so it aligns good in the box( see screenshot)
@The Mad Professor :- Thanks a lot for this wondeful plugin . I think out of the all chat plugins I found this is the best ..
Great plugin. Mine is displaying on the top of the web page. Any reason for this? The chat feature doesn't seem to work. Also, the bar is expanded by default whenever I load a page. Any fixes for any of these issues yet?
Just figured it out. Need to have it at the top of the tool list for it to display on the bottom. I originally had it at the bottom of my list. Everything is solved, except the chat still does not work.
really nice plugin, but slows the site TOO much ;)
Great plugin, only any idea.
Could you make that the left bottom integrated a window with the emoticons?
:)
good work.
Great plugins..
But it make a high capacity of error_log file, the error_log file can be up to 1MB in just 2 minutes XD
Great Plugin...
But I think it would be nicer for the users, if the chat minimized by clicking on the name of the chatpartner. Actually it maximized again...