File Name: (IM) IRC-Chat [3.1]
File Submitter: Martin A.
File Submitted: 15 Mar 2009
File Updated: 23 Oct 2011
File Category: Applications

IP.Board 3.2 version is available here


File Information
Resource Type: Application
Version: 1.0 (10000)
Compatibility: IP.Board 3.0 & IP.Board 3.1


Description
This application implements "PJIRC" in to your current forum layout. Most of the settings are controllable trough your ACP


Update 5. December '09: Fixed an issue with emoticons. Also added a way to strip out all non-alphanumeric characters.

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Is it possible to use it with Windows-1251 (Cyrillic) codepage?

does this require an application to be running on the ipb server? or is it just install and setup?

No, nothing of this will be executed on your server. This uses a Java applet. So that's downloaded and run on your users computer, but with the visual parts wrapped into your forums design.

can you answer my question please?

Setting up a test installation for just that charset isn't done in a minute. If your board is already set up to that, give it a try. Wont hurt anyone.

Its not about board charset, but IRC-channel charset :unsure:
I'm asking if this IRC-client can use CP1251 or not...

Ok, I've changed channel codepage to UTF-8, but cyrillic characters, sent from this client converts to numbers... :blink:

Can't give you an exact answer, as I can't test this myself, but give this a try;

ACP -> Look & Feel -> [Select skin] -> skin_ircChat -> showChatApplet
Find:

Save, and repeat on all skins.

<param name="pixx:showhelp" value="true" />

Add below:

<param name="languageencoding" value="windows-1251" />

<param name="coding" value="3" />

I am receiving the following error after installation:<br><br> Fatal error: Call to a member function showChatApplet() on a non-object in /home/myurl/myurl.com/discussion/forums/admin/applications_addon/other/ircChat/modules_public/chat/chat.php on line 199<br>

Any help would be appreciated!

 

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The skin templates weren't properly installed. Go to Look & Feel -> Template Tools and rebuild HTML for that application. Think that's in the third section of that page, check off "Rebuild HTML" and "(IM) IRC-Chat".
If that doesn't work, re-cache your skin sets (first section of that page), or reinstall the application.

Neither of those helped. Bummer. Any other ideas?

I just realized.... there was this error at the top of the page after I tried that

NEW:core_templates_tools_toolsRebuildMaster_
There was no page found.

Okay.... all of a sudden it is working! I don't know why or how, but I am very grateful!

Now.... if I may ask yet another question... is there any way to make it so people see how many are in chat like the IPB chat allows? This would show up at the forum.

Thank you!!!

Not really. It may work for some IRC networks, and it would require an external request for each request, or least every 5-10 minute.
Make something like this for one particular network is doable, but support for all networks were this is possible is not.

Hello, I need help. I kept on receiving this error whenever I try to open the IRC-Chat. Anyhelp? Thanks!

Guess that's an issue related to the latest security feature in Java, where you have to specifically say that you trust the author of the applet.
As this is just a wrapper for an existing applet, that's nothing I can do to fix that, except waiting for the developer of it to fix this.

Is it possible to make them join multiple channels on start? I tried #chat,#radio and it works at first but then it gets all buggy. You have to disconnect and then reconnect again to make it work proper.

ACP -> Look & Feel -> [Select skin] -> skin_ircChat -> showChatApplet
Find:

Save template bit

<param name="command1" value="/join {$this->settings['im_irc-channel']}" />

Add below:

<param name="command2" value="/join #anotherChannel" />

<param name="command3" value="/join #aThirdChannelIfNeeded" />

Could this be performed by a file edit rather than a skin edit? :/

Does this work for 3.1.2? I am in need of a new chat room....

Yeah it does, but you need a server to connect to.

Any idea if this will be updated for 3.2?

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Any idea if this will be updated for 3.2?

Yes it will be updated, as with all my other hooks. Just have patience.