* the DtTvB is not sure whether this forum is the right place to post or not.

Well,

I made some client-side improvements (a.k.a. userscripts)
to the shoutbox. To make this true, you need to have Greasemonkey, that is, available to Firefox users only.

Download Greasemonkey Extension for Firefox

Greasemonkey's work is to run the installed userscripts after the page loads.

0.3.3
Download the userscript (0.3.3).
Changelog:

code:

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// 0.3.3
//     - Options accordion. Can be used to turn a feature on and off.
//     - -dt-'s script compatibility mode
//        (can be [en/dis]able via the options accordion)
//     - Forced to be utf-8.

// 0.3.2
//     - More timeouts for user to go away.
//     - Better handling of commands.. For example:
//           /test => "I am testing"
//       is defined, if you type
//           /test the shoutbox
//       it will become I am testing the shoutbox.
//     - Will no more allow /help to be sent via shoutbox.
//     - Quick text box is moved to lower-left
//     - Quick texts sliding...

// 0.3.2pre
//     - Hidden feature requested by MeEtc.

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Download the userscript (0.2.1).
Note: To toggle auto-refresh in this version, just click the old autorefresh button to turn it on (). Or it won't refresh anything.
Changelog:
  - Fixed message sending bug where + is treated as a space (0.2.1)
  - Used new way of parsing HTML. Now it uses range.createContextualFragment
  - Uses XMLHttpRequest to send messages.
  - More comments.
  - Toasts! Now, toasts will pop-up when a user comes in to the shout box or exits.
Preview:

Download the userscript (0.1.2).
Note: To toggle auto-refresh in this version, just click the old autorefresh button to turn it on (). Or it won't refresh anything.
Changelog:
  - Some fixes/improvements, thanks to WDZ.
  - Added comments for larger filesize for the ease to edit.
  - Changed the updating method. Won't affect the message entry box in any way.

Download the userscript.
Important! You need to turn off the original Auto-Refresh feature of the shoutbox before installation (make sure that the autorefresh button at the bottom is grayed like this: ), because this userscript includes the better version of the autorefresh.

• Auto-Focus: The message typing box will be focused by default.
  You don't have to click on the input box in order to type anymore.
  
• Expanded Input: The input box is expanded to fit the window.
  
• The New Auto-Reload: This script includes the better version of the auto-reload feature. Please turn the original one off before installing this script. It uses XMLHTTPRequest to reload (a.k.a. AJAX, oops, AJAT), that means it will not reload the whole page, just the body section. This userscript reloads the page every 12.5 seconds, but it will look faster than the previous one!

Hmmm I may be wrong but isn't something like this already made by dt about a year and a half ago?
I cbf to read the source but I guess someone else could verify.
Anyway, I'm just here to tell you it need not be for firefox only. GM scripts can be ported to certain IE equivalents

http://svn.thedt.net slash something, but the site seems to be missing ATM...

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Originally posted by John Anderton
Hmmm I may be wrong but isn't something like this already made by dt about a year and a half ago?

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Originally posted by John Anderton
Anyway, I'm just here to tell you it need not be for firefox only. GM scripts can be ported to certain IE equivalents

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I'll definitely use it, dt's script seems to have a few issues with my computer. Nice job mate.

Cool, great thanks ;>

dt's has even more functionality though =(

Very nice script.

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Originally posted by John Anderton
Hmmm I may be wrong but isn't something like this already made by dt about a year and a half ago?

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Bug: I have to press enter twice to send the message.

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Originally posted by Nitro
Bug: I have to press enter twice to send the message.

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Originally posted by SonicSam
    Originally posted by Nitro
    Bug: I have to press enter twice to send the message. (Smilie)

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Disable + Renable the Greasemonkey script?

lol im just gonna use dt's one...

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Originally posted by Nitro
Bug: I have to press enter twice to send the message.

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How confusing, two people named DT making GM scripts for the shoutbox.

-dt-'s script seems to have some unresolved issues though, so maybe it's good to have competition.

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
(Firefox only!)

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code:

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// @include        msghelp.net/shoutbox.php*
// @include        *.msghelp.net/shoutbox.php*
// @exclude        *action=stats*
// @exclude        *action=edit*

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var linktags = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
for(var i=0; i<linktags.length; i++) {
    if(linktags[i].rel == 'prev') return;
}

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if(typeof(document.msgform) == 'undefined') return;

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Originally posted by WDZ
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Originally posted by .Lou
OR, you could make the refresh better for your shoutbox to fix a few of these annoying things

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Originally posted by WDZ

Shh, I hate Javascript so I'm trying to get someone else

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Originally posted by Nitro
Bug: I have to press enter twice to send the message.

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Originally posted by WDZ
How confusing, two people named DT making GM scripts for the shoutbox.

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Originally posted by WDZ
Actually, it works in Opera too. See http://opera.com/support/tutorials/userjs/examples/#greasemonkey

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Originally posted by WDZ
I have a few suggestions though...

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Originally posted by WDZ
3) The refresh shouldn't touch the message field at all, it should just replace the shouts and the users online. I noticed that the refresh can interrupt my typing.

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Originally posted by WDZ
I'll probably post more suggestions/bugs later.

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Originally posted by vaccination
dt's has even more functionality though =(

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Originally posted by John Anderton
dt's svn is currently down to a certain "problem" and shall be back up soon (hopefully )

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That's an old version (24-Jan-2006). Here's a copy from a month ago: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/crap/shoutboxbetterrefresh.user.js

I'm not sure if -dt- has updated it since then...

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
Before it reloads, it save the message field's value, selection position, and restore it after the reload has finished. I should match things better.

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Originally posted by the DtTvB

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Originally posted by John Anderton
dt's svn is currently down to a certain "problem" and shall be back up soon (hopefully )

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After browsing through -dt-'s random stuff server, I think I have found it. -dt- has a lot of techniques I haven't know.
I'll try to learn more techniques.

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The code updated to 0.2.0 0.2.1! - See the first post for details.

0.2.1 includes some bugfix. Please redownload if you are using 0.1.2 or 0.2.0!

After digging through the XUL Planet, I found new way to parse for HTML, which works great.

It's called something like createContextualFragment.
That makes it possible to detect the users that goes out or comes in.

And the new feature is it uses XMLHttpRequest to send the message also!

You have a typo: It shouldn't be "user has exit the shoutbox" but "user has left the shoutbow"

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Originally posted by Mike
You have a typo: It shouldn't be "user has exit the shoutbox" but "user has left the shoutbow"

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Could someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the who's online section of the shoutbox rely on a timer before the person's name disappears which means that the toast style message could be up to 15 minutes slow?  I would like to know that I'm wrong.

Anyway, I might give this a try later on because dt's script has some problems with the edit, theme and help pages atm with the refresh (I wouldn't mind the delete links script to work either ).

Anyway, this might make dt try a little harder, still quite nice to see someone giving it a go

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Originally posted by Dazmo
dt's works fine for me... if i could use them both, i would. But your one stops dt's from working properly...

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Originally posted by markee
Could someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the who's online section of the shoutbox rely on a timer before the person's name disappears which means that the toast style message could be up to 15 minutes slow?

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Originally posted by the DtTvB


Can you give me the link to -dt-'s script so I can detect what makes -dt-'s to stop working.

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Originally posted by markee
Anyway, I might give this a try later on because dt's script has some problems with the edit, theme and help pages atm with the refresh (I wouldn't mind the delete links script to work either (Smilie)).

Anyway, this might make dt try a little harder, still quite nice to see someone giving it a go (Smilie)

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Originally posted by NanaFreak

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Originally posted by the DtTvB

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Originally posted by John Anderton
dt's svn is currently down to a certain "problem" and shall be back up soon (hopefully )

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After browsing through -dt-'s random stuff server, I think I have found it. -dt- has a lot of techniques I haven't know.
I'll try to learn more techniques.

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svn.thedt.net > * > random.thedt.net

hmm i think that is that latest DZ

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
    quoteriginally posted by WDZ
    3) The refresh shouldn't touch the message field at all, it should just replace the shouts and the users online. I noticed that the refresh can interrupt my typing. (Smilie)


Another strange problem.
Before it reloads, it save the message field's value, selection position, and restore it after the reload has finished. I should match things better.

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Originally posted by -dt-
simple, mine hooks a bunch of things like the sbRefresh function and can disable/enable its self depending on if the refresh is enabled

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Originally posted by -dt-
wow thats messy , why dont you use xpaths to find the table and just replace the shout table + online users

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Originally posted by -dt-
mine creates an iframe, forces it to load the shoutbox (with protections against infinite loops) then once the iframe has fully rendered it uses an xpath to find the table + online users and copies the node from the iframe document to main one.

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code:

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var range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode (node);
var documentFragmentObject = range.createContextualFragment(htmlCode);

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Originally posted by the DtTvB

Off-Topic!

I made another userscript for the forum.
This script improves the BBCode function.

- You won't lose your selection when you click on a button, so you can click B, I, U, Center without re-select the text everytime.
- The textarea won't scroll up anymore so you don't have to scroll down if you have typed long.
- Some hotkeys.
    - Ctrl+B - Bold
    - Ctrl+I - Italic
    - Ctrl+U - Underline
    - Ctrl+L - Left
    - Ctrl+E - Center
    - Ctrl+R - Right

URL: http://dttvb.yi.org/msg-edit.user.js

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Oh well, here's a request.

Is it possible to hook the userlinks, so that when you click the user name of a shout, a menu popps out asking whether you want to quote the person, send a pm or just visit the profile page?

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Originally posted by markee
Could someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the who's online section of the shoutbox rely on a timer before the person's name disappears which means that the toast style message could be up to 15 minutes slow?  I would like to know that I'm wrong.

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Originally posted by WDZ
Also, users disappear from the list whenever their current board location changes. So refreshing the Latest Posts page, for example, would cause you to "leave" the shoutbox.

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Nitro:
Is it possible to hook the userlinks, so that blah blah blah....

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From a PM:
...... ..... .....

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Jimbodude:
Maybe make the hotkeys work when doing a quick reply? that would be even better

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Jimbodude:
You may have to use Ctrl=Alt+__ because ctrl and b, when doing a quick reply, displays the bookmark thing in firefox.

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
I am also implementing quick texts, that allows you to type in texts quickly... For example /bye /insult /test

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I've finished the quick message system and userlinks hooking system.

Version 0.3.0 is out!
Please see the top post.

Note: Please uninstall the older versions first before installing 0.3.0.

Thats really good .

But what about Quick Texts for forum posts ?

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
I've finished the quick message system and userlinks hooking system.

Version 0.3.0 is out!
Please see the top post.

Note: Please uninstall the older versions first before installing 0.3.0.

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I don't have the menu for the usernames.... All i get is a link to the profile....

SUGGESTION: I have the shout ID's enabled, would it be possible to have those made into a link to make a quote?

Also, can you please have a

'Dont show me again' box for the 'Welcome to the shoutbox' ?

Nevermind, just removed

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//
// An initial toast! Hmm...
//
_alert ('Welcome to the shoutbox!');

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I'm using your latest script along with -dt-'s for the quick text box to have a wysiwyg editor, and the box no longer expands, incompatability to max

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Originally posted by SonicSam
Also, your script makes it so we can't type /theme (which is an actual shoutbox command for theme properties)

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Originally posted by Nitro
But, can you make it so if you click anywhere else it disappears?

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Some suggestions for the shoutbox script:

• For the new added menu, there should be rollovers to distinguish what object your mouse is going over
  
• The quick texts thing should be at the bottom, as it could easily be over a shout where it is now
  
• That popup that says "Welcome to the shoutbox"  really shouldn't be there at all
  
• Like WDZ explained earlier, the alerts for "going into and out of" the shoutbox, are not accurate, they really should be removed
  
• The quick texts should allow for use like /command <preset message> <on-the-go message> (e.g: "/test" would be used as "/test the shoutbox" and would output "I am testing the shoutbox")

Thats pretty awesome. Top stuff.

0.3.1 is out.

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Originally posted by .Lou

For the new added menu, there should be rollovers to distinguish what object your mouse is going over

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Originally posted by .Lou

The quick texts thing should be at the bottom, as it could easily be over a shout where it is now

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Originally posted by .Lou

That popup that says "Welcome to the shoutbox"  really shouldn't be there at all

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Originally posted by .Lou

Like WDZ explained earlier, the alerts for "going into and out of" the shoutbox, are not accurate, they really should be removed (Smilie)

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Originally posted by .Lou

The quick texts should allow for use like /command <preset message> <on-the-go message> (e.g: "/test" would be used as "/test the shoutbox" and would output "I am testing the shoutbox")

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When adding a quick texts and if you enter nothing and click cancel it comes up error.

<3 the new version, thanks so much DtTvB

Maybe you could right another script to improve the "/theme" section of the shoutbox?

Also, maybe make the toast appear on top of everything?? or an option to do this?

* EBFL <3's this shoutbox scipt.

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Originally posted by Jimbodude
Maybe you could right another script to improve the "/theme" section of the shoutbox?

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Just to make it more complete, you should add buttons of some sort which enable disable certain features (e.g: the toasts, quick texts, enlarge the comments box, etc) as not everyone will like all those features (personally, the toasts would be disabled for myself).

As well, I notice that for some reason your script leaves a bunch of empty space at the bottom, that is quite unnecessary and messes with everything Turns out it's not your script, disregard that

Btw,     

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Originally posted by the DtTvB
0.3.1 is out.

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Hmmm, users who use the /me command don't get the drop-down menu.

I haven't been around, this week, so forgive me if someone had already pointed that out.

By the way, you're doing a great job!

installed it and seems to be running smoothly, the only thing is the notification of when someone comes in to the shoutbox comes up when someone refreshes the shoutbox, so maybe a 2minute delay so if they go off for 2 minutes or more it comes up, any lower it doesnt..?

Nice script, well done

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Originally posted by EBFL
* EBFL <3's this shoutbox scipt.

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Some users of your script have noticed strange character encoding problems. For example, the ¬ character doesn't work right. Here are a few screenshots...

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1086/sswsnx4.png
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/49/83648818pt9.png (before refresh)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6457/71502228do6.png (after)

I think the XMLHttpRequest is to blame. Do you have any ideas for how to fix this?

Update: I added charset=iso-8859-1 to the HTTP headers, and that seems to help, at least with viewing messages. There may still be issues with sending messages, but I haven't tested that.

currently, none of the commands from -dt-'s shoutboxcc.user.js are working with your script either

attached below for convenience, seeing as though -dt-'s site is down

> Just to make it more complete, you should add buttons of some
> sort which enable disable certain features

OK, I will try to do it.

> Some users of your script have noticed strange character encoding
> problems. For example, the ¬ character doesn't work right.
> I think the XMLHttpRequest is to blame.

You are right. You know that XMLHttpRequest tries to be UTF-8.
Many times it doesn't work on a non-UTF8 sites.

I'm pretty sure that there must be some workarounds.. I will look at it.

> currently, none of the commands from -dt-'s shoutboxcc.user.js
> are working with your script either

> Quoted from -dt-'s script:
> unsafeWindow.checkName = function(){return start();}

> From my script:
> document.msgform.onsubmit = function() {

This code from my script kicks the -dt-'s one away.
From -dt-'s code, I also pretty sure that there must be
some workarounds, because we hook the function at
different places.

> you should add buttons of some sort which enable disable certain
> features

OK, finished!

And some of the bugs are fixed..

Added: An option to disable XMLHttpRequest sending to make -dt-'s script work.

Do you mind if I try and edit the script to make it work perfectly with Opera ? I'll be doing it tomorrow though. I'll release the script if i succeed . I know you'll allow, but still wanted to ask.

Sure! And thanks for asking...

Yeah I agree with you Phillip

Well nobody has been posting here in a while... May I suggest you change the way your "buttons" work, because if I highlight the options button, and then wish to switch to the quick text one, that doesn't work too well. The entire thing closes first.

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Originally posted by Felu
Do you mind if I try and edit the script to make it work perfectly with Opera ? I'll be doing it tomorrow though. I'll release the script if i succeed . I know you'll allow, but still wanted to ask.

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Originally posted by .Lou

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Originally posted by Felu
Do you mind if I try and edit the script to make it work perfectly with Opera ? I'll be doing it tomorrow though. I'll release the script if i succeed . I know you'll allow, but still wanted to ask.

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How is that coming along?

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