Added Shout Box

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:04 am

This was a fun one to program! Members and guests can use it.

There's a few more advanced options that might not be clear, so here's how to use them:

limit
This is simply how many messages to display. This chat never ends, basically, unless I clear the database, which I might do once in a while, or I might program it to clear it after 1000 messages or so, but I think I'll do it manually to avoid abusers (this chat logs IP just in case needed).

So limit just let's you view more than the 5 last messages.

Also note that the most recent message is always on top, that way you don't have to scroll to see it. This is an iframe so I hope you're browser supports those.

Smilies
There are a few smilies, just the most widely used ones. This is the codes:

Code: Select all

:)
:(
:D
:P
:banana:

Also, you can use the underline, bold and italic html tags but use [ instead of < and vise versa.

The way this is programmed might make it possible for someone to spoof their name, but it's not something to worry about as it logs IPs anyway, so if some of our "enemies" tries to spoof my name for example and says bad things, I will have the log and I will in fact post it, if it is bad enough.

So not to worry about exploits. I could make it more secure, but it would just be slower, I'd have to open the actual forum database inside the iframe etc.... just wanted to stay simple.

Enjoy!

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:04 am

YEAH! I made the second post on there!

That's cool.

I think some people will misuse it though.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:41 pm

takahita_tsukino wrote: YEAH! I made the second post on there!

That's cool. I think some people will misuse it though.

No problem since it has IP logging. Also, if guest posting becomes a problem, I can always remove the ability, but I don't think it will be a problem. I might make it show the IP instead of "guest" though, that way if more than one guest is talking we'll know who is who. Especially if I can figure out how to mask the last two numbers, that way it won't show the full IP.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:34 pm

What the hay is a shout box??

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:38 pm

Wren wrote: What the hay is a shout box?? :grade11math:

Go to the very bottom of the Forum home page.

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