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Management => Questions and Answers => Topic started by: ato2 on February 13, 2012, 08:34:04 AM

Title: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 13, 2012, 08:34:04 AM

Just a brief question...how far back in time does the Shout Box history display?

Why I ask is, that I found I couldn't go back far enough to see if anyone had responded to something that I had said last night.
Is there an obvious setting that I have missed?

Thanks

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: TokWW on February 13, 2012, 08:50:38 AM

@ato2 - sorry Tom - I think it is only a 30mins period.  You may have to ask the question again or wait until appropriate person is back on the board.  There is also a similar time limit placed on the ChatBox as well.

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 13, 2012, 09:02:54 AM

Thanks mate!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on February 13, 2012, 10:48:43 AM

Yes something we could ask the writer of that plugin for is more lines in his next release.
Tom put questions under Q & A and then wont get lost plus good for others to be able to read if have the same problem.
Cheers

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on February 13, 2012, 01:42:27 PM

Ok all requests so far last day or so have been we need a larger history in the shout box.

Now come on guys at least we have it back...lol

Ok this can not be increased with this Chat/Shout plugin but one of us will make contact with the owner of this plugin and request this be increased with the next release or maybe look for an alternative.

Meanwhile put Chat up. It opens separate so you can see both windows at the same time.
Chat does keep a larger history.
I will leave mine open but its Monday so I am backwards and forwards.

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 13, 2012, 01:53:44 PM

Thanks JennyLeez. Yes it's good to have the shoutbox, for sure.

Er, I thought I had put this under Q & A ?

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on February 13, 2012, 03:48:21 PM

Sorry Tom I was as usual multi tasking and hence my above comment mixed messages.

lol yes you did put it under Q & A.

I was meaning all questions. Lots of questions as in more questions.
Help build this area up.

May I add here it is sooooooooo  nice to have you back in our lives and especially mine :)
Cheers Tom
JL

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 13, 2012, 03:51:39 PM

Those are very kind remarks. Thank you. It is good to be in the company of like minded people!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: TokWW on February 13, 2012, 06:56:11 PM

LOL!  Glad to see you getting involved anyway Tom!  And its good to have old company back again - not that you are old at all... we are all young at heart and in action too!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: beteljuice on February 25, 2012, 01:17:37 PM

shoutBox/js/config.js - change maxMessages: 0,  to say 100  ;)

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 25, 2012, 01:19:59 PM

Hi beteljuice! Good to hear from you.

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on February 25, 2012, 01:25:59 PM

ahhh   thank you beteljuice. Gabba will not doubt see this when he comes in.
We are also trialling another chatbox as well at present :)

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: gabba on February 25, 2012, 02:22:01 PM

done - also set the mxtimeout to be 5 mins rather than 2 mins

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on February 25, 2012, 03:36:27 PM

Most excellent!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: beteljuice on February 25, 2012, 11:08:53 PM

I'm not seeing any difference ie. 10 Shouts ?

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on February 25, 2012, 11:28:33 PM

Correct it made no difference. Admin is trialling a second shout box at present.
Can show as many lines as wish.  Can also view whole history which loads up down page.

Downside is we may lose chat room as the shout box in place at present came with the chat room.

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: Phil on March 02, 2012, 07:19:25 PM

I would rather have the shout box than the chat room

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on March 02, 2012, 07:49:28 PM

Me too!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: Rwood on March 02, 2012, 09:48:54 PM

Thirded!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: JennyLeez on March 02, 2012, 10:07:49 PM

The new one sits a the top as this one does. But it has an never ending history :)

It also can be opened to consume the center of the page.  ( The new layout has an xtra column on the left side.)
So I guess it doubles for chat.
It is much faster and no errors :)

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on March 02, 2012, 10:09:02 PM

I like it, I like it...

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: gabba on March 02, 2012, 10:09:54 PM

Have confirmed the existing chat room will work with the new shoutbox. We're just finalising a few things, and may get the changes in this weekend. Hopefully it will be worth the wait  :)

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: ato2 on March 02, 2012, 10:14:44 PM

Sounds great! :)

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: Phil on March 03, 2012, 07:13:37 PM

Excellent, well done!!!!!!

Title: Re: Shout Box
Post by: Rwood on March 03, 2012, 09:37:54 PM

Tres bon!