Wireless Village Chat

[KaosKaizer]

Name: Wireless Village Chat
Author: Shane
Current Version: 1.1
Tested on: 1.1.1

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Status: Fair, has 1 little bug(here.
This adds a link to the character stats with a PopUp window to a commentary area that is connected with the village so anyone can be out in the forest or dead, and still have constant and easy access to all their friends.

+++Version 1.0+++
+ Commentary linking to main village
+ PopUp for easy and everywhere access
+ Does have one small bug, unfortunately, but is otherwise in good working order, or at least seemingly so.
+++Version 1.1+++
+ Fixed the bug. There is no longer a problem.

{The Known Bugs have been fixed}

Zip file attached.
Comments are welcome, as always

::EDIT::
If you want to be rid of clicking the bios altogether(because of this bug), just send me a PM and I will send you the necessary changes. I am not going to put those changes out in the open though, because I don't want a new coder to walk in and break their game because they didn't know what they were doing.

[Talisman]

You can still click on bios(which will end up in causing the main screen badnaving and then getting stuck with being in this mod...

This is a pretty significant bug to be putting this module under "Completed Modules".  It should be fixed before posting in this section, otherwise we'll be inundated with requests for assistance from the admins who didn't bother reading the warning.

[KaosKaizer]

UPDATE!
Version 1.1
I have fixed the bug and this seems to be server ready.

Zip updated and attached in the first post.

[Megan|SaraBeth]

I know this is an old post but I've noticed something for awhile with the module.  If you click refresh in the chat window and then refresh in the village what happens is that you badnav and your village popup becomes the main village and you get stuck there.  Also if you click a bio from the chat popup it bad navs you, even if you close the chat popup before you refresh the main chat.  I was wondering if this could be fixed...

[Neltharion]

On a side note - we finally re-hauled this and use it differently and it is really nice.  Unfortunately, I cannot release it, but wanted to post so others can think on how they could use pop-ups for their site.  Just an ideas type thing.  Our changes/notes include:

1) It only shows if your dead. (Why? because it defeats the purpose of traveling if you can chat from anywhere.)
2) You can set where the link shows in your character stats (Vital, Friends, Personal, etc).
3) When you open the chat it lists all the cities except our adult city and our donator city - then you click on the name to talk in that village."
4) You can refresh the popup window but not the main window else it will bad nav you.

[KaosKaizer]

I would like to point everyone to this --> PopUp Chat Room <-- as this was created a couple days after this one, and I abandoned this project to work on the bugs on the other. The other is working so far bug free. However, it only has one room(perhaps when I am done with my current project, I will update that), and shows to everyone regardless of location or living status. It cannot be moved, but again, perhaps I can update that when I'm done with my current project.

I don't know why I didn't apply those patches to this one, but I didn't. :/

[Neltharion]

Ahh - ok.  I just had this module laying around and went back to the source.  Sorry KaosKaizer.  At any rate - we have it working great - we just use it differently - well - very differently...lol  Thanks for the inspiration though!

[KaosKaizer]

No problem. I had forgotten about both of these modules, though I did run into PCR earlier today. I was surprised that it actually remains rather bug free to be a little over 3 years old xD

[Neltharion]

The best ideas are even better after sitting a bit and re-visiting...or...they stay good.