GM Script: chatglove - a floating game chat - version 1.6.16

[dwilhelmi]

chatglove - a floating game chat by Foxglove! (naming by rabbiton)(maintained by dwilhelmi)
Original thread - viewtopic.php?t=104594

What does it do?
It detaches the chat log and chat input controls from the page and allows you to drag the chat frame around the game page. It also makes your chat warm and fuzzy!

Where do I get it?
Install the greasemonkey script from here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/92257

User Guide
chatglove User Guide

Changes in version 1.6.16:
- Corrected for Firefox 5.0

[spoiler=Change log]Changes in version 1.6.15:
- Corrected a bug that was causing detached chat window to always post chats in public, ignoring team only checkbox

Changes in version 1.6.14:
- Another minor change to correct the new version notification (for real this time)

Changes in version 1.6.13:
- Minor change to correct the new version notification

Changes in version 1.6.12:
- Updated to better support name changes on the screen (Bork, Bork, Bork!)

Changes in version 1.6.11:
- Make "Game Chat [x]" link go to first game with unread chat, instead of the My Games page
- Made "Reset chatglove" option a little more clear, and added a confirm before execution
- Added Chrome support

Changes in version 1.6.10:
- Corrected to be included on both http and https
- Corrected compatibility bug with BOB's full chat option
- Added "Ignore game chat" feature

Changes in version 1.6.9:
- Housekeeping for hosting switch
- Changed the version checking mechanism

Changes in version 1.6.7:
- Fixed to work with site updates
- Changed to be hosted by dwilhelmi

Changes in version 1.6.3:
- Fixed 'Mark All Chat as Read' bug
- Fixed bug that didn't allow users to enter chat in games in which they weren't playing
- ADDED FEATURE: in chatglove options users now can set the "chatsniff" interval to search for new game chat every page load, every 1 minute, or every 5 minutes

Changes in version 1.6.2:
- Fixed bug that caused the Game Chat count to reset periodically to show all games as having new chat
- Added "Reset chatglove" position option to menu (only shows when you're looking at a game page)

Changes in version 1.6.0:
- Added chatsniffer functionality to detect new game chat (this option can be disabled from the chatglove Options menu)
- Fixed bug that caused page to jump to top of the chatglove when entering a game in detached mode

Changes in version 1.0.3:
- Added option in the left menu to specify behavior of the self/team checkbox: original or persistent

Changes in version 1.0.2:
- Added option in the left menu to specify initial positioning of the chatglove: original or detached[/spoiler]

How do I use this?

• Click the "detach chat" link located to the upper-right of the game chat log
• Resize the window by clicking and dragging the bottom-right corner
• Reposition the window by clicking and dragging the header bar
• PROFIT!
• (Click the "restore" link to return the chat log to its previous page position)

Detach link:



chatglove in action!:

[bigimg]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o118/foxglovve/cg2-1.jpg[/bigimg]

chatsniffer from the My Games page:



Multitudinous menu options:

[dwilhelmi]

Go easy on me guys, I have never worked on a greasemonkey script before.

All props go to Foxy for all the fantastic work on this script! Even the fix for this update was written by her! I just hope I can keep up going forward .

[Foxglove]

Awesome, thank you so much for taking this on.

[wisemanpsemc]

yay, thanks for fixing it and taking the project on

[sherkaner]

Go easy on me guys, I have never worked on a script before.

All props go to Foxy for all the fantastic work on this script! Even the fix for this update was written by her! I just hope I can keep up going forward .

If you have any questions about scripts, please don't hesitate to ask them. And good luck .

[Nicky15]

Thanks for taking over !

[Dako]

Hope you learn fast. Good luck :).

[Denise]

YAY!@!! Thanks for taking this over! It is great to have the floating chat, again!

[elfish_lad]

Wow, that was quick! I'm utterly thrilled to have chatglove back!!! Cheers!

[Incandenza]

Nice one dwil!

[Qyu]

For me, chatsniffer never display the red message for game with new chat.

I debug this problem, and i found that with the bob option 'Full Log = Yes', the game link has another get value (&full_log=Y), and so, the script who return the game number is misled.

I put off the bob option 'Full Log', but if you could fix this bug.... well, christmas will come early

[Ace Rimmer]

Can you change the script so that it runs on http*://www.conquerclub.com/*? I use the https version of the page and it's a bit of a pain to change the script every time I reinstall it.

Thx

[silverking8]

For me, chatsniffer never display the red message for game with new chat.

I debug this problem, and i found that with the bob option 'Full Log = Yes', the game link has another get value (&full_log=Y), and so, the script who return the game number is misled.

I put off the bob option 'Full Log', but if you could fix this bug.... well, christmas will come early

I had the same problem with no red messages. As for firefox, I went into manage scripts and moved chatglove script to the top(above BOB), which fixed it for me. I think a new update came out after i did that too, so he and Foxy might have fixed that bug as well.

[Ace Rimmer]

Request for enhancement (haven't gone into the code very much to know if this is even possible). I'd like to exclude games or classes of games from being watched. I don't care if there's new chat in a game I'm eliminated from if it's not a team game, and odds are by the time I'm eliminated the game is lost anyway. I'd love to not get updates when someone writes in a game I don't care about anymore.

Jake

[dwilhelmi]

For me, chatsniffer never display the red message for game with new chat.

I debug this problem, and i found that with the bob option 'Full Log = Yes', the game link has another get value (&full_log=Y), and so, the script who return the game number is misled.

I put off the bob option 'Full Log', but if you could fix this bug.... well, christmas will come early

Merry Christmas

Can you change the script so that it runs on http*://www.conquerclub.com/*? I use the https version of the page and it's a bit of a pain to change the script every time I reinstall it.

Thx

Pain removed

Request for enhancement (haven't gone into the code very much to know if this is even possible). I'd like to exclude games or classes of games from being watched. I don't care if there's new chat in a game I'm eliminated from if it's not a team game, and odds are by the time I'm eliminated the game is lost anyway. I'd love to not get updates when someone writes in a game I don't care about anymore.

Jake

Ignore away.

[Dako]

Can you please make Game Chat [x] link go to the first game with new chat? Or open My Games page and scroll to the 1st game marked with new chat.

Also - what does Reset chatglove does? Can you add an alert or something to notify user that something has been actually resetted?

Great job so far, need to check the code and maybe you are doing even better than I think :).

[Foxglove]

Can you please make Game Chat [x] link go to the first game with new chat? Or open My Games page and scroll to the 1st game marked with new chat.

Also - what does Reset chatglove does? Can you add an alert or something to notify user that something has been actually resetted?

Reset chatglove sets the chat window to the top left of the main CC content area. It was added so that people who (somehow) moved their chat window out of the viewable area of the screen could get it back.

Great job so far, need to check the code and maybe you are doing even better than I think .

He's doing great!

[Chuuuuck]

WOW Dustin, you are amazing. Only had it 1 day and already added a great new feature to ignore certain games. That is awesome because I always have 1 or 2 pesky games that have irritated me.

[dwilhelmi]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I am having a lot of fun doing this so far. Turns out this scripting thing is awesome!

Dako, I will look into your suggestions.

[Eyestone]

Love the ignore-update!

Now, can you make my laptop screen bigger so I can take fully advantage of the floating chat?

[dwilhelmi]

Love the ignore-update!

Now, can you make my laptop screen bigger so I can take fully advantage of the floating chat?

Unfortunately, that is a feature that is a bit out of my skill level...

Dako?

[Eyestone]

I was only joking. Not much extra space on my 12,1" screen I can barely see all of the largest maps without scrolling. Thank God for clickies

[Bruceswar]

Thanks to fox for the great script. Also thanks for the fix and taking it over.

[dwilhelmi]

Can you please make Game Chat [x] link go to the first game with new chat? Or open My Games page and scroll to the 1st game marked with new chat.

Also - what does Reset chatglove does? Can you add an alert or something to notify user that something has been actually resetted?

Great job so far, need to check the code and maybe you are doing even better than I think .

I have an update ready to go that will make the Game Chat [x] link go to the first game with a new chat. It will also change "Reset chatglove" to "Reset chat position", and give a confirm box when you click on it saying "This will reset the position of the floating chat window. Continue?".

Any other bugs or enhancement requests that anybody has? I would rather batch them up so that I don't keep spamming people with updates.

[dwilhelmi]

New version posted, including the changes mentioned above, and Chrome support as well.