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GSBOS: Generic Shout Box Operating System

What is it?
GSBOS is at a glance a simple shoutbox, users can send messages and everyone else can see it. However, it utilizes Javascript intervals and DOM methods to create a 'typing' effect on every message that shows, and is designed to look like a generic console application. The use of typing messages allows for cool tags such as '[delete]' and '[speed]' that delete letters after they have been typed or makes certain words type faster. An unintended side effect of the way this was created also makes it use much less bandwidth than major chatboxes, as it does not wipe the screen then redownload a bulk of messages each time; It only gets what it needs.

Can I see it in action?
There is a demo set up at Dinnerbone's test forums - Powered by vBulletin. You must register to use it, or log in using one of the following:
'test' - Normal chat
'butterfingers' - To try the Butterfingers effect
'stupid' - To try the 'stupid' effect.
The password for them all is 'test1'.

How customisable is it?
I have aimed to make as much customisability as possible, and you can see the result in the admin options. You can alter anything from message typing speed to the console background to the rate of butterfingers that members have.

Wait, 'butterfingers'?
GSBOS also features per-user effects that, well, have no real purpose but to amuse. 'Butterfingers' causes the effected people to type with lots of generated mistakes, and 'Stupidize' (For lack of a better name) forces people to acknowledge their own IQ. For example, if I were to be under the effects of Stupidize and say "Hey, my name is Dinnerbone and I'm the author of GSBOS!", it would appear as "hallo dinnerdones anme am dinneroben nd dinndrbone duh author of gsbos yah".

Does it work in every browser?
Unfortunately, I have not been able to test this in quite a lot of browsers. However, it should work in most modern browsers.

How do I install it?
Read readme.txt

What features does it have?

• /mute [username] - Mutes [username]. Admin only.
• /unmute [username] - Unmutes [username]. Admin only.
• /stupid [username] - Puts [username] under the 'stupid' effect. Admin only.
• /unstupidize [username] - Removes the 'stupid' effect from [username]. Admin only.
• /butterfingers [username] - Puts [username] under the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
• /unbutterfingers [username] - Removes [username] from the 'butterfingers' effect. Admin only.
• /who - Displays a list of active shoutbox users.
• /clear - Clears the screen, but only for the user who types this.
• /prune - Deletes every message in the shoutbox, for every user. Admin only.
• /say [username]: [message] - Fakes a message from [username] saying [message]. You must seperate the message and username with a colon. Admin only. [username] must be a valid user.
• Almost 100% customisable.
• Easy on the bandwidth.
• [delete]text goes here[/delete] deletes 'text goes here' after typing it out, letter by letter.
• [deletewords]text goes here[/deletewords] deletes 'text goes here' after typing it out, word by word.
• [speed=50]text goes here[/speed] types 'text goes here' at a rate of one letter every 50ms. This may be restricted to certain speeds in the ACP.
• 'Natural typos' creates typos while typing out every message at a set rate (In the ACP). All typos are deleted then fixed after typed out.
• 'Butterfingers' causes a user to make lots of typos at a set rate in their message, that are not fixed when typed out.
• 'Stupidize' causes a user to act their IQ.
• 'Mute' causes a user to shut up.
• A message 'history' is shown for old messages sent before a user loads the shoutbox. These not typed out to save delays; It will only type out new messages.

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To-do

• Make more effects
• Add a limit to the amount of time it takes to type out a message.
• An ignore user function.
• Custom positioning on different pages.
• Allow commands to be per usergroup. At the moment, it defines 'admin commands' as anyone in group 6.
• ???
• Tell me your ideas!

Change log
1.0.1

• Minor bug fixes
• [speed] now works
• IE now works