ArrowChat

New Features

• Full Mobile Chat Application – A full mobile chat application is now available. See it in action at http://www.yoursite.com/arrowchat/mobile/ or http://www.yoursite.com/arrowchat/public/mobile/
• Push Service – Now all editions can use a push server! Sign up at http://www.arrowchat.com/push/

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the installation to warn about not having the mssql extension
• Fixed receiving single quotes when using the push server
• Fixed users and guests with the same first name not starting new lines in the chat window
• Change the external templates to a full path rather than relative to fix problems
• Fixed banning usernames
• Fixed application’s show to guests setting
• Better detection of writable folders and files at installation
• Various fixes with the htacess file
• Idle status is now functioning properly
• Fixed user’s status in chat rooms
• Mod rewrite is no longer required for ArrowChat to function
• Fixed a problem with the push engine
• Various small fixes
• Fixed a problem where the bar would not hide if applications were not enabled
• Fixed guests not being able to receive messages in chat rooms
• Fixed SQL problems at installation
• Updated all integration files to fix potential issues with guests
• Updated Facebook theme to fix notifications bubble
• Updated Facebook (no bar) theme to fix left border
• Fixed major security flaw in uploads
• Many bug fixes in the way notifications were being retrieved
• Fixed a problem with chat room alerts when the chat room was minimized
• Updated installer to notify standalone users of extra installation steps
• Fixed a rare bug that would cause the chat rooms to not load the user’s list

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the automatic upgrade process failing.
• Updated jQuery to v1.7.1 to get rid of the event.x and event.y warnings.
• Fixed several issues with jQuery 1.7+.
• Temporary fix for windows shifting to the left on FireFox – better implementation will come in v1.5.

New Features

• Complete code rewrite – The entire code of ArrowChat has been rewritten from the ground up. Many folders, files, and locations of things have changed within the structure. Many things have been put into classes and functions to improve efficiency and allow for easier modifications.
• Complete JavaScript rewrite – The core JavaScript file has been completely rewritten to improve performance, efficiency, and readability. A developer file is now included with functions and variables named more appropriately for easy modification. We’ve seen great improvements with the load time of ArrowChat due to the rewrite.
• ArrowChat in the Cloud – ArrowChat messages can now be sent in the cloud. If this option is used, messages and notifications are delivered instantly and cause zero lag on your server. The first 100,000 messages are free with every million costing $3.29 USD.
• Chat UI Improvements – We’ve added a ton of improvements to the chat interface. Alerts are no longer shown as JavaScript alerts but actual drop down messages within ArrowChat. Many things have been moved around and changed to present a clear and easier interface.
• Chat Room Improvements – We’ve added more notifications for things in chat rooms. They also show when a user is typing, idle users, and can choose text color.
• Synced Windows – Chat notifications and messages are now synced across multiple tabs or browsers.
• Guest Chat – Guests can now chat in ArrowChat. Admins can choose that everyone can chat, guests are shown a message to login, or that only logged in users can chat.
• Mobile Support – ArrowChat now fully supports mobile devices.
• Application Settings – The admin panel can now integrate application settings.
• Bar Fixed/Fluid Width – The chat bar’s width can now be altered to be a fixed or fluid width.
• Improved all integrations – All integrations are now designed better. The avatar/profile links have been designed better as well as the user ID function. Each integration will get the user ID by cookie if possible to reduce resources.
• Multi-Language – The ability to have more than one language has been added. A default language is select and users may chose to change it.
• Sorting – Applications and tray icons can now be sorted without deleting and re-adding them.
• Positioning – Want the chat rooms tab on the left? No problem, we’ve added the ability to move the tabs on the ArrowChat bar around.
• Admin Panel – The administration panel has been completed redesigned. The new design makes finding and changing things much easier.
• Installation Process – The installation process has been completely redesigned. ArrowChat now guides the user through the install process much better and allows some customization options to be chosen at installation.
• User created password chat rooms – Users can now chose to add a password when creating a chat room.
• Block Chat – Chat users can now block anyone. A new setting has also been added in the buddy list to manage the block list.
• MSSQL – Customers with MSSQL can now install ArrowChat instead of just MySQL.
• Chat Room Auto Join – Admins can now select a chat room for users to automatically join.

New Integrations

• Joomla
• Simple Machines Forum V2 (V1 already supported)

API

• The API now includes a way to open/close applications, change the image, and add a number notification.

General

• New notification markup/types have been added in a default installation.
• User created chat rooms now last the specified amount of time after no activity has been recorded.
• Admins can now choose the length of history in a chat room.
• The user has no photo image has been moved to the templates.
• The buddy list heart beat must now be lower than the online timeout. This is due to changes in the code for reducing SQL calls.
• Admins can now select whether applications are show as a bookmark or other and to guests or logged in users only.
• JQuery version has been upgraded to 1.7.1.
• ArrowChat admins no longer must enter the password correctly for a password protected chat room.
• The receive_core require no longer includes variables in the URL so no tampering can occur.
• The admin panel now shows the number of updates each section has in the navigation.
• Increased the database is full warning message to 100,000.
• The repair database feature now fixes more database problems.
• The first receive_core call is now instant instead of being delayed. This makes notifications and messages appear quicker on load.
• SocialEngine avatars will now display the thumbnail instead of the full image.
• The ArrowChat installer will now check for existing ArrowChat tables. It will delete them and install fresh tables during an installation and warn about this beforehand.
• ArrowChat will no longer work correctly if the "Powered By ArrowChat" link is removed on a branded version.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem with the ArrowChat JavaScript variables interfering with other variables on a webpage.
• Fixed problems caused by JQuery 1.7+.
• Fixed a problem with "Block private chats" in chat rooms not always working correctly.
• Fixed a problem with templates adding slashes.
• Fixed a problem with FireFox showing chat windows on the left side of the screen.
• Fixed a problem with the file upload.
• Fixed being able to ban users in multiple chat rooms.
• Fixed the deprecated PHP function, split.
• Admins can now see invisible users.
• The notifications markup is now in the language file.
• Smilies with slashes, quotes, angle brackets, and apostrophes will now work.
• Smilies will now update in the admin panel.
• Fixed a problem with the admin panel’s checkboxes.
• Fixed a problem with smilies if the base URL was a full URL.
• Chat rooms will now have scroll bars when too many rooms are added.
• Fixed a problem with PHP adding slashes in the language.
• The Twitter application now works in Internet Explorer.
• Chat room names with quotes or apostrophes will now work correctly.
• Fixed a problem with quotes in usernames.
• Fixed all "undefined index" bugs.
• The receive file now checks for sessions before setting them to prevent PHP errors.