I see the error notification

But I cannot see the "{ and }" it is referring to . I know this is all basic to you . But I am trying to install your chat . I got this error when I tried to put in the css code . I am looking very hard and cannot detect the error . I now have deleted just the code and I still show the error . My css code is now the same as it was before trying to enter the chat code . Do I just log out with the error displaying ?
Ok I think I have successfully entered the css code now and the java script code . I guess I now need to delete my old chat ? Should I have done that first ? Does anyone read these posts here ?


Error

Detected error
We have counted a different number of "{" and of "}". It means your CSS risks to be not valid and will not be posted correctly on your forum.

We advise you to reread your code.

azwiz wrote:[quotelink="http://www.avacweb.com/t2448-i-see-the-error-notification#23325"] But I cannot see the "{ and }" it is referring to . I know this is all basic to you . But I am trying to install your chat . I got this error when I tried to put in the css code . I am looking very hard and cannot detect the error . I now have deleted just the code and I still show the error . My css code is now the same as it was before trying to enter the chat code . Do I just log out with the error displaying ?
Ok I think I have successfully entered the css code now and the java script code . I guess I now need to delete my old chat ? Should I have done that first ? Does anyone read these posts here ?


Error

Detected error
We have counted a different number of "{" and of "}". It means your CSS risks to be not valid and will not be posted correctly on your forum.

We advise you to reread your code.

Hello Azwiz. So we meet again.

If you've got a problem with CSS not validating, you probably missed one of the opening or closing symbols. Indeed they are { and }. If you're trying to install AWC (AvacWeb Chat) all you need for the basic setup is this bit of CSS which of course will go into your Cascading Style Sheet (just copy > paste http://prntscr.com/7l0o4a ) :

Code:

[panda=css].a_chat_pm tr, .a_chat_pm td, .a_chat_tab tr, .a_chat_tab td, .a_chat_cmd tr, .a_chat_cmd td {display:none!important;}
.a_chat_pm:before, .a_chat_tab:before, .a_chat_cmd:before {content: 'Hidden Content';font-style: italic;}

and this bit of JS (placement whereever you want AWC to be shown, name it whatever you like) http://prntscr.com/7l0or8 :

Code:

[panda=js]    var avacweb_chat_config = {
      version : '2-0',
      chat_title : 'AvacWeb Chatbox',
      stylesheet : 'http://chat.avacweb.net/awc_2-0.css',
      allow_private_messaging : 1,
      allow_user_resize : 1,
      custom_placement : null,
      commands : {},
      tabs : {},
      filters : {},
      allow_copyrights : 1, //please be kind and allow AWC to place small discreet copyrights and backlink on your forum.
      // DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BELOW
      events:{},add_event:function(t,f) {t in this.events?this.events[t].push(f):this.events[t]=[f]}};
      document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="http://chat.avacweb.net/v' + avacweb_chat_config.version + '.js" id="achat_script"></sc' + 'ript>');
    // END OF AWC CONFIG   

Now for the CSS code, if you've still got trouble saving it, I suggest you look for the error anywhere else in your CSS which would probably, in this case, be one of the lines not being properly opened { or closed } . You must correct CSS before logging out!

Also, you may want to 'hide' your standard chat in the MODULES tab, so the old chat won't show

You probably saw it already, but here's a link to the AWC documentation: http://chat.avacweb.net . I also wrote a nice user manual for your members, just in case someone needs a bit of explaining how to use it.

After you're done installing AWC, you can choose to style it and/or install plug-ins. You can find help for that in the AWC section on Avacweb. If you've got any questions we'll be happy to try and help you.

Here's a bit of a teaser what can be done styling AWC... http://prntscr.com/7l9hgh My chat

I was finally able to get it to validate . then i added the java script . Now I have two chats in the java


Screen shot above . top chat is new one . bottom one is old . you said " Also, you may want to 'hide' your standard chat in the MODULES tab, so the old chat won't show "
okay how do I do that ?

I apologize again for my ignorance . I will try to get through this but am concerned that I will end up with no chat . I have added the ,http://prntscr.com/7l0or8 :and only after i clicked optimize my css did it say CSS options updates successfully .
Just so you know . I did not receive an email notification when you responded to this topic . I did for the first topic . I just checked again and nothing .

azwiz wrote:[quotelink="http://www.avacweb.com/t2448-i-see-the-error-notification#23334"]I was finally able to get it to validate . then i added the java script . Now I have two chats in the java


Screen shot above . top chat is new one . bottom one is old . you said " Also, you may want to 'hide' your standard chat in the MODULES tab, so the old chat won't show "
okay how do I do that ?

I apologize again for my ignorance . I will try to get through this but am concerned that I will end up with no chat . I have added the ,http://prntscr.com/7l0or8 :and only after i clicked optimize my css did it say CSS options updates successfully .
Just so you know . I did not receive an email notification when you responded to this topic . I did for the first topic . I just checked again and nothing .

OK, if your top JS is the new one and the bottom one the old one, just either delete the bottom chat JS by marking the check box at the right hand side and then hit the delete button or by going into that JS and deselect the options where it's running (eg. all pages or index, topics, whatever). A very useful tip is to get the name right of each JS you create. Instead of "chat room" I'd prefer this: "AWC v2.0 (Index/Subs/Topics) - ON". Now from that description anyone could clearly read what it is, where it's running and whether it's ON or OFF at all in a glance. Sometimes for testing purposes I need to temporarily switch some JS off, so like that I won't lose track of which JS was changed. Here's an example: http://prntscr.com/7lji8l .

To hide standard chat just go into your ACP, hit the "Modules" tab, go to Chatbox > Chatbox configuration on the left hand side and then select "Do not display" from the "Display Chatbox" drop down menu: http://prntscr.com/7ljf9k . After you're done, hit the green Validate button and your standard chatbox shouldn't be visible no more.

If the settings for e-mail notification are right, I can't help it I'm afraid. Either it's one of the things admins could have a dive into or it's a general problem at the FM side. I'm not an admin on here, I'm sorry, but I'm trying to help to the best of my abilities.

Samantha wrote:[quotelink="http://www.avacweb.com/t2448-i-see-the-error-notification#23335"]

azwiz wrote:[quotelink="http://www.avacweb.com/t2448-i-see-the-error-notification#23334"]I was finally able to get it to validate . then i added the java script . Now I have two chats in the java


Screen shot above . top chat is new one . bottom one is old . you said " Also, you may want to 'hide' your standard chat in the MODULES tab, so the old chat won't show "
 okay how do I do that ?

 I apologize again for my ignorance . I will try to get through this but am concerned that I will end up with no chat . I have added the ,http://prntscr.com/7l0or8 :and only after i clicked optimize my css did it say   CSS options updates successfully .
Just so you know . I did not receive an email notification when you responded to this topic . I did for the first topic . I just checked again and nothing .

OK, if your top JS is the new one and the bottom one the old one, just either delete the bottom chat JS by marking the check box at the right hand side and then hit the delete button or by going into that JS and deselect the options where it's running (eg. all pages or index, topics, whatever). A very useful tip is to get the name right of each JS you create. Instead of "chat room" I'd prefer this: "AWC v2.0 (Index/Subs/Topics) - ON". Now from that description anyone could clearly read what it is, where it's running and whether it's ON or OFF at all in a glance. Sometimes for testing purposes I need to temporarily switch some JS off, so like that I won't lose track of which JS was changed. Here's an example: http://prntscr.com/7lji8l .

To hide standard chat just go into your ACP, hit the "Modules" tab, go to Chatbox > Chatbox configuration on the left hand side and then select "Do not display" from the "Display Chatbox" drop down menu: http://prntscr.com/7ljf9k . After you're done, hit the green Validate button and your standard chatbox shouldn't be visible no more.

If the settings for e-mail notification are right, I can't help it I'm afraid. Either it's one of the things admins could have a dive into or it's a general problem at the FM side. I'm not an admin on here, I'm sorry, but I'm trying to help to the best of my abilities.

If the settings for e-mail notification are right, I can't help it I'm afraid. Either it's one of the things admins could have a dive into or it's a general problem at the FM side. I'm not an admin on here, I'm sorry, but I'm trying to help to the best of my abilities.

No worries about that I fully can relate I also run a Country Club in WGT and the messaging and email system there is so out of whack I have to use my forumotion messaging and emailing to communicate with my members in WGT . Being a CC owner gives me no permissions or admin .
Anyway . Thank you very much for the chat it is incredible . I saw a message regarding the PM . That was a big selling feature . I might need some more guidance . Also . My old chat is still there . I still am not sure what happens with it still . Is this the best way for us to communicate . IDK I feel so dumb .

I just saw this I will try it . Thank you .

To hide standard chat just go into your ACP, hit the "Modules" tab, go to Chatbox > Chatbox configuration on the left hand side and then select "Do not display" from the "Display Chatbox" drop down menu: http://prntscr.com/7ljf9k . After you're done, hit the green Validate button and your standard chatbox shouldn't be visible no more.

I am able to change the colr of the visible chat and most users know how to do that too . But in order to read any existing text I have to highlight every line one at a time . Because for one it is yellow and I am color blind and cannot see it . And two until I can figure out how to interpret various texts how to locate them what the codeing for each color and again how to locate the text I want to change the color in . None of that will happen until I find out what all the technical jargon means and what it represents . At this point I can not get past the first line .

As usual I am totally lost . I saw a pop up that said something like Samantha has posted a message in a watched topic . If this was that topic . Which it probably wasn't . I don't even know where to look . LOL . Shoot me now . Please .

I really don't know what you're trying to tell here: "I saw a message regarding the PM . That was a big selling feature . I might need some more guidance . Also . My old chat is still there . I still am not sure what happens with it still . Is this the best way for us to communicate .". What PM? If you mean the private message system found in AWC I think I understand. And what old chat is still there? The standard FM chat or the obsolete AWC JS you don't want to use no more?

Some of the features and elements found in AWC were my idea, like the tabs system and there are more to come. If you need help with AWC, like styling it or so, I guess the best way to go is for you to read as many posts in the Avacweb Chat section (you're in the HTML & Javascript section at the moment) as you can. I've got a PHPBB3 board myself, and as the AWC setup is a totally different one (HTML with header and footer in a separate page which is called Custom Placement) than your standard setup, the approach of styling it is nearly the same. You can find plenty of hints, tips and tricks reading your way through the Avacweb Chat section, which will guide you though styling and installing your plug-ins to your liking thus eventually molding AWC into your own unique creation.

Just two small suggestions: for further support you might want to fill out the forum address in your profile That way we could have a look at some of your JS and CSS when needed. And last but not least: if you feel like experimenting with AWC, installing, adding plug-ins and styling it, just changing things and test them out before you implement them on your live board, you could create yourself a new test site for that.

PS: I'm in the CET (Amsterdam / Paris) time zone, Europe, and I'm Dutch. You shouldn't feel sorry for the knowledge you lack still; we all started somewhere, didn't we? Please, don't depend on my support only at any given time as Avacweb's members all try to help oneanother. And sometimes we just need to wait for the answers to roll in. Key factor for fast response is a good question or explanation of the issue. My help will be best effort only. My strength is in CSS, not in JS. Glad to be of help.

Samantha wrote:[quotelink="http://www.avacweb.com/t2448-i-see-the-error-notification#23338"] If you mean the private message system found in AWC I think I understand.

. Yes that is what I meant . Is this feature something I can utilize and or activate .
Also I appreciate any help you do have time to give . It may have seemed as though I was speaking to you personally . I knew that it could and hopefully was being read by someone who felt they could help me through this in some way to get me a little further . I understand that I must be patient . It may take a while and that is fine .

At this point I have hidden my old chats . I had one on the main page . Also one on my portal page 3 . Which we will be using on Sunday June 28th @ 2:00 PM MST as the check in for a tournament and the chat room for the participants to assemble for information . We play online golf in WGT . I setup various bracket tournaments through out the year . There is a site called "challonge " that allows us to create our own brackets there and play in WGT through " challonge live brackets . I have taken it a step further . I have embedded the " challonge brackets in my portal page 3 of my website and placed the ( old ) chat below the live brackets . So all the participants in the chat ( now new ) can sit there and see the results of the embedded live brackets change right in front of them so they can look right there and see who their opponent or opponents are and what course they will be playing , what mode , etc . Rather than the old way of both myself having to type URLs for " challonge " and various instructions for each match up . Now all the info is right there for them to see and then all the participants go to WGT and play their matches come back , report and record their scores , wins losses . The automated live brackets change again and the next rounds appear . And so on . These events are played elsewhere without the convenience of the live brackets . But do have the necessity of the chat room in common . These events are the time when the private chat feature can be very crucial for communication between 2 , or 3 , or 4 participants in a match up to arrange the specifics for their game and move on and not have to scan a jumbled mess of texts in the chat .
Other than these events . This is the first event I have attempted since February . There is no other reason for my forum to even have a chat . As on any given day the usage in the site is slim to none and is limited to some very specific quick log ins and gone . With no chance of a chat log in . Even if they stay there for an hour . They will be deep in the forum reading about whatever it is they are there for and of course not being on the home page not even be aware of the chat that there is no one else in anyway . My forum is useful for many things but chat is not one of them . I feel that is unfortunate . But it is what it is and I am very happy to provide anything else that draws one there .

If the private chat feature is available and something one of you think you can walk me through I would greatly appreciate that . Other than that regarding the chat i am done . Unless one of you can help me change the existing text ( not chat ) color from yellow I think . To something I can see with out highlighting . I have the same issue as do all the other users . In the log in username and password boxes . The dots are yellow and not visible to humans without highlighting . And is the main reason for log in issues throughout forumotion . Even though automatic log in may be enabled . One may still be required to log in . Many not realizing they only have to click log in because the information is already in the boxes . Not seeing the yellow dots , they start entering usernames and passwords as they remember what they used in original registration . Not seeing the yellow dots and not knowing anything about automatic log in . They just start entering their correct username and password . Ultimately adding a bunch of incorrect yellow not visible dots that when clicked equal incorrect username and password . Then the fun begins . Lol . That is what they mean by patience is a virtue . For admin and users .

My first topic on this site was answered and solved . I did receive email notifications for that topic . I have not received anything since . Which probably means there is no way to contact me . At the risk of breaking a rule . I will not post my forum URL or my email at this time . If someone wants to respond to this topic and instruct me further in one direction or another . That would be gr8 . I will check back periodically . And follow any instructions . I am at your mercy .

Thank you

This was in my chat . I am just saying . Whatever I need to do next . I will do .

d PDB1: Your Avacweb Chat was updated today to fix the PM bug. Please seek support at Avacweb if you are still having isssues. If you find any other bugs, report them quickly so they can be fixed quickly and everyone is happy! Thanks!

I see chat is essential to your website to keep it all alive and kicking. I've written an AWC User Guide for the latest AWC version. You can find it here: http://www.avacweb.com/t2411-awc-v2-0-user-manual-english#23084 Just below the manual there's a BBCoded version: http://www.avacweb.com/t2411-awc-v2-0-user-manual-english#23157 which you can copy over to your own website if you like and share it with your members so that they just understand the basics of it. It 'll probably need some review and restyling when you copy it over to your board to make it a neat document.

Regarding changing the color, I didn't quite get what element you want to restyle. Could you provide a screenshot of that and point out which one, please? I need that to get you the proper code.


If you need to change the background color of the input boxes for the login, this code will probably work in your CSS*:

Code:

[panda=css].inputbox {backgroundcolor: #@@@@@@!important;}

If you need to change the text color in the input boxes, this will probably do*:

Code:

[panda=css].inputbox {color: #@@@@@@!important;}

*= change the @@@@@@ into the HEX color code of your choice.


That last bit you wrote in your latest post is called a "AWC Silent Update Notification" and is only visible to the admins. Sometimes @LGforum does silent updates if there are quick win fixes or very urgently needed updates to be installed. The latest was from a couple of months ago I believe (the PM bug fix). You can click the red X to close that notification and do a page refresh in your browser and it won't be back until there's another one shared by LGforum or in case you deleted your forum cookies.

Ok I have copied the manual into my forum . It also put a line through all the text in my forum . On the right side only . IDK what or how to fix it . Please help or I will have to delete the manual .

Thank you here is a screen shot


It turns out that the lines only show up if I am in the page of the manual reading the manual . The lines disappeared when I clicked to my homepage .

Also I will try to figure out the hex color codes to see if I can change my text . I have tried before when I see the codes for the colors that need changed I will have to find the table or pallete or chart of colors to know what the code for each color is .

Thank you very much for all your help .

" No thanks yet." What does this mean ?

"No thanks yet" means you didn't receive THANKS yet for your post or someone else didn't receive thanks yet for his or her post: http://prntscr.com/7m8wyc .

When you paste the manual into a new post, make sure WYSIWYG mode is deselected: http://prntscr.com/7m8y68 and make sure BBCode and HTML are set to ON in your ACP: http://prntscr.com/7m8yl1 . Then save the post.

You can refer to http://www.colorpicker.com/ to pick a HEX color code or determine the exact color of an existing background or image using the Eye Dropper ad-on found in Google Chrome.