UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V5 Mod Questions The Y!Mess Hack

If you've read this before, it has been updated!

First there was ICQ Hack, then AIM Hack, now here it is...the Y!Mess Hack. Got a Yahoo Messenger account? Here's the linker that will show if the person is signed on with Y! Messenger. If they are online, when you click the button it opens a new window and brings you to the Java version of Y! Messenger.

The Y!Mess Hack 1.0 (03/17/2000)
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Basically, I just made a copy of most of Gokuchu's AIM fields hack and just changed a
few lines that call Y! Messenger to see if the person is online.

Here's the script:
http://www.thefew.com/download/y-mess_hack.txt

I figured out how to make the icon smaller. You actually have 3 choices which I'll show you in a minute.

If you haven't downloaded the script already then get it above. Follow the installation. Before you save and close the last file (ubb_library2.pl) find this line:



For those that already installed it, look for the above line with =g&t=2"

The =g&t=1" is the key to the icon size. Change the 1 to either a 0 or a 2. Here are the icons for each number:

0 =

1 =

2 =

You don't have to copy the icons to your server. They are pulled from Yahoo!

Here it is in action:
http://www.thefew.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/000001.html

Hope ya'll like this hack!

AJ http://www.thefew.com
Marine Message Forum - http://www.thefew.com/cgi-bin/ubb/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

Here's a challenge for the gurus...

Write a hack which combines all 3 (AIM,ICQ,Y!) to gave a single status as to wether someone is online or not.

Just a thought

Very cool AJ. Good hack.

I have added it to my list of hacks at
http://www.mrwebb.net/ubbhacks/

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Is there anyway you can make a better icon? I don't like the current one it is to big.

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I figured out how to make the icon smaller. See the top message!!!

Not sure -- I doubt it, but **** , ya may find a way to do it

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Nice job AJ!!

I hope someone comes out with that, it saves us a lot of trouble and problems

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I'll look into it. The script would have to receive and decode the images (difficult) before building it's own image and outputting that. It's quite possible though.

Just a thought

It's a nice hack, but the icons are too big. I hope cal will create some new icons. He's the icons expert.

Sorry, i posted the message accidentally twice.

First off, you can't change the icons. The 3 sets of icons in the first message of this thread are the only ones to choose from. They are pulled directly from Yahoo! I've seen some good Y! icons that would be great but you just can't replace it

Second, what is wrong with the mini smiley (option 0) or mini smiley with online/offline text (option 1)? I actually use both...option 1 for the standard message posts and option 0 for my memberlist listing.
Option 0 fits nicely into small areas...check out my member list at http://www.thefew.com/cgi-bin/ubb/memberlist.cgi

I'm working on a second version that will open the java based Y!Messenger into a window. From what I understand you don't have to have the full version installed on your machine like AIM.

Anyway, if you have any questions please let me know.

AJ

Here's how you get a decent icon (you can do the same with ICQ). Just choose icon=0, then put this image to the right of it (still within the tag):

And if you want to make the ICQ link look nice:

Just a thought

cal thats a great idea


anyway i cam e to post this script. i found it awhile back and it seems that the site is no longer around. what it does is reads you status form icq and then prints any img you want.

i thought if you really wanted a combine online offline this would work great.

just add some code to read y! and then you could have it print the online. shame you can't get the online status from aim

here it is

Mutt - why not replace that with this. It will redirect to an image:

You could easily modify this to work for AIM and Y! aswell - it just examines the image data returned from the mirabilis server.

Just a thought

I am developing a rub off of this... It has the " http://www.yahoo.com/favicon.ico with the ".

In a window pops up the user's user name, and if they are online or not. Anyone want it?

I've already got that icon at http://www.one37.com/icons . Take a look.

Just a thought

First off, excellent job AJ. I got this running perfectly.
and, WOP, sure, post that hack. I wanna see it. Maybe give it to my friend for his UBB.

I don't have any of those things found in Ultimate.cgi ?
I looked in my older freeware version, but my new licenced version doesn't have this ??

Snook

I have installed the Y Hack and get the following message when posting or clicking on the user

Hack attempt logged or corrupt member file found with extra fields [15 total]

HELP.