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What the chat does, and how to install it.

Real Time Chat adds a real-time chat to the forum, split into rooms . Messages appear for every visitor without reloading the page, with reactions, replies, mentions, attachments, an indication of who is typing and the list of online members. Good to know from the start: • There is no "Chat"...

• Upload the files of the add-on to the server. • In the ACP, install the add-on [Xen-Soluce] Real Time Chat . • The installation creates the tables, generates the secret keys, creates the General room and makes it the default. No permission is granted. • Give the permissions (4.3), place the...

Chat, reply, react, attach files.

• Connected : everything works. • Reconnecting... : the connection was lost, the chat tries again by itself. • Disconnected — click to reconnect : click to start the connection again. A room you may not see does not appear. A Log in to join the conversation. message (or Log in or register to...

• Click in the Send message... area. • Type your text. • Press Enter to send (or the Send button). Shift + Enter starts a new line. Default limits (the administrator can change them): 2,000 characters per message and at least 1 second between two messages. Beyond that, you see Message is too...

• The Insert emoji button opens the picker; the emoji is inserted where the cursor is. • You can also type a smilie shortcut of the forum, for example :love: . • Depending on the administrator's setting, the picker offers the Unicode emoji and the smilies of the forum, or only the smilies.

Type @ followed by the beginning of the name: a list of members opens. Choose with the arrows ↑ ↓ then Enter or Tab (Esc closes the list). The name becomes a clickable mention in the message.

The Attach files button adds files (images included) to the message, with the same size and type limits as the rest of the forum. An SVG file is offered for download and is not displayed in the message.

In the menu of a message ( Message actions ), choose Reply . A Replying to NAME banner appears above the writing area and the message you reply to is highlighted. Send your text as usual. To cancel: the cross of the banner or Esc ( Cancel reply ). If the original message is deleted later, the...

Depending on your permissions (4.3): • Edit : Edit . The editor opens with the original text; Enter saves, Esc cancels, Shift + Enter starts a new line. The message then carries the Edited mention. • Delete : Delete , with a confirmation. Deleted messages disappear for everyone ( Message...

Add reaction under a message shows the quick reactions. The + button opens a larger menu with search (all the emoji, or the smilies of the forum depending on the setting). Click your reaction again to remove it. The count of each reaction is shown under the message.

• Typing indicator : NAME is typing... or NAME1, NAME2 are typing... , as a discreet bar or as a bubble with an avatar, depending on the administrator's setting. • Online : N online ; the list shows the members active in the room. A member who chose to hide their presence does not appear. A...

• The most recent messages are at the bottom. • Load earlier messages loads the previous ones (50 at a time by default). • If you scrolled up the history while new messages arrive, a ↓ N new message(s) badge takes you back down. • In an empty room: No messages yet. Be the first to say something!

A moderator can ban you from a room, for a time or for good. You no longer see the room and cannot write in it ( You are banned from this room. ). The ban ends when it runs out or when a moderator lifts it.