hey you guys, dragonfly cms currently uses the v1.5 mod of php121 and imbuddylist, i wanted to let you guys see what it has become over the last year.

Php121 Instant Messenger 3 With Buddy List
www.php121.com

Version 3.0 now includes the great buddylist addon from tripknotix. There are many

new features in this version.

Download PHP121 or

Try the demo

Version 3.0
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- Integration of IM Buddy List into PHP121. Changes follow:
- Buddy List:
- Buddies can be organized in customizable groups you create.
- Easy Search system allows users to find their buddies quickly.
- Themes can be chosen by the User or Admin.
- Away Messages and Appearing Offline Allows users to show their status.
- A Powerful Editor allows users to customize their buddy list and profiles easily.
- Staff Groups allow you to organize your Staff members and display them to ALL users.
- Profiles:
- Allow users to personalize their online identity with customizable profiles with

editable html.
- Themes can be chosen as well as customized with css.
- CSS codes allow the user to customize or even create a theme of their own.

Javascript is securely blocked.
- Profiles can display their Buddy List in the custom groups the user has created.
- Avatar Images allow users to personalize their profile with their photo, Avatar is

displayed in the Buddy List and Comments.
- Comments allow buddies to leave messages to each other at the bottom of each

profile.
- Buddy Comments is a new 2-way comment system, comments will show up on both profiles

inside the buddy list.
- Site Administrators have the ability to disable all new modules to create the most

professional safe environment for their community. (This Includes disabling the Buddy

List, Profiles, User Searching, Avatar Images and more.)

Is there a dragonfly upgrade for this please let us know current version is

ported by BrokenCrust

DescriptionPort of php121 Version 1.4 by Paul Synnott
Version1.0

Q is the version you have a different port or the same one upgraded


cheers Tim

There is no dragonfly module and I doubt there ever will be because the author doesn't want it ported again.

Hi BC

Many thanks for such a speedy reply

What a shame they dont want it ported again for an upgrade
I cant understand why they posted this in the dragonfly forums if they didnt want it upgraded ?...

Maybe the author can explain please as i am sure all dragonfly users would like to know...


best wishes

Tim Station Founder

Radio Gets Wild

BrokenCrust wrote:

There is no dragonfly module and I doubt there ever will be because the author doesn't want it ported again.

He can't stop that, since i still see the GPL.
If he doesn't want it, he should use a different license.

He can't stop it legally maybe, but morally if the original developer says "No Porting" when asked it would be bad form indeed to go ahead and port.

As for why he doesn't want it ported, Paul feels that as "a programming professional" he shouldn't have to put up with people like me porting his code and giving it away. See this thread. Since my port was a horrible life sucking monster he's probably correct. I won't be developing this module further, although the Buddy List block perhaps deserves another look.

That's ok that you're fed up with it. Someone else will do it eventualy.

You don't feel that a "No" from the developer stop it being done?

It always seemed right that the DF community took the stance of only porting themes and modules that had permission (or no current developer).

Well, if he doesn't want it ported to DragonflyCMS, why is he posting in these forums? Or is it just spam.

We don't take a stance, it's a free world and anyone may do anything with opensource software as long as it stays open.

If someone doesn't want that he should take a closed source license.

However we do take a stance when it comes to credits and support.

Phoenix I think the confusion is that this guy writes the instant messenger but tripknotix2 writes the buddy list part of it. If I have that right.

you are all correct, give me a day to check back on that for you guys =) , and no it wasnt spam, i just like to post to people who develop, cant catch up?, yeah it was in spam form, but that doesnt mean the discussion ends there.

like i said, give me a day to check on it for you guys, as this is a current version, just need a day.

oh also it has offline messages, that appear when the user logs in=)

Success !

Paul Says:

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I don't mind if they port it and just link back to php121.com. That's my only condition. Everything else they want to do I fully support.

Paul does not clearly state whether he means, you may mass release it now .... or when version 3.1 is out (as to not affect donations).

i think you are safe to start developement at least, because it wont be terribly long before v3.1 is released.

many features were developed before 3.0 was release, and were just not included because they havent yet been properly tested.

as for the block, a new block would be needed because it was entirely re-written from the ground up, however, it is very easy to grab a buddy list and/or buddy groups from the database.

if you want an example, check out the php121buddyprofile.php page, it is completely detached from the program itself, however, grabs many things from the core pages for use ONLY if a user is Logged In, otherwise, it displays as a static page.

heres an example, demo.php121.com/php121...ripknotix3

view that logged out, then view it logged in =) .... LEAVE A COMMENT !!! plz =)

i love comments, and will love you for them ;)

lol i just did a search for what i posted on Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:00 pm at www.dragonflycms.org/F...rt=15.html

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Its going to be a part of the IM Buddy List w/ Mini My Space. In other words, it will feature the ability to let others view your Buddy list then displaying all Buddies (with icons for online offline) with included Avatar (exactly like how myspace does it) So basically thats the entire My Space feature summed up =), it will feature the ability to add comments becuz for the blog part of it, it will display ONLY the newest Journal entry from the existing Nuke Journal Editor. thus no coding is neccesary except on the part of making the editor easily available in the mini-my-space editor. a Search function should do it

lol the result is completely different from my original plan ...

after 1 year and 4 months, how well do you guys think i did? =)