Quick question for PHP/JavaScript developers...

[Tiberius]

If anyone has epic skills in coding PHP & JavaScript (AJAX) and would be willing to create an AJAX powered shoutbox for the forums, it would be most appreciated. I'm fed up with all the bugs and lack of customization of the previous shoutboxes we've had, and whilst I have said PHP & AJAX skills, I haven't the time to make a really good effort at it.

For more information, send me a PM.

[Darwinian]

What sort of features, that the current shoutbox doesn't have, were you thinking of?

[Tiberius]

I want the ability for users to delete/edit their own shouts, and I want to be able to easily customize the shout layout. Staff should also be able to edit/delete the shouts of anyone.

The main reason I want something new is that the current shoutbox is poorly designed, and doesn't let me customize it properly.

I don't necessarily need someone to code the PHP end, as I am capable of quickly writing something that will plug-in to the MyBB system, but I really want some help with all the JavaScript. So at least, I'd like some kind of shoutbox API of sorts, which I can use to build a custom shoutbox.

Of course, if someone understands the MyBB plugin system better than I, and wants to code a fully fledged plugin, that would be cool too (and they could release it for MyBB officially).

[theVOID]

Syn is an uber JS programmer, get him to do it.

[Autumnlicious]

I find your request of a javascript api somewhat puzzling...

Normally for a shoutbox, I'd expect the most javascript to be involved would be for doing some form of auto-update (or a push?) in response to an asynchronous http request that updates the shoutbox instance...

If we want resizable boxes, fancy animations, we'd probably have to use the usual magic JS solutions like jquery...

The last time I home-rolled javascript animations, I learned I could've done 90% of what I wanted in 10% of the time if I had avoided not-invented-here syndrome...

[Tiberius]