GMM: GruntMaps Messenger - New V1.0.2

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:25 pm

Current Version is 1.0.2

Well, I'm working on making an instant messaging program, and right now I have a working chatroom. The login is based on my site and uses the SQL database. The theme is based on (heck, it is) the Aeolus phpNuke / phpBB theme.

Pics:

So, yeah, it's pretty much just a chatroom program.
The server runs on Python and just echoes everything sent to it to everything connected to it (which it stores in a list).
The window is resizable and movable, which took a while to do.
And, well, that's pretty much it.

Dr.Cox · Post by **Dr.Cox** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:45 pm

Cool

dos mes · Post by **dos mes** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:45 pm

I was working on something similar, but other things came up so oh well, but it looks great keep it up, I can't wait to see it when its done!

xXxCocoFangxXx · Post by **xXxCocoFangxXx** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:03 pm

Wow! I would love to make a Program like that.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:26 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback, if you want to help beta test the chat room version, let me know. After this I need to set up a new set of servers to run between computers for true instant messaging, but that's for another day.

The real hard part was getting the look of the window to work. It took a lot of work so I'm definitely going to be using it in more programs...

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:44 pm

I'll beta it. If I'm beta-worthy that is.

Dr.Cox · Post by **Dr.Cox** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:25 pm

metkillerjoe wrote:I'll beta it. If I'm beta-worthy that is.

*pokes with the Beta-worthy stick*

Yep. go head.!!

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:45 am

cool, will you be able to download it at some stage?

xXxCocoFangxXx · Post by **xXxCocoFangxXx** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:19 am

I'll Beta with you. Hit me up on AIM or MSN.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:48 pm

Finally got the HTML based messaging to work:

I'll give out the beta tomorrow, I just need to tweak a few things.

EDIT:
Updates!
Tons of smileys now, most of them the standard ones from phpBB.
Also, you can now set your default font and color (which is stored in the registry)
Beta is available, just ask me and register on GruntMaps^
I'de upload it, but tons of people have problems with different things and I can't do do it here and it wouldn't be right over at the files forum... Or would it... Meh, I'll find a place. In the meantime, I'll give it to anyone with MSN Messenger, just add me: [email protected]

^Registration is required as the login script uses a php page that accesses the SQL database on the site and compares your username and password.

EDIT:
New pic:

THat's with a custom background applied using <body background="URL">

Man, I'm bored.. Does ANYONE want the beta?

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:23 pm

WOW. it looks like you put a TON of work into that. job well done.

what language was it written in and are you planning on releasing the source?

fishface617 · Post by **fishface617** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:27 pm

sweet. i like it a lot

dos mes · Post by **dos mes** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:55 pm

[cc]z@nd! wrote:WOW. it looks like you put a TON of work into that. job well done.

what language was it written in and are you planning on releasing the source?

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote: The server runs on Python and just echoes everything sent to it to everything connected to it (which it stores in a list).

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:22 pm

Dos Mes wrote:
[cc]z@nd! wrote:WOW. it looks like you put a TON of work into that. job well done.

what language was it written in and are you planning on releasing the source?

FleetAdmiralBacon wrote: The server runs on Python and just echoes everything sent to it to everything connected to it (which it stores in a list).

VB6

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:53 pm

oh. it's made with basic... *walks away*.

jk. sure, so basic isn't everyone's favorite language, but i salute you for putting all that together. i don't know how to do any network-related things in programming at all.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:13 pm

Awsome! When it's released you'll get my download

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:33 pm

[cc]z@nd! wrote:oh. it's made with basic... *walks away*.

jk. sure, so basic isn't everyone's favorite language, but i salute you for putting all that together. i don't know how to do any network-related things in programming at all.

Well, it is based on SQL, so the networking part is probably not done from scratch (correct me if I'm wrong). Very impressive nonetheless. Great job.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:28 am

1. The program is written in VB6
2. The login opens a PHP page that connects to a SQL server and checks a password, then changes the title of the page to "AYES", "ANO", or "A" depending on whether the password is right, wrong, or the account can't be found.
3. The server was written by hand in python* and, though I have an EXE version, I still run the python script because it's faster.
4. The actually stuff that you see is a webbrowser. The program writes HTML code as it receives messages. You type the HTML in the small box.

I'll give out a few betas this afternoon.
See ya.

EDIT: *fixed a mistake

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:18 pm

if you don't mind, i'd like to beta security related stuff. well, with what stuff i do know...

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:57 pm

Not bad.I actually have a code for VB6 for a chat program.

Nice.