1.2.2. Configuration directives reference

User Profile and Restrictions

These parameters allow you to pass additional information from an user profile ( membership ) database to client applet, thus integrating RealChat with your existing site membership system. There is an example in the Notes and HOWTOs section.

• nick
• pLabel
• pValue
• textColor
• nickColor
• canChangeProfile
• canCreateRooms
• canSendPrivate
• externalProfileURL
• profileURLTarget

nick

Type: text
Default: not set

If this parameter is set, the chat client will skip the 'login' panel, and the user will automatically be logged in once the client applet has loaded.

Example: <param name="nick" value="John">

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pLabel

Type: text
Default:

pLabel1 = Real name:, pLabel5 = Homepage:
pLabel2 = Age:,       pLabel6 = email:
pLabel3 = Gender:,    pLabel7 = Other 1:
pLabel4 = Location:,  pLabel8 = Other 2:

These are the labels used in the user profile tab. You can change any label:

<param name="pLabel7" value="Favorite drink:">

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pValue

Type: text
Default: not set

These are the corresponding values for the user profile labels.

Example: <param name="pValue7" value="Beer">

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textColor

Type: number
Default: 0

The default text color ( from the applet color palette ).

Example: <param name="textColor" value="2"> - will auto-select Orange text color.

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nickColor

Type: number
Default: 1

The default nick color ( from the applet color palette ).

Example: <param name="textColor" value="6"> - will auto-select Green nick color.

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canChangeProfile

Type: yes/no
Default: yes

Whether this user is allowed to change profile. Use it in combination with pValue parameters, to prohibit user from changing his/her profile once logged in.

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canCreateRooms

Type: yes/no
Default: yes

Whether this user is allowed to create rooms.

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canSendPrivate

Type: yes/no
Default: yes

Whether this user is allowed to send private messages.

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externalProfileURL

Type: URL
Default: not set

URL of a cgi script which will display additional information about the selected user. This option is accessible through the user list pop-up menu of the chat client ( the "More info ..." option when you right-click on a user name ) or through the standard Profile button. The chat client will automatically replace the first occurance of the token "_USER_" with the currently selected user name, e.g. if you pass:

<param name="externalProfileURL" value="http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/dbscript.cgi?user=_USER_&action=showprofile">

and the currently selected user name is 'John', the applet will transform the url to:

http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/dbscript.cgi?user=John&action=showprofile

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profileURLTarget

Type: text
Default: _blank

The frame target to open externalProfileURL in. The default value "_blank" will open the URL in a new browser window.

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