FlashPioneer Video Chat -- Administrator Manual Go to Chat Homepage
Welcome
Introduction of Flash Chat
Installation
 
System Requirements
 
Install Flash Server on Windows
Install Flash Media Server
Install Red5 Server
 
Install Flash Server on Linux
Install Flash Media Server
Install Red5 Server
 
Install Video Chat Server
Installation of FMS Edition
Installation of Red5 Edition
 
Install Video Chat Client
Installation of Client
Configuration via setting.xml
Make your Client Setup program
Custom Skin
 
Upgrade
 
Database Integration
Install Chat's database (PHP)
PHP Interface description
Install Chat's database (.NET)
.NET Interface description
 
Administrator's Guide
 
Administrator Panel
Monitor
Setting
Room
User
News
Account
 
FAQ and Troubleshooting
Installation Tour (Linux) RED5 Edition
Installation Tour (Linux) FMS Edition
 

   Install Video Chat Client -- Configuration via setting.xml


Edit file setting.xml using notepad or other text editor to set Client.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<clientSet>

<server url="localhost" port="1935" />

Here input server's address and port. The address could be IP or Server's name.
The default port of Red5 Server and Flash Media Server is 1935. If you changed it, please do relevant modification.

<rootPath value="" />
Root directory setting defines the root paths of language package and skin package. By default, the current path is applied. You just leave it empty.
It could be defined as relative path or absolute path, for example: ./flashchat/ or http://www.flashpioneer.com/.
Notice that the path must end with "/".

<homePath value="http://www.flashpioneer.com" />
Your web site address

<helpPath value="http://www.flashpioneer.comonlinehelp/help.htm" />  
The path of help file. The page will be opened when user click Help.

<registerPath value="" />
Register page is for new users. This configuring item works only when Romoting data interface is used in the chatting program. Its function is to integtat the existing register function on the website so to provide more convenient interface.

<language value="en" />
Language package setting. Select the language for interface. Now we provide following languages:
en        -- English
zh-CN   -- Chinese Simplified
zh-TW   -- Chinese Traditional

The language package is in the directory of <roomPath>/lang/
You can also do translation according to the language package available in the directory. You should save the translation file in the name of language_***.xml into the directory of language package, and then select language.
If none language is selected, Client will automatically get the language information of user's operating system, and then to get relevant language package.
If a language has been selected, then this language package will be loaded.

<theme value="default" />
Interface style file is in the directory of <rootPath>/themes/, and each style is a directory named by this style.
We provides 6 different styles in the chat package, you can custom the skin by yourself or let us to do it for you.

<visibleMarquee value = "true" />
Whether to show the scrolling news bar on the top. The scrolling news bar on the top shows the news sent by administrator. If you don't want to show it, set it to be "false".

<visibleWhitePaper value="true" />
Whether to show Doodle. If you don't want to use the module, set it to be "false".

<paperWidth value = "880" />
<paperHeight value = "480" />

Doodle window size setting

<showMemberRoomForGuest value="true" />
Whether to show Member-Only room when guest login.

<autoJoinRoom value="true" />
Whether to join room when only one room.

<enableVideoInRoom value="true" />
Whether to turn on the public video

<enableVideoInPrivate value="true" />
Whether to turn on the video in private chat

<videoSizeInPrivate value = "small"/>
Video size in private chat window
small      --80x60
middle    --100x75
big         -- 120x90

<enablePrivateChat value="true" />
Whether show private chat interface

If you open private chat interface, click the name in user list then appears a menu including private chat. Through the private chat menu, users can privately chat with someone and the conversation won't be seen by others.
If you want to disable the function, set to be "false".

<videoSetting fps = "10" quality = "65"/>
fps: Number - The requested rate at which the camera should capture data, in frames per second. The default value is 10 and it suggested to be between 10 to 15.
quality: Number - Specifies the required level of picture quality, Acceptable values range from 1 (lowest quality) to 100 (highest quality). To specify that picture quality can vary as needed to avoid exceeding bandwidth, pass 0 for quality. The default value is 65.

<maxPrivateWindow value="5" />
Max windows number of private chat. Default is 5 and it suggested to be between 1 to 8.

<enterRoomMsg value="true" />
Whether to show the information of someone's entering. Default is "true".

<quitRoomMsg value="true" />
Whether show the information of others' quit. Default is "true".

<enterRoomSound value="false" />
Whether play notice sound when someone enters room. Default is "false".

<quitRoomSound value="false" />
Whether play notice sound when someone quits room. Default is "false".

<messageSound value="true" />
Whether to play sound when receive new message. Default is "true".

<noticeSound value="true" />
Whether play notice sound when receive new broadcast news. Default is "true".

<visibleLoginAsGuest value="true" />
Whether show the login as guest checkbox. If do, guest can login.

<visibleRegisterButton value="true" />
Whether show the register button. If do, everyone can register through registration port. Default is "true".

<enableUButton value="true" />
Whether show Underline button in chat toolbar.

<enableBButton value="true" />
Whether show Bold button in chat toolbar.

<enableIButton value="true" />
Whether show Italic button in chat toolbar.

<enableColorPicker value="true" />
Whether show ColorPicker in chat toolbar.

<enableSelectTextBack value="true" />
Whether show Select Text Area Background button in chat toolbar.

<enableSmiley value="true" />
Whether show Smiley button in chat toolbar.

<showSmileLimit value = "5" />
The use of smiley is limited. Max number of smiley in one message can be set. If you set it be 0, it means no limit.

<showTimeStamp value="true" />
Whether show time stamp ahead of message.

<parseURL value="true" />
Whether automatically parse the URL in chat message to be hyperlink.

<emotions enabled="true" column="5" autoPlay="false">
<item name="Birthday" src="cartoon/movie/birthday.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/birthday-small.swf" duration="15"/>
<item name="Boom" src="cartoon/movie/boom.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/boom-small.swf" duration="7"/>
<item name="Bubble" src="cartoon/movie/bubble.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/bubble-small.swf" duration="7"/>
<item name="Cry" src="cartoon/movie/cry.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/cry-small.swf" duration="9"/>
<item name="Doggie" src="cartoon/movie/doggie.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/doggie-small.swf" duration="4"/>
<item name="Greeting" src="cartoon/movie/greeting.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/greeting-small.swf" duration="10"/>
<item name="Football" src="cartoon/movie/football.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/football-small.swf" duration="1.5"/>
<item name="Bear.swf" src="cartoon/movie/bear.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/bear-small.swf" duration="7"/>
<item name="Exercise" src="cartoon/movie/exercise.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/exercise-small.swf" duration="7"/>
<item name="Ghost" src="cartoon/movie/ghost.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/ghost-small.swf" duration="7"/>
<item name="Money" src="cartoon/movie/money.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/money-small.swf" duration="9"/>
<item name="Meetgirl" src="cartoon/movie/meetgirl.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/meetgirl-small.swf" duration="4"/>
<item name="Rose" src="cartoon/movie/rose.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/rose-small.swf" duration="10"/>
<item name="UFO" src="cartoon/movie/UFO.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/UFO-small.swf" duration="7"/>
</emotions>

Animation panel in chat tool.
enabled: whether show the panel
column: amount showed in each column
autoPlay: whether play animation automatically.
You may add animation in the form of following format:
<item name="Birthday" src="cartoon/movie/birthday.swf" thumb="cartoon/preview/birthday-small.swf" duration="15"/>
name: animation name
src: animation file path
thumb: the path of abbreviated animation
duration: playing duration

<preDefinedMsg enabled="true">
<msg value="Hello,can I help you?"/>
<msg value="May I have your name and E-Mail address please?"/>
<msg value="Could you please give more detailed steps so that we can reproduce the problem on our side?"/>
<msg value="Wait a minute please; I am now checking the problem for you."/>
<msg value="I will send the relevant information to you via email; please remember to check your mailbox for it."/>
<msg value="My pleasure."/>
</preDefinedMsg>

Predefined Message : Frequently used messages.
enabled: whether show the Predefined Message panel in chat tool.

<fontSizeList enable="true" value="10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,20,22" defaultSize="12"/>
The font panel in chat toolbar.
enabled: Whether to show this panel.
value: available font size group, separated by "," .
defaultSize: default front size.

</clientSet>

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