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Treak
03-08-2006, 06:39 PM
ok i searched and i see that the vbtempalates page merged witht his one.. so i cnanot find any help to this

ok SEARCHED for blink and flashing for the pm things so that way they flash..

my friend has a vBulletin where he has the actual words Private Message to flash red when you get a new pm instead of editing it to where it just displays a flashing "Private Message" over the top "welcome so-so you last visited blah blah "

would you know how to achive this modification?

i just want the words that are already there "priveate messages" to blink red when you get a new pm

not the little mail symbol to blink or words overlapping the actual vb text thats already there..

anyone else know how to mod this?
Princeton
03-08-2006, 07:06 PM
I recommend going with an animated image.

<if condition="$show['pmstats'] AND $bbuserinfo[pmunread]">
animated image goes here
</if>
Princeton
03-08-2006, 07:15 PM
Additional Bonus Information: :D
The CSS "blink" property does not work on all browsers.
Yes, this could be done via javascript but that's a waste of "space" (eg. additiaonl code) for something so trivial.
The animated gif trick will work on all browsers. NOTE: Leave original pm message (Private Messages: 0 Unread, Total 149) intact as some people may have images turned OFF.
Treak
03-08-2006, 07:28 PM
Additional Bonus Information: :D
The CSS "blink" property does not work on all browsers.
Yes, this could be done via javascript but that's a waste of "space" (eg. additiaonl code) for something so trivial.
The animated gif trick will work on all browsers. NOTE: Leave original pm message (Private Messages: 0 Unread, Total 149) intact as some people may have images turned OFF.


i would like this part right here
(Private Messages:0 Unread, Total 149)

is like that part thats bolded to blink the color red.. i just dunno how to make it happen..

i tried with the animated gifs and theylook cheesy

bump for anyone else that can help me here.
PJSkiboy
03-10-2006, 03:12 AM
Try reading through this template mod.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=82037
Treak
03-10-2006, 06:18 AM
wow your the man! you nailed exactly what i wanted!!! ugh!! karma for you!! if they supported that here!
PJSkiboy
03-10-2006, 04:07 PM
I'll take all the karma i can get....lol.
Treak
03-10-2006, 10:28 PM
ahahaha agreed! thanks again for your help man