Play a sound when a user has a new PM. [Archive]

amykhar

07-19-2005, 10:00 PM

This is a simple template mod that will make a sound file play when your user has an unread private message.

No screen shots enclosed because I can't take a picture of a sound. ;)

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If you have firefox users, you may want to point them to this link if they are having issues:
http://www.eaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40220
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Amy

.Tim

07-20-2005, 12:11 AM

Can the user turn it off if they don't want a sound played?

amykhar

07-20-2005, 12:14 AM

You can set up a custom userfield and wrap a conditional around the code in the template. I am not posting the code here because supporting userfield conditionals for non-coders ends up being as fun as having a root canal without anasthesia :D

TTG

07-20-2005, 01:00 AM

ends up being as fun as having a root canal without anasthesia :D

Mmmm .. won't be adding that to my list of "things I must do before I die" :rolleyes:

Useful hack .. thanks amy
Clicked install

Tony G

07-20-2005, 04:42 AM

No screen shots enclosed because I can't take a picture of a sound.

Someone will end up still asking. XD.

Thanks for sharing, neat mod. :)

aethro

07-20-2005, 07:44 AM

Any screenshots?

* aethro clicks install and runs away before being smacked
:p

turksengel

08-09-2005, 10:30 AM

he said that No screen shots enclosed because I can't take a picture of a sound.

Tony G

08-09-2005, 10:49 AM

A) She.
B) He/she is obviously joking.

Way to recognise jokes. :p

amykhar

08-09-2005, 11:17 AM

Without the :p, I wouldn't have been sure myself ;)

Boofo

08-09-2005, 11:21 AM

Amy is there any way to have this NOT play when you are in the actual pm area? If you have more than 1 message waiting, it plays everytime you answer or view a message or listing.

Oblivion Knight

08-09-2005, 08:04 PM

The easiest and rather sloppy way of achieving that would be to change this line:
<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo[pmunread]>0">To this:
<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo[pmunread]>0 AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'private'">I think that should sort you out.. ;)

Boofo

08-09-2005, 08:05 PM

Wayne Luke

08-23-2005, 03:23 PM

Can anyone recommend any free sounds for this?

amykhar

08-23-2005, 03:27 PM

I included one with the mod. Another I like is the AOL "You've got mail" wav.

Here's some others:
http://humor.about.com/cs/soundbites/p/ds042804.htm

Biker_GA

08-23-2005, 03:28 PM

Heh... Just fire up a sound recorder and make your own. Oh the fun I'm going to have with this! LMAO!

Boofo

08-23-2005, 04:44 PM

Wayne, I got one where the 7-11 guy says "You've got mail in your inbox". ;)

bonnmac

08-23-2005, 09:49 PM

is there any way to play random sounds? thanks for a great hack

amykhar

08-24-2005, 02:03 AM

bonnmac

08-24-2005, 03:39 AM

Yes. You could put your sounds in a folder and give them names like 1.wav, 2.wav etc. Then, have a plugin pick a random number to select the wav for you. That would be the easiest way that I can think of.
well i am a lamer when it comes to doing this how about sometime in the near future you can do this as one of your projects lol your so good at this thanks for all your grat stuff

Jagged Tooth

08-24-2005, 09:25 AM

I just followed that link through with all the .wav's and it gave me a trojan so yeah, just watch out.

carrie31

09-27-2005, 04:42 PM

thank you so much ! it's perfect !

lordnex

09-29-2005, 08:16 AM

just a hint for those that are looking for sounds, there was a hack released for 3.0.x that did this exact thing and had 10 small wav files that did it. :D I don't remember which one but a quick search will show it and you can grab those 10 wav files quickly. Fantastic though that someone brought it to 3.5.

Amy I'm one of those lurker types but I have to say you're fantastic :D

Colejo

10-03-2005, 04:25 AM

Thanks I installed it and used a sound file for Meg Ryan from the movie you've got mail.

Bubble #5

10-03-2005, 10:52 PM

Has anyone installed this on 3.5 gold?

Colejo

10-09-2005, 04:32 AM

Has anyone installed this on 3.5 gold?

Yes.

Carl Anderson

10-09-2005, 04:40 AM

Is this going to play just one time or every time a page is refreshed...?

I don't want to bother users and for it to get anoying...

Colejo

10-09-2005, 04:49 AM

Is this going to play just one time or every time a page is refreshed...?

I don't want to bother users and for it to get anoying...

Mine plays whenever I refresh the page or go to a new page if I haven't checked the PM. But I did set it so that users have the option to turn it off.

Carl Anderson

10-09-2005, 02:36 PM

Mine plays whenever I refresh the page or go to a new page if I haven't checked the PM. But I did set it so that users have the option to turn it off.

Its nice to be able to turn it off but I think I will pass on installing this. Hope someone or the author of this figures out a way to get it to play just when a new PM for the user is in their box.

ggiersdorf

10-13-2005, 09:12 PM

ok Guess Im dumb? I followe the instructions and nothign happens

I went into my style, and opened my navbar template (navbar breadcrumb section)
and added this


<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo[pmunread]>0">
<script>
function EvalSound(soundobj) {
var thissound=document.getElementById(soundobj);
thissound.Play();
}
</script>

<embed src="/forums/message.wav" autostart=true hidden=true id="sound1"
enablejavascript="true">
</if>

I than copied my message.wav file to my websites root and forum directory and It doesnt do anything for me..

Im using VB 3.5 Gold..

Any help!?

I also sent myself a number of new emails for testing..

amykhar

10-13-2005, 09:23 PM

It's not for emails. It's for private messages. Also, if you are testing it with private messages, what browser are you using?

ggiersdorf

10-13-2005, 11:07 PM

sorry I meant Private Messages, and Im using IE Maxathon

ggiersdorf

10-13-2005, 11:26 PM

I fixed it amy, it was a pathing issue to the sound file. Now has anyone figured out a way to allow it to only Say ONCE you have new mail when you login!?

cbr929rrerion

11-09-2005, 03:35 AM

One can you get it to play a small mp3 file with pm..

and 2.. I have a quicktime issue.. it works fine with fire fox but in IE it autostarts and has no control bar, even tho the code says autostart=false and controller =true... or whatever..

any ideas?

Thanks

brvheart

11-17-2005, 04:42 PM

well, installed does not work for me, can I add that code anywhere within the navbar template? I added it right at the bottm, very last thing.

cbr929rrerion

11-17-2005, 04:51 PM

again I beg, anyway to get the site to play a mp3 when a new pm arrives?

Rickie3

11-18-2005, 12:38 AM

again I beg, anyway to get the site to play a mp3 when a new pm arrives?just upload a mp3 to your forum root,then make the change in the navbar template to where the mp3 is in your server directory eg

<embed src="/forums/mp3" autostart=true hidden=true id="sound1"
enablejavascript="true">
</if>

cbr929rrerion

11-21-2005, 12:23 AM

anyway to put the script in another template, if they have a pm and dont check it it replays everytime they navigate on the site, maybe a way to have it just play once? any ideas?

I have it set for navbar to change colors on new pm now, and I added your script to the pm_messagelist template so when they load the pm list it plays the sound...

Works for me..

AWI

12-08-2005, 07:21 AM

Great addon...does anybody know how to make it so users can select to turn this option on or off and also maybe give the users the option of selecting a sound file on the server they prefer?

brvheart

12-13-2005, 04:18 PM

well, installed does not work for me, can I add that code anywhere within the navbar template? I added it right at the bottm, very last thing.

any help here? Mine does not work at all, I added it right under the "" but it does not work for me...anyone please?

Ramsesx

12-14-2005, 04:21 AM

Nice idea and I would install if user can on/off and it's only playing 1 time sound.

Bubble #5

12-17-2005, 04:07 PM

and it's only playing 1 time sound.
I agree. Why couldn't someone just put a timer on it? After it plays the first time it doesn't play again for say 5 minutes...

brvheart

12-20-2005, 12:36 PM

Installed, finally got it to work, pathing issue.....PEBKAC (Problem Exist Between the Keyboard and the Chair) error on my side.

*Clicks Install*

hotwheels

01-02-2006, 08:25 PM

lmao...........dat's is a great mod amy............ hotwheels clicks *install*

firstrebel

01-03-2006, 12:15 PM

Nice idea but irritating if it plays more than once.

Bob

Bounce

01-05-2006, 01:50 AM

Makes yer users read there pm's thou :speechless:

/me installs and will add his own sound file

Thanks amy

thecool

01-24-2006, 11:17 PM

Great hack, but can you get it to only play once? instead of everytime you visit a page

jmacieira

02-04-2006, 01:30 PM

Nice

I hope the upgrade for this play only one time :squareeyed:

thanks

Ramsesx

02-04-2006, 02:15 PM

It's not supported and don't think there will be an update, is nobody out here who can do it? Would be really a great feature for every forum. Thanks

Gripemaster

02-04-2006, 02:31 PM

Installed on my testing forum and works like a charm... but I think I'll hold off on installing it on my main forum until the question gets answered about playing the sound only once. Otherwise, great feature!!! :)

alfaowner

02-04-2006, 10:13 PM

nope, needs play once only before i click install

JAYEMULE

03-24-2006, 11:45 PM

Ok But if you check and read the pm's then it stops playing right ? If so I think that is working fine, I'll try it out.
Thanks

hotwheels

03-25-2006, 01:00 AM

Ok But if you check and read the pm's then it stops playing right ? If so I think that is working fine, I'll try it out.
Thanks
That's correct.............

350Chevy

03-30-2006, 06:55 PM

G.. Wonder why this hack looks familiar... :P

No credit where credit is due is one reason why I wont release hacks anymore.

amykhar

03-30-2006, 07:03 PM

Pardon me? A long time ago, somebody released a sound mod. I did it differently, spoke with the original author and with his permission released the code. I don't remember if it was in 3.x or 2.x, but it was AGES ago. This was a port of that mod - I have not used yours or ever seen yours.

Edit to say I found it. It was back in 2.x and here is the original thread.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=50371

hotwheels

03-31-2006, 12:55 AM

don't sweat it amy, keep up the good work................you do awesome stuff.

amykhar

03-31-2006, 01:06 AM

Thank you, hotwheels.

drex

03-31-2006, 01:43 AM

ditto that, amy!

Electrohead04

03-31-2006, 08:10 AM

I made a message sound, if anyone want's it :)

www.michaelkeefe.be/misc/message.mp3

amykhar

03-31-2006, 11:37 AM

thank you for your contribution Michael. :)

Rickie3

03-31-2006, 11:42 AM

G.. Wonder why this hack looks familiar... :P

No credit where credit is due is one reason why I wont release hacks anymore.why has it taken you this long to comment???i'm sure if credit was due amykhar would have acknowledged it,seeing amykhar wasnt even aware that you had released something similar hack,anyway thanx to both of you:banana:

350Chevy

04-01-2006, 03:02 AM

why has it taken you this long to comment???i'm sure if credit was due amykhar would have acknowledged it,seeing amykhar wasnt even aware that you had released something similar hack,anyway thanx to both of you:banana:

Because I rarely browse this site anymore due to this very reason.

350Chevy

04-01-2006, 03:13 AM

Edit to say I found it. It was back in 2.x and here is the original thread.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=50371

Pardon you indeed. The original was EvilLS1's and my own code. Perhaps you asked him if you could release it but you never asked myself.

EvilLS1's release at 2.x:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=45812

My own release at 3.x:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=65570

Back in 2002 I had asked Evil if he knew if this hack existed. It did not so we both played around with it.

It's ok Amy. Even though you're still basing this mod off of my and Evil's code your mod is missing most of the better functions mine had back in 3.x. You're welcome to steal that code and transform it over to yours as I do not have time to dilly dally around this site much anymore anyway. Carry on! :)

amykhar

04-02-2006, 07:04 PM

Go read the code if you know how. The two original mods were done in completely different ways. I didn't like the way the original one was done and did it differently. I'm sorry you feel abused, but It's not something I'm going to worry about 3 years after the fact.