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Steve St.Lauren

08-08-2004 10:00 PM

Blinking PM notification bar for vB3.0.3

*** PM Notify Blink R.9

I based this off of Chen's Vb2 PM Notify Hack. I had released this for 2.0 as well - mine was a bit different from his. I rewrote it for vB3 and wasn't going to release it but have seen a couple requests for something like it so here it is. I do not have stock templates on my forums (and didn't keep a copy of them on there) so I'm not sure that the template lines I am having you look for are exactly what I have in this file. Please let me know what you find and I'll change the text. The screen shots show the two colors that it blinks between by default.

shadiguy1

08-09-2004 04:35 AM

works awsome took like a whole 5 mins to install

integra99

08-09-2004 06:09 AM

I installed a slightly modified version of the hack.

All work is (c) of original poster.

Open template navbar and find:

Code:

        <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

 

                <td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

                <div class="smallfont">

and replace with:

Code:

        <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

 

                <td id="pmNotifybox" bgcolor="#F8F8F8" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font color="#000000">

                <div class="smallfont">

then find:

Code:

and add below it:

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">

<script language="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin

$pmblink pmNotifybox.bgColor='#f8f8f8';

$pmblink setInterval("Timer()", 500);

$pmblink x=1;

function Timer() {

        set=1;

        if(x==0 && set==1) {

                pmNotifybox.bgColor='#f8f8f8';

                x=1;

                set=0;

        }

        if(x==1 && set==1) {

                pmNotifybox.bgColor='#999999';

                x=0;

                set=0;

        }

}

// End -->

</script>

</if>

Voila! The table cell that contains your user info and pm count will blink the color you specify. It is set now to exactly as I have it on my forum.

Logikos

08-09-2004 11:24 AM

This can be done with condtions, no need to hack.

Polo	08-09-2004 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Live Wire

This can be done with condtions, no need to hack.

i been trying to do it that way... any hints?

Beermonster

08-09-2004 01:16 PM

Thanks works fine :)

[high]* Beermonster clicks install[/high]

Logikos

08-09-2004 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polo

i been trying to do it that way... any hints?

Sure. Use something like this.

PHP Code:


		
			
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']"> w/e you want here </if>

The things you can do with conditions are wonderful.

This is what im doing. See attachment. And if you don't want gues to see it, then simply use.

PHP Code:


		
			
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']"> blah </if>

integra99

08-09-2004 06:42 PM

Livewire and Polo: I posted the hack above using only conditionals.

Logikos

08-09-2004 07:24 PM

I didn't even see your post, i got my info from, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=62903

Polo	08-10-2004 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by integra99

Livewire and Polo: I posted the hack above using only conditionals.

this only works on ie? or is supported by most browsers?

integra99

08-10-2004 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polo

this only works on ie? or is supported by most browsers?

I dunno, go test it :)

Natch

08-10-2004 10:17 PM

There are a couple of modifications on vBT - Gary's works on IE, mine works cross-browser (IE,Moz,Opera,etc) ...

EDIT: integra: your code above is not valid html - try <script type="text/javascript"> instead of <script language="Javascript">.... also it's best never to hard-code bgcolor anymore - this also is deprecated: try using CSS style definitions... it will make your code move down the style parent/child structure better as well...

integra99

08-11-2004 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natch

I got ya started, have at it! :P

cnczone

08-11-2004 02:06 AM

Does not flash using firefox.

Natch

08-11-2004 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by integra99

I got ya started, have at it! :P

No comment - in fact I got ya started - please reference where you got your code from OK?

integra99

08-12-2004 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natch

No comment - in fact I got ya started - please reference where you got your code from OK?

That's ok, I'll pass on that. People on here get too ate up with who made what, who gets the credit for this or that. I'm not the greatest at this, but what I do is out there for anyone to use. If you want to take what I started and make it your own, have at it. If it makes your wang bigger to think you wrote it all by yourself, more power to you.. I don't care.

That script works for my board just fine. If someone wants to make it intercompatible, have at it. I won't be.

On a side note, I've had a half dozen people contact me with questions regarding what I did. I don't mind helping people out, I'm just not going to twiddle away hours of my time writing something I don't need. If anyone has questions or needs help, PM/IM is acceptable.

Natch

08-12-2004 03:53 PM

Tosspot - it's got nothing to do with my or anyone else's wang ...

/me sighs

It's obviously a waste of time to explain intellectual property - if you check out the code you "wrote" and then visit the thread on vBt started by Gary W relating to THIS EXACT HACK - the javascript you "wrote" is IDENTICAL. Now I have no idea about his or your wang (whatever that has to do with writing PHP and javascript) - he wrote this javascript - he should get the credit.

Additionally, check out the datestamp on the thread links from my sig - "Hover Effect..." you will 1) find code that works cross-browser to provide this same functionality dated months ago and 2) realise you are (as I mentioned above) a tosspot.

/me waves bu-bye

integra99

08-12-2004 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natch

Tosspot - it's got nothing to do with my or anyone else's wang ...

[high]* Natch sighs
[/high]

It's obviously a waste of time to explain intellectual property - if you check out the code you "wrote" and then visit the thread on vBt started by Gary W relating to THIS EXACT HACK - the javascript you "wrote" is IDENTICAL. Now I have no idea about his or your wang (whatever that has to do with writing PHP and javascript) - he wrote this javascript - he should get the credit.

Additionally, check out the datestamp on the thread links from my sig - "Hover Effect..." you will 1) find code that works cross-browser to provide this same functionality dated months ago and 2) realise you are (as I mentioned above) a tosspot.

[high]* Natch waves bu-bye[/high]

Maybe you should talk to the creator of this thread, because I took what he had, mixed it up a bit to suit my needs, then just posted it back on the internet. I don't recall seeing any copyrights in his thread.. Nor do I recall putting my name on it anywhere.

It's one thing to steal someone's book and copy it, or a 10 page term paper.. but I posted what, 10 lines of code that I speifically said "HEY, I REWROTE THIS FOR MY NEEDS, YOU CAN USE IT." Also, what's a tosspot? Is that like the a nice way of calling someone a .... ;)

I'm fully aware of intellectual property rights, I deal with them frequently trying to keep employees from bringing their opies of Office in and installing them on our systems here at work.

Natch

08-12-2004 05:35 PM

Then you didn't read the terms of use of vbulletin.org - all work is copyright to the original poster!

integra99

08-12-2004 05:44 PM

Happy?

Logikos

08-12-2004 07:13 PM

I don't see where Colin said he wrote it and wants all credit. :confused:

Natch

08-12-2004 11:42 PM

Sorry Live Wire - I don't see how that's relevant - but for mine, I've wasted too much time trying to explain concepts as simple as bread or milk to this guy - I give up.

I don't see why a tempalte edit is being disvussed so heavily here anyway -

Logikos

08-13-2004 11:14 PM

Ya, take to vbt you too :p

sjaakie

09-01-2004 10:05 AM

Someone has an idea how I can make this work in Mozilla? In IE it is working fine, mozilla it is one color.

ChuanSE

11-21-2004 01:24 AM

*edit* :x
i allready thought that i used to find this hack over at vbt like more then a year ago hehehe

not gonna discuss bout, Natch said it all :p

CSS59

11-21-2004 11:05 PM

[QUOTE=integra99]

What is navbar under? Forums? I cant find it :(

ChuanSE

11-22-2004 05:46 AM

the template i presume, is called navbar...

JohnBee

11-29-2004 04:44 PM

I for one would like to see the line:

Private message <blink> that would be so clean and much easier to intergrate :)

boo.3

12-09-2004 09:31 PM

where is the template navbar?

boo.3

12-09-2004 09:46 PM

nvm i found it

LKJR	12-10-2004 06:35 PM

I installed this and got it to work but the blinking portion is on the left side in it's own bar. I tried modifing the alight=center to right and it made no difference.

Can someone help me, Even better would be if there was no text and the box on the upper right where the PM info is located just blinked.

Sorry I'm new to all this and trying to learn as I go

T3MEDIA

12-10-2004 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by integra99

Happy?

LOL best response I have read to date!

JohnBee

12-14-2004 07:16 PM

I know this is far off from this hack but i'm hoping someone can help me.
I would like to have the

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the bold part of this from my user welcome block to flash "say red & blue" typa thing
insdead of a huge honkin' bar flashing, is there a way to make text flash using html
or a java script instead of the bar thingy?

that would make a really clean and clear attractive PM notifier imo. for my site :)
any help is appreciated.

JohnBee

12-21-2004 10:44 PM

I have completed the mod, thanks to anyone who considered it :rolleyes:

Scooterpig

05-11-2005 05:55 AM

Anyone worked out how to get the flashy thingy going in Firefox or do we have a new hack somewhere that I've missed?..:)

notsonormal

11-18-2005 10:20 AM

nevermind

sbryan

12-07-2005 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notsonormal

nevermind

does this work in 3.5.1?

peterska2

12-07-2005 01:00 AM

no, it only works on the 3.0.x series

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