Blink PM bar on new PM!

This is a very simple hack, yet I kinda like it.
Don't you just hate it when you write a long PM to someone, send it, and he doesn't even notice it?!

NO MORE!

Install this very easy hack and no one will be able to ignore the PM again.

This is almost just a template hack, but since it does involve editing a file and adding 4 lines of PHP code, it qualifies as a hack.
Sue me.

Anyway, what does this hack do?
Whenever you come to the forum main page, and you have any unread messages (even if they aren't new), the category strip that says "Private Messages" will blink.
Simple, but effective.

To see a demo of this, just send yourself a PM and see what happens. I'm sure you'll like it.

Installing this will take you 2 minutes if not less, it's very very simple.
I also don't expect too many support requests.

Anyway, have fun!

[XFLBret]

Originally posted by XFLBret
OK, I got it working, but I thought of a good improvement to it...

Just so my forums look cleaner, this is what I'd like...

Is it possible to make the text flash also? what i'd like is to make the bar flash to that the background and the text alternate colors. example: if it is normally white text on black background, i'd like to see it so that it flashes back and forth from white text on black background to black text on white background.

i would do it, but know absolutely nothing about coding. could someone else make this happen?

still waiting for an answer...for months now thank you. how about some help here?

[pixelpunk]

Ok... one question.

On my forum index page the PM title BG is blue. However I can't find the part of code to change this to to the dark grey like the rest of the forum headers.

Why is it blue? Or where do I change this?

[ImportPassion]

I changed it up a bit and made it a little more efficient. For me at least anyway.

PHP Code:

<script language="JavaScript1.2">
//configure interval btw flash (1000=1 second)
$pmblink var flashspeed=500
function flashme(){
    var flashtable=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("pmBox") : document.all? document.all.pmBox : ""
    if (flashtable){
        var col1 = "{ firstaltcolor }";
        if (flashtable.style.borderColor.indexOf(col1.toLowerCase())!=-1) 
            flashtable.style.borderColor="{ tableheadbgcolor }"
        else
            flashtable.style.borderColor="{ firstaltcolor }"
            }
    }
$pmblink setInterval("flashme()", flashspeed)
</script> 


I also added this to the TD
style="border: medium solid { firstaltcolor };"
remove the spaces inside the {}

D

[Boofo]

Will this work with all browsers?

[ImportPassion]

unfortunately no, but should work with IE and NS6. Does not work with Mozilla 1.2, and I had it working with Opera, but it doesn't seem to want to work anymore.

I was looking for an all-in-one solution too.

D

[Boofo]

Well, you're in luck then. I have one that works with mozilla and IE and I think Netscape for sure. Want it?

[Boofo]

Oh, I forgot to mention, mine only flashes the text.

[ImportPassion]

text i can do. need border or cell to flash.
thanks tho.

D

[Boofo]

Could probably re-work the code to do that.

[ImportPassion]

send it over and let me see.