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!

[Amavisca]

Li i got same problem as u. PPl help plz...

[Steve St.Lauren]

That is inside of a td tag - it's not on a line all by itself. In 2.2.7 (the version we run) it's the 2nd line of that template. Here's the first part of that line:

<td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="6">

you should change it to this:

<td id="pmBox" bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="6">

[sdp777]

Honestly, this is such a simple thing...why its not working I cant tell.

I have followed this entire 19 page thread....and no luck.

I am having no problems following the instructions...but no matter what I have done per the instructions on thread I am getting no flashing on 2.3.0 Candidate 2. I do get a color change...and a java error.

See attached. Line 310 doesnt have a 'set'. Not sure...sometimes this error says the same thing but 'x' replaces set. Same line number.

Any insight would be really helpful.

[buro9]

Originally Posted by sdp777

Honestly, this is such a simple thing...why its not working I cant tell.

I have followed this entire 19 page thread....and no luck.

I am having no problems following the instructions...but no matter what I have done per the instructions on thread I am getting no flashing on 2.3.0 Candidate 2. I do get a color change...and a java error.

See attached. Line 310 doesnt have a 'set'. Not sure...sometimes this error says the same thing but 'x' replaces set. Same line number.

Any insight would be really helpful.

I registered on your board to sort this one out for you... what I found is that your javascript is indeed broken.

It currently produces this:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
pmBox.bgColor='#000080';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer() { x=1;
set=0;
}
if(x==1 && set==1) {
pmBox.bgColor='#7690DA';
set=1;
if(x==0 && set==1) {
pmBox.bgColor='#000080';

x=0;
set=0;
}
}
// End -->
</script>

And that really wouldn't work... you've moved brackets around for starters!

What you want to end up with is this:

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
pmBox.bgColor='#000080';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer() {
set=1;
if(x==0 && set==1) {
pmBox.bgColor='#7690DA';
x=1;
set=0;
}
if(x==1 && set==1) {
pmBox.bgColor='#000080';
x=0;
set=0;
}
}
// End -->
</script>

So take the above example code... put in your replacement vars for the colours... and then drop that into the pmloggedin template thingy (you know the one... search your templates for pmBox if you don't... there's only one of them).

Then it will work.



Cheers

David K

PS: Can you delete the account 'testing' from your vBulletin please... I'd rather not leave accounts all over the Internet for things that I forget about

[Razor-X]

This is a wonderful hack, but is there a way to do this in vB 3?

[AKAAirborne]

Anybody have another solution to the pm bar blinking continuously even when the pm's have been deleted.

On a side note I have made the changes to the index.php pages and it still blinks all the time.

[rms10]

Originally Posted by Razor-X

This is a wonderful hack, but is there a way to do this in vB 3?

http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mo...6712#post46712

[kr?mel]

good hack =D

[RichieBoy67]

:disappointed: ok, I am a newbie idiot I guess when it comes to this. I've done a few hacks but I have a hell of a time everytime...

OK...I was supossed to find something in the index.php and it is not there... Where is it?? Am I looking in the right index.php file??

Believe me..I am trying as hard as I can to learn but I still have to keep asking stupid questions like this...

[RichieBoy67]

I am more of an idiot than I thought... I was trying to install this in vb3--

I found the proper hack and it woeks like a charm...Thanks