New PM Notification

I've decided to upgrade my existing Flashing Envelope mod and change it around a little for 3.6. To see how it will look, checkout the screen shot.

Upload the attached image newpm.gif to your images/misc directory.

In the navbar template
Find:

<strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></if>
		</div>
		</td>

Place Under: (be sure to change to your forum path to /forum/private.php)

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
		<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
	<a href="/forum/private.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/newpm.gif" alt="You have a new PM" border="0"></a>
		</td>
	</if>

[ktp101]

nice touch.

installed.

[jdk10]

How about changing the cells background color too?

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by jdk10

How about changing the cells background color too?

Well, I think this will work (untested)

Change this:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
		<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
	<a href="/forum/private.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/newpm.gif" alt="You have a new PM" border="0"></a>
		</td>
	</if>

To this:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
		<td class="pmbg" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
	<a href="/forum/private.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/newpm.gif" alt="You have a new PM" border="0"></a>
		</td>
	</if>

Now, add this to your CSS by going to Style Manager > Main CSS and scroll to the very bottoms, then paste this into the bottom box of the Additional CSS Definitions:

.pmbg
{
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	color: #000000;
}

Change the colors around to fit.

[jdk10]

ericgtr thanks for the assistance. I ended up reviewing the syntax of the code and wrote my own. I was able to come up with the following which is tested and works with vb 3.6.0

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<td class="pmbg" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<else />
	<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
</if>

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by jdk10

ericgtr thanks for the assistance. I ended up reviewing the syntax of the code and wrote my own. I was able to come up with the following which is tested and works with vb 3.6.0

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<td class="pmbg" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<else />
	<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
</if>

There's no link to the image or to private.php in that code though, which is fine if that's your intention, all it will do is change the cell color.

[jdk10]

My intent only.

[ericgtr]

Originally Posted by jdk10

My intent only.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=124426

LOL.. alrighty then. Basically, you've taken the code I've given you and called it your own. Cool by me because it's easy for anyone who knows a little about this stuff, but overall not very cool to take credit for it.

[Robbed]

I like it

[o0Hubba0o]

Originally Posted by ericgtr

Cool, thanks. I've also added a note to change the path.

No problem, was going to get this for another skin I added and couldn't find, forgot to click install heh. So...
[high]* o0Hubba0o clicks install lol.[/high]

[jdk10]

Originally Posted by ericgtr

LOL.. alrighty then. Basically, you've taken the code I've given you and called it your own. Cool by me because it's easy for anyone who knows a little about this stuff, but overall not very cool to take credit for it.

To change a bg color. Wow. Like you said anyone who knows a little about VB could do it. You didn't write anything about checking for the new PM or anything. If someone told me the hex for the color white text and I go create a hack changing text white, it doesn't mean they told me how to write the mod.