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!

[Joshs]

I have a blinking and a nonblinking image. How could I use this hack to have it display the blinking image when their is new PM, and the nonblinking one when there isnt any?

Basically I want it to look like this (and have the image and text link to the PM box):

No new PM-
[nonblinking image] no new message(s).
New PM-
[blinking image] (# of new messages (in bold)) new message(s).

[xug]

I installed it in my vb2.2.0 and it doesn't work !

My Windows Internet Explorer gives me even an error in the command line "Done, but with errors on page" !!

Is this the javascript problem as it is with many other hacks that uses javascript.

[Admin]

xug, what is the error you are getting?

Joshs, instead of this:

  if ($unreadpm['messages']==0) {
    $pmblink='//';
  } else {
    $pmblink='';
  }

use this:

  if ($unreadpm['messages']==0) {
    $pmblinkimage='PATH TO NON BLINK';
  } else {
    $pmblinkimage='PATH TO BLINK';
  }

then use $pmblinkimage in the src="xxx" of the <img>.

[xug]

The error I wrote in my previous post ! no further details than that !

[JJR512]

Xug, when IE tells you there is an error on the page, click the little message that tells you there's an error. The little yellow exclamation point that appears in the status bar, lower left hand corner? Next to the message that there's an error on the page? Double click it. Copy the contents of what it then tells you, and paste it here.

[cyrus]

was very happily installing it, but it ended up not working I tried synx's fix but that didnt help . It just doesnt blink ... and yes, I DID send a pm to myself if ur wondering if i have a new pm or not

any ideas ?

[JJR512]

Originally posted by FireFly
Thanks everyone.

JJR512, you can do something like this.
After this: (in the Javascript)

$pmblink pmBox.bgColor='xxxxxxx';

add this:

$pmblink pmBox.backGround='';

I *think* it will work, although I'm not sure.

Sorry, it didn't work.

[xug]

Ok here is the error !

(Sorry, I didn't knew about this option to see the error)

line : 958
char : 2
error : 'pmBox' is undefined
code : 0
url : http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forum/index.php?s=

[Admin]

/======================================\
| In the template forumhome_pmloggedin |
| find this:                           |
\======================================/
bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"

/======================================\
| Before that, add this code:          |
\======================================/
id="pmBox"

Looks like you haven't done this.

[xug]

I had put it on the wrong spot

first here : id="pmBox" <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"

changed to : <td id="pmBox" bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"


Thanks, it works now !