Notice new message-very effective and interesting

Really simple, just copy this code and add at begining of template navbar:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
<!-- Script New PM -->
<OBJECT classid=CLSID:D45FD31B-5C6E-11D1-9EC1-00C04FD7081F id=ricci width="32" height="32"></OBJECT>
<SCRIPT>
var MerlinID;
var MerlinACS;
ricci.Connected = true;
MerlinLoaded = LoadLocalAgent(MerlinID, MerlinACS);
Merlin = ricci.Characters.Character(MerlinID);
Merlin.Show();
Merlin.Play("congratulate");
Merlin.Speak("You have new message!");
Merlin.Play("domagic1");
Merlin.Hide();
function LoadLocalAgent(CharID, CharACS) {
LoadReq = ricci.Characters.Load(CharID, CharACS);
return(true);
}
</SCRIPT>
<!-- / Script New PM --></if>

You also can be flexible to edit whatever you want. For me,I think it's very effective for members know that they're having new message.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by gldtn

An idea would possibly be SitePal. Even though it's quite expensive to run anything like this IMO.

O my lordy. I think I have seen it all now.

This is soooooooo freaking cheesy I am actually straining my brain to desperately come up with a good reason to go buy it right now. Seriously. I really want it. I just cant think of a reason to get it.

(sorry for hijacking there for a minute!)

[KW802]

For you guy/gals about which Windows OS it'll work on, did you go to the MS page?

Lionel: If you go to the MS page under Downloads you'll find a TTS engine to install in your PC to enable the speech.

Geek: Don't do it!

[The Geek]

hehe... my wife is going to kill me.

I just couldnt resist. Apologies again for going off topic - I couldnt help myself.

[Lionel]

Thank KW802. That works now.

[puertoblack2003]

great hack like it since i use microsoft office alot...funny though****INSTALLED**** hope you can get it to work for firefox. :ermm:

[TCM]

Originally Posted by nievesidenshop

great hack like it since i use microsoft office alot...funny though****INSTALLED**** hope you can get it to work for firefox. :ermm:

They can't. This will only ever work in IE, it's not going to be supported by anything else, nor should it be.

[LincolnForums]

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

does this work in all browsers and OS?

Only internet explorer i'd imagine

[aciurczak]

I'd change the first conditional to:

<if condition="($bbuserinfo['pmunread']) AND (is_browser('ie'))">

to be safe. Still might behave badly on old versions of ie, but this will make the site run cleanly for any non-ie browsers.

[aciurczak]

A better change. If you use this conditional, it checks if the browser is IE, and it also checks to confirm that you *aren't* on the private message screen. So Merlin will bug the hell out of you until you click on the PM screen, but once you do he leaves you alone. I also changed the method to Merlin.think instead of Merlin.speak; now he just pops up a thinking box rather than voice.

<if condition="($bbuserinfo['pmunread']) AND (is_browser('ie')) AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private')">

[phonexpo]

Ok I have it installed, working great. But how can I use Robby instead of Merlin?

I've replaced the word Merlin with Robby in the code, but I still have Merlin.

Thanks great code.