Blink the Welcome Bar when receiving a new PM!

Some tiny bits and pieces of this hack was adapted from Chen's vB 2 version of this hack, so kudos to him



What this hack does is it makes the 'Welcome, $username' box in the navbar blink by changing colors whenever a user has a new PM, so that it will catch their attention and they won't miss the PM



You can view the hack in action by viewing the attached screenshot to this post! (Meaning that it will blink like it's supposed to )



Anyways, here are the instructions:



Open up the navbar template and find:

        <td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

Replace with

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

Find:

    <else />

 

        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

Above, add

	<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- 
<!-- blink navbar on new pms -->
pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer()
{
	set=1;
	if (x==0 && set==1)
	{
		pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[tcat_bgcolor]';
		x=1;
		set=0;
	}
	if (x==1 && set==1)
	{
		pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
		x=0;
		set=0;
	}
}
-->
</script></if>

All done! You can view the hack in action by viewing the attached screenshot! (Meaning that it will blink like it's supposed to )

[RichieBoy67]

Awesome!!!!

You are the man Gary!!!

Thanks!!

[Skaterscafe.com]

Originally Posted by Skaterscafe.com

Works great for me also, thanks!

My site is in black & white, is there a easy way to change the blink color to red or yellow?

Anyone?

[Jolten]

Skater.. jsut set up a new custom style in the Main CSS. Then change the The script to use yoru new style in this line

                pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';

Instead of thead_bgcolor insert your new style.

[Onkel_Tom]

thanks for this hack, works great !

[imported_350Chevy]

Originally Posted by ScottW

Skater.. jsut set up a new custom style in the Main CSS. Then change the The script to use yoru new style in this line

                pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';

Instead of thead_bgcolor insert your new style.

or..

                pmBox.bgColor='red';

Or whatever color of your choice..

[imported_zahco]

dir Gary W
Thanks a lot for this hack and i have istaled it and it working Great .

And i thanks a lot to Dir / 350Chevy
who showed me this thread

best regards
zahco

[Onkel_Tom]

Hi, a small problem with this hack if the access to the PN system is not allowed by the admin for a special usergroup like "awaiting confirmation" and having the "New user welcome PN" Hack installed.
The user get's the blinking PN area but can't read the mail unless he confirms his registration and an admin has activated his account.

Solution:

find in template navbar:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
    <script type="text/javascript">
<!-- 
<!-- blink navbar on new pms -->
pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer()
{
    set=1;
    if (x==0 && set==1)
    {
        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[tcat_bgcolor]';
        x=1;
        set=0;
    }
    if (x==1 && set==1)
    {
        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
        x=0;
        set=0;
    }
}
-->
</script></if> 


replace it with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
    <script type="text/javascript">
<!-- 
<!-- blink navbar on new pms -->
pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer()
{
    set=1;
    if (x==0 && set==1)
    {
        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[tcat_bgcolor]';
        x=1;
        set=0;
    }
    if (x==1 && set==1)
    {
        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
        x=0;
        set=0;
    }
}
-->
</script></if></if> 


With this change vB first check if the PN system is activated and then let blink the PN area. Otherwise no blinking will be done.

[Bounce]

brilliant stuff gary

installed and working treat

[imported_Infopro]

Very nice, thank you.

[Baptizer]

Got it. Installed it. Customized it. Loving it. Thanks.