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!

[JTMON]

I believe it blinks until you actually READ the message. Even of you click on ok to a new message and go to your box, unless you actually open the message it will still blink.

[streamzone]

I am having the same constant blink issue as well. I deleted all pm's in my inbox as well as from sent folder just to be sure. It still blinks. Still a newbie at all this code hacking so I need a little help with this one

Love the hack though. Like someone mentioned before, to many people leave pop up on pm unchecked and takes them days before they even realize they have a pm. This is a small but ingenious idea.

So, can someone kindly help me out?

[Nam]

I found out why it keeps blinking, stupid me, and that was I forgot to upload the index.php.

You might forgot to upload it too, go and check it.

[butty]

works a treat on my 2.2.1 thanks

[Prezident]

I installed this hack, but am having the same problem that one other person mentioned.

The PM bar does change to a different color, but it does NOT blink.

Any ideas why this would happen?

Thanks.

[JTMON]

Well this hack was working great for me for awhile. But now what happens is it will blink for a new pm and of course I also get the pop up, so I click ok on the pop up to read it, I read it, then go back to the main forum and the bar is still blinking!! If I click on the bar and read the message again it stops. It's almost like reading it using the popup doesn't count as actually being read to the blink bar Any ideas?

[SpeedWorx]

This is probably easy, but I'm new...

I installed and it works fine, BUT -

My first and second BG colors are fairly close, and the blinking is not very noticable. Can I change the alt. color to say, [COLOR=red]?

[FWC]

Originally posted by SpeedWorx
This is probably easy, but I'm new...

I installed and it works fine, BUT -

My first and second BG colors are fairly close, and the blinking is not very noticable. Can I change the alt. color to say, [COLOR=red]?

Just use #FF0000 instead of {whicheveraltcolor}.

[VolsReport]

Do you have that hack for version 2.03?
Anybody?

[VolsReport]

Originally posted by VolsReport
Do you have that hack for version 2.03?

Anybody??