Private Messages Enhancements - ragtek contact pm

This Add-on adds the contacts from the user to the new pm form.


Installation:
Install the xml, if you don't have installed tms, make this:
Search in pm_newpm template for:

			<tr>
				<td>
					<if condition="$show['sendmax']"><div><phrase 1="$permissions[pmsendmax]">$vbphrase[may_send_to_x_people]</phrase></div></if>
					<if condition="$show['sendmultiple']"><div>$vbphrase[separate_multiple_names]</div></if>
				</td>
			</tr>
			</table>
		</fieldset>
		<!-- / recipients field -->

Add above

<if condition="$show[rag_contacts]">
			<tr>
				<td>
<table width="100%">
<thead>
    <tr>
        <td class="tcat">
            <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('rag_pmfriends')"><img id="collapseimg_rag_pmfriends" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_rag_pmfriends].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
           $vbphrase[contacts]
        </td>
    </tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_rag_pmfriends" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_rag_pmfriends]">
<tr><td><table>
$rag_friends
</table></td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
				</td>
			</tr>
<script type="text/javascript">
toggle_collapse('rag_pmfriends');
</script></if>

BUT ONLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE INSTALLED TMS!!!

[htscpl]

Whoohoo first post -- installed **

Looks great, checking it out now.

Just one question, can it be made to list the contacts across the table in columns instead of down one row. I have lots of contacts and it makes for a long page.

[mystikmedia]

I agree with htscpl's post. It should use more than one column if more than about 5 contacts.

[ragtek]

I'll try to implement it.

[Lionel]

:up: Very useful. Thanks very much.

[vbboarder]

Can you put the contacts in a dropdown list using the vBmenu script instead of a collapsible table? That way, the contacts list won't take up lots of space and you don't have to code for multiple table columns.

[Lionel]

I implemented the contacts in 3 columns. If it's ok with ragtek, I'll post my changes.

[ragtek]

hi
yes it is ok

my prob is the building of the table
for example if there are 10 contacts and you have 3 columns there are 3 lines with 3 values and one columtn with 1 value. but this should have a colspan of 3, so that the tablehtml is right
how have you solved this?*g*

[ragtek]

With help of andreas i solved the prob with the columns and colspan in 1.0.3.
Here you have now 3 columns

[Lionel]

Here you go. My method is different than Andreas. By default it's 3 columns. That can be changed in vboptions.