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Blink PM icon with userinfo · **Released**: 02-01-2005

Blink PM icon with userinfo

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Installation

- easy
- queries 0/1 (details below)
- file edits 1
- template edits 1

Reason for this hack:
I find the PM system lacked some additional information on the navbar the 0 X Unread, Total X isn't enough, as i wanted to know who sent the PM and how many they sent.

How it works:
When you get a PM the "Private Messages: x Unread, Total x." disappears and is replaced with a little blinking icon, if the user that sent the PM is a mod the icon will blink a teal color, if its a normal user, it will blink yellow. along with this you can view who sent the message, and if multiple people sent you PMs it will show their names.. If they sent you more than one, it will tell you that too. It will also take you directly to the PM without having to go to your inbox first.. After you've read all your PMs (or you dont have any) the "Private Messages: x Unread, Total x." returns to normal.

Queries: i know a lot of people are worried when it comes to adding hacks (especially me) because of additional queries.. this hack is sort of different. It only executes 1 query IF the user has unread PMs.. if they have no new PMs then 0 queries.

I've included two blinking gifs, you can use your own, put them in your images misc directory.

Read the txt file for installtion which takes 30 seconds.
I plan to expand this addons, but depends how many find it usefull, so click install plz.

yoyoyoyo · #2 02-02-2005, 07:25 PM

very cool!

edit- installed in about 30 seconds and it works as advertised!

Quad139 · #3 02-02-2005, 07:28 PM

Cool

#4 02-02-2005, 08:07 PM

[high]* nexialys looks further to receive these pm..

[/high]

Harley77 · #5 02-02-2005, 08:16 PM

Very cool, *clicks install*.

One question though, How would you get this to work on a portal page like vBAdvanced? The PM section dissapears as I goto the front page.

yoyoyoyo · #6 02-02-2005, 08:27 PM

wowzers.. now with the 1) audible PM message hack, and 2) this hack, and 3) the blinking "PRIVATE MESSAGE" message like they have here... my PM system is like the 4th of july when I get a PM

Phalynx · #7 02-02-2005, 08:46 PM

Works great, thanks!

OrangeFlea · #8 02-02-2005, 09:16 PM

I'm still using 3.0.3. Will I have to make any modifications?

#9 02-02-2005, 09:18 PM

it's a 3.0+ hack, everything work the same for all versions...

Polo · #10 02-02-2005, 09:26 PM

nice

thanks for sharing

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