Private Messages Enhancements - Private message Animation

This cool little mod will simply enhance and add some fun to your Private Message alert and adds a little flash animation to the bottom right corner of your board. The flash mail box can then be clicked and will redirect to your private message box. Animation is based on forum home page but can easily be added to display on any page required or indeed every page and will dissapear when mailbox is read.

Added new MSN Style Pop up alert box


There are three animations you can use. including msn style pop up alert box

If anyone has a different path and needs this altering in the swf and fla please post and i will arrange this asap - thanks



Edit template - FORUMHOME

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PHP Code:

{vb:raw footer} 


After add

PHP Code:

<!-- mail -->
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo[pmunread]">
<a style="display:scroll;position:fixed;bottom:-40px;right:-20px;" title="Click Here - new message!">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
   data="/path-to-your/you-got-mail.swf" 
    width="150" height="250">
     <param name="movie" value="/path-to-your/you-got-mail.swf" />
   <param name="quality" value="high"/>
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/>
 </object>
</vb:if>
<!-- end of mail --> 


Save template

Upload - the relevant swf to your forum root

Note: the flash file target url is based on the relative path of

/forum/private.php although this can be changed via the fla

Demo can be seen via the site ............ HERE

Tested on ie,ff and Safari 4


added alternative swf animated mail character - choose either for your notification

+++ Updated and added "you-got-mail.swf" to suit any board using "forums" in path +++

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MSN Style Pop up Alert Added to Alert (including sound)

Same idea code below in the same place as above (use this for msn style pop up alert)

PHP Code:

<!-- mail --> 
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo[pmunread]"> 
<a style="display:scroll;position:fixed;bottom:1px;left:3px;" title="Click Here - new message!"> 
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"  
   data="/path-to-your/msn-popup.swf"  
    width="148" height="119"> 
     <param name="movie" value="/path-to-your/msn-popup.swf" /> 
   <param name="quality" value="high"/> 
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> 
 </object> 
</vb:if> 
<!-- end of mail --> 


The MSN Alert can be seen on the youtube clip here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0tz8TWH4MM
(sound not on video clip)

or login on
username: msn
password: pass123
use the demo-mods stlye at the bottom of site to view test message

path to private.php is set at: /forum/private.php
(The fla is attatched also if the path needs changing on msn-popup.swf)



Mark Installed

[Twikitero]

Very Thanks, works 100% installed.

Here is the file. SWF but in Spanish.

Live Demo: http://megaswf.com/serve/40236/
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How could it work with visit messages ?

[basilrath]

How could it work with visit messages ?

Hmmm leave it with me ....... needs a little thought

[revmitchell]

I have all the structure issues worked out can you give me a hand.

[basilrath]

yes i will look today for you

[basilrath]

Originally Posted by revmitchell

I have all the structure issues worked out can you give me a hand.

+++fixed+++

I have fixed the coding issue and redirected the swf

The animation will show and will direct you to your /private.php also

I have left a test pm for you to have look.

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Ps you still have some image issues within your board such as logo etc but you may already be aware of this

Regards
Dave

[revmitchell]

Originally Posted by basilrath

+++fixed+++

I have fixed the coding issue and redirected the swf

The animation will show and will direct you to your /private.php also

I have left a test pm for you to have look.

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Ps you still have some image issues within your board such as logo etc but you may already be aware of this

Regards
Dave

It only does it in IE and not firefox. But the pm notification does not work yet

[basilrath]

i will check tommorow

Im assuming you have cleared cache and cookies etc as FF hangs on to cookies better than Sainsburys.

I will look in the morning and as regards the redirect to your inbox it works in IE and FF as its pointed to the same path but i will check asap unless you havnt cleared the above mentioned.

[revmitchell]

My images are doing all kinds of weird things in IE. I cleared cookies but no change. I dont much use IE. Got tired of it crashing all the time. I use firefox. My images work fine there. We put a trouble ticket in with vbulleting. This has only begun since the recent upgrade.

[basilrath]

My images are doing all kinds of weird things in IE. I cleared cookies but no change. I dont much use IE. Got tired of it crashing all the time. I use firefox. My images work fine there. We put a trouble ticket in with vbulleting. This has only begun since the recent upgrade.

The board still has a rogue "vb" line in the code, which is why the images are not showing correctly. The logo you have on the default style is not located at the path you have stipulated also.

If you want advice i would start with removing the whole list of styles you have which are simply cluttering the board for little or no reason. This will allow you to simply deal with the url and path issues that still remain easier then if you want a style adding then do so once the "default" is corrected.

If you have problems with the images simply right click and look at your paths etc ........ this is not a vb problem it is installation problem from whoever installed the board originally.

[revmitchell]

Originally Posted by basilrath

The board still has a rogue "vb" line in the code,

I dont know what this means. Can you give me an example?

which is why the images are not showing correctly.

Everything works and shows correctly in firefox. It is in IE that it has troubles

The logo you have on the default style is not located at the path you have stipulated also

.

Can you elaborate on this?

If you want advice i would start with removing the whole list of styles

Done

This will allow you to simply deal with the url and path issues that still remain easier then if you want a style adding then do so once the "default" is corrected.

I dont know what this means

If you have problems with the images simply right click and look at your paths etc

There are no problems in firefox and the paths all lead to where they should be. Not sure what your saying the issue is.