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Blink the Welcome Bar when receiving a new PM! · **Released**: 02-14-2004

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:

HTML Code:

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

Replace with

HTML Code:

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

Find:

HTML Code:

    <else />

 

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

Above, add

HTML 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>

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

docvader · #92 01-07-2006, 03:21 AM

It won't blink on FF or Netscape. Anyone know how to fix the code for us FF users??

cloyal · #93 01-07-2006, 08:16 AM

Yes could some one please figure this out? Please? I've installed this one and this one.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ht=blinking+pm

And Neither work in FF. Btw the one created in this thread will blink but locks up the other one in the other thread in IE.

kellyandmike · #94 04-07-2006, 03:15 AM

Perfect! Thanks for the easy explanation too...

TheUGN.com · #95 06-04-2006, 08:55 PM

I am Using Vb 3.5.4

I added this script to Navbar, but its not blinking

Can anyone please direct me to what i need to add to make this work. Thanks

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>

TheUGN.com · #96 06-05-2006, 01:44 AM

For some weird reason i cannot find this script in my Navbar <td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

i searched and searched and searched and still i cannot find it.

What do i need to do

thefullmaza · #97 01-01-2008, 04:40 PM

install this hack...

Loki12 · #98 10-03-2008, 02:17 PM

This is my fav PM notification hack ... can anyone perhaps make this work for 3.7?

I just tried to do this on the navbar template but can't seem to get it to work.

Medina · #99 12-30-2008, 06:36 PM

Is it possible to create a blink not only for the PM. But also for other notifications such as profile messages, social group messages etc. etc.

Medina · #**100** 02-18-2009, 02:53 PM

Hello,

Is there anybody how can help me to work this with vb 3.8, please.

Thank you very much for helping.

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