Add flashing envelope PM notification

A very simple template mod that's guaranteed to catch the users eye, see screenshot.

Please see the attached text file for instructions, here's the image

Enjoy!

[RyanDe680]

Originally Posted by burntire

Post up your template code and I will take a look.

Here you go, I just posted what is relevant:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
	ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
	ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)";
	if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
	{
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		ht[0].style.filter = "";
		return false;
	}
}
//-->
</script>

<br />

<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<if condition="is_array($navbits)">
			<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
			<tr valign="bottom">
				<td><a href="#" onclick="history.back(1); return false;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_back]" border="0" /></a></td>
				<td>&nbsp;</td>
				<td width="100%"><span class="navbar"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></span> $navbits[breadcrumb]</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt; padding-top:1px" colspan="3"><if condition="$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST'"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="" border="0" /><else /><a href="$scriptpath"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reload_this_page]" border="0" /></a></if> <strong>$navbits[lastelement]</strong></td>
			</tr>
			</table>			
		<else />
			<div class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <strong>$vboptions[bbtitle]</strong></div>
		</if>
	</td>	
	
	<if condition="$show['member']">
	
		<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />

<!-- / Flashing envelope hack starts here -->


<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<a href="http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/private.php?"><img border="0" src="http://www.lexfstyle.com/images/pm/newpm.gif" width="22" 

height="10"></a>
	</if>

<!-- / Flashing envelope hack ends here -->

			<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
			<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>
			<if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><br /><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></if>
		</div>
		</td>
		
	<else />

[burntire]

The code looks fine.

I can not open the image with the link provided.

Is the url correct?

[RyanDe680]

Let's test

[RyanDe680]

Well, I think I figured it out

Let's try again:

[burntire]

There it is.
The url is wrong in the code
you need to change this

http://www.lexfstyle.com/images/pm/newpm.gif

to this

http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/images/pm/newpm.gif

[burntire]

Also you may want to use this. I move the <br /> that was after <strong> at the top and place it at the bottom. This will place the image next to the username. Just makes the style look better.

			<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong> <br /> Move this to the bottom
<!-- / Flashing envelope hack starts here -->


<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<a href="http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/private.php?"><img border="0" src="http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/images/pm/newpm.gif" width="22" 

height="10"></a>
	</if>

<!-- / Flashing envelope hack ends here -->

<br />

[RyanDe680]

There we go.

Thanks for your help burntire. I appreciate it.

[RyanDe680]

Originally Posted by burntire

Also you may want to use this. I move the <br /> that was after <strong> at the top and place it at the bottom. This will place the image next to the username. Just makes the style look better.

			<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong> <br /> Move this to the bottom
<!-- / Flashing envelope hack starts here -->


<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<a href="http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/private.php?"><img border="0" src="http://www.lexfstyle.com/forum/images/pm/newpm.gif" width="22" 

height="10"></a>
	</if>

<!-- / Flashing envelope hack ends here -->

<br />

I did that, and now it works in IE but not in Firefox...

[burntire]

Originally Posted by RyanDe680

There we go.

Thanks for your help burntire. I appreciate it.

No problem.

If you ever get bored with the lexus and buy a hot rod mustang stop by my site.

[burntire]

Originally Posted by RyanDe680

I did that, and now it works in IE but not in Firefox...

Works in FF for me??

Attach your code again.