Blink PM bar on new PM!

This is a very simple hack, yet I kinda like it.
Don't you just hate it when you write a long PM to someone, send it, and he doesn't even notice it?!

NO MORE!

Install this very easy hack and no one will be able to ignore the PM again.

This is almost just a template hack, but since it does involve editing a file and adding 4 lines of PHP code, it qualifies as a hack.
Sue me.

Anyway, what does this hack do?
Whenever you come to the forum main page, and you have any unread messages (even if they aren't new), the category strip that says "Private Messages" will blink.
Simple, but effective.

To see a demo of this, just send yourself a PM and see what happens. I'm sure you'll like it.

Installing this will take you 2 minutes if not less, it's very very simple.
I also don't expect too many support requests.

Anyway, have fun!

[b-b00gie]

I guess this doesnt work with Netscape?

It works fine in IE, but I'm trying it with NS 6 and nothing happens... :ermm:

[FWC]

Originally posted by b-b00gie
I guess this doesnt work with Netscape?


It works fine in IE, but I'm trying it with NS 6 and nothing happens... :ermm:

What does work with Nutscrape? It's junk. :tired:

[b-b00gie]

Well I use IE, but I'm concerned about the rest of my visitors.

It looks like this goes above and beyond the 'blink PM' hack. All the tables in vb are messed up in Netscape 6. They are all sized incorrectly. Same goes for the text fields.

If you click on a smilie to insert it, it erases your text. Also... why are animated gifs moving at 10x the correct speed!! aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!@#$!@!

:speechless:

EDIT: ok, looks like the smilies thing was a one time thing.. it works now.

This is with Netscape 6.2 btw. Tested on XP and NT4.

Will vb3 fix any of these issues? Mainly the table/textbox sizes?

[Admin]

Just edit the javascript code in the hack... replace the {replacement} with whatever color code you want.

[b-b00gie]

PHP Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
$pmblink pmBox.bgColor='#1D6AA0';
$pmblink setInterval("Timer()", 500);
$pmblink x=1;
 function Timer() {
    set=1;
    if(x==0 && set==1) {
        pmBox.bgColor='#336D95" background="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/catagory_backing.gif';
        x=1;
        set=0;
    }
    if(x==1 && set==1) {
        pmBox.bgColor="#D60000";
        x=0;
        set=0;
    }
}
// End -->
</script> 


Thats what I have as the javascript, it still doesnt work.

I've also tried:

pmBox.bgColor='#D60000'; & pmBox.bgColor=#D60000;



Help! :cry:


Ack!! how do I paste code without having it come up with the category colors from this forum?

Anyway.. I have {variables} for the category color which is fine... the flashing color I manually set to #D60000 (red). It doesnt work in NS 6.2

[Radon3k]

FireFly-It works great, thanks!

b-b00gie-You have to leave the {} in there. It works just fine for me!

[b-b00gie]

Originally posted by Radon3k
FireFly-It works great, thanks!

b-b00gie-You have to leave the {} in there. It works just fine for me!

Tried that too a few minutes ago.


How about this... on 4 different machines running 95,98,XP,NT all with Netscape 6.2 the blink PM wont even work on vbulletin.org when I send myself a PM..


Do any of you even have NS 6.2 installed that are telling me it works??


Dont get me wrong this works like a charm in IE and I LOVE IT!!! but I'm concerned with my netscape viewers...

[Admin]

It's probably because of Nutscrape unbelievably crappiness which doesn't support this code. Sorry.

[b-b00gie]

OK.. no worries then...


I was just getting frustrated because I thought others were saying it does work with Netscape 6. But then I tried it on this site and it didnt work here either.. :disappointed:


Thanks for the help though! :tired:

[Birdie501]

Hi,

can somebody tell me how to change the code that when the table is blinking and you go over this field it will be linked to the privat messages in user cp?

Sorry for my english

Birdie501