New pm alert (a replacement for pm popup)

This hack will change the way pm pop works on your forums. Frist of all it will no longer be a pop up, instead the info is placed in a new table under the navbar. Also the avatar of the member that sent you the pm is displayed.

This is dirty but it works, if everything checks out in this beta release I will update the template to use phrases and post a new thread in the full release forum

[Brad]

I have fixed the problems with avatars, if you have already installed this hack replace the block in global.php with this:

PHP Code:

// #############################################################################
// get new private message alert - hack
$newpmmsg = 0;
$shownewpm = false;
if ($vboptions['checknewpm'] AND $bbuserinfo['userid'] AND $bbuserinfo['pmpopup'] == 2)
{
    $DB_site->shutdown_query("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user SET pmpopup = 1 WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]", 'pmpopup');
    if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private')
    {
        $newpmmsg = 1;
        $newpm = $DB_site->query_first("
            SELECT pmtext.title, fromusername, fromuserid
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pmtext AS pmtext
            LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pm AS pm USING(pmtextid)
            WHERE pm.userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]
            ORDER BY pmtext.dateline DESC
            LIMIT 1
        ");

        require_once('./includes/functions_user.php');
        $pm_avaurl = fetch_avatar_url($newpm['fromuserid']);

        if (empty($pm_avaurl))
        {
            $showpm_ava = false;
        }
        else
        {
            $showpm_ava = true;
        }
        // end hack - new pm notifacation    
        $newpm['username'] = unhtmlspecialchars($newpm['fromusername'], true);
        $newpm['title'] = unhtmlspecialchars($newpm['title'], true);
        $shownewpm = true;
        
    }
} 


[Brad]

Originally Posted by albibak

Little remark :

If you have the welcome panel installed, a modification will be do :

Find in the .txt installation file

PHP Code:

---------------------
Open template: navbar
---------------------

At the very end of the template add:

<br />
$newpm 


and replace by :

PHP Code:

---------------------
Open template: forumhome
---------------------

add below [$welcome_panel], :

<br />
$newpm 


That template modification can cause some un-desired effects because this is ment to function on the global scale, to make it only show on index.php replace:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private') 


With:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private' AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'index') 


[albibak]

Only for people who has the welcome panel allright ?

[albibak]

Problems with ' and avatars are solved.
Thx

[Brad]

Originally Posted by albibak

Only for people who has the welcome panel allright ?

Yes. Or any other modification to this hack that removes it from a global template.

[albibak]

I'm glad to contribute to improve this hack, because I think it's a good hack

[albibak]

A little suggestion :

I think it's a good idea to let the alert for a new mp if a member don't read his mp directly, now ?

[Brad]

Originally Posted by albibak

A little suggestion :

I think it's a good idea to let the alert for a new mp if a member don't read his mp directly, now ?

Im sorry but I cant understand your english

[albibak]

Sorry, for my bad english.

example (you had installed this hack here):

Imagine you go to vbulletin.org and you have a new mp. The box appear, but you don't read your pm now.
1 hours after you go to vbulletin.org, and now, the box don't appear.

I think it's more cool to let the box if you have don't read your pm, no ?

[gmarik]

Not bad. Can you add any dynamic element to it (gif or mid) so I really get noticed about the new msg?