Improved PM Folderview

TESTED ON 2.3.0 AND FOUND WORKING

What does it do?

You know it happens to me pretty often that my users wonder why they cannot receive any more pm's. the standard question "did you check your sent items folder?" is answered with the standard question "do i have a sent items folder?"...

to avoid that, this hack shows the user on the privatemessage mainpage which folders they have in a list with the ability to add a folder without having to switch to the folders template.

aditionally, i modified the pmgauge enhanced hack by WWW.TOTAL-IMPACT.COM aka princeton a little and included it.

so, its nothing special, but maybe some people like it.
note: im new to this, so the code might be very ugly...

instructions:

1) follow instructions.txt

Credits: The_Sisko, mystics and boofo for finding bugs and helping with the code

Please notice this add-on by matt that allows you to have the amount of messages in each folder displayed next to it. Working on 2.2.9 too.

NOTICE: If you installed the private messages backup hack by Cano2 which is found here, you will have to to change a bit in the instructions.txt:

where it says to find:

PHP Code:

  //get correct folder name
  if ($folderid=="0") { 


you will need to find the SECOND instance as the private message backup hack adds another instance of this code to the file.

NOTICE2: if you installed the PM Quota by Usergroup Hack by g-force2k2 that can be found here then the solution to make both work together is here

please click install if you use it, thank you

kreftt

[Gutspiller]

How would I go about adding a skyscraper banner under the PM quota box? I was thinking of using an include so that I wouldn't have to go into the code if I switched banner providers.

Do you think you could point me to where that code appears and whereabout I would put my code?

Thanks. (hey they keep the site running.)

[kreftt]

you would have to paste your code in the PRIVFOLDER template after:

<td width="33%" align="right"><smallfont>100%</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>

[Gutspiller]

How do I get the right side of the PMs to line up with the "Go" button? While it may be possible to tell me how to get the "Go" button to move to the left so it lines up with the actual PM box, I was hoping that it might be possible to move the PM box over so that it lines up with the "Go" button. Though I don't want it to affect the spacing on the other side where the PM box is spaced away from the Folders, add folder box, and PM quota box. Here's an attachment to give you an idea of where I'm talking about:

[kreftt]

in your PRIVFOLDER template, find this:

$readreceiptsoption
                </select> $gobutton</smallfont></td>
        </form></tr>
        </table>
        </td>
</tr>
</table>

maybe it looks a bit different, but only a bit. in the next line you see a table starting with the cellpadding of 5. change this 5 to 0.
aditionally, place a

<br>

directly after the code that i pasted above (means, directly before the beginning table where you changed the 5 to 0).

still in the PRIVFOLDER template you search for

$offlineusers

                </td>
        </tr>
        </table>
        </td></tr></table>

</td>

directly after that you paste

PHP Code:

<td width="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> 


thats it

greetz

kreftt

[Gutspiller]

07-06-03 at 03:29 PM kreftt said this in Post #204
in your PRIVFOLDER template, find this:

$readreceiptsoption
                </select> $gobutton</smallfont></td>
        </form></tr>
        </table>
        </td>
</tr>
</table>

maybe it looks a bit different, but only a bit. in the next line you see a table starting with the cellpadding of 5. change this 5 to 0.
aditionally, place a

<br>

directly after the code that i pasted above (means, directly before the beginning table where you changed the 5 to 0).

still in the PRIVFOLDER template you search for

$offlineusers

                </td>
        </tr>
        </table>
        </td></tr></table>

</td>

directly after that you paste

PHP Code:

<td width="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> 


thats it

greetz

kreftt

I don't seem to have "$offlineusers" in my privfolder. Anything else I can search for?

[kreftt]

yeah, you dont have the buddy list enabled in the private messages window. so just out the second part after

<td width="33%" align="right"><font class="sf">100%</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>

<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"><TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER">

<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>

</TD></TR></TABLE>

</td>

if it works please delete a user kreftt from your forums

[groovesalad]

my PM Quota doesn't seem to show the colors, even though I uploaded the images...any ideas?

[kreftt]

i have registered at your forums and i can see the colors, so i guess it is fixed. please delete the account of the user kreftt at groove salad, thank you

greetz

kreftt

[Gutspiller]

07-08-03 at 10:49 PM kreftt said this in Post #206
yeah, you dont have the buddy list enabled in the private messages window. so just out the second part after

<td width="33%" align="right"><font class="sf">100%</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>

<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"><TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER">

<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>

</TD></TR></TABLE>

</td>

if it works please delete a user kreftt from your forums

Sorry, I don't quite understand what you want me to do with the code you quoted. I don't have the buddies list disabled, I run an older version of VB, however, if you could help me get the buddies list onto that left column that would be supercool.

[groovesalad]

Yesterday at 05:57 AM kreftt said this in Post #208
i have registered at your forums and i can see the colors, so i guess it is fixed. please delete the account of the user kreftt at groove salad, thank you

greetz

kreftt

really? I still can't see them...hmmm