New PM Popup Replacement

[high]PLEASE CLICK INSTALL IF YOU INSTALL THIS[/high]

This mod changes the default New PM Popup to open a nice looking, closeable html popup within the page.

It tells you who sent the latest message as well as what the title is.

The window then gives you the option of viewing the message (in which case it opens another window and closes itself), viewing your inbox (again it will close the popup), or to just ignore the new message and close the New PM popup.

A screenshot is attached to show you what the popup will look like.

To install all you need to do is make 1 template edit to each of your skins, upload 1 XML plugin file, and upload 1 file with your ftp client.

[high]Installation[/high]

First go to your pm_popup_script template and replace it with this code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/fixed_position_ie.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
    var agtbrw=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    var operaaa=(agtbrw.indexOf('opera')!=-1);
    var head="display:''";
    var folder='';
    function expandit(curobj)
    {
        if(document.getElementById(curobj))
        {
            folder=document.getElementById(curobj).style;
        }
        else
        {
            if(ns6==1||operaaa==true)
            {
                folder=curobj.nextSibling.nextSibling.style;
            }
            else
            {
                folder=document.all[curobj.sourceIndex+1].style;
            }
        }
        if (folder.display=="none")
        {
            folder.display="";
        }
        else
        {
            folder.display="none";
        }
    }
</script>
<style type="text/css">
#pm_popup {
    position:fixed;
    top:250px;
    border:1px solid;
    width:64%;
    margin-right:18%;
    margin-left:18%;
}

</style>
<div id="pm_popup">
    <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
        <tr>
            <td class="tcat">
                <span class="smallfont" style="float:$stylevar[right]">
                    <a href="#" onclick="expandit('pm_popup');">Close</a>
                </span>
                $vbphrase[new_private_msg]
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class="panelsurround" align="center">
                <div class="panel">
                    <div align="center">
                        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
                            <tr>
                                <td>
                                    $vbphrase[newest_pm_from] <b>$newpm[fromusername]</b>, $vbphrase[titled]<b>'$newpm[title]'</b>
                                    <br />
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <if condition="$shownewpmpreview">
                            <tr>
                                <td class="smallfont" style="padding-top:20px;">
                                    $newpm[message]
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            </if>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" style="padding-top:20px;">
                                    <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=$newpm[pmid]">$vbphrase[read_message]</a>
                                    (<a href="$vboptions[bburl]/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=$newpm[pmid]" target="_blank">
                                        <span class="smallfont">$vbphrase[open_new_window]</span>
                                    </a>)
                                    <br /><br />
                                    <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/private.php">$vbphrase[go_to_inbox]</a>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
                    <form>
                        <input type="button" class="button" value="$vbphrase[close_popup]" onclick="expandit('pm_popup');" />
                    </form>
                </div>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</div>

The above step will need to be done for each of your skins.

Next, go to the plugin manager:
Go to your admincp -> Expand Plugin System in the nav -> Click Manage Products -> Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add/Import -> Browse to the xml file included in the zip -> upload

Now access your FTP and upload the attached 'fixed_position_ie.js' file to your clientscript/ folder. This js allows Internet Explorer to do fixed positioning meaning that the popup stays in place as you scroll the screen.

That's it, enjoy.

[high]How To Enable Preview[/high]
To enable the preview in the popup (view the screenshot to see what it looks like), just edit the plugin called "New PM Popup Window Preview" with the following instructions:
Go to your admincp -> Expand Plugin System in the nav -> Click Plugin Manager -> Click edit next to the "New PM Popup Window Preview" plugin

Now find, right at the top, this line:
$newpmoption['showpreview'] = false;

Change to:
$newpmoption['showpreview'] = true;


The preview is now enabled. To change how many characters are shown in the preview, go back to editing the plugin and change this line (near the top):
$newpmoption['maxcharacters'] = 100;


[high]To uninstall this hack just revert the pm_popup_script template then delete the uploaded file (/clientscript/fixed_position_ie.js) and the plugin.[/high]


Thanks to COBRAws for adding phrases.

Tested and works fully in the vB3.5 series (vb 3.5.0 ("Gold") up to 3.5.4).
Should work in vb3.6, the variables look to be the same.
This will probably work in vb3.0 series too but I don't remember if I've tested. I'm not promising.
If anyone wants to confirm that it fully works please PM me or post here.

[sbarbz]

I installed the mod ..

But you will show where the window jump (image)

How it's possible to do that this will jump in middle of the page?

[MissKalunji]

in the code search for this

#pm_popup {
position:fixed;
top:250px;

and change where it says 250px to whatever you want higher the number lower it should be in the page

[sbarbz]

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

in the code search for this

#pm_popup {
position:fixed;
top:250px;

and change where it says 250px to whatever you want higher the number lower it should be in the page

There is there possibility are to change only you that are high that will appear the window, and there is not the width.

#pm_popup {
position:fixed;
top:256px;
border:1px solid;
width:100%;
margin-right:18%;
margin-left:18%;
}

[MissKalunji]

arf? you don't want it to show in the middle of the page? sorry i didn't understand!?

[sbarbz]

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

arf? you don't want it to show in the middle of the page? sorry i didn't understand!?

I want, the problem is this appear at all of them!! Not in middle of.

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by sbarbz

I want, the problem is this appear at all of them!! Not in middle of.

It will Only appear One time in the page after that it will dissapear that's how it is with Vbulletin.

If you want it to show in every style : you have to do the same edit for every style

i've added this : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=158527 cause people used to not notice they had pms

[Gooner]

is this mod working with IE 7?

[powerful_rogue]

Has anyone tried this on 3.7 yet?

[powerful_rogue]

Seems to work on 3.7, however only with firefox.

It stretches the page with IE.

Such a shame

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

The preview works!
im using this with Webforumz Template on 3.6.4
Thanks!

Now what would be cool is to have to kind of "reply"

Quick reply that pops a box and u can reply right there

and a full reply that sends you to private message would transform the whole private message to somewhat be like the vbpager but less server intensive no?

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

in the code search for this

#pm_popup {
position:fixed;
top:250px;

and change where it says 250px to whatever you want higher the number lower it should be in the page

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Originally Posted by powerful_rogue

Seems to work on 3.7, however only with firefox.

It stretches the page with IE.

Such a shame

I've been using it and i don't see it stretching up the page in IE?