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!

[Boofo]

Use the following javascript in the header of the page and put

<blink>Text goes here</blink>

where ever you want it to go. If you get it working for the background, let me know.

<SCRIPT>
<!--
function doBlink() {
var blink = document.all.tags("BLINK")
for (var i=0; i<blink.length; i++)
blink[i].style.visibility = blink[i].style.visibility == "" ? "hidden" : ""
}

function startBlink() {
if (document.all)
setInterval("doBlink()",500)
}
window.onload = startBlink;
// -->
</SCRIPT>

[ImportPassion]

doesn't work in Opera 7.01

WIll see what i can do with it, but I i know u can't change the visibility on colors.

[Boofo]

I just do this to get color:

<blink>
<font color="red"><b>$bbuserinfo[username], you have $unreadpm[messages] new private messages</font>
</blink>

and it works fine here.

[ImportPassion]

again, i am not talking about text. cells and borders

[AllMadden.net]

Mine flashes red one time...and then doesn't do anything else. Any idea why?

[pixelpunk]

Mine flashes ok but the normal color is IE's default color which is uaually a color that doesn't match A THING on my site.

Does anyone know how to set the default color?

[pixelpunk]

bump

[leitel]

Does the link on the first post point to the latest hack? Sometimes hack threads do sometimes they don't.

[Master Computer]

Does this work with vB 2.2.8?

[350Chevy]

Today at 09:49 PM Master Computer said this in Post #239
Does this work with vB 2.2.8?

Yes.. works with 2.2.9 and 2.3.0 as well..