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New PM's in Header (blinking text or image) · **Released**: 04-13-2002

Since I don't really like the the PM window notification alert built in VB, I wanted to have a little link in the header that blinks and tell me (no matter what page i view at the moment) that I have a new PM from one of the users.

The link is invisible by default. When you get a message, it starts to [high]blink[/high].

The good part about this hack is that you don't have to edit the database and also that you can customise it through the VB template system. The Java script that makes the link to blink doesn't insert any [high]onLoad();[/high] in <body>, so it will work independently from any other Java scripts you inserted in your pages.
This hack will work in both, IE and Netscrape.

ESTIMATED INSTALL TIME: 3 minutes
TESTED IN VERSION: 2.2.5

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[high]HACK UPDATES[/high]
Version 1.1 Released
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Added the choice between 'blinking text' or 'blinking image'

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wooolF[RM] · #22 04-15-2002, 07:22 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by -=dm=-
cool!!
installed

but it didnt work for me in the postbit.

neither for me... but I got it to wotk in header...

Erwin · #23 04-15-2002, 08:11 PM

The headinclude script does slow down the loading of my pages quite a bit for some reason. Also, the PM text is blinking even after you have read your message - it blinks when you have new messages since your last visit, not when you have unread messages (unlike Firefly's PM bar blink hack).

Unknown553 · #24 04-15-2002, 08:12 PM

Great hack and all, but in the install file it says that you've been having trouble with the div tags. You don't even need the div tag, the A tag has the id attribute too (oh yeah, and there is no title attribute in the A tag either), so you can change

Code:

<div id="pm"><a href="private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]" title="Private Messages"><smallfont>$headpm[messages] New PM(s)</smallfont></a></div>
<script language="javascript">
blink('pm');
</script>

to

Code:

<a href="private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]" id="pm"><smallfont>$headpm[messages] New PM(s)</smallfont></a>
<script language="javascript">
blink('pm');
</script>

And it works fine, with no concern for HTML errors.

TECK · #25 04-15-2002, 11:07 PM

cool.. thanks alot for the tip.. you see?? i get help from everyone..
i will mod this.. but before can anyone else try it? i guess is done this way for netscape..

can anyone with netscape test it? thanks.

TECK · #26 04-15-2002, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Erwin
The headinclude script does slow down the loading of my pages quite a bit for some reason. Also, the PM text is blinking even after you have read your message - it blinks when you have new messages since your last visit, not when you have unread messages (unlike Firefly's PM bar blink hack).

hmm it should not slow you down at all.. there are few people who test it on their servers, no probs at all.

and this is not a hack inspired from firefly's.

wooolF[RM] · #27 04-15-2002, 11:15 PM

]1) I can assure u, that it doesn't slow down your forums at all...

2) works just great at mine forums, no errors, no blinking after u have read all messages
3) Firefly's hack and this one is two different things...

wooolF[RM] · #28 04-15-2002, 11:21 PM

]works fine, thanx

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown553
Great hack and all, but in the install file it says that you've been having trouble with the div tags. You don't even need the div tag, the A tag has the id attribute too (oh yeah, and there is no title attribute in the A tag either), so you can change

Code:

<div id="pm"><a href="private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]" title="Private Messages"><smallfont>$headpm[messages] New PM(s)</smallfont></a></div> <script language="javascript"> blink('pm'); </script>

to

Code:

<a href="private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]" id="pm"><smallfont>$headpm[messages] New PM(s)</smallfont></a> <script language="javascript"> blink('pm'); </script>

And it works fine, with no concern for HTML errors.

trainer · #29 04-16-2002, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Erwin
The headinclude script does slow down the loading of my pages quite a bit for some reason. Also, the PM text is blinking even after you have read your message - it blinks when you have new messages since your last visit, not when you have unread messages (unlike Firefly's PM bar blink hack).

i had the same problem, it still flashs when i have already read the PM. i would rather it only flash when there is unread PM's, i uninstalled it because of this issue. great hack that i think should be added to vb3 instead of the pop-up

TECK · #30 04-16-2002, 03:11 AM

this is wierd. i get 2 comments. one that is working perfect and the other that it slows down the server and it doesnt blink only on new pm's.

well, it does blink only in new pm's. and it doesnt slow down my server. so far i got 3 people telling me on messenger that it works perfect (blinks the right way, server ok) and 2 here, that it doesnt.

can you be more specific? what browser do you use?
is all related to browser.

Unknown553 · #31 04-16-2002, 04:02 AM

Works fine for me, blinks with new messages (read and unread) and server is seeing no increase whatsoever. Using IE 6.

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