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Blink the Welcome Bar when receiving a new PM! · **Released**: 02-14-2004

Some tiny bits and pieces of this hack was adapted from Chen's vB 2 version of this hack, so kudos to him

What this hack does is it makes the 'Welcome, $username' box in the navbar blink by changing colors whenever a user has a new PM, so that it will catch their attention and they won't miss the PM

You can view the hack in action by viewing the attached screenshot to this post! (Meaning that it will blink like it's supposed to )

Anyways, here are the instructions:

Open up the navbar template and find:

HTML Code:

        <td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">

Replace with

HTML Code:

        <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" <if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">id="pmBox"<else />class="alt2"</if>>

Find:

HTML Code:

    <else />

 

        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

Above, add

HTML Code:

	<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">
	<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- 
<!-- blink navbar on new pms -->
pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
setInterval("Timer()", 500);
x=1;
function Timer()
{
	set=1;
	if (x==0 && set==1)
	{
		pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[tcat_bgcolor]';
		x=1;
		set=0;
	}
	if (x==1 && set==1)
	{
		pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';
		x=0;
		set=0;
	}
}
-->
</script></if>

All done! You can view the hack in action by viewing the attached screenshot! (Meaning that it will blink like it's supposed to )

Shaun M · #72 07-22-2005, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ciocsy

i've just installed the mod and it works perfectly.
thanks a lot.

Well I know it works as it's on one of the forums I visit but for the life of me I cant get it to work on mine.

Have I done something really dumb?

PHP Code:


			
<script type="text/javascript">

<!--

function log_out()

{

    ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");

    ht[0].style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)";

    if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))

    {

        return true;

    }

    else

    {

        ht[0].style.filter = "";

        return false;

    }

}

//-->

</script>



<br />



<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr>

    <td class="alt1" width="100%">

        <if condition="is_array($navbits)">

            <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">

            <tr valign="bottom">

                <td><a href="#" onclick="history.back(1)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_back]" border="0" /></a></td>

                <td>&nbsp;</td>

                <td width="100%"><span class="navbar"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></span> $navbits[breadcrumb]</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

                <td class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt; padding-top:1px" colspan="3"><a href="$scriptpath"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reload_this_page]" border="0" /></a> <strong>$navbits[lastelement]</strong></td>

            </tr>

            </table>            

        <else />

            <div class="navbar" style="font-size:10pt"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="1"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <strong>$vboptions[bbtitle]</strong></div>

        </if>

    </td>    

    

    <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

    

        <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" <if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">id="pmBox"<else />class="alt2"</if>>

        <div class="smallfont">

            <!--<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">[<a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>]</span>-->

            <strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />

            $pcount<br />

            <phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>

            <if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>

        <br />$rcount

        </div>

        </td>



            <if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread']">

    <script type="text/javascript">

<!-- 

<!-- blink navbar on new pms -->

pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';

setInterval("Timer()", 500);

x=1;

function Timer()

{

    set=1;

    if (x==0 && set==1)

    {

        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[tcat_bgcolor]';

        x=1;

        set=0;

    }

    if (x==1 && set==1)

    {

        pmBox.bgColor='$stylevar[thead_bgcolor]';

        x=0;

        set=0;

    }

}

-->

</script></if>



    <else />

        

        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

            

        <!-- login form -->

        <form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password,vb_login_md5password,vb_login_md5password_utf)">

        <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>

        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">

        <tr>

            <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>

            <td><input type="text" class="button" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="1" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>

            <td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="3" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" checked="checked" />$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

            <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>

            <td><input type="password" class="button" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="2" /></td>

            <td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="4" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>

        </tr>

        </table>

        <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

        <input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />

        <input type="hidden" name="forceredirect" value="1" />            

        <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />

        <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />

        </form>

        <!-- / login form -->

            

        </td>

        

    </if>    

    

</tr>

</table>

<!-- / breadcrumb, login, pm info -->



<!-- nav buttons bar -->

<div align="center">

    <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top-width:0px">

    <tr align="center">    

        <!--<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]">Home</a></td>-->

        

        <if condition="$show['member']">

            <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>

        </if>

        <if condition="$show['registerbutton']">

            <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[register]</a></td>

        </if>

        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>

        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="memberlist.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a></td>

        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="article.php?$session[sessionurl]">Articles</a></td>

        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

        <if condition="$show['popups']">        

            <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">

                <if condition="$show['member']">

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>

                <else />

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>

                </if>

                <td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></td>

            </if>

            <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

                <td id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>        

            </if>

        <else />        

            <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>

                <if condition="$show['member']">

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>

                <else />

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>

                </if>

            </if>

            <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td>

            <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">            

                <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td>            

            </if>            

        </if>

        <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

            <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a></td>

        </if>

    </tr>

    </table>

</div>

<!-- / nav buttons bar -->



<br />

<br />



<if condition="$show['popups']">

<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

    

    <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">

    <!-- header quick search form -->

    <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none">

        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

        <tr>

            <td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

            <td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">

            <form action="search.php" method="post">

                <input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />

                <input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />

                <input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="20" />$gobutton<br />

            </form>

            </td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

            <td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>

        </tr>

        </table>

    </div>

    <!-- / header quick search form -->

    </if>



    <if condition="$show['member']">

    <!-- user cp tools menu -->

    <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none">

        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

        

        <tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>        

        <if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td></tr></if>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td></tr>

                

        <tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>

        <if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>

        <if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>

        

        <tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>

        <if condition="$show['pmstats']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>

            <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="topposters.php?$session[sessionurl]">Display Top Posters</a></td></tr>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>

        <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>

        <if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>

        

        </table>

    </div>

    <!-- / user cp tools menu -->

    </if>

<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

</if>

Tony G · #73 07-23-2005, 12:58 AM

What's the problem you're getting? It just doesn't appear?

Shaun M · #74 07-24-2005, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony G

What's the problem you're getting? It just doesn't appear?

Thats rignt. There's no flashing? I wonder if I've put the code in incorectly?

Loki12 · #75 07-24-2005, 10:32 AM

Tested and working on version 3.5.0 Beta 4.

Tony G · #76 07-24-2005, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun M

Thats rignt. There's no flashing? I wonder if I've put the code in incorectly?

What version are you using? I'd say that's the case as many have reported it working on later 3.0x versions. Just double check over the added code.

Shaun M · #77 07-24-2005, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony G

What version are you using? I'd say that's the case as many have reported it working on later 3.0x versions. Just double check over the added code.

I'm on 3.0.7 I'll revert back to the old code (before I modified it) and try it again. Glad I made backups

Tony G · #78 07-24-2005, 11:35 AM

I wouldn't advise ever installing a modification and not making backups.

Shaun M · #79 07-24-2005, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun M

I'm on 3.0.7 I'll revert back to the old code (before I modified it) and try it again. Glad I made backups

Well I've redone the additions and it still doesn't work :ermm:

Tony G · #80 07-24-2005, 11:36 AM

Are you making sure that you have unread messages and that when testing this? Tried sending new, fresh PM's and testing it like that?

Shaun M · #81 07-24-2005, 11:43 AM

That's the way I tested it. I sent myself a new message. :/ I just cant see where the code is different to that give here.

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