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.

[slvr ralliart]

still doesn't work!

[rossco_2005]

Originally Posted by slvr ralliart

your pm pop up still displays the pm box at the bottom of my sreen. I uploaded the file to clientscript folder. I am using IE explorer.

I attatched a screen shot of it showing and cutting my pm text off and showing it at the bottom of my page.

Oops didn't realize taht was what you meant.
I never counted on it being moved donw because of the huge toolbar at the top of your screen...

Edit the 'top' setting in this part of the pm_popup_script template:

#pm_popup {
	position:fixed;
	top:250px;
	border:1px solid;
	width:64%;
	margin-right:18%;
	margin-left:18%;
}

Until it looks good.

[slvr ralliart]

Originally Posted by rossco_2005

Oops didn't realize taht was what you meant.
I never counted on it being moved donw because of the huge toolbar at the top of your screen...

Edit the 'top' setting in this part of the pm_popup_script template:

#pm_popup {
	position:fixed;
	top:250px;
	border:1px solid;
	width:64%;
	margin-right:18%;
	margin-left:18%;
}

Until it looks good.

I don't know a thing about html..

I'm not picky, just would like the pm to pop up so I see the whole thing. Can you please post the html code and i'll just paste it in?

Thanks

[shadowdancer36]

Is it anyway to make it so the window doesn't show up behind the page u have up already? Or better yet, take the current page to PM area?

[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by shadowdancer36

Is it anyway to make it so the window doesn't show up behind the page u have up already?

Yes, that what we want to know too! I don't believe the excuse that "it's the browsers fault"

[AWI]

Are we talking about when you click read PM and the window pops open but then goes behind the active window? If so I have that rpoblem too.

[sgtmaj]

always shows at the very bottom of the page. Is there a way to have it pop up in the center of the screen? It would be much more useful this way.

Also when you click to read the message, it pops up behind the current page and also then says page can not be found.

Haven't seen any real solutions to the problems so I'm uninstalling this hack until it works.

[Dollah]

installed after upgrade to 3.5.2 no problems great thanx

[yellowchaser]

Is this an issue with working on 3.5.1? since you upgraded to 3.5.2 and it works..

[rossco_2005]

Originally Posted by yellowchaser

Is this an issue with working on 3.5.1? since you upgraded to 3.5.2 and it works..

No, it will even work on 3.0.7 and lower.


To stop it showing at bottom of page do this:

Edit the 'top' setting in this part of the pm_popup_script template:

#pm_popup {
	position:fixed;
	top:250px;
	border:1px solid;
	width:64%;
	margin-right:18%;
	margin-left:18%;
}