[Mini-hack] Intelligent Private Messaging Alert...

Please do the following before attempting to install:

1.) Backup your Files before doing anything
2.) Be aware that although I have tested this myself, there may still be problems...If you do not backup your files, I cannot condone your install of this hack...
3.) If you want to Backup your Database, You can - There shouldn't be any need to...

The file you should have is:

install_pmimprovement_txt.php

Install Info:
Hack Version: 1.0
Files to edit: 1
Templates to add: 0
Templates to edit: 1
Queries to Run: 0
Time to install: Approx 1-2 Minutes

Credits
Requested by - Noone

Support - I unfortunately cannot be here during the coming weeks (Mon-Fri), so therefore you will have to rely on others for assitance, should it be urgent...If you do require assitance, please - Only reply in this thread!!

Hack info

What does it do? - Basically, this makes the call for the "forumhome_pmloggedin" template act more intelligently, and tell you if you have 1 message, that you have 1 message not 1 message(s)

Additional Info/Updates

This is really only a Mini-Hack, and something I feel should have already been done for the Private Messaging system.

Screenshots/Live Demo
Thanks to corsacrazy for providing the following screenshots...

1 New Private Message (on index.php)
2 New Private Messages (on index.php)

Enjoy!

Satan

[Dean C]

Hehe sounds quite cool

[high]* Mist waits for the screenshots
[/high]

- miSt

[corsacrazy]

i have various other pm hacks installed so how would i go about adding your code to make this work ? here is what i have in index.php

PHP Code:

  if ($newpm['messages']==0) {
    $lightbulb='off';
  } else {
    $lightbulb='on';
  if ($unreadpm['messages']==0) {
    $pmblink='//';
  } else {
    $pmblink='';
  }
}
//new PM sound hack
if ($unreadpm['messages']==0) {
$sound='';
} else {
$sound='<embed src="pm.wav" autostart="true" hidden="true">';
}
//end new PM sound hack

  eval("\$pminfo = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_pmloggedin')."\";"); 

thanks :knockedout:

[Chris M]

@corsacrazy -

Replace (in your code above):

  if ($newpm['messages']==0) {
    $lightbulb='off';
  } else {
    $lightbulb='on';

with:

  if ($newpm['messages']==0) {
    $lightbulb='off';
  } else {
    $lightbulb='on';
  }
  if (($newpm['messages']==0) and ($unreadpm['messages']==0)) {
    $stext='s';
  } elseif (($newpm['messages']==1) and ($unreadpm['messages']==1)) {
    $stext='';
  } else {
    $stext='s';

Satan

[drumsy]

Installed. Thanks, easy as pie!

[corsacrazy]

cheers satan works great ! here are some screen shoots !

this is when there is a single message in your inbox, there fore it will display private message

[corsacrazy]

this is when there are two messages in your inbox, therefore it will display private messageS

[Xenon]

nice minihack chris

however i'd prever to do those things via templateconditions

[Chris M]

Yeh...But I prefer hacking - It adds another thing to my profile

Satan

[Xenon]

it's not the ammount that counts :P