New messages link

Hello,I created an extra navbar... And I want to change the "mailbox link" when I receive new messages...I know this problem was posted on this forum many times but i can't find it...please, Help me...Thanks

I want to have You have no new messages and You have Xnew messages with a customized navbar in templates... (:

[Have you removed the old navbar? As you should keep it in your page but hidden in order to access this information.

If you have kept the old navbar you can do this:

Code:


if(document.getElementById('i_icon_mini_new_message')) {
  //the user has a new message, do something.
}


LGforum wrote:[Have you removed the old navbar? As you should keep it in your page but hidden in order to access this information.

If you have kept the old navbar you can do this:

Code:


if(document.getElementById('i_icon_mini_new_message')) {
  //the user has a new message, do something.
}


No, I have a new navbar...

I'd recommend adding it back into the page but in a hidden DIV, so you can access the information it provides.

LGforum wrote:I'd recommend adding it back into the page but in a hidden DIV, so you can access the information it provides.

Which infos do I need?

Well you need the private message info, thats what this thread is about

Just put the old navigation bar back, but in a div with style display:none. I know you know what I mean lol.

then the script in my posts above can be used.

Well, I'm trying on my test forum...
I have the default navbar

But what I have to edit? O.o

LGforum wrote:

Code:

if(document.getElementById('i_icon_mini_new_message')) {
  //the user has a new message, do something.
}

Rideem is right, just anything in the IF statement.

The best thing to do (imo) is to have a widget/announcement (anywhere which takes HTML) and design yourself a pop up. Make it look nice and however you want it then stick 'style="display:none" on it so it is hidden. Then in the if statement put:

Code:

document.getElementById('ID_OF_POPUP').style.display='';

Which will mean your pop up will popup whenever there is a new message.

I also shared a tutorial on your site of a good way of making a nice pop up using a template trick.

Well,

I added this code:

Code:

<div style="display: none;">{GENERATED_NAV_BAR}</div>

now, I want to have this popup (example) when I receive a private message:

Code:

<div class="popupclass" id="popupid">You received a new message. Read it</div>

.
Which code I need to put? Can you gt it ready for me? U.u

Put this in an announcement or template or somthing:

Code:


<div class="popupclass" id="privmsgpopup">You received a new message. Read it</div>
<script>
if(document.getElementById('i_icon_mini_new_message')) {
  document.getElementById('privmsgpopup').style.display = '';   
}
</script>


It doesn't work

Solved
I tried to do the opposite...