Status: fully resolved

    New Messages indicator

    Issue Number:
    38
    Severity:
    Minor
    Description:
    The display "1 NEW MESSAGE" under the avatar/name is going unnoticed. People generally don't look at their avatar much. How about adding the number of new messages (in parenthesis) after "View Messages" menu option?
    Comments:

    CleanCutRogue's picture
    CleanCutRogue
    August 13, 2007 - 8:45am
    I'll add this, that's easy.  But also, there is an option in your user profile for aggressive notification of new unread messages.  You can (if you want) turn on this option.  It will result in a link at the top of EVERY page you visit (right above the title of the page) stating "You have 3 new messages" and links to your inbox.  I'll add the number of new messages as you've requested.
    3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time.

    -top 11 reasons to be a Yazirian, ShadowShack


    Anonymous's picture
    Corjay (not verified)
    August 13, 2007 - 8:53pm
    I like how the message indicator blinks. You can't miss it.

    CleanCutRogue's picture
    CleanCutRogue
    August 14, 2007 - 7:34am
    Corjay wrote:
    I like how the message indicator blinks. You can't miss it.
    Yeah but the blinking only works on Firefox and Netscape.  IE doesn't support that effect for some reason without a bunch of client-side java I'm not willing to supply.  Most of us are using FF anywho :-P
    3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time.

    -top 11 reasons to be a Yazirian, ShadowShack


    Anonymous's picture
    Corjay (not verified)
    August 14, 2007 - 12:41pm
    Why would it take all that? It seems to me is all you need is to use the "=blink" function for ie in the style sheet. Is it in getting it to register new messages that would take all the client-side java in ie?

    CleanCutRogue's picture
    CleanCutRogue
    August 14, 2007 - 6:20pm
    Corjay wrote:
    Why would it take all that? It seems to me is all you need is to use the "=blink" function for ie in the style sheet. Is it in getting it to register new messages that would take all the client-side java in ie?
    Nope... it's just one of the many thing that Firefox does that IE doesn't.  In the style sheet, I am currently using the text-decoration:blink property.  IE doesn't do it.  See this: http://www.xulplanet.com/ndeakin/arts/reasons.html for more stuff FF can do that IE can't properly do.
    3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time.

    -top 11 reasons to be a Yazirian, ShadowShack