private message alert

_bugleboy · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2002 6:12 pm Post subject:

Is there presently, or can there be constructed some form of alert that a member has an unread private message in the box? Something like the mailbox flag AOL uses?

tom turner · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2002 7:23 pm Post subject:

Hi Charly,

Thanks for reminding me to go slightly up above to the thin mustard yellow line and click on "Private Messages" tonight.

I had another one left there for me two days ago.

I go for weeks without remembering to check there, and its the only way to contact some folks who won't leave an e-mail address in their profile area.

I'll bet a lot of folks have never thought to click up there. They may have a few messages!

Hopefully the webmaster can upgrade that feature one day. Still, this is one heck of a fine site!

Warmest regards,

Tom Turner

PS: I've got several people to ship the new CD to, you included. I haven't forgotten . . . just very busy! Hope you'll enjoy it when it gets there. YOU my friend, will be a tough critic!

Gosh, I'd better go practice too!

BrassClass · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2002 7:43 pm Post subject:

Tom,

When you start sending out those CDs don't forget me. If you recall I emailed you that I was working on a similar project and would love to hear your work. If you need any information or some $$$ for the disc, please contact me.

Thanks.

_Don Herman · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 7:23 am Post subject:

Charly -- I've only received two private messages (I'd just as soon use email). Both times, a notice that I had a private message came up when I logged in to the forum. Given your history, I'm pretty sure your computer hates you.

*

Tom -- Me too, please, pretty please?

See ya' - Don

* I used this definition so often my students gave me a plaque when I taught a senior computer lab in college:

computer (n): A mindless, inarticulate piece of machinery that hates your guts.

I hate computers. They keep doing what I tell them, not what I want them to do.

_________________
Don Herman/Monument, CO
"After silence, that which best expresses the inexpressible, is music." - Aldous Huxley

_bugleboy · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 8:23 am Post subject:

Ok, so there is an alert mechanism already in place and I missed it. Do you know if the alert stays on until the message is read or is it a one time signal that will remove itself after that log in time period has been terminated? For example, in AOL the flag stays up until you read or save the message no matter how many times you come and go. Does anything like that happen here?

trumpetherald · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 9:30 am Post subject:

Charly:

There's a message which appears up under the 'Forum Home Register Edit Profile' etc. at the top. It will remain there until the message is read. You do, however, have to be logged in for it to appear.

It would be possible to set up something more attention-getting. Let me know if you think that's necessary...

Editor

_bugleboy · Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 11:37 am Post subject:

"It would be possible to set up something more attention-getting. Let me know if you think that's necessary... "

How about a hand that comes out of the desk top and wavs (ISE)

Yes, I think something more attention getting would help me. I just can't remember to look for the notice. (Sometimes I just can't remember.

)

spanky · Heavyweight Member Joined: 18 Jul 2002 Posts: 535

how 'bout me playin my horn. that'll get your attention, would be very annoying though. bad idea, never mind.

trumpetherald · Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:07 am Post subject:

OK, Charly, I'll write this tonight.

Who loves ya baby!?

hehehehehehe

Update:

OK, this is done. You'll receive a little popup message if you have a private message on the system ...

[ This Message was edited by: trumpetherald on 2002-08-28 21:08 ]

_bugleboy · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 7:09 pm Post subject:

OK. What's wrong with my computer now? I'm getting a lot of private messages and haven't seen anything that indicates that there is one. I've been going in and checking, and finding them, but haven't seen anything that alerted me to the message being there.

trumpetherald · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 7:34 pm Post subject:

Charly:

Try not using AOL, instead log on to AOL and use IE or Netscape instead.

The private message alert relies on Javascript to pop up a small alert window. It's possible that you have Javascript disabled in AOL, try to find the settings for scripting in preferences and make sure it's enabled.

TD

PS: whoops, sorry forgot to mention that you need to have cookies enabled too. I had to use a cookie or you'd see the popup on every page you load ... rather annoying. If it can't set the cookie, no popup, so maybe that's the issue.

[ This Message was edited by: trumpetherald on 2002-09-03 22:36 ]

_bugleboy · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 9:04 pm Post subject:

I seldom log in on AOL anymore. It's usually on IE.

I'll check out the other suggestions.