[Library Support] New PM Alert

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Yes. I just downloaded the new version from the library, too. And it's working beautifully.

®i©hie, I love this plugin.   Thank you. 

[Former Member]

It started OK when I first logged in this morning but the pop-up has stopped popping up, and not just for me.

[®i©hie]

Jun 21, 2013 0:46:19 GMT -8 @ritab said:

It started OK when I first logged in this morning but the pop-up has stopped popping up, and not just for me.

have you replied to any pms or sent a new pm since then?

[Former Member]

No, I've been off line for a while, won't be going back on line just yet.

[®i©hie]

Jun 21, 2013 3:40:00 GMT -8 @ritab said:

No, I've been off line for a while, won't be going back on line just yet.

ok, it won't alert again until you do one of those 2 things.

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Will it alert again, if you've read your PMs, but didn't answer them ~ and more come in?

[Former Member]

Jun 21, 2013 5:28:49 GMT -8 ®i©hie said:

Jun 21, 2013 3:40:00 GMT -8 @ritab said:

No, I've been off line for a while, won't be going back on line just yet.

ok, it won't alert again until you do one of those 2 things.

What would that be ®i©hie?

[Former Member]

Jun 21, 2013 6:12:17 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Will it alert again, if you've read your PMs, but didn't answer them ~ and more come in?

I don't know about that as I was PMing to just one member - she had pop-ups first of all then they stopped for her too. I answered the PM each time BTW.

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Yikes, @ritab, that would not be good. Maybe I need to go back to the original version which was fine for me. It did pop up, even if I didn't respond to a PM right away. 

[®i©hie]

Jun 21, 2013 8:13:14 GMT -8 @ritab said:

Jun 21, 2013 5:28:49 GMT -8 ®i©hie said:

ok, it won't alert again until you do one of those 2 things.

What would that be ®i©hie?

it should re-alert you after you either:

1) reply to a pm.
2) send a "new" pm to someone.

would it help to have a message show in the header above the inbox stating what they would need to do to have the plugin re-alert them?

Jun 21, 2013 6:12:17 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Will it alert again, if you've read your PMs, but didn't answer them ~ and more come in?

no, proboards only allows a key's value to be set by a user interaction. so in order to have it re-alert you after reading a pm, the key would have to be set when you click on a pm from your inbox. that sound good?

to see what the key's value is, enter this into the address bar on the forum and hit "ENTER":

javascript:alert(proboards.plugin.key('newpmalert_rjm').get());

you'll be alerted with one of the following:

undefined - key hasn't been set yet.
no - key is set not to re-alert you.
yes - key is set to re-alert you.

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®i©hie, you're first version wasn't like that, correct? I may go back to that if it wasn't. I never had a problem with it.

I can sometimes go days without answering PMs.   They're usually board friends that keep up a running conversation. So answering right away isn't necessary.

[®i©hie]

Jun 22, 2013 13:21:28 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

®i©hie, you're first version wasn't like that, correct? I may go back to that if it wasn't. I never had a problem with it.

I can sometimes go days without answering PMs.   They're usually board friends that keep up a running conversation. So answering right away isn't necessary.

did you read this part of my last post?

"no, proboards only allows a key's value to be set by a user interaction. so in order to have it re-alert you after reading a pm, the key would have to be set when you click on a pm from your inbox. that sound good?"

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Ah, my bad. That sounds perfect.  I always click on my PMs and read them. It's the answering part that I'm bad at! I can click on a PM to reset the key. 

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would it help to have a message show in the header above the inbox stating what they would need to do to have the plugin re-alert them?

I know that's addressed to Rita, but that's an excellent idea. My members won't know the fine ins and outs of keys, etc.  A message in the header would definitely help. 

[Former Member]

Erm, erm - I don't even know what keys are for let alone what they do! LOL I do know they play an important role as far as plugins are concerned!

I did get a pop up earlier but it was for a PM I had sent!

I've just logged into my forum, the pop-up has worked for one PM but it was sent to me 11 hours ago I've been online since then. I had an email notification of a PM too, but no notification on the forum. The pop-up only showed I had one message not two.

I think I will disabled this plugin until the PM system has settled down.