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Posted September 29, 200519 yr After upgrading from 2.0.4 I've missed my red PM alert notification across the top of my board. My members have too. Is there anyway the old PM alert could be placed back into the next release and have an option in ACP to set it for the new alert system or the old alert system? I'm finding that most of the time the pop up doesn't open all the way and I don't like having it attached to the My Assistant. It disappears too quickly if it does popup. I know...I know... it could be a browser issue, I use IE6, but that still won't help me and my members when we have messages. Please bring back the old alert system. Or make it an Admin option to have it set either way. ;)
September 30, 200519 yr Most people I have talked to want the old PM Alert back. Sometimes I don't get the popup or it doesn't extend fully. Browser issue? Perhaps. But I still want a good and functioning PM Alert. I can deal with having it the old way and the new way. :)
October 1, 200519 yr Most of my members, with the exception of 1, have nagged me about the PM notification system since upgrading. I too am not at all fond of having it in My Assistant and prefer the original red strip. I came here wondering if I did something wrong. I had assumed that the red strip notification was an option that was standard ever since that proposed experimental translucent black box thing that was not received well. Having said that... I expect it will be a while, if at all, before the reb strip notification is returned. Does anyone know if any of the mod'ers will be creating a mod to return this? Other than that, I have to admit i am pretty pleased with this version so far.
October 1, 200519 yr tbh I think its a nice way of integrating the My Assistant into the interface... Sure perhaps the old vanilla red bar would make it stand out but I dont believe going back to the old template is beneficial :)
October 1, 200519 yr I guess im happy either way although like ryanveltidi says, it was more of an Alert! :D
October 2, 200519 yr Most of my members, with the exception of 1, have nagged me about the PM notification system since upgrading. I too am not at all fond of having it in My Assistant and prefer the original red strip. I came here wondering if I did something wrong. I had assumed that the red strip notification was an option that was standard ever since that proposed experimental translucent black box thing that was not received well. Having said that... I expect it will be a while, if at all, before the reb strip notification is returned. Does anyone know if any of the mod'ers will be creating a mod to return this? Other than that, I have to admit i am pretty pleased with this version so far. I quite agree. :thumbsup: The new PM system just isn't working for me and by the majority of posts here I see many want the old PM Alert system back. I don't mind both and making it an option in the ACP or in the Member Controls but my members never had a problem with the old one. I hate popups as a rule anyway. Irritating and annoying. Advertisers are getting better at them even with a popup blocker installed. :angry:
October 2, 200519 yr I've also gotten a bit of feedback from my members about the loss of the old PM alert, but I for one would NOT like to see it return in the same way. I always felt that although it was visually nice to look at (especially the inclusion of the avatar), it was very easy to miss the popup. A while back, there was a discussion about making the alert stay put until it was dismissed, thereby making it a lot less likely that you would miss the alert as you were browsing the forum. The new version does tend to be more "in your face", which I like, but definitely doesn't have the visual appeal that the old style had.
October 3, 200519 yr What if when you got a PM. your also hear something like (in Mono tone you have (insert number here) of new PM's. If it's one You have one new PM, sent by {user_name}. Also proablaby, be said as bloat; but you could choose weather you get the "assisnt" type PM (what was coded into 2.1) or the old one (that was made into 2.0.x). both will proabably be said as bloat, but just my ideas,.
October 3, 200519 yr I also liked the old system; in fact, I thought it'd start showing up in other forum software packages soon.
October 3, 200519 yr Yes, I find of all the PM alerts IPB has known so far, the one of 2.0.4 to be the best too :)
October 4, 200519 yr I do sort of miss it, but then I love it when My Assistant pops up and says I have a new message :)
October 4, 200519 yr I also prefer the old way. In my Assistent long lines don't wrap and protrudes through the border. All in all, get rid of My assistant and just make the links in it part of a drop-down menu.
October 10, 200519 yr I like the the new box. :) Its fine only when it shows up. At times it doesn't pop up when I'm online. Other times only when I sign on. :blink:
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