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Well it's not like it's something you actually have to CHECK... if there's a little blinking envelope at the top of any page next to your username, you have a PM. If there's nothing, then you don't have a PM. How were you able to ignore that annoying little blinking envelope for WEEKS?!?!? ... it drives me nuts after about 2 seconds!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
avusblue
Enlightened
On my computer, the little envelope icon appears when I have a PM, but it doesn't blink. It's pretty small, so I could see how someone could miss or ignore it.
Is there something I need to turn on, or select a certain setting, to get the blink?
Thanks,
Dave
Is there something I need to turn on, or select a certain setting, to get the blink?
Thanks,
Dave
BugLightGeek
Flashlight Enthusiast
I like PM's...
makes me feel all warm & cozy when I get one
makes me feel all warm & cozy when I get one
this_is_nascar
Flashaholic
It blinks on my laptop as well. I agree Sasha. It quickly gets my attention and I certainly read them right away, so the blinking goes away. I never really understood why so many folks disable there PM's. It's really quite handy and you never need to worry about SPAM.
BugLightGeek
Flashlight Enthusiast
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif
metalhed
Enlightened
Just for info's sake...if the PM icon uses the <blink> command, it will only work for Netscape users. I believe that blink is a Netscape only extension that MikeRoweSoft never adopted. I also believe it has been deprecated in the newer HTML standards.
If I'm wrong then someone please correct me. Please!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
If I'm wrong then someone please correct me. Please!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
metalhed
Enlightened
Ok, I stand corrected. But checking my HTML manual and around the web, makes me think the implementation here on CPF may be JavaScript (instead of blink). If so, anyone who has disabled Java will not see the icon at all (I think).
Geez, maybe I shouldn't have taken that web design class after all. Now I seem to think I know it all.
And we all know better than that. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
Geez, maybe I shouldn't have taken that web design class after all. Now I seem to think I know it all.
And we all know better than that. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
BugLightGeek
Flashlight Enthusiast
what about JavaScript?
BF Hammer
Enlightened
Actually, it's easy to ignore the blinking icon. Just don't log in and start reading messages. No icon, no worries. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
metalhed
Enlightened
That's what I get for thinking to much... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif...trying to make a simple problem complicated. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hahaha.gif
tvodrd
*Flashaholic* ,
To add a little confusion, when I clk cpf at work, I am logged-on (yes I checked remember me) I see the flashing PM notice. When I clk cpf at home, I get "not logged on," but as soon as i leave the main page, I'm logged on and see the flashing mail icon. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
Larry
Larry
