Suggestions to improve PM

[Mitrofan]

I have 3 suggestion about the PM feature.

I already made the first one - Add a spell check to PM

2) Add the feature to let the sender know if the sent message has been read by the recipient.

3) If the message has not yet been read by the recipient, have an option to "unsend it"

4) Let the admin add the option to allow attachments in PMs, and let the admin set the limit on attachments in PMs

These are not new ideas and have been available on AOL since I can remember. I have not used AOL for over 3 years now, but I remember these options were available for AOL email users long time ago.

I would really like to know whether or not the person has read my PM. There must be an easy way to add this.

[Me2Be]

Great suggestions - especially to see if someone has read your message or not!

[Mitrofan]

The pop-up notification of PM just does not work.

I had tried from different computers, and asked another user to try it, but it just does not work.

Please look into that and fix it ASAP. I had several users complain about it.


I also remember seeing the suggestion or a hack to play a sound when you get a PM, and I think this should be added - good idea.

[Me2Be]

Originally posted by Mitrofan
The pop-up notification of PM just does not work.

I had tried from different computers, and asked another user to try it, but it just does not work.

Please look into that and fix it ASAP. I had several users complain about it.
It does work (I have it working on all 3 of my boards -- they just have to figure out why it isn't working for you)

[Wayne Luke]

Originally posted by Mitrofan
I have 3 suggestion about the PM feature.

I already made the first one - Add a spell check to PM

Templates. You can easily add this in yourself.

2) Add the feature to let the sender know if the sent message has been read by the recipient.

3) If the message has not yet been read by the recipient, have an option to "unsend it"

Beginning to be more like a email system now. Could be nice in an Enterprise solution though.


4) Let the admin add the option to allow attachments in PMs, and let the admin set the limit on attachments in PMs

Wouldn't this just be asking for warez? You could open yourself up to the same legal troubles Napster is in now.

[Wayne Luke]

Originally posted by Mitrofan
The pop-up notification of PM just does not work.

I had tried from different computers, and asked another user to try it, but it just does not work.

Please look into that and fix it ASAP. I had several users complain about it.


I also remember seeing the suggestion or a hack to play a sound when you get a PM, and I think this should be added - good idea.

Make sure that $headnewpm is in your Headinclude template and that:

IM Support - Check for new PMs Yes No
Selecting yes for this option will cause the system to check the PM database ever time a user loads a page, and will display a visible prompt for it.

Is set to yes under options.

[Mitrofan]

This is the HTML code I got when I had one new PM


<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: head_newpm -->
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function confirm_newpm()
{
input_box=confirm("You have a new private message. Click OK to view it, or cancel to hide this prompt.");
if (input_box==true)

{
// Output when OK is clicked
window.open('private.php','pmnew','width=600,heigh t=500,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,locat ion=yes,directories=yes,resizable=yes,top=50,left= 50');
}

else
{
// Output when Cancel is clicked
}

}
-->
</script>


<!-- END TEMPLATE: head_newpm -->

This code was in my forum home page, yet no pop-up was presented to me.

What is wrong with this?

[chrispadfield]

pretty much templates but a "reply without quote" After a ten pm back and forward it gets messy and selecting all and deleting is a pain :)

I wonder how hard it is to get PM to work as an email system using a catch all email account? um...

[Mas*Mind]

preview-function and 'next pm' 'prev pm'-links should be nice