use images instead of the standard text link showing the private message info

[DennyW]

I do not know the proper way to reword this to work in my version3.0.4. Any help would be much appreciated.

This is what I have there now, 3.0.4, subsilver2:

S_USER_LOGGED_IN -->
<!-- IF S_DISPLAY_PM --> &nbsp;<a href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}"><img src="{T_THEME_PATH}/images/icon_mini_message.gif" width="12" height="13" alt="*" /> {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}<!-- IF PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO_UNREAD -->, {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO_UNREAD}<!-- ENDIF --></a><!-- ENDIF -->

This is the only info I found, and was told it would not work with the 3.0.4 version. I believe the one below is for version 2.0.

If you want to use images instead of the standard text link showing the private message info in your forum header you will have to create two gif images. Name them pm_no_new_msg.gif and pm_new_msg.gif. Upload those to ./templates/your_template_name/images.

Next you will have to make the following edits:

    #------[ OPEN ]----------------------------
    #
    ./templates/your_template_name/overall_header.tpl
    #
    #------[ FIND ]----------------------------
    #
    <a href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}" class="mainmenu"><img src="templates/your_template_name/images/icon_mini_message.gif" width="12" height="13" border="0" alt="{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}" hspace="3" />{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}</a>
    #
    #------[ REPLACE WITH ]--------------------
    #
    <a href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}" class="mainmenu"><img src="{PRIVMSG_IMG}" alt="{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}" hspace="3" />{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}</a>
    #
    #------[ OPEN ]----------------------------
    #
    ./templates/your_template_name/your_template_name.cfg
    #
    #------[ FIND ]----------------------------
    #
    $images['pm_new_msg'] = "";
    $images['pm_no_new_msg'] = "";
    #
    #------[ REPLACE WITH ]--------------------
    #
    $images['pm_new_msg'] = "$current_template_images/pm_new_msg.gif";
    $images['pm_no_new_msg'] = "$current_template_images/pm_no_new_msg.gif";


If you want the new_pm.gif to show until all new PMs have been read instead of until the user enters his Inbox you have to make one additional edit:

    #
    #------[ OPEN ]----------------------------
    #
    includes/page_header.php
    #
    #------[ FIND ]----------------------------
    #
       if ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] )
       {
          $l_message_unread = ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] == 1 ) ? $lang['Unread_pm'] : $lang['Unread_pms'];
          $l_privmsgs_text_unread = sprintf($l_message_unread, $userdata['user_unread_privmsg']);
       }
    #
    #------[ REPLACE WITH ]----------------------------
    #
       if ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] )
       {
          $l_message_unread = ( $userdata['user_unread_privmsg'] == 1 ) ? $lang['Unread_pm'] : $lang['Unread_pms'];
          $l_privmsgs_text_unread = sprintf($l_message_unread, $userdata['user_unread_privmsg']);
          $icon_pm = $images['pm_new_msg'];
       }