[CDB] Private Message Box Status Bars

My Extensions & MODs · Post by **VSE** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 5:51 pm

Private Message Box Status Bars

Description:
The mildly poplar and highly under-rated MOD has been re-imagined for phpBB 3.1! This extension adds a graphical representation to private message boxes of the space used/remaining.

This extension is a port of my PM Box Progress Bars MOD from phpBB 3.0.x.

Features:

On first view progress bar has an animated loading effect
Works for all PM boxes (in, out, sent and custom folders)
Alert status - bar turns red within 20% of a full PM box
Does not display while folder is at 0%
Supports Prosilver and Prosilver-child styles
Supports RTL languages

Requirements:

phpBB 3.1.0-RC3 or higher
PHP 5.3.3 or higher

Repository: https://github.com/VSEphpbb/pmbars

Installation:

Download the latest release and unzip it.
Copy the entire contents from the unzipped folder to phpBB/ext/vse/pmbars/
Navigate in the ACP to Customise -> Extension Management -> Extensions.
Find Private Messages Progress Bars under "Disabled Extensions" and click Enable.

Screenshots:

: Normal status, 60% full; pmbars1.png (79.77 KiB) Viewed 2240 times

: Danger zone, 90% full; pmbars2.png (85.96 KiB) Viewed 2240 times

Important: This Extension can only be installed on phpBB 3.1. Do NOT use this on a live board. It should only be installed for testing purposes or just to check it out. No support will be provided.

hd321kbps · Post by **hd321kbps** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:03 pm

good extension!
Respect for the screenshots! All of them did.

noth · Post by **noth** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:12 pm

that's a pretty good idea

Never even heard of that before but I know the limits just "sneak up" on people, the next thing they know they are being presented with a full inbox and "their options" so this is good

John45 · Post by **John45** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:41 am

Can you make the scan lines on the danger zone light pink and make the background dark red?

Can you test it out? I just want to see what it looks like.

Holger · Post by **Holger** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 1:14 pm

Thanks a lot!

My Extensions & MODs · Post by **VSE** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:37 pm

John45 wrote:Can you make the scan lines on the danger zone light pink and make the background dark red?

Can you test it out? I just want to see what it looks like.

No, but you can. Play around with the CSS file.

Volksdevil · Post by **Volksdevil** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:27 pm

Nice work mate

John45 · Post by **John45** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:12 am

VSE wrote:
John45 wrote:Can you make the scan lines on the danger zone light pink and make the background dark red?

Can you test it out? I just want to see what it looks like.
No, but you can. Play around with the CSS file.

I was thinking about.

What does RC mean anyways!? I already know what Beta, Alpha, and Dev means, but this acronym remains unknown -- for me.

Volksdevil · Post by **Volksdevil** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:44 am

Release Candidate If I remember rightly

watisnf.nl · Post by **watisnf.nl** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:49 am

Volksdevil wrote:Release Candidate If I remember rightly

You're right Volksdevil, and 'Release Candidate' means the extension is practically ready for it's final release. Which means submission to the extension database

It depends on what needs to be fixed or changed otherwise you could get a RC2 ect

John45 · Post by **John45** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:07 am

watisnf.nl wrote:
Volksdevil wrote:Release Candidate If I remember rightly
You're right Volksdevil, and 'Release Candidate' means the extension is practically ready for it's final release. Which means submission to the extension database It depends on what needs to be fixed or changed otherwise you could get a RC2 ect

Thanks guys, you learn new things everyday.

Phillip · Post by **Phillip** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:30 am

Very useful extension. Awesome work on this.

John Leeuwis · Post by **John Leeuwis** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:24 am

VSE wrote:Installation:Download the latest release and unzip it.
Copy the entire contents from the unzipped folder to phpBB/ext/vse/pmbars/
Navigate in the ACP to Customise -> Extension Management -> Extensions.
Find Private Messages Progress Bars under "Disabled Extensions" and click Enable.

Done the above (copy the content in /ext/vse/pmbars), but no extension to find in the ACP.

Holger · Post by **Holger** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:26 am

Install the "Upload Extensions" extension, installation of "Private Messages Progress Bars" was very easy!

John Leeuwis · Post by **John Leeuwis** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:59 am

Holger wrote:Install the "Upload Extensions" extension, installation of "Private Messages Progress Bars" was very easy!

Done, peace of cookie

But, no progress bar to be seen.

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