Suggestion Previous - Next option on Private messages

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  1. #1
    Hello Shawn,

    I feel there is a need of "previous message" - "next message" button or link on the private message page. Every time i have to check another message i have to go back to inbox and check, but with this button/link it will be very helpful to check all messages very quickly.
     
    sunilmamo, Sep 6, 2009 IP
  2. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #2
    Sounds like reasonable idea. Shawn ultimately determines feasibility and overhead involved in all programming changes. In general the more mods added the harder it is to upgrade to new version of VBulletin.
     
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  3. sunilmamo

    sunilmamo Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Your point is legit, but its a much needed when there is lot of business handled through only pm's.
     
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  4. Brian1970

    Brian1970 Notable Member

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    #4
    I like the idea, it would also save on server load.

    Thanks Brian
     
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  5. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #5
    Maybe shawn will consider once we are on vBulletin v4.0 ;)

    DON.
     
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  6. Karen May Jones

    Karen May Jones Prominent Member

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    #6
    Nice idea. I would like to have a delete button in there also.
     
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  7. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #7
    Mmmm... probably not going to happen to be honest (unless it comes in a version of vBulletin). Would just be extra SQL queries to generate the link, so...
     
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  8. softwaremisle

    softwaremisle Guest

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    it woulb be awesome to have it though. This way it takes minutes to read just the next message
     
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  9. Guthix121

    Guthix121 Well-Known Member

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    #9
    Couldn't it just be done with a template edit?
     
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  10. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #10
    Nope, you would need to make queries to determine what the next PM actually was do you can make the link.
     
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  11. sunilmamo

    sunilmamo Well-Known Member

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    Hi Shawn, cant' you do it as belows.

    1) If user clicks on next message then add +1 to current pmid and load the url.
    2) If user clicks on previous message then deduct -1 from current pmid and load the url.

    I hope this might solve it, this is just a guess, i really have no idea how vbulletin works :D.
     
    Last edited: Sep 8, 2009
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  12. Helvetii

    Helvetii Notable Member

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    #12
    There is no way this can work, as "current Pm ID +1" would be another users PM ;)
     
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  13. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #13
    Right... next or previous pmid (based on the actual number) is most likely not yours.
     
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  14. sunilmamo

    sunilmamo Well-Known Member

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    Is it possible to create search function for private messages??, i.e we should be able to search within pm's.
     
    sunilmamo, Jan 23, 2010 IP
  15. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #15
    There's some search functionality it the bottom of the PM list already.
     
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  16. Pros

    Pros Well-Known Member

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    #16
    I figure in the practicality of it, it would only "save" resources in the microcosm that is users with high PM volume, where they could go from 1 to another without having to reload the main PM page.

    In the macrocosm that is DP, I presume the highest likelihood is that the # of users who receive single PMs at once far outweigh the number of people who get multiple PMs at once multiplied by the average of that many PMs.

    I don't think it's a feasible idea do the the aforementioned. Granted, I have not found (nor am I trying) how to find PM statistics on DP, but that simply seems to be the most likely situation - and it is one in which this idea, although innovative, is not practical.
     
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  17. sunilmamo

    sunilmamo Well-Known Member

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    Yes Shawn, but it doesn't allows to search from content of pm's. It currently allows to search from titles.
     
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  18. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #18
    Yep... that's intentional. Any changes to that, you would need to petition the developers of vBulletin. Even then, I'm not so sure we would use it. Maintaining search indexes for millions of PMs is a lot of server resources.
     
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  19. Kunalbhatia

    Kunalbhatia Active Member

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    I think it's quite a necessary feature. In multiple mails with a single client, they often delete the automatic quote from previous mails that happens in every extended conversations such that I have to go back to the main PM page to see previous mail. I don't think its a very resource intensive feature to code, but then I'm not a programmer. It's especially useful for those engaging in the BST forum as buyers and sellers (buyers specially I guess) often have a couple dozen PM's for a single job.
     
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  20. Pros

    Pros Well-Known Member

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    #20
    If you use gmail, you can have the replies emailed to you, and see them in conversation format. If they are within a short timeframe, it will look natural.

    Like you said, you're not a programmer. Little by little, things pile up.

    You could also contact via email or Messenger.
     
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