Hi,

I'm looking fr a way of doing the following:

- Header show status flag (green, orange, red) (e.g. little flag)
- Flag can only be set to status by registered users
- Flag can be seen by any visitor
- When status flag is clicked, the registered user is forwarded to a URL or module
- The user who set the flag is mentioned besides the flag

Any suggestions/idea's ??

TIA

HFW

Where would these flags be located? Within forum posts?

Within the header of xoops, or in the main memu so it can be viewed from within all modules.

More brainstorming....

- 'modulename' = statusindicator
- Number of statuses can be set by admin
- Each status has short description and icon/gif
- Each status has a setable URL to point to
- Only 1 status can be active
- Registered users can click 'change status' button
- (or even who can change status set by admin via groups)
- Username who changed status shown/not shown option
- Status times out and falls back to default status?? (minutes)

I want to use it so that a user can set the status to 'Immediate help needed!' seen by everybody. When a user clicks on this status indicator, he will be transfered to a chat module where the person in need is hanging around waiting for help. When done, the user who needed help has to change the status back to 'Green' (All cool), or it simply times out and falls back to default status 'Green'.

My hope is to achieve faster help and more efficient communication when help is needed immediately.

make any sense?

TIA

I understand now. I would call the status indicators something different, maybe "instant messages".

I guess a new module would be the best approach. Then it would be easy to install/uninstall, you could have an admin section, etc.

Rather than displaying the instant messages in the main menu or header, I would use a block. Then the block could easily be positioned wherever you like. A new database table would hold all the active messages.