fix: using normal status to signal unread messages in order to avoid BT overlap bug

pwnagotchi/plugins/default/grid.py

@@ -66,18 +66,8 @@ def is_excluded(what):
 
 
 def on_ui_update(ui):
-    new_value = ' %d (%d)' % (UNREAD_MESSAGES, TOTAL_MESSAGES)
-    if not ui.has_element('mailbox') and UNREAD_MESSAGES > 0:
-        if ui.is_inky():
-            pos = (80, 0)
-        else:
-            pos = (100, 0)
-        ui.add_element('mailbox',
-                       LabeledValue(color=BLACK, label='MSG', value=new_value,
-                                    position=pos,
-                                    label_font=fonts.Bold,
-                                    text_font=fonts.Medium))
-    ui.set('mailbox', new_value)
+    if UNREAD_MESSAGES > 0:
+        ui.on_unread_messages(UNREAD_MESSAGES, TOTAL_MESSAGES)
 
 
 def set_reported(reported, net_id):

pwnagotchi/ui/view.py

@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ class View(object):
         self.set('status', self._voice.on_handshakes(new_shakes))
         self.update()
 
+    def on_unread_messages(self, count, total):
+        self.set('face', faces.EXCITED)
+        self.set('status', self._voice.on_unread_messages(count, total))
+        self.update()
+
     def on_rebooting(self):
         self.set('face', faces.BROKEN)
         self.set('status', self._voice.on_rebooting())

pwnagotchi/voice.py

@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class Voice:
         s = 's' if new_shakes > 1 else ''
         return self._('Cool, we got {num} new handshake{plural}!').format(num=new_shakes, plural=s)
 
+    def on_unread_messages(self, count, total):
+        s = 's' if count > 1 else ''
+        return self._('You have {count} new message{plural}!').format(num=count, plural=s)
+
     def on_rebooting(self):
         return self._("Ops, something went wrong ... Rebooting ...")