tweaked message 'read' system

app/views/messagereplies/_new.html.erb

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <%= form_for [reply.get_message, reply] do |f| %>
   <%= render partial: "md_editor", locals: {name: "messagereply[text]", content: reply.text} %>
+  <%= f.hidden_field :user_unread, value: current_user %>
   <p><%= f.submit "Reply", class: "btn blue" %></p>
 <% end %>
 

app/views/messages/index.html.erb

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <%= render partial: "users/username", locals: { user: user } %>
         <span style="font-size:16px">
           &nbsp;
-          <span class="<%= "bold" unless message.user_sender.is?(current_user) || message.read%>"><%= link_to message.subject, message %></span>
+          <span class="<%= "bold" if message.user_unread && message.user_unread != current_user %>"><%= link_to message.subject, message %></span>
           &nbsp; | &nbsp;
         </span>
         <%= ago message.created_at %>

app/views/messages/new.html.erb

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     </tr>
   </table>
   <%= f.hidden_field :user_sender, value: current_user %>
+  <%= f.hidden_field :user_unread, value: current_user %>
   <br>
 <p><%= f.submit "Send Message", class: "btn blue left" %></p>
 <% end %>

app/views/users/show.html.erb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <%= link_to "edit profile", edit_user_path(@user), :class => "btn blue" %>
     <% end %>
     <% if @user.is?(current_user) %>
-      <%= link_to "Private Messages (#{Message.where(read: false).count})", messages_path, :class => "btn blue" %>
+      <%= link_to "Private Messages (#{Message.where.not(user_unread: current_user).count})", messages_path, :class => "btn blue" %>
     <% elsif current_user %>
       <%= link_to "Send this user a message", new_message_path(user_target: @user.ign), :class => "btn blue" %>
     <% end %>