Top bar auto-update

Question

Is it possible to get the top-bar of SU to auto-update it's values without having to refresh the page? The inbox new message count indicator is the one I want mainly, although rep would be nice too ;)

Maybe also have it fixed at the top of the screen so it's always there while you're scrolling through answers, or writing an answer, so you know if you've got messages / notifications waiting while you're writing.

Answer 1

Have a look at this stackapps userscript which keeps your rep fairly up to date.

Change the function linkify() to

function linkify(change){
    // see chat.stackoverflow.com/transcript/message/479425#479425
    dummy = $("<hack/>")
    what_I_want = $("<a/>").text(change.title)
                           .attr("href", "http://" + so_live_site + "/q/" + change.post_id + "/-1")
    dummy.append(what_I_want)
    return dummy[0].innerHTML
  }