<h2><%= @this_user.display_name %></h2>
-<% if @this_user.id == @user.id %>
- <%= link_to 'go to your account page', :controller => 'user', :action => 'account', :display_name => @user.display_name %><br /><br />
+<% if @user and @this_user.id == @user.id %>
+<h3>Messages</h3>
+<% if @user.has_messages? %>
+<p>You have <%=@user.get_new_messages.length %> new messages and <%=@user.get_all_messages.length - @user.get_new_messages.length %> old messages:</p>
+
+<div id = "messages">
+<table class="messages">
+<th>from<th>
+<th>title<th>
+<th>received on<th>
+<th>mark as read<th>
+<th>reply<th>
+<th><th>
+
+<% if params[:unread] %>
+<% @user.get_all_messages.each do |message| %>
+<tr><td><%= link_to User.find(message.from_user_id).display_name , :controller => 'user', :action => User.find(message.from_user_id).display_name %></td>
+<td><%= link_to message.title , :controller => 'message', :action => 'read', :message_id => message.id %></td>
+<td><%= message.sent_on %></td>
+<% if message.message_read = 0 %>
+<td><%= link_to 'mark as read', :controller => 'message', :action => 'mark', :message_id => message.id %> </td>
+<td><%= link_to 'reply', :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :user_id => message.from_user_id %> </td>
+<%else%>
+<td>message read</td>
+<%end%>
+<%end%>
+</tr>
+
+<%else%>
+
+<% @user.get_new_messages.each do |message| %>
+<tr><td><%= link_to User.find(message.from_user_id).display_name , :controller => 'user', :action => User.find(message.from_user_id).display_name %></td>
+<td><%= link_to message.title , :controller => 'message', :action => 'read', :message_id => message.id %></td>
+<td><%= message.sent_on %></td>
+<% if message.message_read = 0 %>
+<td><%= link_to 'mark as read', :controller => 'message', :action => 'mark', :message_id => message.id %> </td>
+<%else%>
+<td>message read</td>
+<%end%>
+</tr>
+
+<%end%>
+
+<%end%>
+</table>
+</div>
+
+<%else%>
+<p>You have no messages. </p>
+<%end%>
+
+<br />
+<%= link_to 'show all messages', :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => @user.display_name, :unread => true %>
+<br />
+<h3>Your account</h3>
+Go to <%= link_to 'your account page', :controller => 'user', :action => 'account', :display_name => @user.display_name %> to see who's mapping in your area.
+<br />
+<br />
+<%= link_to 'View your diary', :controller => 'user', :action=>'diary', :display_name => @user.display_name %>
+
<% else %>
- <%= link_to 'send message', :controller => 'user', :action => 'message', :display_name => @user.display_name %><br /><br /> |
- <%= link_to 'Add as friend', :controller => 'user', :action => 'make_friend', :display_name => @user.display_name %><br /><br />
+<%= link_to 'send message', :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :user_id => @this_user.id %><br /><br />
+<%= link_to 'Add as friend', :controller => 'user', :action => 'make_friend', :display_name => @this_user.display_name %><br /><br />
+<%= link_to 'Diary', :controller => 'user', :action=>'diary', :display_name => @this_user.display_name %>
<% end %>
+<br />
+<br />
-<%= link_to 'diary', :controller => 'user', :action => 'diary', :display_name => @user.display_name %><br /><br />
-
+<p><%= params[:display_name] %> says: </p>
<%= simple_format(@this_user.description) %>