nf_scroller_XT
    How to install NEWS FEEDS (nf_scroller_XT), November 10, 2007 |
Note: Copy and modify a little form the previous user comments. Hope they don’t mind in the name of helping others.
DOWNLOAD from
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/nf_scroller_xt/frs/
Latest release as of November 2007 is 1.3.5. Download both com and mod.
INSTALL com_ and mod_ as usual.
Thanks to other posters for clarifying the installations and configuration.
The component is only good if you are going to create a menu pointing to the component (news feed). It is easier to point a menu to a component, tahts’ why the component for.
“-the feed (and I am talking about the rss/url to the feed) has to be previously defined in the basic feeder (I am using the original com_newsfeeds loaded with joomla).” Meaning define category and items under Components ŕNews FeedsŕManage Category and then manage News Feeds.
Automatically these feeds will appear in nf_scroller_XT.
-the MODULE CONFIGURATION:
--model class suffix: leave it empty, this is too much for me and I didn't need it
--source: I could not make it work for "all- this work for me" but this wasn't my intent, you can also choose "cat" (for category--) or "single", I chose "single"
--Breaks Chars: Yes
CATEGORY NAME: yes
FEED NAME: yes
The rest of the options I set it to: no. These are all optional to you and the real estate you have to work with.
The alignment and height and width are all explanatory.
--align: the text inside the feed (any will do)
--behavior: if you chose up or down in the direction, choose scroll here, if left or right, choose slide.
--height: simple: how high will the module be
--wight: 100% to fit in the module.
I highly recommend it, it gives a little professional touch to the Joomla News Feed.
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