https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker

A horizontal, text-based display dedicated to presenting headlines on a site.
https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker

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A horizontal, text-based display dedicated to presenting headlines on a site.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker
• Owner: collective
• Created: 2011-09-30T12:51:49.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-04-23T19:36:10.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-09T09:31:02.051Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: news-ticker, plone
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 368 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 110
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: CHANGES.rst

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README

        
.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/collective/collective.newsticker/master/docs/newsticker.png

    :align: left

    :alt: News Ticker

    :height: 128px

    :width: 128px

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News Ticker

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.. contents:: Table of Contents

Life, the Universe, and Everything

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A horizontal, text-based display dedicated to presenting headlines on a site.

Features

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- jQuery-based, lightweight and easy to use

- Configurable via configlet

- Users have full control on what items to display by using collections

Mostly Harmless

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   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/collective.newsticker

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    :target: http://travis-ci.org/collective/collective.newsticker

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    :target: https://coveralls.io/r/collective/collective.newsticker

Got an idea? Found a bug? Let us know by `opening a support ticket`_.

.. _`opening a support ticket`: https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker/issues

Don't Panic

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Installation

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To enable this product in a buildout-based installation:

1. Edit your buildout.cfg and add ``collective.newsticker`` to the list of eggs to install:

.. code-block:: ini

    [buildout]

    ...

    eggs =

        collective.newsticker

After updating the configuration you need to run ''bin/buildout'', which will take care of updating your system.

Go to the 'Site Setup' page in a Plone site and click on the 'Add-ons' link.

Check the box next to ''News Ticker'' and click the 'Activate' button.

Usage

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- Open 'News Ticker' configlet on Plone's 'Site Setup'.

- Select the collection containing the items you want to display.

That's it! You will see the items included in the collection on a site-wide news ticker.

You can click on any item to open it.

Screenshots

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.. figure:: https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker/raw/master/configlet.png

    :align: center

    :height: 870px

    :width: 730px

    The configlet.

.. figure:: https://github.com/collective/collective.newsticker/raw/master/newsticker.png

    :align: center

    :height: 500px

    :width: 768px

    The News Ticker in action.

.. _`BBC News`: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/