RokNewsFlash is a custom mootools module that displays your newsflash tidbits at the top of your site. The RokNewsflash also includes small buttons allowing your visitors to toggle through the different newsflash items you have set up. See it in action on the frontpage.

How do I configure RokNewsFlash?

We will take a quick look at the parameters you will find when you install this module. There are 4 columns, parameters, options, demo and description. The parameter column lists each available setting for the module; options lists the available options to choose from; demo lists the options chosen on the demo and description outlines what the module does.

Parameter

Title
Position
Access Level
Published
Module Class Suffix
Enable Cache
Module Mode
Frontpage Item
Count
Category
Section
Use Title or Intro Text
PreText Label
Show Controls
Transition Duration
Delay Length
Preview Length

Options

Yes : No
List of position
Public : Registered : Special
Yes : No
Text Field
Yes : No
Content : Static : Both
Show : Hide
Number Field
List of categories
List of sections
Title: Intro Text
Text Field
Yes : No
Number Field
Number Field
Number Field

Demo

No
NewsFlash
Public
Yes
leave blank
No
Content Items
Hide
5
Top Headlines
News
Intro Text
Latest:
Yes
600
2500
85

Description

Enable/Disable the module header
Select the module position
Determines who can see the module
Enable/Disable the module
Allows for individual CSS control
Stores the contents with Cache
What content types are loaded
Show or Hide frontpage items
How many items to load
Category where content is loaded from
Section where content is loaded from
Controls what part of content are loaded
Text label in the module
Enable / Disable the controls
Time for switching of content items
Time for content to remain static
Number of characters to be shown

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