News ticker

[jop]

I am looking for a news ticker that work with the latest versions of XH?

[Tata]

If no plugin would match your needs, try this dirty (probably not validating) way:

Put your text in $tx['template']['text1'] in your language files.
Drop this code

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<div class="ticker"><?php echo "<MARQUEE>".$tx['template']['text1']."</MARQUEE>";?></div>

Style the class "ticker" in your stylesheet.
See simple (non styled) DEMO

[jop]

Thank you - is there a proper functioning plugin for a simple horizontal news ticker?

[Tata]

AFAK no special plugin is available, but there are many jQuery scripts available e.g.: http://www.jqueryrain.com/demo/jquery-news-ticker/

[cmb]

Try: news_ticker_mod. It's based on Tata's news_ticker 1.2b (the latest version I've been able to find). It is propertly UTF-8 encoded, and is supposed to support pausing of the news ticker on mouse hover.

Note, that <marquee> is a nonstandard HTML element, and may not be supported by contemporary or future browsers. Note also, that news tickers cause accessibility problems. Actually, I would not use them.

[lck]

Is always important, what you exactly need it.

CMSimple News with Feature: "Display news using a newsticker or a newsslider."
Calendar_XH_Version 1.4.6 with Feature: "Display of Next Coming Event via Marquee"
Yanp_XH No ticker, but may be an option.
Newsbox Rotator Newsrotator

[Tata]

Note, that <marquee> is a nonstandard HTML element, and may not be supported by contemporary or future browsers. Note also, that news tickers cause accessibility problems. Actually, I would not use them.

That's why I have not mentioned it at all. I didn't have any problem with MARQUEE and any of new browsers, however. As long as the validation is not your point of importance, it might do what you need.

[mhz]

Try this here (but it is in German)
http://home.michael-zajusch.de/?Plugins:News

[jop]

Thanks for good suggestions.
Experimenting with CMSimple News. Can it be called from a hidden Newsbox placed and shown in template (I have problems with that)?
Text written in field "Short: Short description. The preface of the entry" will not be shown? Only title is shown?
Any help will be appreciated.

[cmb]

Experimenting with CMSimple News. Can it be called from a hidden Newsbox placed and shown in template (I have problems with that)?

Yes. You have to make the respective settings like you would place the plugin call in the template directly, and have to add the third parameter (TRUE). See section "Calling the newsticker in the template" resp. "Calling the newsscroller in the template" in the plugin help file for details.

Text written in field "Short: Short description. The preface of the entry" will not be shown? Only title is shown?

According to the plugin help file:

The newsticker does only show the publishing date, the title and the link (if given) of the entry.
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The newsscroller shows the date and the title (as link if given) only.