scrolling news block addon for vbAdvanced

[Edit]
Updated Instruction file: The block now looks like the rest of the homepage and not just a box.

Updated Instruction file for changing newsfeed from rss to JavaScript

Thank you SnowBot for helping me figure out I forgot to do that [/Edit]

This is an addon for vbAdvanced, I dont see a board for portal add-ons, so I hope this will do.

This is a scrolling moreover newsfeed center block for your homepage

This hack was Originally conceived by cadalist for vbPortal
http://www.vbportal.com/forums/showt...&threadid=7954, (sorry only premium members of vbPortal can visit it)

I've tryed to contact cadalist, but it appears he does not visit vbPortal anymore At least according to managment there, also his site does not exist anymore globaltronix.com At least it did not at the time of posting this.

It has been adapted to work with vbAdvanced by me, Tomshawk
First thing you need to do, if you want to use this

Go here and sign up for an account, otherwise you will be breaking moreover copyright, (It's worth it to give your users the content though)

Instructions in the zip file

screenshot: Sorry kind of hard to screenshot something scrolling

Demo: See it in action here http://www.tomshawk.com

I hope you like

[SnowBot]

Is there a way to add another to the Custom Block 1 template ?

[tomshawk]

Originally Posted by SnowBot

Is there a way to add another to the Custom Block 1 template ?

Snowbot, If there is, I dont know, I'll play with it, though getting the alignment right is going to be difficult

Updated instruction file from rss to JS feeds mistake, Thank you SnowBot

[tomshawk]

Question, why is it on this forum, it does not state the times installed, and it does not show the (install / uninstall) button?

[wolfman]

Is this ment to work only with http://w.moreover.com/ or is there another source that can be used?

[tomshawk]

Originally Posted by wolfman

Is this ment to work only with http://w.moreover.com/ or is there another source that can be used?

Sorry, I tryed another source, and it did not work

[jluerken]

I have an general news forum where my admins can post information for all users. It would be nice if this hack can be changed the way that its scrolling the posts from this forum instead of news from an .rss file.

Is this possible for you tomshawk?

[tomshawk]

Originally Posted by jluerken

I have an general news forum where my admins can post information for all users. It would be nice if this hack can be changed the way that its scrolling the posts from this forum instead of news from an .rss file.

Is this possible for you tomshawk?

Sorry, No, I've tryed it, It does not work!

[The Quibbler]

What about .rdf files?

[tomshawk]

Originally Posted by The Quibbler

What about .rdf files?

I'm pretty sure it will only work with JS files from moreover.com

but I'll look into it

[Princeton]

the javascript news feed from moreover is a bit slow ... it makes your site download "slow". If something goes wrong with the connection to moreover ... your site will take ages to load. If this happens you will loose readers/members.

I recommend you use rss/xml feeds. Unlike, js feeds the "news info" can be serialized/parsed and saved within your server. Thus, retrieving information will be much faster.

A few suggestions regarding your site...
I take it from it's placement you hold "Silicon Valley News" news of high priority as it is the first thing people see. If you want more emphasis on your own content than I suggest moving the block to the side or get rid of it.