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Description
FILE UPDATE [09/16/10] – File was updated with the option (set in the xml) to auto-close opened news items when a new news item is selected.
FILE UPDATE [08/21/09] – You now have the option to not have an image for the news items you choose. Just leave the PIC tag empty in the xml file.
FILE UPDATE [01/16/09] – I have updated the file so you can now set specified news items to appear open when the .swf loads.
Scalable, Customizable, Dynamic News Reader with word-wrapping
Functionality
- Add as many news items as you like
- Add links to your news articles (As many as you want!)
- Set the News Reader to resize with your browser
- Or, set it to stay at a static size
- The body copy of the news article wrap around the image
- Smooth scrolling effect
- Completely editable through 1 .xml file
What you can edit through XML
- Height & WIdth of the News Reader
- The padding around the News Reader
- Turn scaling on/off
- The News Reader main title
- The color & opacity of the News Reader background
- The color of the scrollbar background
- The color of the scrollbar dragger
- The color & text of the news item date fields
- The color & text of the news item Headings
- The color & text of the news item body copy
- The image for each news item
- The color of the border around the images
- The color & opacity of the news item background (up state)
- The color & opacity of the news item background (over state)
- The wording for each link
- The color for your links (up state)
- The color for your links (over state)
This file used Caurina Tweener, as noted in the help file & the ActionScript
What’s NEW from Metaphor Creations:
