free package
Fully functional, no restrictions
Easy to install on any website
XML customizable
GPL Licensed
Watermarked :
paid package
NO watermark:
plus a Flash component (AS3) which can be used in Flash projects
Features
- supports external RSS feeds and custom created
- multiple news view
- animation properties for news pages
- customizable skin
- the text is HTML/CSS formatted
Installation instructions for:
How to install this News Reader on your website
Step 1. SWF embedding
Download the news-reader.zip package and put all the files from this package into the same folder with the HTML file in which you want the component to be embedded.
You should know first of all that the SWF file is the one that actually represents the component, while the other files (settings.xml, news.xml and JPGs in the images folder) are the assets that the SWF file uses.
A short explanation on how SWFs and XMLs interacts you will find here.
Open your HTML file with a text editor and insert somewhere between the <head> </head> tags the following lines:
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
var params = {};
params.scale = "noscale";
params.salign = "tl";
params.wmode = "window";
params.allowscriptaccess = "always";
var attributes = {};
swfobject.embedSWF("newsReader.swf", "NewsReaderDiv", "600", "300", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>
For a fast and easy publishing, the best thing to do is to have the SWF file, the HTML file which embeds the SWF, the swfobject.js file, and the assets that the SWF uses (XMLs, JPGs folder) in the same folder.
If that is not possible, please read this detailed article on how to specify the paths correctly.
The above code itself isn’t enough to publish the SWF file on your webpage. You just need to add a div somewhere in the body section of your page (between the <body> </body> tags of your HTML file).
So, in a specific location of your HTML body section insert this div:
<div id="NewsReaderDiv"></div>
Step 2. Customization
You’ll be able to define a maximum size of 1680 in width and 1050 in height in the 3rd and 4th arguments of the swfobject.embedSWF() function above. Usually the same values as for width and height on the live demo (which you will set below).
Now you will have to define the properties of your News Reader.
You can do that by editing the settings.xml file, or much simpler, set your values on the Live Demo above and press Generate button, then hit COPY and paste over the existing content of settings.xml file.
In the settings.xml file you can specify from where to load the RSS feeds using the categories property.
If you intend to have multiple News Readers on the same page, for the same newsReader.swf file you’ll need to have different settings. Please read here how publish a component twice on the same page.
Now all you have to do is to put your own images (background image, skin images) in the assets folder and modify the assets.xml file accordingly.
newsReader.swf has about 45 KB.
If you’ll want to use the News Reader in Flash projects (FLA files), the News Reader is available as a Flash component (MXP file) in the paid package
Instructions on how to use the News Reader component in Flash you will find here.
To be able to remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you will need to purchase the paid package
Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.
1. There are two files to download:
a. WordPress Plugin that you have to install and activate
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your wp-content folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called news-reader-fx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, go to News Reader FX from the Settings tab from your WordPress Dashboard and update the path accordingly
4. Add [news-reader-fx][/news-reader-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page.
5. If you want to make the News Reader FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add <?php newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code(); ?> where you want it to show up
6. Customize your News Reader FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite wp-content/flashxml/news-reader-fx/settings.xml
Additional settings file
To embed the News Reader FX more than once, you will need another settings file. Let's assume your new file is called settings2.xml. Add [news-reader-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/news-reader-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as the first argument of the newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code("settings2.xml"); ?>).
No Flash support text
To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between [news-reader-fx] and [/news-reader-fx]. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as the second argument of the newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code("","Alternative content"); ?>).
If you have PHP4
To make it work with PHP4, add [news-reader-fx width="600" height="300"][/news-reader-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the newsreaderfx_echo_embed_code() function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples.
Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the wp-content/flashxml/news-reader-fx/ folder.
Make sure your Joomla version is 1.5 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.
Joomla Module Instructions:
1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):
a. Joomla Module that you have to install and enable
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called newsreaderfx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly
4. Customize your News Reader FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/newsreaderfx/settings.xml
Joomla Plugin Instructions:
1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):
a. Joomla Plugin that you have to install and enable
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called newsreaderfx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different from the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly
4. Add {newsreaderfx}{/newsreaderfx} where you want the Flash to show up in your article
5. Customize your News Reader FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/newsreaderfx/settings.xml
6. The default name for the settings file is settings.xml, but if you want to use another file (for example settings2.xml), specify the name like this: {newsreaderfx settings="settings2.xml"}{/newsreaderfx} where you want the component to show up in your article
7. In some cases the width and height will not be read from the settings.xml file but you can specify them like this: {newsreaderfx width="400" height="300"}{/newsreaderfx}. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.
Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package.
Once you will do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the flashxml/newsreaderfx/ folder.
Below you will see instructions on how to install and use the News Reader Component in Flash (available for Flash CS3, CS4, and Flash Player 9 or later).
For basic instructions on how to integrate the News Reader’s SWF file into HTML/PHP, click here.
You can watch an installation video tutorial of a very similar component in Flash (3D Carousel Menu FX) by clicking here.
In this video you will see:
- how to create an instance of the component on the stage: from the Components panel (Ctrl+F7) drag & drop the component on the stage
- how to give a name to that instance for further use in ActionScript: click on the component instance on the stage and from the Properties panel (Ctrl+F3) enter a name in the text input
- how to access the properties of the component (read or modify) during different moments of your Flash application
Any property of the Component could be accessed that way. The names of the properties are identical with the ones from the settings.xml file.
The properties of the component can be of any of the three types: Number, String, Boolean. We assume it’s intuitive of which type each property is.
Warning! Setting the parameters of the component in the Component Inspector window (Shift+F7) and in the same time having a settings.xml file populated with different values for each property, the properties from the settings.xml file will have priority (meaning that a parameter set in the Component Inspector will be ignored if that parameter is also defined in the XML file)
For now, this component doesn't dispatch events, but stay tuned for an update.
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arivazhagan
Posted 7 Days AgoHi,i am not talking about the background image, i am talking about some logo to be displayed on the particular div outside the news content,is it possible.
Hello,
Please send a screenshot of where you would like the logo you are talking about to appear and we will continue from there.
arivazhagan
Posted 7 Days Agocan we insert our desired image outside of the news content in news reader component
Hello,
Yes, you can, although you will need to look at the files beforehand, to get a basic understanding, although the background image is pretty obvious.
Laurie Griffith
Posted 1 Month AgoI may just be tired or not seeing it, but I can’t find the flashxml/news-reader-fx/settings.xml for my site so I can update the settings.
Hello,
If you still haven’t found the file, please send us a link to your website and we will look into the problem.
carl
Posted 1 Month AgoHi i have just tried again and followed these instructions to install the news reader and it dosnt work…or am i doing something wrong.?
Hi,
You have to change the value of News_Properties backgroundColor in your settings.xml file. If you’re having issues with it, send your settings file to support[at]flashxml.net and we will check it.
Hello
Posted 1 Month AgoHi there,,,,can anyone help me with this?, i have installed the news reader but i can seem to change the text colour on the mpage its on…Any help will be much appreciated??
Lron
Posted 1 Month AgoHi, I’m trying to change the links for the RSS feeds but it seems to have no effect when i add my links.
Can you help me with this I need to add my own RSS feeds how to add my own?
Hi,
You have to add your own rss links in the categories.xml file. Note that you have to provide the complete url to the rss or xml file with the content of the rss.
Miha
Posted 1 Month AgoHi..
is it possible to include a picture that is a part of an external RSS?
Hi,
Of course. You can test the free of charge archive here.
Thank you.
Devon Mac Lachlan
Posted 2 Months AgoThere should be a wordpress installatin available.
Hello,
You are right, a wordpress plugin will be available soon.