================================================================== Snippet-title: new v1.4 Creator: Graham Keellings E-mail: pivot@keellings.com Website: http://www.keellings.com/software/pivot.php Creation date: 24 Dec 2005, M1 Motorway, England ================================================================== Content of zipped file: ----------------------- snippet_new.php readme_new.txt (this file) Usage: ------ Description: ------------ 1) unpack this package in your extensions/snippets/ folder. 2) place a [[new]] tag, with the appropriate parametersin the definition of an entry on your _sub_entry_standard.html or entrypage_template.html and any entry less than a given number of days old will be marked as "New", either as text, or with an icon. This marking disappears automatically when the entry is no longer new. 3) rebuild the FrontPage(s). Parameters: ----------- * @param int numDays - anything less than this number of days old will * be marked as 'new'' (default = 3) * @param string iconFile - specifies the name of a file conatining an icon * or picture to be displayed by new entries. * If absent or file does not exist, 'newText' * parameter is useed. * Note that if you do not specify a path (e.g, just * pass something like "new.gif") then the snippet * looks in yout directory. * Personally, I use * [[new:3:../extensions/snippets/new.gif]] * @param string newText - If the 'iconFile' parameter is not present or * the file which it specifies can not be found, * then this text is displayed. * Default is "

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" * History: * * v 1.4 2006/06/29 Singapore * - don't use don't use snippet_fulldate() as it is * somehow corrupting the $piv_code when generating * EntryPage. This fix menas that the snippet now * works correctly on the frontpage. * * v 1.3 2006/02/22 Sentosa Island, Singapore * - correctly closes IMG tag for valid XHTML * * v 1.1 2006/02/22 Sentosa Island, Singapore * - now works on the frontpage too (may need a new version of * /modules/module_snippets.php Contact me if it doesn't * seem to work * - added followText parameter * * v 1.0 2005/12/24 M1 motorway, England * - initial versio