Announcements
This is an adaptation of the sample module writing article at http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-osource6/.
This module creates an "announcement" content type and provides both node views and block lists.
Yes, your help is wanted and appreciated, especially with documentation. If anyone wants to be a co-maintainer, just post a task in the issue queue.
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IMPORTANT!
Beginning with the -dev release created on September 27, the permissions have changed. The existing permissions were not consistent with the module name, so an "S" has been added. Additionally, "access content" is not longer used; there is a new "access announcements" that must be granted to those who may see your announcements.
Version Status
With the increasing adoption of Drupal 6 and the maturing of D7, we feel the time has come to place our 5.x version into “maintenance only” mode. From now until we release a 7.x version there will be no new development on the 5.x version; we will, however, provide a “best effort” to fix bugs.
PHP 4 and MySql 4
Due to end-of-life on PHP4 and MySql4, we no longer actively support either of those products. If a problem arises, we will make an effort to work around it, but will not make a guarantee. Drupal 7 will require PHP 5.2.5 or higher and MySql 5 (or Postgres 8); if your host is not at these levels yet, please encourage them to get there ASAP.
Using a WYSIWYG Editor?
TinyMCE is broken. It hasn't been updated in close to 1 year. If you are using TinyMCE please review Disable TinyMCE for dynamically named textareas and set up an exclusion for weblinks. The developers do not use a WYSIWYG editor and are unable to fix any issues with them.
Check out the progress of Wysiwyg API.
Issues
As with all contributed modules, when considering submitting an issue:
- Read the documentation (two or three times is better). Don't forget the handbook pages.
- Review the existing issues list. (Don't forget to select "<all>" for the "Status" field.)
- Gather all the appropriate information. This may include (but is not limited to):
- Error messages, if any.
- Drupal version.
- Browser type and version.
- Database type and version.
- Module settings.
- Submit the issue. If other modules are involved, you may need to submit the issue to those modules as well.
Development version status
The development versions (-dev, which rolls up at Noon and Midnight GMT) are where the newest stuff is, including any bug fixes and new features. We try to make sure it is tested before we commit anything, but occasionally a bug will get by us. Your help on testing this code is greatly appreciated. The translation templates may not always be up-to-date in the dev releases.
Current Features being tested in Development
- Split admin out. #444846: Split admin functions out
Releases
| Official releases | Date | Size | Links | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x-1.3 | 2009-Apr-25 | 17.39 KB | Download · Release notes | Recommended for 6.x |  |
| 5.x-1.3 | 2009-Apr-25 | 14.21 KB | Download · Release notes | Recommended for 5.x | |
| Development snapshots | Date | Size | Links | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x-1.x-dev | 2009-Apr-26 | 17.46 KB | Download · Release notes | Development snapshot |  |
| 5.x-1.x-dev | 2009-Mar-01 | 14.22 KB | Download · Release notes | Development snapshot | |
