Re: Banners vs DCS Features
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> However, I may be mistaken on this but, unlike the DCS module, it seems that the ads and b anners modules have limited places where they can be placed (top near the logo, left and right columns). I have not tested this fully but it appears that way. The other thing, it does not appear to be compatible with Wiki syntax???.
Banners can go anywhere on the page. You can edit a template to add the banner tag, so this covers the top and bottom bars, as well as the middle of the page via the tiki.tpl or Tiki feature templates. Or you can put banners in modules for the left or right column or in wiki pages via the module plugin.
> It would have been good, if ta DCS module is given the flexibility of the "Ads and Banners" flexility in time, as well as well as recirculability. It would not be not random, but that in itself may be usefule, like having sometim a banner-like DCS module. Alternatively, it would be nice to have the Ads and Banners module appear in any section of a page just like a regular ad or banner in a newspaper.
This can be done. Add the banner tag to the Forum template or whatever.
> The manner of creating the various versions of a DCS module seems to be more straightforward. The preparation of various versions of the same ad module, is a little less clear.
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> Is there also a feature in Tikiwiki that will allow randomization of text (e.g., quotes), photos, or combinations of these and be placed at any section of a page?
Did you check the cookie (taglines) feature? Dynamic content can also be random.
> Finally, there are simple scripts that allow randomization of combinations of pics and text (e.g., as captions). Can these scripts be incorporated in a DCS module? Another related question, can a Flash script be integrated into a DCS module?
Dynamic content can already be random, so those would be redundant. Hmm. Somebody needs to write the docs on this. In the meantime, I suggest downloading from Tiki's Sourceforge repository the old 1.6 pdf manual. It describes this, which hasn't changed much since that version. As for Flash, etc., do some experimenting, is my advice.
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