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   1  GLOSSARY FORMAT PLUGINS
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   3  
   4  Starting with Moodle 1.4, the glossary module supports a plugin
   5  architecture to create your own formats. This plugin system allows
   6  you to "invent" your own presentations for your glossary data. :-)
   7  
   8  To facilitate the creation process a TEMPLATE format has been created.
   9  You should use it as the base for your own modifications (this requires
  10  some basic PHP skills). The template includes all the available data.
  11  
  12  Please, follow these STEPS:
  13  
  14  1.-Think of an English word (or short phrase) to define your format.
  15     For further reference in this document, we call it "THENAME".
  16  2.-Duplicate the TEMPLATE directory (under mod/glossary/formats/TEMPLATE).
  17  3.-Rename it to THENAME
  18  4.-Go into the THENAME directory and rename the TEMPLATE_format.php file
  19     to THENAME_format.php
  20  5.-Edit the THENAME_format.php file. Change every ocurrence of TEMPLATE to
  21     THENAME.
  22  6.-Login into Moodle. Go to any glossary in your site.
  23  7.-Edit (configure) your glossary. In the Format popup you'll see a new
  24     entry. It will be showed as "displayformatTHENAME". Select it and view
  25     your glossary.
  26  8.-Edit the THENAME_format.php. Make your format modifications and reload your
  27     web page to see them in your glossary. This file has been commented to make
  28     things easier to understand (further suggestions welcome!)
  29  9.-If you want to translate your THENAME format name to some nice name to
  30     be showed in the Format popup, simply, edit your lang/XX/glossary.php
  31     file (where XX is your language) and create a new displayformatTHENAME
  32     string.
  33  10.-Enjoy!! (and don't forget to send your amazing glossary formats to
  34     the Glossary forum on http://moodle.org. They will be welcome!! ;-)
  35  
  36  To talk about Glossary formats, go to:
  37      http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=742
  38  
  39  Eloy (stronk7)
  40  08/02/2004 (MM/DD/YYYY) :-D