Introduction

This is the Second in a series of Tutorials concerning Liberty Data Plugins. The First Tutorial - Tutorial - Liberty Plugins tried to answer the Basic Questions - What / Where / How & Why. This Tutorial Provide a Step-by-Step Methodology for Creating Liberty Data Plugins - and a Lot more.

Should I be Reading This?

This Tutorial is provided for Site Administrators and Developers (or anyone else) wanting to add functionality to a bitweaver Powered Site. A User on a bitweaver Powered Site would find little to interest them by reading this Tutorial.

Liberty Data Plugins

There are many types of Plugins - but in this Tutorial - the word Plugin means a Liberty Data Plugin.

Your Intorduction Seems a Bit Vague!

I like Feedback! By allowing others to know what I'm doing - and comment on it - I find that many of the uncertanties I feel are addressed and answered Before they can become a Problem. That is the reason behind the ProposalPage-Plugins. That page is a listing of Proposed Plugins. In this Tutorial we are going to create the Proposed Plugins named EyeCandy NeonText. It was originally described on the page PluginProposal-EyeCandy NeonText. Much of that description is repeated in this Tutorial.

The Basic Idea

I wanted a Plugin that would add some Flair to a page. I did a search and found 2 code snippets that would meet my requirements. Those were:

1. It would have to have Cross-Browser Support
2. Unlike most JavaScript files - Nothing would be added to the Head Section of the page.

I found 2 DHTML Scripts at <http://www.dynamicdrive.com> that met those requirements and were similar enough that I thought I could combine them into a single Plugin. They are:

1. Neon Lights Text <http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex10/neontext.htm>
2. Neon Lights Text II <http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex10/neontext2.htm>

I hope that you've enjoyed my little Tutorial.
The Next Step is the Tutorial - Using the PluginSnippet Page
Good Luck - StarRider