Moodle plugins directory: Grid Format: Versions: 2012012200 | Moodle.org
Grid Format
Course formats ::: format_grid
Maintained by 
Gareth J Barnard
A modular and visual course format. Hides all topics and creates a grid of icons (one for each topic) with short titles. Clicking on an icon brings up the content from the corresponding topic.
Grid Format 2012012200
Moodle 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Released: Monday, 26 March 2012, 12:02 AM
GRID COURSE FORMAT
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Package tested in: moodle 2.2+
QUICK INSTALL
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Download zip package, extract the grid folder and upload this folder into course/format/.
ABOUT
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Developed by:
Information in:
FILES
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* grid/format.php
Code that actually displays the course view page.
* grid/config.php
Configuration file, mainly controlling default blocks for the format.
* grid/lang/en/format_grid.php
* grid/lang/ru/format_grid.php
Language file containing language strings for grid format.
Note that existing formats store their language strings in the main
moodle.php, which you can also do, but this separate file is recommended
for contributed formats.
Of course you can have other folders as well as just English and Russian
if you want to provide multiple languages.
* grid/db/install.xml
Database table definitions.
* grid/db/upgrade.php
Database upgrade instructions.
* grid/version.php
Required for using database tables. The file provides information
about plugin version (update when tables change) and required Moodle version.
* grid/styles.css
The file include in the CSS Moodle generates.
* grid/backuplib.php
grid/restorelib.php
Backup and restore run automatically when backing up the course.
You can't back up the course format data independently.
ROADMAP
=============
============================
Package tested in: moodle 2.2+
QUICK INSTALL
==============
Download zip package, extract the grid folder and upload this folder into course/format/.
ABOUT
=============
Developed by:
Information in:
FILES
--------------
* grid/format.php
Code that actually displays the course view page.
* grid/config.php
Configuration file, mainly controlling default blocks for the format.
* grid/lang/en/format_grid.php
* grid/lang/ru/format_grid.php
Language file containing language strings for grid format.
Note that existing formats store their language strings in the main
moodle.php, which you can also do, but this separate file is recommended
for contributed formats.
Of course you can have other folders as well as just English and Russian
if you want to provide multiple languages.
* grid/db/install.xml
Database table definitions.
* grid/db/upgrade.php
Database upgrade instructions.
* grid/version.php
Required for using database tables. The file provides information
about plugin version (update when tables change) and required Moodle version.
* grid/styles.css
The file include in the CSS Moodle generates.
* grid/backuplib.php
grid/restorelib.php
Backup and restore run automatically when backing up the course.
You can't back up the course format data independently.
ROADMAP
=============
Version information
- Version build number
- 2012012200
- Can be updated to
- 2012042301, 2012042301
- Maturity
- Release candidate
- MD5 Sum
- 1ee751d1fbd9042cec16facd5c4b3170
- Supported software
- Moodle 2.1, Moodle 2.0, Moodle 2.2
- The more recent release 2012042301 exists for Moodle 2.0
- The more recent release 2012042301 exists for Moodle 2.1
- The more recent release 2012042301 exists for Moodle 2.2
Version control information
- Version control system (VCS)
- GIT
- VCS repository URL
Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Course formats
- Make sure you have all the required versions.
- Download and unpack the module.
- Place the folder (eg "myformat") in the "course/format" subdirectory.
- Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation