$Id$ Created By ----------- Michael Dance [michael.dance@gmail.com] March 7, 2010 Description ----------- What is it? Meerkat, named for its pop up like behavior, is a jQuery plugin created by Jarod Taylor. It was originally created to serve a specific purpose, however, by adding additional functionality to it, I've found several uses for it. Whether it's used as a simple promotional tool, a roost for advertisements, or even as an alternative to a splash or entry page; Meerkat is unobtrusive, cross-browser compatible, and degrades gracefully if Javascript has been disabled. For more information, demos, and documentation on the meerkat jquery plugin please visit: http://www.jarodtaylor.com/meerkat/ Installation ------------ 1. Extract the compressed download 2. Upload the directory to your site's modules directory. (Don't know where to put it? sites/all/modules is a good choice.) 3. Go to Admin -> Site Building -> Modules and activate the Meerkat and Meerkat Node Configuration ------------- 1. Go to Admin -> Settings -> Meerkat and configure any admin settings 2. Go to Admin -> Settings -> Meerkat -> Defaults -> Add and create some meerkat defaults to use 3. Go to Admin -> Settings -> Meerkat Node and select which content types you would like to have meerkat functionality. 4. When creating a node, there will be a Meerkat fieldset to enter the meerkat content, input format, and defaults to use. 5. (Optional) Customize the css style for the meerkat container.