Torii - portal application
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:Author: 		Kore Nordmann
:Date:			Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:29:10 +0100
:Revision: 		8
:Copyright:		CC by-nc-sa
:Description:
  Torii is a very simple portal application which easily allows writing and
  adding new modules.

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Torii - portal application
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.. image:: /images/torii.png
   :alt:   Torii logo
   :align: left

Torii is a simple but powerful portal application which easily allows writing
and adding new modules. Torii includes full API documentation and an initial
set of modules for feed aggregation, weather statistics, system information,
todo lists and many more... You can find a `list of modules`__ on this
website, each with description and a short installation guide.

__ /modules.html

.. image::  ../themes/images/white_thumb.png
   :alt:    White style screenshot
   :align:  right
   :target: ../themes/images/white.png

On the right side you can see a screenshot of an example installtion of Torii
using the "white" theme with some modules. You can also browse a list of
`available themes`__ on this website.

__ /themes.html

A `demonstration site`__, which shows you how Torii looks, when called in your
browser, `is also available`__.

__ /demo.html
__ /demo.html

Key features
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.. image::  ../themes/images/white_potd_thumb.png
   :alt:    White style with background
   :align:  right
   :target: ../themes/images/white_potd.jpeg

The key features of Torii are:

- Browserfriendly

  No massive use of ECMAscript to minimize the required ressources the browser
  uses to render the portal. 

- Fast loading and always up-to-date data

  The initial loading of the portal is fast - very fast, because the actual data
  is fetched asynchronously later. Depending on the module the data will be
  refreshed from time to time without reloading the entire site.

- Easy modularisation

  It is very easy to write and integrate your own custom modules.

Unique for Torii
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.. image::  ../themes/images/black_thumb.png
   :alt:    Black style screenshot
   :align:  right
   :target: ../themes/images/black.png

Reasons to prefer Torii to some other portal application may be:

- You do not want companies to be able to aggregate personalized
  statistics on your feed usage. 

- You always wanted to have some special custom module in your portal and
  couldn't get this integrated with some major portal.

- You do not need all the fancy AJAX stuff but want something well-oiled
  and modest. You may of course define your own custom style, which makes
  it possible to configure modules, move boxes around etc.