Sample Magento layout file

magentostudy_news.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
/**
 * Magento frontend layout
 *
 * @author Magento
 */
-->
<layout version="0.1.0">
    <default>
        <reference name="footer_links">
            <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="magentostudy_news" ifconfig="news/view/enabled">
                <label>News</label>
                <url>news</url>
                <title>News</title>
                <prepare>true</prepare>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </default>

    <magentostudy_news_index_index translate="label">
        <label>News Page</label>
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template>
            </action>
            <action method="setHeaderTitle" translate="title" module="magentostudy_news">
                <title>Site News</title>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="magentostudy_news/list" name="news.list" template="magentostudy/news/list.phtml">
                <block type="page/html_pager" name="news.list.pager" as="news_list_pager" />
            </block>
        </reference>
    </magentostudy_news_index_index>

    <magentostudy_news_index_view translate="label">
        <label>News Item Page</label>
        <reference name="root">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="magentostudy_news/item" name="news.item" template="magentostudy/news/item.phtml" />
        </reference>
    </magentostudy_news_index_view>
</layout>