Version 16 of RssPoint

Updated 2004-06-23 17:26:34

Michael Jacobson (16/06/2004) ~ This application displays RSS news feeds in folders. Each of these items can be clicked and the corresponding webpage displayed in the browser.

NOTE: This application is MsWindows only as it uses optcl to embed MSIE as the web browser.

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To download the current version, packaged as a starkit, use this link [L1 ].

Updated Build (23/6/04)

  • Rss feeds updated every 5 minutes
  • Force refresh of feeds (right click)
  • Drag and drop a RSS link (from MSIE) onto tree to add a new news source
  • Tree ballon help now displays when item was published
  • Stores all RSS feeds in registry
  • Delete news feeds (right click a item)
  • Stores and Loads screen placement and state

TO DOs:

  1. Display Unicode correctly in the Tree
  2. Use updateFrequency and updatePeriod as update rates for pages
  3. Change ballon help to be time since update in minutes
  4. Under the News Feed have folder for Today and Old

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