This is a RSS Checker. You can register any feeds (RSS, Atom) you like, and also set the check interval.
To register a feed, enter the feed URL and click the three-arrow-button below. Don't forget to click the three-arrow-button when you update something, too. If you don't enter the title, it will be set from the feed. Language setting supported: English, French, Japanese (but you can add feeds in any language)
Version 1.01: Added the close button and Changed the config button. Version 1.10: Normal URLs (pages including feed link) is now acceptable. Version 1.11: Centering widget when it is downloaded. Change the reload icon. Version 1.20: Added the scroll option and mark read all/reset. Version 1.21: Added the click option. Version 1.23: fits to Opera 10
It's a very good idea, but it's extremely annoying when each item disappears when you click on it once. In order to get it back, you then have to go into settings and restore all the items. Could you make it keep all the items there even after you've clicked on them?
What I'd really like to see would be a generic RSS checker that allows a ticker-style view. Any chance of you adding "feed ticker" functionality to this? Other than a ticker, I have no need for an RSS checker Widget when Opera has a feed reader built in.
Excellent widget and design! If it had a couple of more things it would be perfect for me (I hope I haven't just missed these somewhere
1) A button to 'mark all as read' instead of manually clicking each x. 2) A button to reset all the cleared items - if you accidentally remove an item and want to get it back. At the moment I have to delete the feed from the configuration and readd it. 3) A scrollbar (maybe only in the expanded view? and maybe a visible icon in the compact view to indicate there are too many to be shown?)
After typing that I thought all that stuff might clutter up the widget a bit - i dunno... depends on what you want to do with it I guess
Actually, I have a lot of news subscriptions and when expanded the widget takes more space in vertical direction than my screen can fit. Can you make some sort of a scroll bar to scroll through the news sources rather than make the widget so big?
I think that it because the widget's height (1000) is larger than your screen... It happen on my notebook, too. My solution: if you use Windows XP, Right-Click on the Taskbar and change the status of 'Lock the Taskbar'. Does it appear?
Hmm, I don't know if it is just me, but whenever I download the widget, it becomes invisible. I do not see anything appearing and yet Opera asks me if I want to keep it or not. Any suggestions?
curwenx, thanks for your comment. I adopted your idea, and now you could input a normal url! It might be imperfect..., so if you find a url which doesn't work, please notice me.
Good idea... I don't like the built-in rss reader in Opera. It would be nice if you could type in a normal url and get a list of the feeds associated with that url though. (I.e. you could type www.opera.com and get a list of the feeds available for the page).
I know that Opera's RSS reader works well, but I want to check them at a glance on the desktop. I'm not sure, but it seems that authentication is supported at Opera 9.02!
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By ran.orchid , # Jan 28, 2007 5:22:04 PM
1) A button to 'mark all as read' instead of manually clicking each x.
2) A button to reset all the cleared items - if you accidentally remove an item and want to get it back. At the moment I have to delete the feed from the configuration and readd it.
3) A scrollbar (maybe only in the expanded view? and maybe a visible icon in the compact view to indicate there are too many to be shown?)
After typing that I thought all that stuff might clutter up the widget a bit - i dunno... depends on what you want to do with it I guess
By TheFlyingPengwyn , # Dec 22, 2006 6:15:39 AM
The widget will be placed in the center of the screen when you download it.
By ran.orchid , # Nov 3, 2006 6:57:27 PM
By AleksOD , # Nov 2, 2006 8:03:26 AM
By AleksOD , # Nov 2, 2006 7:53:05 AM
It happen on my notebook, too.
My solution: if you use Windows XP, Right-Click on the Taskbar and change the status of 'Lock the Taskbar'.
Does it appear?
By ran.orchid , # Oct 31, 2006 7:41:17 AM
By AleksOD , # Oct 31, 2006 6:13:38 AM
I adopted your idea, and now you could input a normal url!
It might be imperfect..., so if you find a url which doesn't work, please notice me.
By ran.orchid , # Oct 27, 2006 6:47:42 PM
By curwenx , # Oct 27, 2006 9:19:25 AM
I'm not sure, but it seems that authentication is supported at Opera 9.02!
By ran.orchid , # Oct 27, 2006 4:58:24 AM
By Strife767 , # Oct 26, 2006 12:05:16 AM