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RSS reader

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This gadget notifies you if any of your RSS feeds are updated. Multiple types of notifications can be set, like using the TTS to read the feeds. Also comes with a clever automatic translation function.

Current release

No stable release available yet.

Experimental releases

Upcoming and alpha/beta/candidate releases

  • Alpha releases should only be used for testing and development.
  • Beta releases and Release Candidates are normally released for production testing, but should not be used on mission-critical sites.
  • Always install on a separate test server first, and make sure you have proper backups before installing.
RSS reader 0.0.1 (Beta release) Released 2007-12-20
First public release.

Project Description

RSS reader
Project resources

- RSS reader -

This gadget can read RSS feeds that you can find on many
different websites like news headlines, blogs, podcast, etc.

To add an RSS feed , click the "add" button in the gadget and
give a name of your choosing. Next add the RSS feed, by
for example doing a copy-paste from the Firefox web
browser.

Several types of notifications are available:
- Do nothing: If you want to turn off notifications select this option.
- Behavior: Select a custom python behavior script to be notified of an
RSS feed update.
- TTS (Text to Speech) message: If you want to be notified
with a TTS message.
- Wav sound: If you want to be notified with a sound (8bit 8khz).
- Custom notification: Tux will read the RSS feeds with the TTS.
Enable the check boxes for the parts you want to hear.

Self-Certification

[X] nothing

Independent Review

This project has received golden star of approval.

by Se last modified 2007-12-20 11:53
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