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joelus 2010-01-16 09:31
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by suheilunneen (Post 474966)
if any of u like google reader, try the iphone optimized version. works really well on the n900, especially with the latest firmware, since browser can work in portrait mode.
enter the address http://www.google.com/reader/i/
This is perfect, thanks! Much better than using the rss app...
The full google reader site works pretty well too but this iphone version is easier to navigate

jaek 2010-01-18 04:41
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Things I would like to see in the RSS reader:
  • Notification
  • Page information in widget
  • Intermixed feed mode
  • Resizable widget
  • Collapsible headers

Notification of new items after a refresh would be nice, as I'm a content junkie and need my instant information fix.

Currently, the pagination on the widget is confusing. It becomes difficult to differentiate the pages and you have no idea which one has the new content after a referesh.

Intermixed feed mode would be nice. It would make it easier to keep up with all your feeds simultaneously.

springah 2010-01-18 04:46
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
agreed. rss app is ***.

Beun 2010-01-23 22:35
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by suheilunneen (Post 474966)
if any of u like google reader, try the iphone optimized version. works really well on the n900, especially with the latest firmware, since browser can work in portrait mode.
enter the address http://www.google.com/reader/i/
...
Good tip!
This, together with the shift-ctrl-o portrait-option in the browser makes for a very acceptable way to use Google Reader on the N900.

I still think though an app that is created specifically for Maemo/N900, which communicates with Google Reader, would be the ultimate.

berty 2010-01-25 17:31
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
A little help please guys. all my rss feeds have disapeared. god know where they went. how can i get them back? took me ages to get them all together.

klinglerware 2010-02-12 21:03
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Looks like a beta version of Feed Circuit is now available for Maemo 5

http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/feedcircuit/

SingingDwarf 2010-02-19 21:57
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Tried downloading this evening, but it seems to be missing from the repository?:confused:

klinglerware 2010-02-19 23:03
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
If you are talking about Feed Circuit, it is still in extras-devel.

It is definitely not in end-user shape yet, but George (the developer) is actively working on ironing out the bugs...

ZootHornRollo 2010-02-20 00:14
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
where does the default rss reader store the rss feeds?

i'd like to import them into FeedingIt if possible.

geneven 2010-02-20 01:09
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Feed Circuit works great for me, and Feedingit is also very cool; I'm really torn as to which to use. So I'll switch off from one to the other till I develop a preference.

Laughing Man 2010-02-20 01:13
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Feed Circuit caches the article from where-ever the RSS Feed is coming from onto the device itself. FeedingIt caches the RSS feed (minus images) but not whatever the RSS feed is linking to.

klinglerware 2010-02-20 02:25
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by geneven (Post 537597)
Feed Circuit works great for me, and Feedingit is also very cool; I'm really torn as to which to use. So I'll switch off from one to the other till I develop a preference.
So Feed Circuit is working perfectly for you? George has been working feverishly trying to get things working for me, e-mailing debs for me to try, etc.

I'm wondering now if there is something peculiar to my configuration or use case that is causing my issues (basically, we've figured out that the app hangs on the final stage of the final feed refresh.).

SaintGermain 2010-02-20 22:17
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Hello,

I am currently trying Feed Circuit and I'm experiencing a freeze at the final stage (i.e. "Deleting...") of the update process.
It seems that the RefreshProgressWindows is killed (I don't know why) but stays stuck on the screen and preventing the user to do anything.
I've editted the code and remove the RefreshProgressWindows. Now all the updating process is done without a progression bar, but it's working.

Is someone else experiencing the same issue ?

SingingDwarf 2010-02-21 09:17
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
i am experiencing exactly the same problem - a freeze during the deleting phase. how can i obtain a copy of the app with the code removed please?

SaintGermain 2010-02-21 12:40
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SingingDwarf (Post 539434)
i am experiencing exactly the same problem - a freeze during the deleting phase. how can i obtain a copy of the app with the code removed please?
It is in Python, so you just have to edit the code on your N900 without downloading anything !

If you're not familiar with terminal, root, or code editing, I would recommand that you wait for the official patch.

Anyway here is the ugly 'patch'. Edit as root the file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/feedcircuit/hildonui.py

Replace:

Code:
    def update_feeds_async(self, feeds_configs):
        self.__progress_window = RefreshProgressWindow(self.__window)
        self.__thread = Thread(target = self.update_feeds, args = (feeds_configs,))
        self.__thread.start()
        try:
            if self.__progress_window.run() == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
                self.__aborted = True
        finally:
            self.__progress_window.destroy()
            self.__progress_window = None
with:

Code:
    def update_feeds_async(self, feeds_configs):
        #self.__progress_window = RefreshProgressWindow(self.__window)
        self.__thread = Thread(target = self.update_feeds, args = (feeds_configs,))
        self.__thread.start()
        try:
            #if self.__progress_window.run() == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
            #    self.__aborted = True
            pass
        finally:
            #self.__progress_window.destroy()
            self.__progress_window = None

SaintGermain 2010-02-21 12:43
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Combining FeedCircuit with FeedingIt would be very welcome.
The 2 are really complementary and would benefit a lot.

The feeds and articles presentation and navigation in FeedingIt is very intuitive. The caching of article and associated filters in FeedCircuit is excellent.

fareastcoast 2010-02-22 08:34
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SaintGermain (Post 539588)
Combining FeedCircuit with FeedingIt would be very welcome.
I agree. And I would like a desktop widget too so I can scan quickly scan headlines - pretty much the only good thing about the bundled RSS app.

sorodoros 2010-02-26 21:22
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
+1.........

ultranalog 2010-02-28 18:12
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Guys,

I found 'grr' in the repos yesterday. It is what a lot of you have asked for.

http://maemocentral.com/2010/02/24/g...-for-the-n900/

It kicks the stock RSS reader's ***, sure it needs some more features such as sharing, folders and offline mode, but it's absolutely fantastic and even worth the missus giving me the silent treatment for being stuck with the app all day long :)

sorodoros 2010-02-28 18:26
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Isn't tied to google reader only?

ultranalog 2010-02-28 20:04
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Yes, it is. If you don't like google reader then this is not for you :)

I already had an extensive list there, and now can read from either my laptop or my phone with full sync. I find it a godsend.

klinglerware 2010-03-05 20:26
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SaintGermain (Post 538972)
Hello,

I am currently trying Feed Circuit and I'm experiencing a freeze at the final stage (i.e. "Deleting...") of the update process.
It seems that the RefreshProgressWindows is killed (I don't know why) but stays stuck on the screen and preventing the user to do anything.
I've editted the code and remove the RefreshProgressWindows. Now all the updating process is done without a progression bar, but it's working.

Is someone else experiencing the same issue ?
FYI - The issue with the progress bar refresh has been fixed, and it works like a charm now.

juanenrique 2010-03-06 11:38
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
hi guys,

two quick questions... (1) suheilunneen said earlier that the browser can work in portrait mode... really?... how do you get this?...

[EDIT: got it... ctrl+shft+o... so i have just one question left:]

and (2) i've tried to get feed circuit but it just won't download... (and yes i've got the right repositories installed) any particular reason for this?...

Thx... =)

kazuki 2010-03-19 18:05
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
i have a problem with the build-in rss widget. i found out its the main battery killer that caused my phone to last about 7-8 per day. i don't usemobile internet here in vancouver because it is ridculously expensive, and i use wifi mostly.

it doesn't matter how long i set rss to update, even 2 or 4 hrs. once it hit that 4th hr, it'll try to connect it self and if i didn't catch it by unlocking the phone and stop it from connecting, it will keep trying until my battery dies. if i was sleeping in the middle of the night, i have to wake up every 4 hrs to turn stop it? i can turn off auto update but that pretty much defeats the point of having a widget. i think the build in rss is too aggressive. i wish i worked like build-in forca weather widget, it works passively in the background and only tries to update when it knows u r connected to the internet.

christexaport 2010-05-05 00:44
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
After seeing the Ovi App Wizard and the resulting Symbian apps it spits out, I think whoever is making RSS readers needs to take a look at that simple layout with images and try to learn from that.
http://www.oviappwizard.com/web_nokia/signIn.jsp

Is it just me, or do all of the readers look terrible in the face of the competition on every other platform? I don't know why, but I hope its not a limitation of the OS.

Just make something that has all of the feeds in a list with each site's icon or a default symbol if they don't make one available, and a symbol that appears lit when there are unread feeds available on the far right in a column, possibly superimposed with a small number for the number of unread posts in the feed. When you select a feed, it should go to a screen just like those made by the Ovi App Wizard, with image support and proper formatting. There should also be a mechanism to browse to the full story page in a browser.

It should have kinetic scrolling, and if it automatically sorted and put unread feeds at the top, it'd be a homerun. A homescreen widget of some sort couldn't help either.

Just saying...

terryowen 2010-05-10 22:32
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Does anyone know of a RSS reader that searches based on keywords so you can add feeds that way? I know some can import an opml file or something but I tend to use a subset of my Google feeds and then add and delete feeds as I research topics...

I'm okay with Perl/Python/Ruby as long as there aren't too many dependencies.

Thanks,

Terry

God_Lx 2010-05-11 00:52
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
The RSS reader grr does almost all you said chrisexaport, tough you need to have your feeds in Google Reader...

Shows you the sites/feeds you got (no icon tough) and to the right shows you your unread items left (numeric way).

The formating is pretty nice depending on the feeds ofcourse and you got an "Open in Browser" option so you can check.

Here's some SS's for you to check it out if you hadn't before.

http://yfrog.com/jqscreenshot2010051101484p

http://yfrog.com/0xscreenshot2010051101490p

http://yfrog.com/59screenshot2010051101491p

http://yfrog.com/0oscreenshot2010051101492p

I've been using it since i got my N900 a awhile back and it's definitly the best, but i already had my Google Reader feeds all setup so I only searched for something that could get from there...

paulkoan 2010-05-11 01:27
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
One thing I like about the in built RSS reader is that the heading and full body of each RSS entry are displayed. This is good for sites like Engadget where there is a good amount of content in the RSS feed - you can just scroll through the entire thing without clicking anything.

None of the other RSS apps seem to have this feature, even Google Reader.

leetut 2010-06-03 20:20
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
does anyone know any good RSS feeds?

i found this one recently, i find it interesting because i used to buy their magazine, and the videos play on the n900 (almost) perfectly:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ef=online-news

Dunsurfin 2010-06-03 20:33
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by terryowen (Post 652474)
Does anyone know of a RSS reader that searches based on keywords so you can add feeds that way? I know some can import an opml file or something but I tend to use a subset of my Google feeds and then add and delete feeds as I research topics...

I'm okay with Perl/Python/Ruby as long as there aren't too many dependencies.

Thanks,

Terry
Terry,

Have you considered Yahoo Pipes to create a dynamic feed? This might accomplish the task, and then you could subscribe to the feed in the RSS reader of your choice.

Yahoo Pipes instructions here:

http://arstechnica.com/web/guides/20...-rss-feeds.ars

Dr.MZ 2010-06-04 16:16
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Before the firmware update on PR1.2 has integrated RSS automatically set up an Internet connection, depending on which interval you chose.
It took no existing connection, but has really opened it self to connect.

Since the update on PR1.2 does not it.
I get the message while it tries to automatically build a connection, but nothing happens.
If I manually update, however, even if no Internet connection is established, it establishes a connection and update the RSS feed.

Does anyone know the problem and know what you must tuen.

I would like my N900 every 2 hours automatically goes online and so all my apps can pull updates.

ofels 2010-06-09 08:52
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by christexaport (Post 643701)
Just make something that has all of the feeds in a list with each site's icon or a default symbol if they don't make one available, and a symbol that appears lit when there are unread feeds available on the far right in a column, possibly superimposed with a small number for the number of unread posts in the feed. When you select a feed, it should go to a screen just like those made by the Ovi App Wizard, with image support and proper formatting. There should also be a mechanism to browse to the full story page in a browser.

It should have kinetic scrolling, and if it automatically sorted and put unread feeds at the top, it'd be a homerun. A homescreen widget of some sort couldn't help either.
FeedingIt actually does all that stuff so I wonder why this is not under consideration actually.

rash.m2k 2010-06-09 09:04
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
How do I increase the number of stored feeds in the reader? At the moment it only stores 20.

varunshaji 2010-11-07 05:53
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
The Rss feed reader doesnt support installed fonts ?

I have a font in my ~/.fonts folder and in the browser the font is taken and correctly rendered but inmy RSS feed reader it doesnt reflect ..How do we set font for theRSS feeder..Or is it that it doesnt support other fonts?

paulkoan 2010-11-07 07:16
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ofels (Post 706797)
FeedingIt actually does all that stuff so I wonder why this is not under consideration actually.
One aspect where the stock reader wins over the others is the view. And this is probably something that makes it a lose for other users.

I like the "newspaper" view - at least for some feeds. I want to be able to scroll through the entire feed without having to click each article.

Last time I checked none of the others can do this?

Slocan 2010-11-09 19:23
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulkoan (Post 865745)
One aspect where the stock reader wins over the others is the view. And this is probably something that makes it a lose for other users.

I like the "newspaper" view - at least for some feeds. I want to be able to scroll through the entire feed without having to click each article.

Last time I checked none of the others can do this?
It's funny that the "newspaper" view, as you call it, with all articles on a single page, is exactly what pushed me to write my own RSS reader :).
In FeedingIt, you go from one article to the next with a side swipe.

009N 2010-11-18 07:58
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
I've tried several rss readers but find none of them are cutting it. Below is my personal view of the available rss readers for N900. Please correct me if I am off the mark or biased. ;)

Here are my most wanted features. I don't think these features are too demanding because they are apparently very basic (cool) functions.

1) filters for finding info in need quickly
2) tags/categories as (more permanent) topics for deep reading
3) auto-update can be turned off to save battery
4) full articles can be downloaded for offline reading and archived and won't get erased after updating the feeds

Other aspects like methods of scrolling and display layout are of minor importance to me personally.

Desktop widget? I don't think it is useful because I have to launch the reader anyway to read the news. Also it consumes more battery especially when doing frequent auto-update. And the widget view is either too cramped and too small for my eyes or needs a lot of scrolling if fonts are bigger.


Feedingit
Pros:
- nice display (though basic),
- own viewing windows,
- auto-rotation,
- horizontal scrolling
Cons:
- no tags,
- no filters,
- auto-update can't be turned off,
- no full articles but complete source webpages,
- feeds and articles cannot be exported or synced,
- desktop widget blows away my desktop setup when updating manually,
- no volume key scrolling (very useful in portrait mode),
- quits itself when loading the source webpage in its own browsing window (is it just me?),
- all operations need opening menu first,
- a bit slower than other readers
A question: how can I manage and delete the "archived articles"?


Feed Circuit
Pros:
- sleek and intuitive interface,
- can import & export feeds in .opml format,
- all news from the same feed in one single page (very handy),
- can save feed page in browser as normal html,
- fast (but need some time to load browser window)
Cons:
- no tags,
- no filters,
- no own viewing windows (web browser instead),
- no full articles but but complete source webpages,
- no syncing,
- icons missing in the main window (under PR1.3),
- feeds update all at the same time but not individually
(the "refresh selected" doesn't work because tapping the feed does not just select it but will automatically launch and switch to the brower window),
- need to switch between the browser and the program main window

grr
Pros:
- very user-friendly,
- can use star & share,
- perfectly portable,
- easy syncing,
- volume keys as pgup/pgdn,
- fast!
Cons:
- tags?
- filters?
- blank menu icons in article view (what are they?),
- no comment functieon as in Google reader,
- cannot download full articles despite the "Fetch more" function,
- landscape view only,
- no feed editing.

Penguin reader
for Penguin TV only?

Soppa 2010-12-18 15:52
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
I've been happy with the N900 default RSS reader, until today that is.

I can't open the application anymore, it immediatly gets stuck and hogs a lot of CPU. I need to kill it in xterm to get rid of it Widget doesn't update, if I click on the update the app gets stuck in a similar fashion. Reboot does not seem to solve the problem. Any suggestions?

Soppa 2010-12-18 18:41
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Does anyone know how I can delete the feeds that I've setup in the stock RSS reader now that I can't even get the application to open?

paulkoan 2010-12-18 21:22
Re: N900 RSS reader
 
Your best bet is to delete the config folder:

/home/user/.osso_rss_feeds_reader

In this folder is feeds.opml which you can keep as it only contains the list of feeds.


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