tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73308867330319701702024-03-13T11:32:24.141-04:00Feed FarmerRSS Aggregator for Common Feed ListThe Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-88815879091011223362013-09-20T06:10:00.003-04:002013-09-20T06:13:41.683-04:00Version 4.1.0.9 ReleasedJust some minor tweaks but most importantly we took out the Google content at the top and bottom of each feed page.The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-33610085392627078432012-12-17T06:36:00.003-05:002012-12-17T06:39:39.912-05:00Version 4.0.0.8 ReleasedWe are pleased to announce the release of Version 4.0.0.8 of Feed Farmer!
There are only a couple minor changes; you may not even notice them.<br />
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<li>Repaired error message on startup: Settings Update Failed.</li>
<li>Removed Dlink URLs they are no longer active.</li>
<li>Repair defect in Browser View that can occur on exit.</li>
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The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-48240905069567884632011-08-17T17:44:00.001-04:002011-08-17T17:45:37.566-04:00RSS BillboardJust created another RSS Reader application.
This one is geared toward presentation of single items in a ticker-like fashion.
Uses mostly parts from Feed Farmer.The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-17013184256429791972010-08-24T06:36:00.002-04:002010-08-24T06:39:45.485-04:00Windows Update Immanent<p>
We are working on a Windows 7 build of the software, which will go as <b>Feed Farmer 2011</b>.
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Initially it will be a minimum-effort rebuild, to hook into the current editions of Common Feed List and Media Player interop.
</p>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-50308964232282419262010-03-22T14:31:00.003-04:002010-03-22T14:31:53.843-04:00Android Version Coming<p>
If you have an Android phone, stay tuned; Feed Farmer is coming...
</p>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-65606620982891808302008-12-27T13:00:00.003-05:002008-12-28T11:15:32.641-05:00Required Update 3.0.0.6<p>
Man is this a <b>big fat update</b>! Well worth your wait, I promise....
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<h2>Changes</h2>
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<li>
Browse View: Link enhancement via <a href="http://oopstudios.com/dlink/index.html">dlink</a>. Sorry, you can't turn it off, nor would you want to!
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Power Search View: added. Searches across 10+ sites in parallel, and gives you the results.
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Browse View: added ability to save and restore open tab URLs between sessions.
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Browse View: added configuration settings.
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Gallery View: added. Responsible for <b>image/*</b> MIME type.
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Playlist View: now responsible for enclosures <b>audio/*</b>.
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Feed List View: Next Entry command now loops to the top of the list from the bottom.
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<h2>Fixes</h2>
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Browse View: links that were previously non-responsive (due to a New Window request) now generate a new tab according to the <b>Blocker</b> setting.
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Rendering: Ironed out encoding issues; it is always UTF-16 now.
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Enclosures View: detects previously-downloaded enclosures on startup.
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Still more shutdown enhancements.
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Playlist View: internal enhancements to address defects.
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Enclosures View: enhancements to detecting status changes.
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Feed List View: Next entry did not work for categorized result filters.
</li>
</ol>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-5289796431733762532008-12-26T12:14:00.002-05:002008-12-26T12:15:42.611-05:00Still Upcoming<p>
It is really close; sorry for the delay. I do have a day job like you.
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I am frantically working on closing this release for Today or Tomorrow.
</p>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-64094124025506964322008-12-08T07:38:00.002-05:002008-12-08T07:44:06.556-05:00Upcoming<p>
More stuff in the pipe for the next update; hopefully this week.
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<ul>
<li>
Gallery View: new plugin that services enclosures with MIME <b>image/*</b>.
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<li>
Enclosures View: reworked to fit the new enclosure model. Enclosure status changes are now "broadcast" to the rest of the application.
</li>
<li>
Playlist View: now services enclosures with MIME <b>audio/*</b>. This was previously in the Enclosures View.
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<li>
Playlist View: internal enhancements to address defects.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures View: enhancements to detecting status changes.
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And more I'm sure. Most of these are complete.
</p>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-34423467118089998452008-12-01T22:49:00.004-05:002008-12-01T23:46:19.095-05:00Required Update 3.0.0.5<h2>Changes</h2>
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<li>
Improve startup when the Common Feed List Platform is not present.
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Automatically add <b>this feed</b> to your CFL on startup. Don't bother deleting it; it will get put back. After all, you want to know about updates, don't you?
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Browse View: popup control is now present. Spawn windows as desired!
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<li>
Continuing clean-up of shutdown errors.
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<li>
Write a log file on unhandled application errors. Feel free to submit them.
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</ol>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-51538663348496179552008-11-25T09:14:00.001-05:002008-11-29T16:11:42.388-05:00Upcoming Enhancements<p>
This post I would like to mention upcoming items of interest.
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<ul>
<li>
Popup control. Right now all New Window requests are blocked without notifying you (sorry). Expect to see a UI that displays a list blocked popup links for you. Selected links spawn a new Tab Page.
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<li>
Auto-add this blog to your Feed List.
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<li>
Get the correct character encoding set on the Browse View Feed Tab. This manifests itself as "strange" characters appearing where there should be whitespace. The character encoding should be UTF-8.
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<li>
Getting "off the desktop". For those that don't want the main window visible all the time, allow control through the Task Tray icon and Task Tray notifications.
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</ul>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-71981537841022245652008-11-23T19:02:00.002-05:002008-11-25T09:23:37.345-05:00Required Update 3.0.0.4<p>
Yet another required update.
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<h2>Changes</h2>
<ol>
<li>
More work internally to increase performance and use less memory.
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<li>
Enclosures View: status update timer is always active, every 30 seconds.
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<li>
Feed List View: enhance drawing when resized.
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</ol>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-57597960386315793342008-11-18T23:00:00.001-05:002008-11-19T10:04:15.220-05:00Required Update 3.0.0.3<p>
More enhancements. Check with ClickOnce for upgrade.
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<p>
The Enclosures View saw lots of activity in this update.
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<h2>Changes</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Added menu opacity.
</li>
<li>
Left-hand View: changed button click to rotate through views, instead of collapsing.
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<li>
Feed List View: added Next command. This marks the current feed as read, and advances to the next one in the list.
</li>
<li>
Feed List View: Category and Subject Filters use the selected Unread/Read/All setting.
</li>
<li>
Feed List View: Added graphics for "Downloaded" and "Published" text.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures View: enhance performance when switching between Unread/Read/All views.
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<li>
Enclosures View: correct handling of delete enclosures request from Playlist View.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures View: implement the Add Downloaded Items to Playlist setting.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures View: add notify to taskbar setting for Add Downloaded Items to Playlist.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures View: added Read/Unread item status to list view.
</li>
</ol>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-62394202313396789972008-11-13T07:21:00.000-05:002008-11-13T07:33:02.662-05:00Required Update 3.0.0.2<p>
This is a required update. ClickOnce will update your deployment when you launch.
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<h2>Changes</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Added ability to switch layout between 1- and 2-column views.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures: Added background processing. Keeps UI unlocked more.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures: Reduced update frequency while downloading status is active.
</li>
<li>
Enclosures: Feeds are sorted by Status, Feed, Title.
</li>
<li>
Clear Temp Files: Added command to delete all temporary generated HTML files.
</li>
<li>
Feed List View: Added filter name to description on the toolstrip.
</li>
</ol>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330886733031970170.post-57104783385812598212008-11-12T15:17:00.001-05:002008-11-12T16:18:37.926-05:00Welcome To Feed Farmer<p>
And for the approximately 900 who downloaded the <a href="http://www.download.com/Feed-Farmer/3000-9227_4-10450017.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10514055">previous version</a>, <b>Welcome Back</b>!
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<p>
We are back to avenge a lame 2-star rating on <a href="http://www.download.com">download.com</a>!
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<p>
This time around, we are taking advantage of the Microsoft Common Feed List (CFL) and its download engine, forsaking hundreds of lines of code bent towards the same purpose.
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<p>
If you are already using the "Feeds" feature of IE 7, you are golden! Your feed list will come right up. If not, OPML interchange is a snap with IE.
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<p>
Another new feature this time around is the use of ClickOnce deployment:
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<a href="http://www.escape-technology-llc.com/FeedFarmer2009/publish.htm">ClickOnce Deployment Page</a>
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<p>
The 2009 edition of FF is slim-and-trim and just as high-performance as the previous edition. Gone is all the useless configuration and clutter; there isn't even a Main Menu this time!
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<p>
The Task Tray is also put to use in this edition; you can annoy yourself as much or as little as desired by Feed-related events.
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<p>
There are also more ways to view your feeds, with Category and Subject/Author views, color-coded according to item count.
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<p>
Navigating Feed Item links now uses Tabbed Browsing, keeping you in one place and organized. Currently all popups are cruelly terminated, to minimize bother.
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<p>
And now, the bad news! There are ads. The hope is to offer an ad-free version at a modest amount; we shall see what the interest is.
</p>The Gassy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799233915551512512noreply@blogger.com0