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flashback99999
Comment #22 Friday, January 30, 2004 9:07 AM
Comment #22 Friday, January 30, 2004 9:07 AM
Needs more work...
This docklet worked first time round, only after exiting and then restartingobject dock. Subsequentboot ups yielded nothing, and im not prepared to start/restart objectdock everytime... Check out the sysstats docklet and see if you can parse the xml correctly in that for news feeds
This docklet worked first time round, only after exiting and then restartingobject dock. Subsequentboot ups yielded nothing, and im not prepared to start/restart objectdock everytime... Check out the sysstats docklet and see if you can parse the xml correctly in that for news feeds
FMP8
Comment #23 Friday, January 30, 2004 12:54 PM
Comment #23 Friday, January 30, 2004 12:54 PM
flashback99999: Seems like the xml in both (DockFeeder and SysStats)render the same outcome that you got, for me any way.
I really think that there's a problem with the way xml is handled with OD, my news reader apps use xml/rss feeds without any problems.
I really think that there's a problem with the way xml is handled with OD, my news reader apps use xml/rss feeds without any problems.
Slordak
Comment #24 Friday, January 30, 2004 6:06 PM
Comment #24 Friday, January 30, 2004 6:06 PM
Updated again (to v1.20); once the update is available, please re-download. This should fix the bug where one could get it to work once (upon installation), but not afterwards. Changes as follows:
- Fixed relatively major bug with docklet re-initialization.
- Added ability to zoom headlines by left-click-holding.
- Added additional error messages.
- Fixed relatively major bug with docklet re-initialization.
- Added ability to zoom headlines by left-click-holding.
- Added additional error messages.
FMP8
Comment #25 Friday, January 30, 2004 8:27 PM
Comment #25 Friday, January 30, 2004 8:27 PM
Slordak: I downloaded the newest build (v1.20) and am now getting the error "Error-Cannot write temporary file". Any insight?
Slordak
Comment #26 Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:21 AM
Comment #26 Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:21 AM
Ahh, the new error messages are at least more descriptive than what was being displayed previously!
As I said below, "Make sure the location where the Docklet is installed is user writable; DockFeeder needs to create a temporary file where it stores the RSS feed. If write permission is not allowed on this volume, this will fail."
Is DockFeeder installed in its own sub-directory underneath the ObjectDock "Docklets" directory? Is the drive out of space on this volume? Is access to the ObjectDock folder controlled (via NTFS) such that you wouldn't be able to create a new file in this directory (try creating a new text file with Notepad to see)? Is the docklet's sub-directory marked "Read Only" or are any of the files in that directory "Read Only"?
Just some things to check in an effort to try and resolve the issue. Hope this helps.
As I said below, "Make sure the location where the Docklet is installed is user writable; DockFeeder needs to create a temporary file where it stores the RSS feed. If write permission is not allowed on this volume, this will fail."
Is DockFeeder installed in its own sub-directory underneath the ObjectDock "Docklets" directory? Is the drive out of space on this volume? Is access to the ObjectDock folder controlled (via NTFS) such that you wouldn't be able to create a new file in this directory (try creating a new text file with Notepad to see)? Is the docklet's sub-directory marked "Read Only" or are any of the files in that directory "Read Only"?
Just some things to check in an effort to try and resolve the issue. Hope this helps.
flashback99999
Comment #27 Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:26 AM
Comment #27 Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:26 AM
I get the "Error cannot write temporary file" irrespective of the fact that i've removed the read only attributes. Did this through windows, then through DOS - has no effect. Bit dissapointed since this is a very promising Docklet....
FMP8
Comment #28 Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:41 PM
Comment #28 Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:41 PM
Slordak: Welp, The 'ol changing of the folder attributes worked like a charm! Not only does the DockFeeder work, but so does the weather configs for SysStats by Judge.
Kudos, sir!
Kudos, sir!
marchk01
Comment #29 Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:00 PM
Comment #29 Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:00 PM
"Error cannot write temporary file" - bug appears to be if Objectdock is installed to path with e.g. "Program Files" as it works if you set ObjectDock start directory to c:\progra~1\stardock etc.
Wallm
Comment #30 Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:44 PM
Comment #30 Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:44 PM
any idea that when I uncheck read only on the folders, when i check the properties again its checked read only again like i never changed it!!
FMP8
Comment #31 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:42 AM
Comment #31 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:42 AM
Wallm: If you're using XP, you have to have admin rights to change it.
Wallm
Comment #32 Thursday, February 5, 2004 9:51 PM
Comment #32 Thursday, February 5, 2004 9:51 PM
well i did attrib via dos prompt no go. I uninstalled and what marchk01 did. instead on installing from stardock control panel. downloaded it from download.com. then i could pick the install dir. I used c:\progra~1\stardock\object as the install, it still installed in program files, i didnt install in objectdock cause i was worried about over 8 character thing. (has somebody tried it?)anyway it works! great app!
marchk01
Comment #33 Friday, February 6, 2004 12:12 PM
Comment #33 Friday, February 6, 2004 12:12 PM
Note that you don't need to reinstall Objectdock - just set the Startup Group icon to have a "Start In" directory of c:\progra~1 etc. Slordak - do you read these comments ?
One fault I've found - if you set the RSS feed to custom and try http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss091.xml then the feed is downloaded to feeddata.xml but it isn't rendered at all by the Objectdock icon - it sticks with either the previous content or blank if none.
Too many headlines in this feed ?
Anyway - I like it - as shown by my perseverance.
One fault I've found - if you set the RSS feed to custom and try http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss091.xml then the feed is downloaded to feeddata.xml but it isn't rendered at all by the Objectdock icon - it sticks with either the previous content or blank if none.
Too many headlines in this feed ?
Anyway - I like it - as shown by my perseverance.
marchk01
Comment #34 Friday, February 6, 2004 12:13 PM
Comment #34 Friday, February 6, 2004 12:13 PM
Note that you don't need to reinstall Objectdock - just set the Startup Group icon to have a "Start In" directory of c:\progra~1 etc. Slordak - do you read these comments ?
One fault I've found - if you set the RSS feed to custom and try http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss091.xml then the feed is downloaded to feeddata.xml but it isn't rendered at all by the Objectdock icon - it sticks with either the previous content or blank if none.
Too many headlines in this feed ?
Anyway - I like it - as shown by my perseverance.
One fault I've found - if you set the RSS feed to custom and try http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss091.xml then the feed is downloaded to feeddata.xml but it isn't rendered at all by the Objectdock icon - it sticks with either the previous content or blank if none.
Too many headlines in this feed ?
Anyway - I like it - as shown by my perseverance.
Slordak
Comment #35 Monday, February 9, 2004 8:59 AM
Comment #35 Monday, February 9, 2004 8:59 AM
I do in fact read these comments, and I appreciate the patience and perseverance shown by folks trying to help work out the kinks!
Based on your comments about the temporary file issue, it sounds as if the problem may be due to use of DockletGetRelativeFolder(). On some installations, this is apparently problematic, so future DockFeeder versions may use DockletGetRootFolder() along with the relative path to try and avoid this.
Marchk01, re: the link you provided. It's not that the page has too many items or is too large, it's that it uses a document type definition (DTD) which the XML engine wants to validate the page against. Since the DTD definition is stored on the remote web server, and DockFeeder currently does not separately retrieve this document, the XML parsing fails.
Based on your comments about the temporary file issue, it sounds as if the problem may be due to use of DockletGetRelativeFolder(). On some installations, this is apparently problematic, so future DockFeeder versions may use DockletGetRootFolder() along with the relative path to try and avoid this.
Marchk01, re: the link you provided. It's not that the page has too many items or is too large, it's that it uses a document type definition (DTD) which the XML engine wants to validate the page against. Since the DTD definition is stored on the remote web server, and DockFeeder currently does not separately retrieve this document, the XML parsing fails.
gorg
Comment #36 Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:23 PM
Comment #36 Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:23 PM
Any plans for updating a linear install steps for XP doc soon? Love the idea of it, can't get it to work....thanks...
carmelo2
Comment #37 Monday, February 23, 2004 7:01 PM
Comment #37 Monday, February 23, 2004 7:01 PM
i have added ESPN.com to my dock, and even though it works, it is always trying to retrieve an rss feed(for 15+ minutes or more)
any help would be great
any help would be great
marchk01
Comment #38 Monday, March 1, 2004 3:44 AM
Comment #38 Monday, March 1, 2004 3:44 AM
Thanks Slordak!
Temp file problems tested and resolved so I removed my StartIn directory cludge and BBC RSS feed now works.
Brilliant
Temp file problems tested and resolved so I removed my StartIn directory cludge and BBC RSS feed now works.
Brilliant
Slordak
Comment #39 Monday, April 12, 2004 6:51 AM
Comment #39 Monday, April 12, 2004 6:51 AM
DockFeeder v1.40 is now available for download!
Changes:
- Changed built-in RSS feeds please check when upgrading.
- Fixed handling of extra "junk" at the end of a server reply.
- Implemented "conditional HTTP GET" to reduce net traffic.
- Added attention animation whenever the docklet updates.
- Added descriptions (when available) when zooming headlines.
All known issues with retrieving various RSS feeds have been addressed, so if you had issues with older versions (e.g. v1.20), please make sure you try this version. If you're looking for more custom feeds, and the usual links (e.g. http://slashdot.org/slashdot.rss) are not enough, make sure to check out http://www.syndic8.com/ for other RSS feeds.
Changes:
- Changed built-in RSS feeds please check when upgrading.
- Fixed handling of extra "junk" at the end of a server reply.
- Implemented "conditional HTTP GET" to reduce net traffic.
- Added attention animation whenever the docklet updates.
- Added descriptions (when available) when zooming headlines.
All known issues with retrieving various RSS feeds have been addressed, so if you had issues with older versions (e.g. v1.20), please make sure you try this version. If you're looking for more custom feeds, and the usual links (e.g. http://slashdot.org/slashdot.rss) are not enough, make sure to check out http://www.syndic8.com/ for other RSS feeds.
Basin
Comment #40 Monday, June 21, 2004 11:13 AM
Comment #40 Monday, June 21, 2004 11:13 AM
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer.rss still doesn't work for me
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Comment #21 Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:49 AM