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| | | Dunno if anyone will be interested in this, but I wrote a small newsticker app: (URL) designed as a netscape6/mozilla sidebar, but can work on any browser - if you cannot use sidebars, it'll just pop up as a new window. :) Dan (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek) !!
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Dave Low
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| | | | | (...) Dan that is supersweet, even for an IE hack like me. Just one little thing -- can it be configured to match the user's web view skip-filter settings? keep up the great work! // Dave (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) thing (...) settings? I thought of that, but that would require it to access LUGNET user info, which (as it's runnin on peeron), it cannot do. Also that would change the file being hit (every 70 seconds, I think) to a cgi instead of a static (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Jason Spears
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| | | | | (...) Gal darnnit, now I have to go and update my browser version. Because that looks too cool. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Thomas Main
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| | | | | | (...) I just updated to the latest Mozilla release so I could use this feature...it's great! I noticed the LUGNET Quick Set search popup that I had set up for Netscape doesn't work anymore :( Is there anyway of modifying it for Mozilla/Netscape 6? (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) feature...it's (...) I haven't tried that for a while - where is the code that you're using? Dan (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Thomas Main
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| | | | | | (...) Here it is: javascript:q=documen...pt("LUGNET QuickSet Search",""));if(q){u="(URL) here is the message I'm getting when it tries: window.open("(URL) "_blank", "toolbar=0,location=...directorie [cut off] -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | That's cool! How hard would it be to create a Brickshelf sidebar with the last 10 or so thumbnails? KL (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | | (...) very easy - all it is is a web page, that has a meta reload tag, and some javascript to put it in the sidebar. what would you put? the last 10 thumbs of the brickshelf recent? yah, can do... I'll see if I get a chance to work on that :) Dan (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) done - try it out at the bottom of this page :) It also has links to the gallery member search, and to the set scan search. (URL) :) Dan (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp) !
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | Awesome! I wonder if it would look better if the background was #b0c0d0 to match the background of the default icons? KL (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) changed it to that - you be the judge :) (may take a minute or two to update) Dan (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | This rocks. I'll send you an email with some more suggestions. KL (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | (...) Very nice! (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Daniel Crichton
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| | | | | "Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:200111191834.fA...ldomain... (...) I was going to create something to allow this to work as an IE explorer bar too, but after reading the instructions on how to create one I've decided that it's (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | "Daniel Crichton" <danielc@helio.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gn3FLM.KJ7@lugnet.com... (...) bar (...) requiring (...) this (...) (URL) rials/explorer.asp - and then shake your head in disbelief at how difficult (...) Its not a profesional job but I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | In lugnet.admin.nntp, Jon Palmer wrote: \> Its not a profesional job but I replaced the Search bar (which I never used) (...) places. (...) would it work with IE5? if so, send me the reg, I'll add it to the page :) maybe a screenshot? Dan (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | | "Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:200111210514.fA...ron.com... (...) :) (...) Not sure but IE5 does appear to be fairly similar to 6 in this department. The addresses for IE6's default search page could be different then 5's though. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Steve Martin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Let us know when it is on your website for download. I'd like to try it. Steve (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | | | (...) ok, it's up - (URL) - and please, try it, and let me know... I haven't tried it myself, since I don't have IE installed anywhere to test with. :) Dan (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Steve Martin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Works fine for me! Only one suggestion, if when you clicked on an article or do a search, it put the link destination or the results of a search in the current window instead of popping a new one. Thanks, guys! Steve Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | | | (...) article (...) it actually works that way with netscape/mozilla... IE doesn't like the _content target, but if anyone finds out what the "current window" tag is for IE, I'll be happy to use it :) as a workaround, use the window that pops up - (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | I have noticed one strange thing. When you click on a link from the ticker in IE it opens up another window (with another ticker) for the news item. This second window will not do the same thing however. You can use the ticker in this window and the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) ticker (...) window. (...) Don't (...) will (...) it (...) cool (...) I think it makes sense. Netscape says the _content target is the main window, IE of course, disagrees. So when you click on a link, it creates a window called _content - new (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | First of all, this is going to completely change the way I read Lugnet. Just for kicks, I tried the links to add the sidebar in Netscape 4.78. It spewed a message about it only working in NS6, but gave the option to launch it as a pop-up window. The (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | (...) nod, interesting idea - if you want to do that with N6, you could just disable javascript before clicking on the ticker link, that should make it take over your current window, I think. Dan (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Dave Johann
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| | | | | (...) :) says it all! Thanks' Dan for this EXTREMELY useful tool. I'll mention what has already been said-It will change the way I view Lugnet and Brickshelf. -Dave (who's off to tinker with the code to see if he can make it even more useful for (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | (...) --Bram (Just realized I forgot to find my password when I went home for Thanksgiving...is there a way I can get a new one? Then I can spotlight this post :) Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | Re: newsticker —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | (...) Wow, that was fast! Thanks Dan! --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: newsticker —Thomas Main
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| | | | (...) Dan, My Brickshelf sidebar is not getting updated anymore. I upgraded from Mozilla 0.9.6 to 0.9.8 and ever since, the Brickshelf sidebar has been static. It's odd because the LUGNET sidebar is still working fine. Any ideas about a solution to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | (...) thanks - it has a very basic locking set up, and had a lost lock - it hasn't updated in 10 days! Good thing _someone_ noticed :) should be ok now, LMK if it's broken again. Dan (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | Criticism of LUGNET's homepage (was: Re: newsticker) —Thomas Main
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| | | | | (...) Thanks! All better now. I'm surprised that nobody else noticed, or at least that nobody else spoke up about it. IMHO, the ability to add LUGNET/Brickshelf sidebars to Nescape and Mozilla hould be something that is featured on the main LUGNET (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp) !
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| | | | | | Re: newsticker —Thomas Main
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| | | | (...) Dan, Is it broken again? Not getting updates since sometime yesterday. -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | Re: newsticker —Dan Boger
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| | | | (...) yup, had another stale lock file. fixed it now, so that it'll deal properly with stale lockfiles, so _hopefully_, it won't happen again. thanks for pointing it out! Dan (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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