Comments on: My iGoogle Gadgets http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:57:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dianaP http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-105 dianaP Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:44:22 +0000 http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/#comment-105 Matt, I have 3 gadgets in the iGoogle directory that are busted due to recent changes in the iGoogle environment. The feeds are called with "_IG_FetchFeedAsJSON" BUT they never load. The user only sees "Loading..." under the 4 tabs. I tried registering this in the iGoogle Developers Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/629be11a8ef39e8c/341f32f62afa569a#341f32f62afa569a Have also emailed Daniel L., the original author of the code, describing the problem and asking for help. No answer yet, and I need a work-around fast! So my question for you is this: is there some example iGoogle Gadget code of a feed reader that works in the new iGoogle environment? This needs to be a feed reader that I customize with my local news feeds for TodayinAustin. I can let go of the 4-Tabs version if I just had a simple .xml file for loading 1 feed. I would then replace my 4-Tab .xml code with something simpler that works for 1 feed. Can you please give me a push in the right direction? My code is here: http://todayinaustin.com/gadget/volumeone.xml Thanks. Much appreciated, dianaP Austin, TX Matt,

I have 3 gadgets in the iGoogle directory that are busted due to recent changes in the iGoogle environment. The feeds are called with “_IG_FetchFeedAsJSON” BUT they never load. The user only sees “Loading…” under the 4 tabs.

I tried registering this in the iGoogle Developers Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/629be11a8ef39e8c/341f32f62afa569a#341f32f62afa569a
Have also emailed Daniel L., the original author of the code, describing the problem and asking for help. No answer yet, and I need a work-around fast!

So my question for you is this: is there some example iGoogle Gadget code of a feed reader that works in the new iGoogle environment? This needs to be a feed reader that I customize with my local news feeds for TodayinAustin. I can let go of the 4-Tabs version if I just had a simple .xml file for loading 1 feed.

I would then replace my 4-Tab .xml code with something simpler that works for 1 feed.

Can you please give me a push in the right direction? My code is here: http://todayinaustin.com/gadget/volumeone.xml

Thanks. Much appreciated,

dianaP
Austin, TX

]]> By: Matt http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Matt Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:15:10 +0000 http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/#comment-7 The RSS Feed Customizer gadget only works with "plain" RSS feeds in iGoogle. Meaning, if you go to "Add Content" and just put in an RSS feed address. If you use a specific gadget (even mine) to read RSS feeds then the RSS Feed Customizer will not interact with it because it doesn't have privileges to do so. I recommend using plain RSS feeds on your iGoogle page and then using the RSS Feed Customizer on top of that. The RSS Feed Customizer gadget only works with “plain” RSS feeds in iGoogle. Meaning, if you go to “Add Content” and just put in an RSS feed address. If you use a specific gadget (even mine) to read RSS feeds then the RSS Feed Customizer will not interact with it because it doesn’t have privileges to do so. I recommend using plain RSS feeds on your iGoogle page and then using the RSS Feed Customizer on top of that.

]]> By: genem http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/comment-page-1/#comment-6 genem Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:06:21 +0000 http://mattkruse.com/2008/11/21/my-igoogle-gadgets/#comment-6 Is this supported? RSS Feed Customizer: Doesn't appear to hide RSS feeds with No Content for those gadgets that allow me to enter a generic RSS URL. Ex: If I add gadtet "Custom RSS Feed", which appears to be yours, specific a feed and press the Clear button (inside, not on the title bar), the gadget window is clear, but the gadget still appears eventhough 'RSS Feed Customizer' says to hid read feeds. The title bar decoration doesn't apper like it does for gadgets that are pre-configured for a specific feed. Is this supported?
RSS Feed Customizer: Doesn’t appear to hide RSS feeds with No Content for those gadgets that allow me to enter a generic RSS URL. Ex: If I add gadtet “Custom RSS Feed”, which appears to be yours, specific a feed and press the Clear button (inside, not on the title bar), the gadget window is clear, but the gadget still appears eventhough ‘RSS Feed Customizer’ says to hid read feeds. The title bar decoration doesn’t apper like it does for gadgets that are pre-configured for a specific feed.

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