RSS Preview Tool Beta (bookmarklet, Firefox add-on, Greasemonkey)

By John Forsythe - jforsythe.com

1. Overview
2. Installation
3. Notes

Overview

About the RSS Preview Tool

Hi there, this a script (bookmarklet, Firefox add-on, Greasemonkey) that will auto-detect RSS subscriptions and present you with a menu overlay with a preview of each RSS feed and several subscription options via a fly-out menu.

Very important, the point of this test is to give my overlay script (the shaded background part) a good testing with tools that are separate from the overlay. This tool is in beta test right now and I will probably change the final location of the script once it is more througoghly tested. I suggest subscribing to my RSS feed if you would like to stay updated with the continued development of this tool.

Please leave feedback through my contact page.

If you are after the source, keep in mind it is a jumbled mess now pre-clean-up. When beta testing is complete, I will clean it up and then make it available as a framework.

The RSS preview pane use the Grazr mini browser.

Supported browsers (in theory)

• Firefox Windows
• IE 7 Windows
• IE 6 Windows
• Opera 9 Windows
• Firefox OSX (including Camino and other Mozilla Browsers)
• Safari OSX
• Opera 9 OSX
• Firefox *nix

Known issues

• Some non-absolute links are not working. Fixed this, all RSS paths should now become absolute.
• I know framesets cause lots of headaches for non-Firefox browsers right now. So if you go off to Gmail or some other frameset application site and you want this script to work, you will need Firefox.
• Real Media objects cause the script to break for Firefox (mozilla)
• All browsers: Some CSS on certain sites is persuasive on the overlay. If the design looks distorted, I will slowly start fixing these design issues
• All browsers: The Subscribe button link doesn't always work. I am working on fixing up this script too
• K konqueror browser: I am adding support
• Need to test: Opera 9 for *nix, Omniweb browser for OSX, iCab for OSX

Install

Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE7 instructions

Firefox users, you might want to install an extension/add-on or a greasemonkey script instead

To install with Firefox or Safari try dragging the link below to your toolbar.

IE 7 users, be aware you will need to right-click and select 'Add to Favorites' and then then add it to your "Links" folder.

Opera 9 users, you should right-click the link, choose 'Bookmark Link', and after adding it use the toolbar selection Bookmarkers->Manage Bookmarks to find the new entry and move it to your Browser area

IE 6 users, please use the special IE 6 instructions below.

RSS Preview (beta .3)

IE6 instructions

If you are using IE6, please us this special BLUM for your special browser:

To install for IE6, right-click the link below and select 'Add to Favorites' and then then add it to your "Links" folder.

RSS Preview IE6 (beta .3)

Notices, and everything else