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User Request for Applications / Rss Aggregator/reader

« on: April 14, 2005, 06:37:59 am »

There is this feature I would like in QuackNews. It is a bit complicated so i'll try and explain.

What I would like is a bit of light scripting support (maybe javascript or ecma) within quacknews so that rss links could be changed to something more pda friendly.
Most websites have a printer friendly page.

I know it is asking too much but it would be a great functionality for a pda based rss reader.

tovarish
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I suspect that each site has diffrent setup which would be best for PDA's so it would be dificult to get the "best" page from each site...

For example:

[a href=\"http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/14/wyse_change_of_ownership/]http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/1...e_of_ownership/[/url]
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/1...ship/print.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4443569.stm
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools...ion/4443569.stm

http://news.google.com/
http://news.google.com/news?ned=tus

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Software / xmms deps

« on: April 05, 2005, 06:01:29 am »

Update:
 It plays ogg files but not MP3's.

When run from a shell I get a message saying "nobody recognised File.mp3"

Am I missing a plugin?  I've seen mention of problems with Lame encoded files but I dont think these were.

Anyone had the same/fixed it?

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Software / xmms deps

« on: April 04, 2005, 05:47:13 am »

Probably in a directory which appears in LD_LIBRARY_PATH - I'd say /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib

Surely the lib wasn't installed to /opt/QtPalmtop/lib by the ipk?

Si
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Thaks for the pointers.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH is /home/QtPalmtop/lib    and    /usr/lib is linked to /home/root/usr/lib

which I guess is why the IPK installed them where it did.

 I've linked /home/QtPalmtop/lib/xmms dnd libxmms to /usr/lib

ln -s /home/QtPalmtop/lib/xmms /usr/lib
ln -s /home/QtPalmtop/lib/libxmms* /usr/lib

and that looks to have sorted the "not foud " issue.

I get  Glib-Error could not allocate 529335168 bytes. so I guess I'll go try and track that down now..

Update:
I had no config file in ~root/.xmms.
Fixed that. Now all I need to do is get it to play sometnig

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Task Bar Icons For Programs Launched Via The Shell

« on: April 01, 2005, 04:33:00 am »

actually none of the java apps that I have (except for the sharp applets) show an icon in the taskbar. They disappear whenever I put any other program in the foreground. The shift+menu (like alt-tab in windows) view shows the java app but when i select it the zaurus changes the display to magnified (320x240) mode but still doesnt show the app properly. I can quit the app however by pressing the cancel button.

tovarish
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I think Mongoosefred has a fix for Quacknews (well it worked on mine) and it may work on other Java apps as well.
Look out for an update..

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Software / xmms deps

« on: March 31, 2005, 11:52:06 am »

Nevermind....I've found it.  From another post the files are in the /opt/Qtopia/lib/.xmms folder.  Copy those over to the /home/<whatever>/.xmms folder.  Now it runs! 
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Hmm,

I am getting libxmms not found errors
I've not got a /homr/root/.xmms dir,
I have got /home/QtPalmtop/lib/libxmms.so

where ic xmms lokking fore these files?

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Sharp ROMs / Installing Ipk's

« on: March 31, 2005, 06:01:58 am »

FYI

I've had a few ipks not install with the realy helpfull message of "ipk says some thing went wrong". (AKA Computer says no)

From command line (su  ipkg install PACKAGE.ipk) I get "Qt/Embedded data directory not owned by user 0"

find / -name Qt/Embedded (and variants) gives nothing.

eventualy I found  this:

The "Qt/Embedded" files are in /temp, named qtembedded-USERNAME, thus qtembedded-root and qtembedded-zaurus. Make sure qtembedded root is owned by root and group qpe, make sure qtembedded-zaurus is owned by zaurus:
# su root
# chown root:qpe /tmp/qtembedded-root       
# chown zaurus:qpe /tmp/qtembedded-zaurus
www.oesf.org/index.php?act=findpost&pid=19647

Ok this didn't quite work but
# chown root /tmp/qtembedded-zaurus -R
has fixed it so I can install.

I needed to pust it back to run apps:
# chown zaurus /tmp/qtembedded-zaurus -R

but at least I can deal with it now.

Just thought I'd share that...

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User Request for Applications / Rss Aggregator/reader

« on: March 31, 2005, 05:19:48 am »

I gave QuackNews a whirl. It's new and it shows. It's as rough-looking as ZauRSS and it gave me quite a bit of hassle (resolution, .conf file error etc) on the SL-6000.

Did you let the Guy know you had a problem?

I dont think he has access to a 6000 to test it so I'm sure he'd appriciate the feedback.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Task Bar Icons For Programs Launched Via The Shell

« on: March 31, 2005, 04:16:25 am »

I just started to use QuackNews on my 5500 and its great but when it launches my web browser (opera) it doesnt create a icon in the taskbar.
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My Cacko rom doesnt create an Icon for QuackNews,
I've spoken to  Mongoosefred and he's looking in to it.

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User Request for Applications / Rss Aggregator/reader

« on: March 31, 2005, 04:13:01 am »

http://www.elsix.org/index.php?w=project&p=jvMiniRSS

QuackNews is new and works on my 5500 under OZ, It's Java based.
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Works on Cacko too.
As John said its new and the developer is open to sugestions for fixes/features.