mmoroz
14th December 2007, 11:12 AM
Does the following look feasible, if I can write decent C++/Perl code, but have no experience with Windows Mobile? Any suggestions/comments?
I am thinking of writing a today screen plugin that would connect to one of the established RSS readers (Newsbreak or Egress, most likely). More precisely, it would just poll the folder where the reader stores the feeds, so there won't be any direct communication between the plugin and the RSS reader.
The plugin would be used on HTC Kaiser (= HTC TyTN II = AT&T Tilt), but would presumably work on any Windows Mobile 5/6 device.
The plugin would show a desired number of unread items, starting with the most recent, and would allow scrolling directly on the today screen to see all unread items.
Each item would take 1 line, and would display just the title (the characters that don't fit in the single line would be simply cut).
If any item is clicked, it would open the RSS reader (and hopefully show that item in the expanded view right away, assuming the reader can be launched with a parameter indicating the specific item). If the reader is already open, I'll try to detect that and switch focus to it (and again try to show the clicked item, although in this case I'm less likely to succeed).
By the way, this is precisely what the plugin from Spb Insight does; unfortunately it only works with Spb Insight reader (of course), and that reader for some ungodly reason cannot auto-refresh the feeds (and also the last update's a year old).
It goes without saying that if I succeed in writing something that works, I'll share it for free.
I am thinking of writing a today screen plugin that would connect to one of the established RSS readers (Newsbreak or Egress, most likely). More precisely, it would just poll the folder where the reader stores the feeds, so there won't be any direct communication between the plugin and the RSS reader.
The plugin would be used on HTC Kaiser (= HTC TyTN II = AT&T Tilt), but would presumably work on any Windows Mobile 5/6 device.
The plugin would show a desired number of unread items, starting with the most recent, and would allow scrolling directly on the today screen to see all unread items.
Each item would take 1 line, and would display just the title (the characters that don't fit in the single line would be simply cut).
If any item is clicked, it would open the RSS reader (and hopefully show that item in the expanded view right away, assuming the reader can be launched with a parameter indicating the specific item). If the reader is already open, I'll try to detect that and switch focus to it (and again try to show the clicked item, although in this case I'm less likely to succeed).
By the way, this is precisely what the plugin from Spb Insight does; unfortunately it only works with Spb Insight reader (of course), and that reader for some ungodly reason cannot auto-refresh the feeds (and also the last update's a year old).
It goes without saying that if I succeed in writing something that works, I'll share it for free.