I finally figured out how to include Jim Muth's musings and a thumbnail of the rendered image in the description of the item. <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/fotd-rss.xml> -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Richard wrote:
I finally figured out how to include Jim Muth's musings and a thumbnail of the rendered image in the description of the item.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/fotd-rss.xml>
Hmmm - where would these be seen? All I see on the RSS feed for an image is the title, and clicking one only takes me to the image ... I see no musings or thumbnails. I use Firefox 3's built-in RSS reader. -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
In article <4C739BA3.5050108@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
Richard wrote:
I finally figured out how to include Jim Muth's musings and a thumbnail of the rendered image in the description of the item.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/fotd-rss.xml>
Hmmm - where would these be seen? All I see on the RSS feed for an image is the title, and clicking one only takes me to the image ... I see no musings or thumbnails.
What you're describing is the contents of the old feed. If you've looked at the feed before, then chances are your browser has cached the old feed and hasn't updated yet. Try forcing an update/refresh of the feed. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Richard wrote:
In article <4C739BA3.5050108@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
Richard wrote:
I finally figured out how to include Jim Muth's musings and a thumbnail of the rendered image in the description of the item.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/fotd-rss.xml> Hmmm - where would these be seen? All I see on the RSS feed for an image is the title, and clicking one only takes me to the image ... I see no musings or thumbnails.
What you're describing is the contents of the old feed. If you've looked at the feed before, then chances are your browser has cached the old feed and hasn't updated yet. Try forcing an update/refresh of the feed.
Well, I: 1. Forced reload of the live bookmark - that didn't change anything on the list. 2. Deleted the live bookmark and resubscribed. I see the images and blurbs on the text of the subscribe page. I guess that's where you have them showing up. I was thinking there'd be thumbnails on the items on the RSS feed itself, with Jim's musings also appearing there somehow. OK, forgive my confusion. BTW, the 2000.03.02 FOTD is amazing: http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/03/2000.03.02-Network_o... -- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
In article <4C7405E9.3030400@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
1. Forced reload of the live bookmark - that didn't change anything on the list.
2. Deleted the live bookmark and resubscribed. I see the images and blurbs on the text of the subscribe page.
I guess that's where you have them showing up.
Well, they *are* in the RSS feed xml. I'm not familiar with "live bookmarks" and "subscribe page" you're referring to, but in IE they show up directly on the feed.
I was thinking there'd be thumbnails on the items on the RSS feed itself, with Jim's musings also appearing there somehow. OK, forgive my confusion.
That *is* where the stuff is located. For instance, below is the most recent RSS feed XML with a single item and the other items deleted.
BTW, the 2000.03.02 FOTD is amazing:
http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/03/2000.03.02-Network_o... _Tongues.jpg
Yes, that was nice wasn't it? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"
<channel> <title>Fractal of the Day</title> <link>http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd</link> <description>New fractal of the day images</description> <language>en-US</language> <copyright>Copyright 2007-2010, Pahvant Technologies Inc.</copyright> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:38:20 -0600</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:38:20 -0600</lastBuildDate> <managingEditor>legalize@xmission.com</managingEditor> <webMaster>legalize@xmission.com</webMaster> <item> <title>One Rainy Evening</title> <link>http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.jpg</link> <description><![CDATA[<h3>One Rainy Evening [5]</h3><p> <a href="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.jpg"><img src="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy..." alt="One Rainy Evening [5]" width="256" height="192"/></a> </p> <p> FOTD -- June 04, 2000 (Rating 5) </p> <p> Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: </p> <p> Today's fractal with a mini-brot at the center has been named "One Rainy Evening". I gave it this unlikely name not because it was raining when I found the image, but because the pattern around the midget reminds me of the pattern seen at night around street lamps when viewed through eyeglasses with raindrops on the lenses. </p> <p> I can honestly rate the image no higher than an average 5. And I might be a bit optimistic with that rating. The picture of a midget is one of hundreds in my unending series of midgets, and holds nothing of unusual importance. Perhaps we need a month or so of fractals without midgets at the center. I'll see how it goes over the next week or so. </p> <p> The formula that drew the image is Z^(-22)-Z^(-2.2)+(1/C), a formula that continues my current interest in the negative powers of Z. When added, these negative powers lose much of their tendency to produce fractals composed of bits and pieces, and prove to have surprising potential to create interesting images. </p> <p> The parameter file of today's image takes a bit over 6 minutes to complete on a Pentium 200mhz machine. As always, the JPEG'd image has been posted to the Usenet group: </p> <p> <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals> </p> <p> and to the W.W.Web at the URL: </p> <p> <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>; </p> <p> The fractal weather today was absolutely perfect, with deep blue skies and a temperature of 75F (24C) that brought out the best in the fractal cats. </p> <p> The next batch of fractal philosophy is moving right along, and well might be ready in time for tomorrow's philofractal FOTD. Until then, take care, and keep the faith, even if you're not sure what you have faith in. </p> <p> </p> <p> Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>]]></description> <category>2000.06</category> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.par</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:06:54 -0000</pubDate> <enclosure url="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy..." type="text/plain" /> </item> </channel> </rss> -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Richard wrote:
In article <4C7405E9.3030400@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
1. Forced reload of the live bookmark - that didn't change anything on the list.
2. Deleted the live bookmark and resubscribed. I see the images and blurbs on the text of the subscribe page.
I guess that's where you have them showing up.
Well, they *are* in the RSS feed xml. I'm not familiar with "live bookmarks" and "subscribe page" you're referring to, but in IE they show up directly on the feed.
What you're calling the feed isn't the feed. IE doesn't have an RSS reader capability, all it can do is display the XML as if it were HTML. A feed reader like FF's Live Bookmarks reads that and gives me a dropdown list of the headings of the items in the feed - the item title and the link.
I was thinking there'd be thumbnails on the items on the RSS feed itself, with Jim's musings also appearing there somehow. OK, forgive my confusion.
That *is* where the stuff is located. For instance, below is the most recent RSS feed XML with a single item and the other items deleted.
BTW, the 2000.03.02 FOTD is amazing:
http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/03/2000.03.02-Network_o... _Tongues.jpg
Yes, that was nice wasn't it?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"
<channel> <title>Fractal of the Day</title> <link>http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd</link> <description>New fractal of the day images</description> <language>en-US</language> <copyright>Copyright 2007-2010, Pahvant Technologies Inc.</copyright> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:38:20 -0600</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:38:20 -0600</lastBuildDate> <managingEditor>legalize@xmission.com</managingEditor> <webMaster>legalize@xmission.com</webMaster>
<item> <title>One Rainy Evening</title> <link>http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.jpg</link> <description><![CDATA[<h3>One Rainy Evening [5]</h3><p> <a href="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.jpg"><img src="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy..." alt="One Rainy Evening [5]" width="256" height="192"/></a> </p> <p> FOTD -- June 04, 2000 (Rating 5) </p> <p> Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: </p> <p> Today's fractal with a mini-brot at the center has been named "One Rainy Evening". I gave it this unlikely name not because it was raining when I found the image, but because the pattern around the midget reminds me of the pattern seen at night around street lamps when viewed through eyeglasses with raindrops on the lenses. </p> <p> I can honestly rate the image no higher than an average 5. And I might be a bit optimistic with that rating. The picture of a midget is one of hundreds in my unending series of midgets, and holds nothing of unusual importance. Perhaps we need a month or so of fractals without midgets at the center. I'll see how it goes over the next week or so. </p> <p> The formula that drew the image is Z^(-22)-Z^(-2.2)+(1/C), a formula that continues my current interest in the negative powers of Z. When added, these negative powers lose much of their tendency to produce fractals composed of bits and pieces, and prove to have surprising potential to create interesting images. </p> <p> The parameter file of today's image takes a bit over 6 minutes to complete on a Pentium 200mhz machine. As always, the JPEG'd image has been posted to the Usenet group: </p> <p> <alt.binaries.pictures.fractals> </p> <p> and to the W.W.Web at the URL: </p> <p> <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>; </p> <p> The fractal weather today was absolutely perfect, with deep blue skies and a temperature of 75F (24C) that brought out the best in the fractal cats. </p> <p> The next batch of fractal philosophy is moving right along, and well might be ready in time for tomorrow's philofractal FOTD. Until then, take care, and keep the faith, even if you're not sure what you have faith in. </p> <p> </p> <p> Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>]]></description> <category>2000.06</category> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy_Evening.par</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:06:54 -0000</pubDate> <enclosure url="http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2000/06/2000.06.04-One_Rainy..." type="text/plain" /> </item>
</channel> </rss>
-- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
My experience in Firefox is the same as David's. My experience in Internet Explorer does as Richard says. Lee Skinner
In article <4C74101A.6040807@thuntek.net>, "Lee H. Skinner" <skinner@thuntek.net> writes:
My experience in Firefox is the same as David's.
OK, I have FF running in an ubuntu virtual box and now I see what you're saying. My only explanation is that for some reason "live bookmarks" doesn't allow you to view the description for each link. So its not really an "RSS feed reader", its just providing bookmarks for each item in the feed. It assumes that the description for the RSS feed item will be duplicated on the target of the link. In this case, its not, so you're missing out on the description. Use a feed reader that shows you the item descriptions and not just bookmarks for each item in the feed. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Google reader displays the description and thumbnail. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
In article <4C740D0F.60801@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
Richard wrote:
In article <4C7405E9.3030400@hawaii.rr.com>, david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
1. Forced reload of the live bookmark - that didn't change anything on the list.
2. Deleted the live bookmark and resubscribed. I see the images and blurbs on the text of the subscribe page.
I guess that's where you have them showing up.
Well, they *are* in the RSS feed xml. I'm not familiar with "live bookmarks" and "subscribe page" you're referring to, but in IE they show up directly on the feed.
What you're calling the feed isn't the feed.
Well, one of us is certainly confused in our terminology. The "feed" is the RSS XML that I generate from a script and following the RSS specification at <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html>.
IE doesn't have an RSS reader capability, all it can do is display the XML as if it were HTML.
I don't know why you say that when IE8 and IE7 both have RSS readers built into them. Maybe they added that since the last time you checked. I'm familiar with the behavior you describe and it is most definately not what I see in IE7 or IE8. Its what I used to see before IE had a feed reader built into it. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Also: the feed only generates items from the last 30 days, to a maximum of 250 items. So if you have cached feed items older than a month, then they won't have the additional content I've added to the feed. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
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