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How to create a Desktop Ticker

Product: MioFactory

A Desktop Ticker is a software that displays latest news from RSS feeds.

For more information: Desktop Ticker.

Creating a Desktop Ticker

Open MioFactory then:

Create a new project (File/New)

Choose the template Desktop Ticker, select a new folder then click Create.

You can immediately test the application with the default settings.

Customizing the Desktop News Ticker

You can customize the application as follow:

XML configuration file

You can set the list of feeds, the list of web links, the content of the options menu, the refresh interval, and much more from the XML configuration file.

By default, the XML configuration file is stored in the application itself, but you can put the file on any HTTP server.
When your XML file is online, just change the URL in the index.htm file.

More information: XML Configuration File Format

Custom Look & Feel

You have full control on the look & feel of your desktop ticker:

1. Logo: logo.jpg

2. Ticker background: background.jpg

3. Separator: bt_sep.jpg

4. Links Menu: bt_links.gif

5. Options Menu: bt_options.gif

6. Hide the desktop ticker: bt_close.gif

The files bt_bg_down.jpg and bt_bg_up.jpg are used for the background of the buttons when the mouse is over or when the user clicks.

The file app.ico is used for the shortcuts.

The icon file statusIcon.ico is visible in the status bar.

You can also edit the HTML code in the index.htm file to add or remove buttons etc.

Advanced Features

Adding a Login feature

With some JavaScript coding, you can add many features to your application.
MioScript can also be used to accede to the whole capabilities of MioEngine.

The Desktop Ticker template uses JavaScript and MioScript libraries.
The libraries will help you to add advanced features such as an history, manage groups, etc.

JavaScript libraries: channels.js, xmlFeed.js, xmlSettings.js, optionsMenu.js

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Creating a Desktop Ticker

Customizing the Desktop News Ticker

Advanced Features

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How to create a Desktop Ticker