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How to create a simple RSS Reader

Product: MioFactory

An RSS Reader is a software that displays latest news from RSS feeds.
The RSS reader is updated when news items are added in an RSS feed.

Creating a simple RSS Reader

Open MioFactory then:

Create a new project (File/New)

Choose the template RSS Reader, 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 in 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 can change the HTML code and the CSS file to customize the look and feel of the application.

You can also use a non-rectangular window. For that, you should edit the MioScript code of the application.

The file app.ico is used for the shortcuts.

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.

For example, you could add a dialog box to let the user select the RSS feeds to enable, or let them add their own feeds.

The RSS Reader 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

You can also test some more advanced RSS readers:

Mioplanet RSS Newsreader

MedReader: Medical & Health-care Reader

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Creating a simple RSS Reader

Customizing the Desktop News Ticker

Advanced Features

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How to create a simple RSS Reader