January 13, 2003
@ 11:58 PM
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RSS Bandit progresses nicely.
So I've got most of the features I want up and running which now makes RSS Bandit my primary news aggregator. My current plan is to do next month's Extreme XML column about RSS Bandit and give away the source + bits as a code sampel download. I use quite a few XML features of the .NET framework including XML serialization to convert my custom feed list format to objects, XSLT to convert OPML files to my custom XML feed list format, XSD validation to ensure the feed lists are valid and XPath to process RSS feeds.

I'd like to give a shout out to Chris Sells whose Safe, Simple Multithreading in Windows Forms was a great help and should be bookmarked by anyone who plans to write WinForms apps that do any background processing.

Below is a list of implemented and to-be implemented features. I've striked out all the implemented features.
  • Tracking read/unread messages even between invokations of the application

  • Allow importation of XML feedlists either as OPML or my custom format

  • Configurability of feed download frequency across individual feeds or feeds as a whole

  • minimize to system tray icon

  • support for RSS 0.91, 1.0 & 2.0

  • Catchup on all unread messages

  • Support using HTTP If-None-Match and If-Modified-Since headers

  • Use "RSS Bandit 1.0" as user agent string when accessing feeds

  • Ability to mark read items as unread.

  • Asyncronously download feeds so as not to lockup UI

  • Provide mechanism for viewing feed or item properties not directly supported by the UI.

  • Add splitter control so that window panes are resizeable with regard to each other instead of just the entire form being resizable.

  • Integration with Internet Explorer. <leet-speak>8E5T pHe4+UR3 EVer<\leet-speak>

  • Add pretty icons so the app looks more professional and attractive.


Get yourself a News Aggregator and subscribe to my RSSfeed

Disclaimer: The above comments do not represent the thoughts, intentions, plans or strategies of my employer. They are solely my opinion.
 

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