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icedbreeze
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11/16/10 10:32 AM (15 years ago)

RSS (Another one...)

Hi, I am looking to intergrate RSS into my app but I am having trouble adding the likes of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc it does not come out properly once I build and simulate the app. Does anyone know a work around for adding these types of RSS feeds? Id like to add various RSS feeds from the web. Im very uneducated in this department. Any advice would be great! Thanks!
 
David @ buzztouch
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11/16/10 10:44 AM (15 years ago)
RSS feeds are tough because there are lots of different 'flavors' of the format. The control panel only supports the most generic one today. The idea is that you would be pulling RSS feeds from your website or blog, not others like YouTube. However, like I mentioned in the previous post, 'lists' of YouTube, Facebook, and other things is coming. It makes perfect sense that this type of thing would be easily added - you're not alone in this idea.
 
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11/25/10 03:32 PM (15 years ago)
Can we change the font for the menu text and feeds? The feed i'm displaying are all cutting of feed titles....
 
David @ buzztouch
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11/26/10 01:02 AM (15 years ago)
Yes, you can change anything you want inside your app. However, depending on your skill, you'll either have no trouble and find it fun and easy, or, it will be no fun and frustrating! LOL. Our latest version (v1.5) is coming out soon and allows you to make these types of adjustments using the control panel. In the meantime, you'll need to dive into the Android or iOS (or both) code. To change the font size for the RSS screens: Android, see list_rss_style_1.xml in the layouts folder. It's obvious how to change the font size and style in this XML file. For iOS, see RSSFeedViewContoller.m and look for this part of the code where it sets the text: [cell.detailTextLabel setText:[thisStory description]]; To change the font size you could do: [cell.detailTextLabel setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:15]]; change the number 15 to adjust the size. Hope this helps.
 
fireveo
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11/28/10 09:56 PM (15 years ago)
Thanks Dave! I am totally new to mobile apps and needed to know where to look for font change. Looking forward to v1.5!
 
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01/30/11 08:28 AM (15 years ago)
To add an Atom feed, try using http://www.rssinclude.com/. Add JavaScript to a custom HTML page. Works great for me!
 

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