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By popular demand I brushed up the RSS viewer applet of column 7 and released it under the GNU Public License (GPL). I have added some more user-friendly features to the news applet, like mouseovers and styles. It is now fully customizable to fit your Web site's look and feel. I'll be updating and optimizing this applet in future columns so keep those suggestions coming.
At the end of column 7 I listed some feature wishes for a full-fledged RSS applet. In this installment I deliver on the first three items concerning the user interface. Now there are loads of applet parameters for a sophisticated configuration and customization of the applet's appearance:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| src | String | URL of RSS file |
| box.foreground | int | box foreground color |
| box.background | int | box background color |
| box.border | int | box border width |
| box.scroll | boolean | box scrolling |
| box.scroll.horizontal | boolean | horizontal/vertical scrolling |
| box.scroll.reverse | boolean | forward/backward scrolling |
| title.foreground | int | title foreground color |
| title.background | int | title background color |
| title.foreground.mouseover | int | title foreground color on mouse-over |
| title.background.mouseover | int | title background color on mouse-over |
| title.font.family | String | title font family |
| title.font.size | int | title font size |
| title.font.style | String | title font style |
| item.foreground | int | item foreground color |
| item.background | int | item background color |
| item.foreground.mouseover | int | item foreground color on mouse-over |
| item.background.mouseover | int | item background color on mouse-over |
| item.font.family | String | item font family |
| item.font.size | int | item font size |
| item.font.style | String | item font style |
| item.margin | int | item margin |
| item.separator | String | item separator |
Scrolling is not yet implemented, so the respective parameters including the item separator are not currently used. All the other properties concerning the applet's appearance are functional, though, to ensure a smooth integration into your Web site's look and feel.
In order to parameterize the visual appearance of the applet a model is needed which breaks down the drawing logic into several components with color and font attributes that can then be customized: The Rendering Model
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Created: Mar. 12, 2000
Revised: Mar. 12, 2000
