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@setfilename ../../info/newsticker
-@set VERSION 1.9
-@set UPDATED November 2005
+@set VERSION 1.99
+@set UPDATED June 2008
@settitle Newsticker @value{VERSION}
@syncodeindex vr cp
@syncodeindex fn cp
@subtitle for version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
@author Ulf Jasper
@author @email{ulf.jasper@@web.de}
-@author @uref{http://de.geocities.com/ulf_jasper}
+@author @uref{http://ulf.epplejasper.de/}
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Headlines consist of a title and (possibly) a small description. They
are contained in "RSS" (RDF Site Summary) or "Atom" files. Newsticker
-should work with the following RSS formats:
+works with the following RSS formats:
@itemize
@item RSS 0.91 (see @uref{http://backend.userland.com/rss091} or
@uref{http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-format-11.txt}).
@end itemize
-That makes Newsticker.el an "Atom aggregator, "RSS reader", or "RSS
-aggregator".
+That makes Newsticker.el an ``Atom aggregator'', ``RSS reader'', ``Feed
+aggregator'', or ``Feed reader''.
Newsticker provides several commands for reading headlines, navigating
through them, marking them as read/unread, hiding old headlines etc.
you are using XEmacs you want to get the @file{net-utils} package
which contains @file{xml.el} for XEmacs.
-Newsticker requires a program which can retrieve files via http and
-prints them to stdout. By default Newsticker will use
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html, wget} for this task.
+Newsticker retrieves headlines either via Emacs' built-in retrieval
+functions, by an arbitrary external program that retrieves files via
+http and prints them to stdout (like
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html, wget}, or -- on a
+per feed basis -- via an arbitrary Lisp command.
@node Installation
@findex newsticker-show-news
The command @code{newsticker-show-news} will display all available
-headlines in a special buffer, called @samp{*newsticker*}. It will
-also start the asynchronous download of headlines. The modeline in
-the @samp{*newsticker*} buffer informs whenever new headlines have
-arrived. Clicking mouse-button 2 or pressing RET in this buffer on a
-headline will call @code{browse-url} to load the corresponding news
-story in your favourite web browser.
+headlines. It will also start the asynchronous download of headlines.
+
+You can choose between two different frontends for reading headlines:
+@itemize
+@item Newsticker's @emph{treeview} uses separate windows for the
+feeds (in tree form), a list of headlines for the current feed, and
+the content of the current headline. Feeds can be placed into groups
+which itself can be placed in groups and so on.
+@item Newsticker's @emph{plainview} displays all headlines in a
+single buffer, called @samp{*newsticker*}. The modeline in the
+@samp{*newsticker*} buffer informs whenever new headlines have
+arrived.
+@end itemize
+In both views clicking mouse-button 2 or pressing RET on a headline
+will call @code{browse-url} to load the corresponding news story in
+your favourite web browser.
@findex newsticker-start-ticker
@findex newsticker-stop-ticker
cases it is not necessary to customize settings before starting Newsticker
for the first time.
-Newsticker options are organized in the following groups.
+The following list shows the available groups of newsticker options
+and some of the most important options.
@itemize
@item
-@code{newsticker-feed} contains options that define which news
+@code{newsticker-retrieval} contains options that define which news
feeds are retrieved and how this is done.
@itemize
@code{newsticker-url-list} defines the list of headlines which are
retrieved.
@item
+@vindex newsticker-retrieval-method
+@code{newsticker-retrieval-method} defines how headlines are
+retrieved. This is either done using Emacs' built-in download
+capabilities or using an external tool.
+@item
@vindex newsticker-retrieval-interval
@code{newsticker-retrieval-interval} defines how often headlines
are retrieved.
@code{newsticker-keep-obsolete-items} decides whether unread
headlines that have been removed from the feed are kept in the
Newsticker cache.
+@item
+@vindex newsticker-auto-mark-filter-list
+@code{newsticker-auto-mark-filter-list} provides the possibility to
+automatically mark headlines as immortal or old.
@end itemize
@item
-@code{newsticker-layout} contains options that define how the
-buffer for reading news headlines is formatted.
-
+@code{newsticker-hooks} contains options for hooking other Emacs
+commands to newsticker functions.
@itemize
@item
-@vindex newsticker-heading-format
-@code{newsticker-item-format} defines how the title of a headline
-is formatted.
+@vindex newsticker-new-item-functions
+@code{newsticker-new-item-functions} allows for automatic
+processing of headlines. See `newsticker-download-images', and
+`newsticker-download-enclosures' for sample functions.
+@item
+@vindex newsticker-plainview-hooks
+The subgroup @code{newsticker-plainview-hooks} contains hook which
+apply to the plainview reader only.
@end itemize
+@item
+@code{newsticker-miscellaneous} contains other Newsticker options.
+
@item
@code{newsticker-ticker} contains options that define how headlines
-are shown in the echo area.
+are shown in the echo area, i.e. the ``ticker''.
@itemize
@item
@vindex newsticker-display-interval
@vindex newsticker-scroll-smoothly
-@code{newsticker-display-interval} and
+@code{newsticker-ticker-interval} and
@code{newsticker-scroll-smoothly} define how headlines are shown in
the echo area.
@end itemize
+
@item
-@code{newsticker-hooks} contains options for hooking other Emacs
-commands to newsticker functions.
+@code{newsticker-reader} contains options for adjusting the headline reader.
+
@itemize
@item
-@vindex newsticker-new-item-functions
-@code{newsticker-new-item-functions} allows for automatic
-processing of headlines. See `newsticker-download-images', and
-`newsticker-download-enclosures' for sample functions.
+@vindex newsticker-frontend
+@code{newsticker-frontend} determines the actual headline reader. The
+``plainview'' reader uses a single buffer, the ``treeview'' uses
+separate buffers and windows.
@end itemize
+@itemize
@item
-@code{newsticker-miscellaneous} contains other Newsticker options.
+@vindex newsticker-plainview
+The subgroup @code{newsticker-plainview} contains options for the
+plainview reader.
+@item
+@vindex newsticker-treeview
+The subgroup @code{newsticker-treeview} contains options for the
+treeview reader.
+@end itemize
@end itemize
-Please have a look at the customization buffers for the complete list
-of options.
+For the complete list of options please have a look at the
+customization buffers.
@node Remarks
@chapter Remarks
-This newsticker is designed do its job silently in the background
-without disturbing you. However, it is probably impossible to prevent
-such a tool from slightly attenuating your Editor's responsiveness
-every once in a while.
-
Byte-compiling newsticker.el is recommended.
@node GNU Free Documentation License