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slackware:snownews [2012/09/13 00:13 (UTC)] – [Easter Egg] sycamorex | slackware:snownews [2013/03/14 18:02 (UTC)] (current) – [Downloading and Reading RSS feeds] Spelling gerardo.zamudio | ||
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- | ======Reading RSS feeds====== | + | ======Snownews====== |
- | [[https:// | + | =====Downloading and Reading RSS feeds===== |
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+ | [[https:// | ||
===== Starting Snownews ===== | ===== Starting Snownews ===== | ||
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===== Adding New Feeds ===== | ===== Adding New Feeds ===== | ||
- | To '' | + | To '' |
< | < | ||
You will see the name of the new feeds source. Pressing < | You will see the name of the new feeds source. Pressing < | ||
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+ | Nowadays most websites provide RSS feeds. If there is a website that doesn' | ||
===== Other Commands ===== | ===== Other Commands ===== | ||
- | To display a list of other commands available, press < | + | To display a list of other commands available, press < |
====Feed Sources List View==== | ====Feed Sources List View==== | ||
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=====Snownews Colours====== | =====Snownews Colours====== | ||
- | Your Snownews window does not need to look as gloomy as the one in the pictures above. The background colour is the colour of your terminal and the rest can be configured in '' | + | Your Snownews window does not need to look as gloomy as the one in the pictures above. The background colour is the colour of your terminal and the rest can be configured in the '' |
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< | < | ||
- | Displays | + | Display |
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To add a new feed, you need to press < | To add a new feed, you need to press < | ||
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+ | =====Open Links from Feeds in a Web Browser====== | ||
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+ | Newsfeeds usually include URLs that can be opened in a web browser. To open a URL, type < | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | From now on, all URLs will open in Firefox. | ||
=====Easter Egg===== | =====Easter Egg===== | ||
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Snownews has a Christmas related Easter Egg. Simply create the '' | Snownews has a Christmas related Easter Egg. Simply create the '' | ||
+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
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+ | * [[slackware: | ||
====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== | ||
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- | * Originally written by [[wiki: | + | * Originally written by [[wiki: |
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- | {{tag>slackware | + | {{tag>howtos software |