The Unofficial© MacRumors Widget!!!!!!

[Kingsly]

Okay, folks, here it is! The beta release of the Unofficial© (until arn or someone makes it official) MacRumors RSS widget. It came to me in a dream and I put a lot (not really ) of effort into it.
Yes, I had a dream about MR.

Download it, check it out, and let me know how I can improve it. I would like to add a search function for the forums, but I cant figure out MR's search.php thingy. Also, If you have any ideas about updating the UI, please let me know. This one was probably my fastest photoshop job ever.

MacRumors RSS v1.0b

 

[Philberttheduck]

very badass. thanks

 

[CoMpX]

Awesome, thanks. Mucchhhh better that the purple MR widget I had for months.

 

[dmw007]

Okay, folks, here it is! The beta release of the Unofficial© (until arn or someone makes it official) MacRumors RSS widget. It came to me in a dream and I put a lot (not really ) of effort into it.
Yes, I had a dream about MR.

Download it, check it out, and let me know how I can improve it. Also, If you have any ideas about updating the UI, please let me know. This one was probably my fastest photoshop job ever.

MacRumors RSS v1.0b

Very nice MR Widget Kingsly!

 

[Aarow]

Nice job Kingsly!

 

[calebjohnston]

I'd say high five but I have no arms with which to do so!

Actually I do... so nice job. High five.

 

[yankeefan24]

I like it.


thanks.

i still have no clue how to make widgets

thanks again. i needed something like that.

 

[Felldownthewell]

It will be my first widget as soon as my MBP gets here.

 

[2nyRiggz]

Thats cool fella...good job.


Bless

 

[dmw007]

I'd say high five but I have no arms with which to do so!

Actually I do... so nice job. High five.

If only you could give a high five over the internet (eHighFive?).

 

[Kingsly]

Gee, I wasn't expecting such a positive response! Thanks, Im glad you all collectively like it.
Any ideas about how it can be improved? I would love to add a search function for the forums but I cant figure out how...
Anyway, while your there, let me know if any of my other widgets catch your fancy.

 

[commonpeople]

Come on MR deities- give the blessing and make this widget official. Very nice.

 

[yankeefan24]

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I have a cramped dashboard and a mini version that only displays the last five would be nice. Of course it scrolls so its not that bad, but I like lite versions of my widgets.

Maybe less on the top too.

 

[Kingsly]

And work on MacRumors Lite commences... stay tuned (it will take a little longer than the first one)
Any word on the search.php function?

 

[iSaint]

Sweet! I like the old purple because it's smaller. But, I like the new color scheme, too! Nice job!

 

[EricNau]

I think it would be nice if it would minimize and only show the most recent article, then if it was clicked it would pop open (similar to the dictionary widget) and display the last 10 articles.

When minimized, maybe it could look like this? (please excuse the bad photoshop job)

edit: I would have added the "pop-out" button at the bottom, but didn't know how

 

[Kingsly]

I think it would be nice if it would minimize and only show the most recent article, then if it was clicked it would pop open (similar to the dictionary widget) and display the last 10 articles.

Eric, that was my super secret plan from the beginning. Working on it.

 

[gekko513]

Nice job!

Too bad I don't need it since I check macrumors manually 10,000 times a day.

 

[Kingsly]

Nice job!

Too bad I don't need it since I check macrumors manually 10,000 times a day.

So if I set it to refresh every .144 minutes would it be worth your while?

 

[QCassidy352]

Nice job!

Too bad I don't need it since I check macrumors manually 10,000 times a day.

Same here. It's my homepage.

 

[gekko513]

So if I set it to refresh every .144 minutes would it be worth your while?

I appreciate the effort. But I'm here as much for the forum as for the front page news.

 

[iShane]

Awesome Awesome Awesome!

 

[EricNau]

Eric, that was my super secret plan from the beginning. Working on it.

Oops, sorry I ruined it.

 

[dylan]

Looks great. My only complaints are:

- icon doesn't fit in. It needs to be square and glossy like the old purple one.

- the apple is messy and too pink

- lose the .com it's not needed


Some ideas:

- it would be cool if the rumor titles could expand to show the full rumor then link to the thread

- I would like to be able to keep an eye on certain threads

- resizable is always good


Thanks for the widget!

 

[Kingsly]

Looks great. My only complaints are:

- icon doesn't fit in. It needs to be square and glossy like the old purple one. Someone with better photoshop skills, PLEASE help me!

- the apple is messy and too pink Umm, that is the original MR icon but hey same reply as above

- lose the .com it's not needed Yeah, you're right. *gone*


Some ideas:

- it would be cool if the rumor titles could expand to show the full rumor then link to the thread That would be cool, but then it would be even bigger

- I would like to be able to keep an eye on certain threads me too

- resizable is always good yep


Thanks for the widget!

You're welcome!

Oops, sorry I ruined it.

No problem. Of course, now I'll have to kill you, but hey, thats the price you pay for disclosing top secret information.