=================================== Rooster Feeds Agent Delivery Royal ----------------------------------- Version: 4.4 ----------------------------------- Copyright © 2006 by Brana Bujenovic All Rights Reserved =================================== ======= Content ======= o Features o What's New o What's New/Version History Legend o Version History o System Requirements o Installation o Enable HTML Help o Disclaimer of Warranty o Release Date ======== Features ======== Rooster is powerful news-feeds agent for Windows. Some of the key features are: • Support for RDF, RSS & ATOM feeds. • Simultaneously download articles for multiple feeds. • Post articles to ATOM-enabled blogs. • Use templates to compose posts. • News-Watch and variety of auto-checking options. • Store articles for off-line reading. • Manage (display/move/delete/flag) articles off-line. • Assign aliases to feeds. • Address feeds and keep URLs within an editable table for quick updating. • Manage (name/edit/create/delete/store) newsboxes for feeds. • Plain-text (UNIX-compatible) newsboxes to store articles. • Store feeds info in editable (plain text) files. • Import and export subscriptions. • Harvest web sites for subscriptions. • Support for Usenet newsgroups. • Article grouping. • Tokens: HTML forms for displaying articles. • Powerful Filters and Filter Report tool. • News ticker. • Links History. • Enclosures Manager. • Organize subscriptions trough subscription-groups. • Unicode support. ========== What's New ========== Enclosures + Enclosure: Open with [application]. + Enclosure: Copy/Move to Folder. + Enclosure: Add to/Remove from Favorites. Drag & Drop Support + Drag selected articles to Boxes pane to copy/move to selected newsbox. + Drag selected articles to a newsbox-tab to copy/move to corresponding newsbox. + Drag selected articles to another newsbox summary to copy/move to corresponding newsbox. + Drag an open article to Boxes pane, newsbox tab or newsbox summary to copy/move that article. $ To transfer an open article to another newsbox, drag statusbar forklift icon to a newsbox in the Boxes pane (or to a tab, or to another newsbox summary). $ Hold down the Shift key, while holding left mouse button down, to copy instead of move. + Drag xml-file(s), that contain feed-subscriptions, to the Feeds pane, to add subscriptions. + Drag (standardized) opml-file(s) to Feeds pane to import subscriptions. + Drag Internet feed URL(s) (from Firefox/Internet Explorer address bar) to Feeds pane to validate and subscribe to a feed, or preview available articles. Boxes + Transfer newsbox/cabinet menu. # Inbox added to transfer-articles menu. ================================= What's New/Version History Legend ================================= + --> New feature - --> Removed/obsolete feature * --> Bugfix # --> Improvement/Tweak $ --> Hint/Comment =============== Version History =============== Version 4.3 ----------- # This is a maintenance release. Version 4.2 ----------- + Command-line switches: -add [feed URL] -> Subscribe to a new feed. -preview [feed URL] -> Preview all feed articles on a Newsboard. -validate [feed URL] -> Validate particular feed. # Rooster will now use GET command if server does not support HEAD, when fetching headers. $ In previous versions: Error code 405 "Method not allowed". Version 4.1 ----------- # Unicode support. + Display referred web site on Preview Pane. $ To access this option go to "Settings/Newsboxes/Preview Pane", and check "Display referred website" radio-box. Version 3.9 ----------- Graphical Interface + Customizable toolbars for articles and newsbox windows. # Additional 30+ toolbar images. # Misc tweaks and improvements. General -# Feeds cache-files removed from usage (in favor of direct buffering). * Fixed several hot-keys glitches. + Advanced folder-selection dialog. Version 3.8 ----------- + Articles grouping can be preserved now across sessions. + Workspace child-windows now contain the close-button. # Enhanced International language support. Version 3.7 ----------- Newsboxes + System newsboxes are now displayed at the top of the Boxes menu. + System newsboxes hot-keys: Ctrl+F1 - Ctrl+F5. + Boxes menu now contains "New" menu item, which allows us to create the newsbox from the menu, at particular hierarchy level. Newsbox Summary/Preview Pane # Increased articles selection speed. + Rooster no longer uses temporary html file for Preview Pane content. + Preview Pane now displays multiple selection content. + Options/Preview Pane category. + Now we can specify the font, and default font size, for newsbox summaries. + Font sizes can be changed dynamically, for individual newsboxes. + Specific font size can be set for each newsbox. + Option to use the same column widths for all newsboxes. + Now we can change the order of columns. + Tag the entire summary switch. Version 3.6 ----------- Windows Management +++ Two interface styles merged into one. Now we can dock/undock principal windows individually (boxes, feeds, tasks). + Articles can be opened now inside the main workspace window. + Newsboxes can be opened now outside the main workspace window. + Workspace statusbar. + Workspace Window menu. + Workspace windows navigation hot-keys: Ctrl+Tab [next], Ctrl+Shift+Tab [previous]. + Workspace window is new default pilot window if "Move windows together" is checked. + When starting up the session, Rooster now reopens all tools-windows that were not closed manually when the session was ended. # Windows system menus and the tray menu updated. #* Misc improvements and bug-fixes. Idle Mode # Mouse movements alone now do not count as user activity. (This due increasingly high mice sensibility.) $ So to break from Idle-Mode user has to press the button on the keyboard, or click with the mouse. + News-Watch (global periodic check) is now automatically suspended in Idle Mode. + Manual Idle Mode switch. Relevant menu is: "Session/Enter Idle Mode". + Now we can manually resume individual pending tasks (via "Task/Resume" menu). General * Fixed a bug that would cause a crash when opening large number of articles. * [x64] Fixed a bug that would prevent opening and/or correct display of newsbox summaries. # Rooster no longer uses temporary files to store articles on display. +#* Search engine updated. + Plain text editor now displays URLs in blue letters. URL-cursor over URLs. + Opening of plain text URLs integrated into general link-policy (on/off line, history, security). * Fixed incorrect release # number display at the About box. Common Dialogs # Rooster now uses pre-Vista version of file-selection dialog. # File-selection dialogs are now systematically closed and destroyed on exit. and more... Version 3.5 ----------- Feeds List + Multiple selection / Perform action on several selected feed simultaneously. + Miscellaneous graphical enhancements. + Dynamic search "as you type". General # Various stability improvements. # Default article HTML token updated. # More accurate articles age calculation. Version 3.4 ----------- General + Rooster 64-bit Edition. + Configuration files can now be stored in users data folders. Enclosures + Enclosures naming convention. + Article/enclosure internal pop-up menu -> Apps key/Righ click. + Article/enclosure Windows Explorer pop-up menu -> Shift+F10; + Article/View/Set Focus On/Enclosure Pane. # Article/Enclosure pane updated. + Enclosure double-click event (Open). + Open+[Shift]: Open enclosure, hide program interface. + Open enclosures with: Default application / Specific media player. + Additional command-line parameters for openning enclosures. + Article/Enclosure/Download hot-key: Ctrl+Ins. # All selected enclosured passed (as a list) to the application, on Tools/Enclosures -> Multiple selection + Open. + Added file-types security check on Tools/Enclosures -> Selection + Open. + Enclosures Tool: Enclosure double-click event (Open). + File-type icons are drawn now on Enclosures Tool list. + Enclosures Tool: Opened enclosures are displayed in different color. $ I am color-blind so I don't know how to describe it, but it's red 128, green 128 and blue 128. * Fixed broken dynamic update of enclosures list. ++ Filter bar. When active - show only matching enclosures. + Enclosures Tool status bar. # Misc improvements. User Settings # Setting sub-categories. + Reset settings to default values, per (sub) category. Version 3.3 ----------- General # Misc security enhancements. # Misc graphical interface enhancements. Storage Space + Non-portable mode - Store settings inside the Windows Registry. + Non-portable mode: Maintain same settings for all users. Version 3.2 ----------- General ++++ "Download Headers" option. $ By default, it's "On" for (new) UNG subscriptions and "Off" for (new) RSS subscriptions. + Feed/Properties/Formatting: Display online content (by default). + Article/View/Offline now "sticks" regardless of Feed/Formatting, or Offline mode settings. $ Offline Mode has a precedence over "per article settings" (Article/View/Offline). $ Feed/Formatting determines initial Article/View/Offline option. * Fixed a bug bug that would cause a crah on startup, if some configuration files are not present. [3.1] # XP common-controls style is supported now. ++++ News-Strip. Article Window + RSS articles: Feed logo is displayed, at the top right corner of the window, scaled to 48x48 pixels. + UNG articles: X-Face is displayed, at the top right corner of the window. + Enclosure list & pane. + Enclosure Download/Open button. Filters * "Incoming filters" were ignored in some cases. # Faster filters processing. Version 3.1 ----------- Templates + Drafts can be created now from pre-defined drafts i.e. templates. + Templates box. Usenet Newsgroups +++ Basic support for Usenet Newsgroups. +++ New type of subscription: Usent newsgroup. + Options/Usenet Servers. HTTP Feeds Redirection + If server returns 301, 302 or 303 ("Moved Permanently", "Found" or "See Other") feed URL is replaced with the new one, if new location is specified. Old URL is appended to the Links History. + If server returns 300 or 307 ("Multiple Choices" or "Temporary Redirect") feed URL for the task is replaced with the new one, if new temporary location is specified. Subscription information is not updated. New temporary URL is appended to the Links History. + Added support for "soft" redirection. That's when the feed content indicates new location, instead of the RFC headers. Old URL is appended to the Links History. Newsbox Summaries/Articles + Forward (selected) article(s). + Article/Save As/Template. + Additional toolbar icons. General # Faster major online operations. # Major online operations are yet more resources efficient. ### Logging significantly expanded. + New set of sample subscriptions. EDS * Fixed a bug that would cause a crash if certain functions are invoked from the addin. ### EDS addins are now thread-safe objects. + New method: DisplayLog(). Single Window Interface + Action/New/Draft Using: Plain Text/HTML/[Template]. + Session/Quit menu item. Multiple Windows Interface + Desktop toolbar options: always on top/pilot/switch interface style/close. + Desktop toolbar now contains custom made buttons. Version 3.0.0.1 --------------- Posting +++++ Now it's possible to post the articles. + Author options. + Composing Articles options. + Posting Articles options. + Feed Properties/Posting options. + System newsboxes: Drafts & Posted. Browsing Articles + Auto-close current article, after transferring. * "Locate" article didn't work quite right in some cases. General + Main program description changed from "RSS Reader" to "News Agent". * Select All/None was ignored when the article is edited. ### Various improvements on message indexing. Notifications + Options/Notifications: Show newsbox tray icon. + Newsbox tray icon balloon. + Right click on the icon re-opens the balloon. GI ++ Now it's possible to switch on/off Boxes and Feeds panes (SMW mode). # Misc improvements related to the panes layout. * Fixed a bug that would cause a crash if the combo box is empty, while closing settings controls. + SMW: View/Top Newsbox/Set Focus. + SMW: View/Top Newsbox/Close. =================== System Requirements =================== To use Rooster you must have the following: • IBM PC or compatible. • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. • Internet network connection. ============ Installation ============ To install Rooster: 1. Download the installation program. 2. Exit running applications. 3. Click Windows Start button, select Run..., then click the "Browse" button. 4. Browse to the folder where you saved the installation program. 5. Choose installation program file and click "OK". 6. Follow installation wizard steps, and read the description for every step. (Click the Next button to go on to the next step, or click the Back button to return to the previous step.) 8. Specify a folder in which to install Rooster, then click Next. 9. Rooster is installed in the destination directory. 10.The installer will offer to place a shortcut to Rooster on your desktop and Quick Launch bar. 11.The installer will offer to start Rooster. To uninstall Rooster: 1. Close Rooster and other running applications. 2. Click Windows start button, select Control Panel, then click "Add or Remove Programs". 3. Find and Select Rooster from the list, and click "Remove". ================ Enable HTML Help ================ To open the Help file, start Rooster, and press F1. If Help displays "This page cannot be displayed", do the following: 1. Close Help. 2. Locate Rooster.chm file, inside the folder where Rooster is installed. 3. Select and right-click the chm-file. 4. Select "Unblock" from the pop-up menu. 5. Return to Rooster, and press F1 again. ====================== Disclaimer of Warranty ====================== This software is provided on an "As Is" and "As Available" basis without warranties of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of title, noninfringement merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. I do not warrant that the software will be - uninterrupted, timely, reliable, secure or error-free and expressly disclaim any warranties as to the program contained herewith. ============ Release Date ============ March 15th 2013