spacer

Webref WebRef   Sitemap · Experts · Tools · Services · Newsletters · About i.com

home / experts / xml / column9

RSS Viewer Applet: Ready to Rumble

Software Developer / Programmer - C# - .Net (CA)
Next Step Systems
US-CA-Los Angeles

Justtechjobs.com Post A Job | Post A Resume
Developer News
Eclipse Helios Update Brings New PHP Tools
Internet Explorer 9 Ups Standards Support
JBoss Portal 5 Release Easier to Use


The Rendering Model

The RSS Applet's model is pretty straightforward: it consists of the underlying canvas box, with its border appearing in the specified width and denoted background color. The box foreground color fills the space between the items as defined in the item margin property. The box will be filled with one title element representing the RSS channel, and a number of item elements describing RSS news items. Both the title and the news items have distinct font and alignment attributes, as well as foreground and background colors for their normal and activated states.

Two examples illustrate the new parameterization:

The out-of-the-box look, "Pretty in Purple":

Blending with the WebReference home page color scheme:

The RSSChannel and RSSHandler classes have not changed, only one class was refined to handle parameters and improve rendering: RSSViewerApplet

http://www.internet.com

Internet.com
The Network for Technology Professionals

Search:

About Internet.com

Legal Notices, Licensing, Permissions, Privacy Policy.
Advertise | Newsletters | E-mail Offers

webref The latest from WebReference.com Browse >
Building an Ajax-driven File Uploader · Creating an ASP.NET Registration and Confirmation System · Combine Ajax and JSON to Transmit Complex Presentation Data
Sitemap · Experts · Tools · Services · Email a Colleague · Contact FREE Newsletters 
 The latest from internet.com
Live Migration Brings High Availability to Windows · A Simpler Solution for VoIP Phone Calls? · Review: Dropcam Echo

Produced by Michael Claßen
All Rights Reserved. Legal Notices.

URL: http://www.webreference.com/xml/column9/2.html
Created: Mar. 12, 2000
Revised: Mar. 12, 2000