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NG is pretty awesome and I like how I get the top portal things without having to go to the site but having to logonto my email to check defeats the purpose of sending them!

So Im attempting to make a Newgrounds Notifier for mac! Everytime a new top 5 is made a slider pops out of the top left of the screen easily showing the top entries

tell me what you think (img linked) If enough want it I will ask a NG admin for some server side help

Newgrounds Notifier for mac?

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Posted at: 5/7/08 10:06 AM

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At 5/7/08 07:09 AM, Captainhams wrote: who looks at these?

I look at those.

Anyway, I'm not really interested in getting something like this but I sure know many people on Newgrounds are.
So you should keep it up!

You might also get more exposure in the General forum.

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Sounds really cool! Good luck with that!

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At 5/7/08 07:09 AM, Captainhams wrote: I will ask a NG admin for some server side help

Not gonna happen. Newgrounds has a bunch of RSS feeds, and that's it. You're not going to get liljim or anyone else for that matter to code something server-side for your program.

Trust me, I've tried :)

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That RSS is all that is needed. Just write an app to parse it and bam.

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yeah sure - i will give it ago at reading xml/rss

im gonna go post this at the general forum for more ideas from other people...

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XML/RSS is the way to go. Making it pop out of nowhere is kind of annoying, though. I suggest making it into a dashboard widget. Dashboard widgets aren't too hard to make, and you could easily make it call the NG RSS feed.

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At 5/7/08 09:15 PM, Anim8or666 wrote: XML/RSS is the way to go. Making it pop out of nowhere is kind of annoying, though. I suggest making it into a dashboard widget. Dashboard widgets aren't too hard to make, and you could easily make it call the NG RSS feed.

good idea - ill try it!

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yay dashcode! rss reader right??

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hmm... i dont think there is enough people - maybe something for the future

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At 5/10/08 09:19 PM, Captainhams wrote: hmm... i dont think there is enough people - maybe something for the future

Oh come on!!
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use C++ thats the best bet and connect the rss feed through it or i could make it and u do graphics

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C++? Are you crazy?

Dashcode has all you need built in. It has pre fabricated templates for syndication, plus Dashboard widgets are actually constructed from HTML and CSS (with a little Javascript). Dashboard would be the perfect place for such a service.

simple & minimal, that's my style.
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At 5/11/08 07:58 AM, adam2510 wrote: use C++ thats the best bet and connect the rss feed through it or i could make it and u do graphics

This is finally one thing you can best do in Flash. WHY DON'T YOU DO IT IN PHP OR AJAX?? :D:D:D

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At 5/11/08 08:28 AM, GustTheASGuy wrote:
At 5/11/08 07:58 AM, adam2510 wrote: use C++ thats the best bet and connect the rss feed through it or i could make it and u do graphics
This is finally one thing you can best do in Flash. WHY DON'T YOU DO IT IN PHP OR AJAX?? :D:D:D

you could do it in flash then embed it in a c++ program

also php and ajax are website scripting languages <_<

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At 5/11/08 11:01 AM, adam2510 wrote: also php and ajax are website scripting languages <_<

No shit Sherlock

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Im gonna make an AIR app that does this

Sounds pretty simple to do.

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At 5/11/08 02:17 PM, henriw wrote: Im gonna make an AIR app that does this

Sounds pretty simple to do.

AIR looks hot, post a thread when it's complete I'd like to have a look

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At 5/11/08 04:15 PM, smulse wrote:
At 5/11/08 02:17 PM, henriw wrote: Im gonna make an AIR app that does this

Sounds pretty simple to do.
AIR looks hot, post a thread when it's complete I'd like to have a look

I'll be honest. I don't see what's so great about AIR. It seems to me like they are just trying to make AS3 into the next Java (as in write once run everywhere, not bloated and unpleasant).

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At 5/11/08 04:31 PM, VigilanteNighthawk wrote:
At 5/11/08 04:15 PM, smulse wrote: AIR looks hot, post a thread when it's complete I'd like to have a look
I'll be honest. I don't see what's so great about AIR. It seems to me like they are just trying to make AS3 into the next Java (as in write once run everywhere, not bloated and unpleasant).

AIR isn't just AS3, it's web technologies as well - more like a cross platform more developed mac widget

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As a sample a i made a dashboard widget that does this.

Enjoy!

Click here to download

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Cool!
Looks like people do want it!
Im looking into using RSS in flash and flash in widgets but should be good!

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Dashboard 10.5 (Leopard) doesn't support the Flash framework!!!!!
:-( sad...

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Try it in DashCode, if you want i can give you the project file...

Fixed example download link:
Download It

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