The RSS feeds do indeed work, but only the initial post in any thread is included. Until “comments” (posts after the first) are included in the RSS they aren’t a substitute for the email notification of the old Typophile. But I’m confident they will be included.
I am using a Mac with OS 9.2, and apparently RSS readers for that configuration are poor if they exist. I found that there are online RSS readers that let you be independent of your platform. I just started using Bloglines and it seems to work fine.
I have to say I also miss having the notifications when something new happens at the Type ID Board. :(
RSS ain’t workin’, and not just because only getting the initial post in a thread is hopelessly inadequate. I configured RSS in my Thunderbird (on WinXP-Home) but when I first fired it up I got 15 entries (no idea how/why/which), and since then... nothing.
Unless email is brought back, or RSS works for real, yours truly for one will remain pretty much a headless chicken here, because the overhead in scanning the “tracker” takes too much time/energy.
I might have missed something already discussed in another thread since I have been on vacation, but I got the feeling that I only get 5% of the discussions when I use an RSS reader (no matter if it is Thunderbird or RSSOwl, both recommended RSS readers). I haven’t found a descent way to read the discussions on the web, to check the end of each thread each day and try to remember what one have read and not read is not very convenient.
Well, my comment went all ascii on me. Basically the best thing to do is use the tracker, specifically to track your threads. Very convenient actually. Now I don’t have to have my e-mail set to check every 5 minutes! :^P
The problem is that the “main” feed (http://www.typophile.com/rss) is not working properly. I have subscribed to the specific feeds (links here) and these are working fine (except for the Critique: Blackletter feed).
* * *
This is what I’ve been doing to read the forums:
First thing: log in to Typophile. Then, on FeedReader, I read the new threads from the forums I’ve subscribed to; and also the replies to them (by clicking on the permalinks at the bottom of the message).
After checking out the new threads with the RSS reader, I use the tracker to look for new posts to old threads. The tracker shows me which threads have new posts (must be logged in to work).
Here’s an efficient way to catch up for people in Headless Chicken Mode like me:
1) Write down the day/time.
2) Starting with the Forum/General-Discussions section:
2a) sort by Last Reply (reverse chronologically);
2b) find the break at the beginning of May (right now on page 3 for G-D);
2c) open each thread in a new window, skim or peruse, reply as needed;
2d) when you get to the day/time you started, stop.
3) Repeat step 2, skipping sections you don’t want.
4) Go to the Tracker, and check out the new threads since you started.
I caught up with the whole of the General-Discussions section in under an hour (including making 6 posts). The only problem is that the Tracker doesn’t show which section a post is in (in case you want to skip any).
This is better than using only the Tracker for the whole catch-up process, because that requires going through 23 pages, and remembering what threads you’ve already looked at throughout the process.
—
But still, guys:
Relying on the Tracker for “real-time” catch-ups is so... 2004.
12.May.2005 7.15pm
If you are not particularly attached to your current browser, you might consider switching to Opera 8.0, which has a pretty good built-in RSS reader.
12.May.2005 10.01pm
i think i have opera on here somewhere...
12.May.2005 11.29pm
a follow-up question... are the RSS feeds working for anyone else?
13.May.2005 12.16am
The RSS feeds do indeed work, but only the initial post in any thread is included. Until “comments” (posts after the first) are included in the RSS they aren’t a substitute for the email notification of the old Typophile. But I’m confident they will be included.
13.May.2005 12.17am
included included included
(it’s late)
13.May.2005 2.07am
The SAGE extension for Firefox works fine for me. Have a look.
—astype.de—
14.May.2005 9.37am
I am using a Mac with OS 9.2, and apparently RSS readers for that configuration are poor if they exist. I found that there are online RSS readers that let you be independent of your platform. I just started using Bloglines and it seems to work fine.
I have to say I also miss having the notifications when something new happens at the Type ID Board. :(
Although Stephen’s comment gives me hope.
16.May.2005 6.25am
I have ’Pluck’
18.May.2005 10.17am
What’s RSS?
18.May.2005 10.52am
yes, jared, can we get a small tutorial like the one you gave on wiki authoring?
18.May.2005 10.58am
RSS ain’t workin’, and not just because only getting the initial post in a thread is hopelessly inadequate. I configured RSS in my Thunderbird (on WinXP-Home) but when I first fired it up I got 15 entries (no idea how/why/which), and since then... nothing.
Unless email is brought back, or RSS works for real, yours truly for one will remain pretty much a headless chicken here, because the overhead in scanning the “tracker” takes too much time/energy.
hhp
18.May.2005 11.53am
I might have missed something already discussed in another thread since I have been on vacation, but I got the feeling that I only get 5% of the discussions when I use an RSS reader (no matter if it is Thunderbird or RSSOwl, both recommended RSS readers). I haven’t found a descent way to read the discussions on the web, to check the end of each thread each day and try to remember what one have read and not read is not very convenient.
Any recommendations on how to read the forums?
/mårten
18.May.2005 1.26pm
Well, my comment went all ascii on me. Basically the best thing to do is use the tracker, specifically to track your threads. Very convenient actually. Now I don’t have to have my e-mail set to check every 5 minutes! :^P
18.May.2005 2.32pm
The problem is that the “main” feed (http://www.typophile.com/rss) is not working properly. I have subscribed to the specific feeds (links here) and these are working fine (except for the Critique: Blackletter feed).
* * *
This is what I’ve been doing to read the forums:
First thing: log in to Typophile. Then, on FeedReader, I read the new threads from the forums I’ve subscribed to; and also the replies to them (by clicking on the permalinks at the bottom of the message).
After checking out the new threads with the RSS reader, I use the tracker to look for new posts to old threads. The tracker shows me which threads have new posts (must be logged in to work).
19.May.2005 11.07am
Here’s an efficient way to catch up for people in Headless Chicken Mode like me:
1) Write down the day/time.
2) Starting with the Forum/General-Discussions section:
2a) sort by Last Reply (reverse chronologically);
2b) find the break at the beginning of May (right now on page 3 for G-D);
2c) open each thread in a new window, skim or peruse, reply as needed;
2d) when you get to the day/time you started, stop.
3) Repeat step 2, skipping sections you don’t want.
4) Go to the Tracker, and check out the new threads since you started.
I caught up with the whole of the General-Discussions section in under an hour (including making 6 posts). The only problem is that the Tracker doesn’t show which section a post is in (in case you want to skip any).
This is better than using only the Tracker for the whole catch-up process, because that requires going through 23 pages, and remembering what threads you’ve already looked at throughout the process.
—
But still, guys:
Relying on the Tracker for “real-time” catch-ups is so... 2004.
hhp
21.May.2005 6.55pm
Pluck is EXCELLENT... Best out there in my opinion...