Forum feeder

A forum monitor. (In slow development)

What is Forum feeder?

Forum feeder is a Chrome extension developed by nothize, and its main feature is "A forum monitor. (In slow development)".

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        As inspired by the StockMate(http://computer.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=11322538) done by xiaoqiang888, an extended version of the forum part is planned for Chrome. The stock part will be a separate extension once the core of this extension is mature.

In the early stage of this extension, only the "discuss" forum in Hong Kong is supported.

The aim of this extension is to monitor a forum intelligently and provide a quick listing view without the burden of complex HTML/flash/animated_gif rendering.

As it is not trying to substitute the front-end of the forum, links are always available for the user to jump back to the forum directly for further interaction. (Though they're possible, lets request it if it fits you)

Updates:
 v1.2:
- Dynamic popup height relative to window height
- Retrieve arbitrary number of threads (support multiple page reading)
- Fix forum id link extraction
 v1.1.4: Removed the use of referer.us.
 v1.1.3: Bug fix for false-negative of new post.
 v1.1.2: Added simple monitoring algorithm. Use badge to show new post. Open option page for simple preference.
 v1.1.1: Added loading stage to look more responsive. Resized a little bit with a vertical scrollbar.
 v1.1: Added option page to change the Forum ID. (For advanced users)
 v1.0: Topic listing of the programming group of www.discuss.com.hk.

Road maps:
 - Tracking of visited groups and present them as choices in the popup view.
 - Use badge to show the number of total number of new posts.
 - Add option page to allow more preferences.
 - Monitoring specific group/user/thread.

Usage tips:
 - Right click on the extension icon to open option page.
 - Examine the fid by look at the discuss.com.hk.........fid=XXX and set in the option page to monitor group other than the programming.

Feel free to request features or discuss on the support & FAQ link below.

Editable ideas/design document on Google Docs:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbgHsVEL-lZ3ZG0zcjRqd18xOTVjMnRjcDRkeg&hl=en

Let's share your precious opinion with me!                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Forum feeder Forum feeder
ID lacehiekfhdliccooamkkonhdikhpaaf
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/forum-feeder/lacehiekfhdliccooamkkonhdikhpaaf
Description A forum monitor. (In slow development)
File Size 42.27 KB
Installation Count 11
Current Version 1.3.1
Last Updated 2014-04-26
Publish Date 2014-04-26
Rating 5.00/5 Total 1 Ratings
Developer nothize
Payment Type free
Extension Website http://github.com/nothize/ffeeder
Help Page URL http://groups.google.com/group/open-chrome-extension
Supported Languages zh-TW
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "Forum feeder",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "version": "1.3.1",
    "description": "A forum monitor. (In slow development)",
    "background": {
        "page": "bg.html",
        "persistent": false
    },
    "icons": {
        "19": "icon_19.png",
        "48": "icon_48.png",
        "128": "icon_128.png"
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "icon_19.png",
        "default_title": "Forum Feeder",
        "default_popup": "popup.html"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "alarms",
        "tabs",
        "http:\/\/*.discuss.com.hk\/*"
    ],
    "options_page": "options.html"
}