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Though my personal preference is for no layout in my feed reader, I actually do like the idea and I think there is definitely a market for it. One small nitpic
by JangoSteve 16y ago
Though my personal preference is for no layout in my feed reader, I actually do like the idea and I think there is definitely a market for it.
One small nitpick: the specific example you chose for the screenshot under the "Why" tab is a bad example. If I had to choose between a plain-text article and that hard-on-the-eyes-gray-text-on-bright-green-background, I'd definitely choose the plain-text hands down.
On a related note, if you do decide that you want to integrate a button that allows the user to view a plain-text stripped-down version of the article, I recently implemented similar functionality in LeadNuke and wrote an article about the "algorithm" (it's actually quite simple) I used to strip down the page. It's specifically written for Ruby, but you can skip to the "algorithm" part of the article: http://www.alfajango.com/blog/create-a-printable-format-for-any-webpage-with-ruby-and-nokogiri/#meat-algorithm http://www.alfajango.com/blog/create-a-printable-format-for-...
- arturadib 16y agoI guess if I decide to go with a plain-text option I guess I can simply show the content from the RSS feed itself. As to the Why tab: Any takers for that real estate? I'd be happy to advertise a good-looking blog there. :)
- JangoSteve 16y agoOh yeah good point. In my app, you can manually bookmark links that aren't from feeds. Also I like allowing users to see the full article contents when the feed just had a one paragraph summary. Feel free to use my blog, but I imagine you can find a much better looking blog from a designer somewhere.
- sjs382 16y agoI'd go with one of those blogazine-style posts. Dustin Curtis, Jason Santa Maria, etc.
- TonyBalogna 16y agohttp://DailySongFix.com http://DailySongFix.com = good looking blog