News Reader widget

Overview

Each widget contains two views: the configuration overlay and display mode.

Configuration overlay

The Configure News Reader Widget configuration overlay contains the following:

Properties Toolbox

• News Feed: a dropdown field, which lists a set of marketing news RSS feeds. It defaults to the Redpoint Global Blog.

• Use custom news feed URL: this checkbox, displayed within the Advanced section, is unchecked by default. When checked, the Custom Feed URL property is shown, and the following read-only text is displayed at News Feed: “Using custom feed URL”.

• Custom Feed URL: displayed when Use custom news feed URL is checked, this property initially displays the URL of the selected news feed. You can use the property to specify a URL that returns a valid RSS feed.

Preview

A preview of the specified new feed is shown to the right. Having changed the widgets settings, select Refresh to update the preview.

Display mode

When a news reader widget is shown in a dashboard, the RSS feed with which it is configured is rendered in accordance with its settings.

An Open post in browser button is displayed to the bottom right when hovering over a news feed post:

Selecting it displays the full post contents in your default browser. Double-clicking the post has the same effect.

If a News feed URL has not been specified, a message is displayed. If an invalid News feed URL has been specified, a “Failed to load the news feed” message is shown.