Bloglines Toolkit 1.4.0 »
I received a note from Simon about an extra separator line in the context menu appearing, even though the context menu had been disabled. He even sent me the code where it was happening! So I've whipped up another version of the toolkit. The only change is that the second separator will not display if you have the context menu disabled - if you like the separator displaying, or if you have the context menu enabled, this version will do nothing for you.
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For a while I didn't have the bloglines notifier (I didn't know there was a 1.3 until I just discovered 1.4, with 1.2 not working on my .9+). I just installed it, there is a the red thing telling me that there are new items, although there are no new items. When I left click it, it opens the preferences menu, not bloglines. Why is this?
Posted by Jeff on July 9, 2004 4:21 AM
Hey, Chad. I just added your extension for Bloglines yesterday and it all works the way it's supposed to except it will not notify me when there are new unread items. I sure would like to have that working right. It would help a lot. I'm running version 0.9.0 of FF and don't have adblock installed. BTW, what Blog software-service are you using for this blog. I really like it....and, yes, I do have the notifier checked in the preferences.
Posted by Brett on July 12, 2004 10:56 AM
You mention that you have the notifier checked - do you also have the email address entered? If so, could you check it to make sure that it is spelled correctly? This email address should be the same as you use to sign into Bloglines.
As far as the service, it's actually software running on my server. It's called Movable Type.
Posted by Chad Everett on July 12, 2004 11:07 AM
Ya...checked the spelling because I thought that might be the prob. But, it's correct. Any other ideas besided uninstalling and trying to download again? BTW, really good extension. Very helpful. And...I thought that your software might be Moveable Type. Every blog that I've seen built with that is super. Good job in the design. :-)
Posted by Brett on July 12, 2004 4:52 PM
What image does the tray icon display? What message displays when you hover over the tray icon? What happens when you click on the tray icon?
Posted by Chad Everett on July 12, 2004 4:55 PM
It's a light blue B within a box with a light blue border. When I hover the pointer it says:
"No unread items. Click to check again. Right click to set your preferences." (In fact, I have left some items unread on the site just so that we could get this worked out.) This time I installed it on my laptop and it's doing the same thing. Once again. The context menue items seem to be working the right way. There doesn't seem to be communication going on between the extension and the Bloglines web site so that the notifier is activated. Is there some sort of protocal for me to check on the Bloglines site. Maybe in my newness to that site I accidentally checked or unchecked something that I wasn't supposed to.
Posted by Brett on July 12, 2004 9:51 PM
I was confused about the email address thing. I was under the impression it would email you at the address if there were new posts. Any way to add that feature?
Posted by Aaron Brazell on July 14, 2004 1:03 PM
The email address is the address of your Bloglines account, and is used to see if you have any unread messages. It turns on the notifier in the status bar. It doesn't send email. I won't say that will never happen, but it's pretty unlikely.
Posted by Chad Everett on July 14, 2004 1:28 PM
This extension is great! Thanks for writing it. I only see one possible improvement: Showing the number of unread items over the "B" icon, like Popup Count does.
Also, why don't you submit your extension to updates.mozilla.org?
Thanks!
Daniel Serodio
Posted by Daniel Serodio on July 15, 2004 12:34 PM
Thanks for this extension; I got it for the sole purpose of enabling the links to be opened in a back tab. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Posted by Sherri on July 20, 2004 12:13 AM
In Firefox 0.9.3, I cannot get my feeds in the left column to open up on the right side. When I pass the cusor over the links it says javascript....Help Is this even a Bloglines Toolkit issue?
Posted by Ted Mills on August 15, 2004 1:50 AM
Hi Ted - Probably not a toolkit issue, as the toolkit doesn't affect your Bloglines interface at all. You can use the toolkit within Bloglines, but that's a little different. Do you happen to have Tab Browser Extensions installed? If so, try disabling it. I've heard it causes some problems with some sites - Bloglines included.
Posted by Chad Everett on August 15, 2004 7:43 AM
Fixed it! Many thanks! Switching between browsers all day was driving me crazy. I'll miss Tab Browser Extensions, though. Any suggestions on a substitute?
Posted by Ted on August 16, 2004 6:51 PM
Middle-clicking the notifier icon to open Bloglines in a new tab would be nice...
Posted by Daniel Serodio on August 19, 2004 2:08 PM
It would also be nice if everyone who used stuff I wrote sent me something from my wish list or dropped something off at Paypal. But hey, we don't live in a perfect world.
I don't know how to trap for a middle-click, and I don't think I'll have time to dig for it in the immediate future, but I'll certainly keep it on my list.
For the absolute fastest fix, change the settings in your preferences so that your links open in a new tab. Save and exit and it'll be all set. It's not a middle-click, but it will get the links open in a new tab.
Posted by Chad Everett on August 19, 2004 2:14 PM
Very nice extension. My only complaint would be the lack of sound when a new feed comes in.
Posted by Jason on September 5, 2004 10:27 PM
auto login? maybe =)
Posted by xpoint on September 6, 2004 11:50 PM
Looks like the newest Firefox nightly builds have broken compatability with lots of extensions, including BLTK:
the burning edge
I downloaded this version, and it disabled my plugins, including BLTK. :-/
Posted by Peter on September 7, 2004 9:36 AM
Great extension, I love it! But since I installed FireFox 1.0PR yesterday I'm getting Bloglines Toolkit withdrawal symptoms! :S Will there be a 1.0 compatible version any time soon?
Posted by Nico on September 16, 2004 6:07 AM
I concur, Nico. Hope to see a release for 1.0PR too.
Posted by Firefox Freak on September 16, 2004 8:05 AM
Great tool. Any chance of a release that's compatible with Firefox 1.0PR
Posted by Dele on September 16, 2004 10:15 AM
Since I upgraded Firefox to 1.0PR, I've noticed how my browsing has lacked something. Namely bloglines toolkit ;)
I really hope you'll have a release ready soon - it's my most frequently used extension together with gmail notifier.
Great work, btw.
Posted by Patrick on September 16, 2004 10:24 AM
I don't know that I like being called a tool, even a great one. But the new version is ready nonetheless: Bloglines Toolkit 1.4.1.
Posted by Chad Everett on September 16, 2004 10:32 AM