Swan RSS Tester -- Overview

• Swan RSS Tester (Latest Version) is a specialized RSS Reader, similar to a small specialized web browser. It is still under development.
• From http://www.xml.com: "RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the "recent changes" page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way." --by Mark Pilgrim, December 18, 2002
• Click for more information about RSS

Swan RSS Tester Release Notes (Screenshots)

• Swan RSS Tester will read most RSS feeds. It is not intended to be used solely as an RSS Reader - there are many RSS Readers available on the web. It's particular usefulness in the ability to display lists of images as a slide show in either a windowed or full screen mode. It will also show different slide shows on multiple monitors. To display an RSS feed, simply paste in the RSS feed address in the URL text area and press "return". There is a list for saved bookmarks. Click on an item will also display the RSS feed.
• If the feed has enclosures of images, you can show them as a simple slideshow in a separate window. Select "Test Window" to view in a separate window. Choosing "Fullscreen" from the window menu will cause the test window(s) to go into full screen mode. One window for each monitor. Also, double clicking on the window or pressing "esc" will change the display from window mode to fullscreen mode to hidden mode. To get back to the window, reselect "Test Window" from the Window menu
• The initial run of Swan RSS Tester will load a global bookmark list. To create a local bookmark list, delete the address in the "global_bookmark" preference field. Add or delete bookmarks from the RSS menu
• Open RSS feeds on local and remote drives from the File menu.
• Open RSS bookmarks files on local and remote drives from the RSS menu.
• To make a temporary slideshow, select "Make from Multiple . . ." from the File menu. Navigate to a folder of images, change the file filter criteria to images. Select multiple images and press the Open button, the list is ready to show.
• Save As feature is in progress. Saving RSS feeds of images is the usage for this. To save as an RSS source file, select "Show as XML Source" from the view menu, then "Save As" from the "File" menu.
• There is a Preference Panel under the File menu where some parameters can be set. Changing the preferences for Slide Transitions and Slide Interval will help the visual appearance and performance of Swan RSS Tester.

Try Swan RSS Tester with Java Web Start:
WebStart Links for Swan RSS Tester:
Latest Version
Low Memory Version
Click Link, Wait for Launcher to begin, or Double click the downloaded file and wait. Click the Trust button to run the Application. My security certificate is self-signed, so the Launcher will give a serious looking warning. Always take caution when running programs from unknown sites. Contact me with the email link below for answers to your trust issues. pjpfeiffer@att.net

Some settings for better slide transitions:
• "0,0.1,0.1,1" for low cpu usage.
• "0,1.75,1.75,29.75" for smooth fade transistions.

Modified Friday, December 31, 2010