hello I'm new to the group so apologies if this is stoopid. I thought that it was possible to take RSS feeds and iCal subscriptions for users and groups, but...
... They've been replaced with the text 'Subscribe...'. I do agree that this is confusing; every other Web site uses the standard orange icon. -- Mike Burns...
Mike Burns
mike@...
Apr 21, 2006 1:25 pm
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I see it now, thanks Mike. Ironically i always thought using the word 'subscribe' was better and I've been using it in my own sites. Guess i just proved myself...
... Hm, it does seem to be the case; maybe you can submit a bug to the wiki? [1] You can generate the URL for the feeds based on your feed URL. For example, ...
Mike Burns
mike@...
Apr 21, 2006 2:58 pm
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There is a subscribe widget on the "home" page when logged in, to get your own event stream. But it's missing from the /user/nnnn page, which is very similar....
... Probably a feature request[1], which is a special type of bug. [1] http://community.upcoming.org/w/index.php/Suggestion_Box -- Mike Burns...
Mike Burns
mike@...
Apr 21, 2006 5:04 pm
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Hey guys, You are correct, it's not on the user pages. We currently also use a non-standard, DHTML widget to provide up to four/five syndication options (five...
... Maybe instead of a blue icon next to it you can use an orange icon? Or give 'Subscribe...' an orange background? Something to help out the person who's ...
Mike Burns
mike@...
Apr 21, 2006 6:04 pm
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Yes, I'd agree with that. While not cluttering the page is obviously important, the FAQ says "Anywhere you see the "Subscribe" link with a blue button next to...
Well put. I think that we should probably include the Subscribe link on your own page. Also, I'm sure Andy will have something to say about the Orange vs. Blue...
. I've put together a few writeups that I've been meaning to get to for months now, and finally make more sense now that the iCalendar output from us is...
Okay, the subscribe link is now on the My Settings page, and I also tidied it up a bit so it acts like it's really a "My Settings" page. :-) _____ From:...
In case you guys didn't check Upcoming in the past few days, orange "Subscribe" buttons have been live. Try them out and let us know if you like them! _____ ...
... I love them. Thanks! -- Mike Burns mike@... http://mike-burns.com...
Mike Burns
mike@...
Apr 26, 2006 7:04 pm
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thats loads better - cheers! ps I spotted a slight layout issue... in the upcoming home page I have only 2 items in my "My Upcoming Events" list if I click on...
Hello Upcoming.org Developers, I'm beginning to work on design for a fully versioned REST API, which we would design to ensure stability of input parameters...
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Hi, I'd like to search for events by category (e.g. music events), but I don't see category_id in the event.search's parameters. How could I do that? Any...
Hello, In one my applications, i would want to display the upcoming events in 'this' city. I am thinking to do this by reading RSS by city tag. For eg, i would...
Hi Naveen, I would recommend that you get started with the API. It sounds like your needs are greater than what is available by the default set of RSS feeds. ...
Hi, After I search for an event, within a response element, there is a parameter named "distance", e.g. distance="5248.60" distance_units="miles" .... Could...
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