Seems like your feed content is getting cached. I assume you are using the RSS sample gadget as the base.
See if CONFIG_CACHE_BUSTER is set to true. It is a couple of lines ahead of CONFIG_FEED_URL setting in the config_constants.js file. On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:01 AM, VX3.Proteus <[email protected]> wrote: > > like title say, just started on this today, and i skimmed over all the > faq and general info documents (except the ones in the group here > which didnt seem like they'd be much help) > > what i am trying to do is create a widget that can help me and my > staff keep up with a forum at 'http://www.mewcon.com/forum/ > index.php <http://www.mewcon.com/forum/index.php>' (its a small sci-fi > convention). so what ive done is found > our rss feed address 'http://www.mewcon.com/forum/index.php? > type=rss;action=.xml<http://www.mewcon.com/forum/index.php?type=rss;action=.xml>' > and applied it to one of the more common designs > for a news feeder. you can see an example of one here 'http:// > desktop.google.com/plugins/i/blogaboutthewebnews.html?hl=en'. > > all i've done is taken out their address and put in mine, and edited > some of the loding text and tittle and image colors. the easy stuff. > 15 mins later i realize a problem. it doesnt update itself! i found a > area that seemed associated with the timed updates, here: > > 'var CONFIG_REFRESH_FEED_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;' > > in attempt to make it update more regularly i changed it to: > > 'var CONFIG_REFRESH_FEED_MS = 1 * 60 * 1000;' > > ....which i read was supposed to make it update every minute... but > then i realized not only is it not updating (it actualy updated once, > but that was it) when we've had multiple posts that hour, but when it > did update, it only showed one new post! so i went and checked the rss > feed page to see if the error was there also, but the rss page showed > correctly all of our new posts. so im baffled as to why this widget > isn't keeping up. > > > > > -- Thanks and Regards, Bijoy Thangaraj http://www.gdgadgets.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Desktop Developer Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Desktop-Developer?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
