New version of MetaDash widget

July 12, 2005 12:37 AM

As an update to this thread I have written a new version of the MetaDash widget, with numerous improvements (resizing, scrollwheel support, automatic updates, variable update timing, cache bug fixes, and others). Screenshots and downloads are available from the linked site.
posted by Rothko to MetaFilter-Related at 12:37 AM (17 comments total)

Matt, if you create an RSS feed with tags, category and poster information, this could be used to automatically add tags to del.icio.us posts, as well as provide information to do category filtering (e.g., only view technology feeds).
posted by Rothko at 12:39 AM on July 12, 2005

Just out of curiosity, why the Rothko account and not the AlexReynolds account, given how prominent your name is in the URL and page?
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 12:49 AM on July 12, 2005

And your MeFi user page for that matter.
posted by grouse at 1:15 AM on July 12, 2005

because I closed all his accounts and didn't know he had this one last sock puppet. It's fine though, as I was going to lift the ban on his main account, but he kept commenting with this one so alas.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 1:56 AM on July 12, 2005

Thanks Alex.
posted by terrapin at 6:51 AM on July 12, 2005

What the screaming shitnipples is going on? I need a goddamn scorecard to figure out who the fuck is who around here any more. You bastards! You killed Metafilter! Yooouuuu baaaastaaaards! [/ranting wackjob, but at least the same old ranting wackjob using the same account name he's always had]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:02 AM on July 12, 2005

You're welcome.
posted by Rothko at 7:04 AM on July 12, 2005

Well, a polite sockpuppet, at least. That's got to count for something.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:05 AM on July 12, 2005

This rocks! Thanks Alex. I can't wait to get home and install this widget.
posted by mds35 at 7:43 AM on July 12, 2005

Nice work.
posted by dhoyt at 8:49 AM on July 12, 2005

I'm going to have to get a mac one of these days.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:05 AM on July 12, 2005

At least I am not the only one who is confused about identities.

*goes and sits in the confused corner with stavros*
posted by dg at 4:06 PM on July 12, 2005

The changes you made are good ones. Again, many thanks!

The only "bug" I noticed is that <small> text is choppy even at 800x600. Bad news for fans of y2karl.
posted by terrapin at 4:06 PM on July 12, 2005

How's about a Konfabulator version?

I'd do it, but it would take years of study for me to even begin.
posted by sourwookie at 7:39 PM on July 12, 2005

(...wait, AlexReynolds got banned? When did that happen?)

Rothko: We disagree often and heavily, but that looks like a damn nice widget, and it's a shame I don't use a Mac to try it out. Thank you by proxy.
posted by Bugbread at 2:54 AM on July 13, 2005

Good work, thanks a lot.
posted by TheDonF at 5:41 AM on July 13, 2005

I fixed the update problem caused by changes in how yesterday's 10.4.2 update handles opening URLs. The new version is available on the metadash site.
posted by Rothko at 5:07 AM on July 15, 2005