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<div class="markdown_content"><p>Add and remove buttons are there. I'll probably add a popup menu to the listbox that does the same thing...... <div class="markdown_content"><p>The long awaited settings screen has arrived! Doesn't let you add/remove entries, but it will soon enough ... <div class="markdown_content"><p>Release 1.2 is out. Only one new major feature, the ability to clear alerts. This way you dont have to la...
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WTF is OpenINT?!?

OpenINT is my attempt to make an open source (and cross-platform) version of the (very good) free product P.A.I.N.T. While OpenINT does not have all the features of P.A.I.N.T., it is customizable to watch ANY site you want, not just penny-arcade.

Why doesn't it have all the same features?

In order to make OpenINT work off of any RSS feed, I had to make some sacrifices. Other custom tools key off of non-standard parts of the RSS feed, I try to keep OpenINT within the RSS specs as much as possible. This also means that if your RSS feed is malformed, OpenINT will probably fail trying to parse your feed :(

Is OpenINT an "Aggregator"?

No. Although OpenINT uses the RSS feeds, it uses them only to find updates to the sites you choose. It does not even attempt to show the news. However, if the sites rss feed is set up correctly, double-clicking the taskbar icon will launch your browser and take you to the newest news item.

Why can't I set the interval less than 30 minutes?

The interval has a minimum value of 30 minutes. Which means it will only poll an RSS feed once every 30 minutes. Anything less than 30 minutes would be rude, and a waste of bandwidth.

Is it cross-platform?

Yes... and no. It was programmed using the xPlatform library wxWindows, I avoided using windows-specific functions, and even let .XPM type image files be used for the taskbar icon. However, I've never tried compiling on a different platform simply because I don't have one handy. If users want to try it out on a different platform, I'll help as much as I can, and make any code changes that are needed. But there is no reason the code shouldn't compile and run on another OS.