Sunday, January 24, 2010

A Temporary "Recent Comments" workaround

It's awkward because it requires a second browser tab or window, but if you open this link:

http://theconservativekitchentable.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default

in a browser tab or window, you will get "up to the minute second" recent comments.

More detail in the comments but this should help in the meantime.
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  1. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 1:30 AM

    This is a raw feed; your browser should render it OK. Tested in latest version of Firefox, Safari, and IE. If you have a favorite RSS reader that will work too.

    The RSS (actually an 'Atom' feed to be perfectly tedious) updates instantly (you still need to refresh it though); so the delay problem we're seeing isn't with the raw feed, but with the sidebar "Gadget".

    I tested the default "Feed" gadget that comes with Blogger; it too was interminably delayed. Checking one from Feedburner now...

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  2. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 2:26 AM

    Safari seems to render the rss feed the best. The Firefox default render is kinda lame. Sry firefoxfanz.

    For example, Safari by default shows the author. No so in Firefox. I'd check IE again but my wife is on the only Windows machine in the house right now.

    Also, in addition to being slow, the existing "recent comments" gadget seems to screw up the links. The RSS feed has them correct - they take you right to the comment.

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  3. floranistaJanuary 24, 2010 at 3:12 AM

    Good job, lewy, works fine in windows.

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  4. floranistaJanuary 24, 2010 at 3:13 AM

    Yup, comment is there :-)

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  5. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    Testing in hiccupy, "I hate Flash", serious issues with 7, Firefox...

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  6. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:00 AM

    It worked! Excellent, Lewy!

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  7. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    I have a couple of avenues to try to get the comment feed formatted and into the sidebar. I'll be playing with it, but I'm 90% confident it can be done, and reasonably soon.

    This is excellent learning, I'm happy to do it. (I don't actually know javascript hardly, so like I said, good learning).

    Longer term there's no getting around the fact that the default comment system is pretty thin gruel and we'll need something better.

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  8. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    Lewy, Matt, and Fay, thanks so much for all your hard work! This is so exciting!

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  9. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:22 AM

    Lewy, if you need admin privileges, just holler. :)

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  10. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Heh, should've checked my email...good luck, Lewy!

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  11. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    I see I got them! Thanks!

    bwa hahahahaha....

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  12. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Oh Lord, what have I done....

    ROFL!!!

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  13. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    heh, first thing I did, I backed up the template.

    If you need to change the template in the meantime, go ahead... the additions I have will be quick and surgical (when I finish them) because I have a "practice blog" on the side that I'm hacking around in.

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  14. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    No, I'm good. I'll just be sitting here chewing my fingernails to the quick and hyperventilating....:P

    Seriously though, this is awesome. I hope it works!

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  15. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:41 AM

    I just noticed the "label" for this thread. LMAO!

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  16. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    While we're waiting for Vikram, AFW has a great post up on SpouseBuzz. Go AFW!!!! We're so proud of you!!!

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  17. FayJanuary 24, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Testing to see if it works in FF.

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  18. FayJanuary 24, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    It does!

    Good Morning everyone!

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  19. lady redJanuary 24, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Good morning Fay!

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  20. monkeyweatherJanuary 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    Love the category name - vikram from tech support. HA!

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  21. lewy14January 24, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    Vikram is still debugging. (I probably could have offshored this job to an actual vikram and been done by now... less fun that way though).

    Not stuck (yet!), just learning some basic stuff.

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