Roger ([info]rog) wrote in [info]lj_nifty,
@ 2006-11-28 11:56:00
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Using Firefox 2 to quickly add RSS feeds to your LJ account
Firefox 2 has a nifty feature for easily subscribing to RSS feeds in web based or desktop RSS readers via an orange RSS icon in the address bar when a feed is detected on a page. There's a good tutorial on this feature here.

If your favourite RSS reader happens to be your livejournal friends list, then you can follow the above tutorial, using a uri value of:
http://www.livejournal.com/syn/?url=%s



Here, I replaced the Yahoo reader entry to support LJ instead...

Note, you'll need to restart firefox after making the change


Of course, the usual restrictions apply, where only paid users can add a new feed, but with so many feeds already subscribed on LJ, there's a good chance that free users can make use of it too.

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[info]unforeseenfury
2006-11-28 01:17 am UTC (link)
I'm more than happy to create feeds for anyone that would like one that doesn't exist yet. Comment with the feed URL and what it is, and I'll get it done as soon as I can :)

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[info]audiate
2009-02-26 12:02 am UTC (link)
http://waveformless.blogspot.com/

Waveformless blog

"Freeform discussion of electronic music and the techniques and gear used in making it"

It's by Tom Shear of Assemblage 23.

I'd like to follow it via LJ but I don't have a paid account.

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[info]unforeseenfury
2009-02-26 07:44 am UTC (link)
Sorry, I don't have a paid account anymore. But if you know anyone else that does, just send them to http://www.livejournal.com/syn/ and they can create it.

Sorry.

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[info]audiate
2009-02-26 05:26 pm UTC (link)
Thanks anyway.

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[info]rho
2006-11-28 01:21 am UTC (link)
That's very cool; thanks a lot.

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[info]drjon
2006-11-28 02:08 am UTC (link)
Lovely. I was getting tired of manual cut'n'paste, and was sure there'd be a hack. Thank you.

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[info]aspiring2live
2006-11-28 03:05 am UTC (link)
OUTSTANDING! You may want to edit this to let people know to restart their browser in order of the changes to show up. Just sayin'.

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[info]aspiring2live
2006-11-28 03:05 am UTC (link)
Note, you'll need to restart firefox after making the change

Um... nevermind.

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This is awesome...
[info]computersherpa
2006-11-28 03:43 am UTC (link)
...and stupendous! I was just wondering about a way to get that to work. Thank you!!!

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Re: This is awesome...
[info]tsukata
2006-11-28 06:36 pm UTC (link)
I ::heart:: your Firefox/Serenity icon.

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[info]belle_dragon
2006-11-28 05:13 am UTC (link)
This is exactly what I was looking for when I realized this feature in Firefox2, but didn't know the address to put in the url string. Thanks!

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[info]pocketlama
2006-11-28 07:08 am UTC (link)
Thank you very much. I knew there must be a way, but I was to lazy/distracted to find it. You brought it right into my living room and I'm grateful!

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[info]undyingking
2006-11-28 09:10 am UTC (link)
That's great. Hooray for about:config!

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[info]matgb
2006-12-01 01:00 pm UTC (link)
Excellent, very impressive. Will plug muchly methinks.

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[info]libbi
2007-02-17 12:45 pm UTC (link)
Thanks very much for the tip.

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[info]digitalranger
2007-08-12 02:51 am UTC (link)
Fantastic, thank you!

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user.js
[info]chiselwright
2008-08-26 10:49 am UTC (link)
Because I use firefox in more than one place I hunted around to see if there was an easier way to add these settings.

There is ("Prefs.js & User.js" from http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_9.html)

Simply create "user.js" in the appropriate location with the following content:
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.99.title", "LiveJournal Syndication");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.99.type", "application/vnd.mozilla.maybe.feed");
user_pref("browser.contentHandlers.types.99.uri", "http://www.livejournal.com/syn/?url=%s");
This can easily be copied to any other machines where you use firefox, saving the clicking-and-typing every time you want to make this feature available at a new location.

[Usual restart required]

Edited at 2008-08-26 10:49 am UTC

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[info]libbi
2009-05-09 04:50 pm UTC (link)
Thanks so much for this :)

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