News block

[Scotty]

Hi all,

What am I missing in the news block below? There seems to be a big space, between the icon and article, that I can't get rid of.



Thanks!

[HansieNL]

Can you also post your block config?

[Scotty]

Of course.

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blocks['news'] = {}
blocks['news']['feed'] = 'http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk';
blocks['news']['icon'] = 'far fa-newspaper';

It's always worked before I updated to the latest beta. Looks to be a placeholder for something but I can't quite see what.

[clinkadink]

Hi all,

What am I missing in the news block below? There seems to be a big space, between the icon and article, that I can't get rid of.



Thanks!

Good spot. This is where the image goes provided by many rss feeds. It was changed about a month ago.



I can update it so it auto-collapses when there are no images provided by the rss feed. Alternatively, you can ditch your icon and choose an rss feed that also provides images

Sadly, BBC doesn't - despite the cost of a TV license nowadays

I don't use an icon, as I use the Daily Mail feed which provides an image. Above picture is your block with my feed. Here are some if you (or anyone else) are interested.

1. http://www.independent.co.uk/rss
2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.rss
3. https://www.mirror.co.uk/?service=rss
4. https://metro.co.uk/feed/
5. https://www.standard.co.uk/rss
6. https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rs ... mePage.xml
7. http://www.politico.eu/feed/

[EdwinK]

Nice layout

[grecof973]

I can ask how did you add that colanna to the left with the three vertical icons .....
I really like

[Lokonli]

Of course.

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blocks['news'] = {}
blocks['news']['feed'] = 'http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk';
blocks['news']['icon'] = 'far fa-newspaper';

It's always worked before I updated to the latest beta. Looks to be a placeholder for something but I can't quite see what.

If you add:

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blocks['news']['showimages']  = false;

the placeholder for images should disappear.

[clinkadink]

I learn something new everyday.

[Scotty]

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I think an option to auto collapse would be fantastic for people using a feed without images. This isn't documented in the readthedocs.io page yet.

I personally will update to a different feed for now. Thanks for the heads up.

The left column is just:

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columns['menu'] = {
  blocks:  [ buttons.page1, buttons.page2, buttons.page3, 151],
  width: 1
}

I then added some css to give it a dark background. The clock at the bottom starts the fully kiosk screensaver. For this I created a simple HTML page with a fullscreen clock and date.

[Scotty]

I don't use an icon, as I use the Daily Mail feed which provides an image.

Brave man

[Scotty]

All sorted! Thanks, gents. Have a great weekend.

[clinkadink]

Yes, quite eye catching

[clinkadink]

All sorted! Thanks, gents. Have a great weekend.

Really nice dash, well done!

[grecof973]

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I think an option to auto collapse would be fantastic for people using a feed without images. This isn't documented in the readthedocs.io page yet.

I personally will update to a different feed for now. Thanks for the heads up.

The left column is just:

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columns['menu'] = {
  blocks:  [ buttons.page1, buttons.page2, buttons.page3, 151],
  width: 1
}

I then added some css to give it a dark background. The clock at the bottom starts the fully kiosk screensaver. For this I created a simple HTML page with a fullscreen clock and date.

Quite right....
Thanks, it's very kind of you

[webrazor]

How to change the font-size of the News block?

And the news block is not showing images. This is de news block code below:

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blocks['news_nu_nl'] = {feed: 'http://www.nu.nl/rss/Algemeen', showimages: true, icon:''}

Im using the nu.nl rss feed and it comes with images, check rss feed item below.

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<item>
<title>Weer minder nieuwe sterfgevallen (48) en opnames (88) dan week eerder</title>
<link>https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6047685/weer-minder-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-48-en-opnames-88-dan-week-eerder.html</link>
<description>Het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) meldt dinsdag in de dagelijkse update 48 nieuwe sterfgevallen en 88 nieuwe ziekenhuisopnames. Dat zijn er minder dan een week geleden, toen 165 sterfgevallen en 118 opnames werden gemeld. De cijfers passen volgens het RIVM in het beeld dat de coronamaatregelen effect hebben.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:22:02 +0200</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nu.nl/-/6047685/</guid>
<enclosure length="0" type="image/jpeg" url="https://media.nu.nl/m/rijx0mraxsxk_sqr256.jpg/weer-minder-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-48-en-opnames-88-dan-week-eerder.jpg"></enclosure>
<category>Algemeen</category>
<category>Binnenland</category>
<category>Coronavirus</category>
<dc:creator>NU.nl</dc:creator>
<dc:rights>copyright photo: Pro Shots</dc:rights>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047503/rivm-meldt-kleinste-aantal-geregistreerde-sterfgevallen-43-sinds-22-maart.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt kleinste aantal geregistreerde sterfgevallen (43) sinds 22 maart" type="text/html"></atom:link>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047341/rivm-meldt-minder-opnames-75-en-doden-66-dan-week-eerder.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt minder opnames (75) en doden (66) dan week eerder" type="text/html"></atom:link>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047212/rivm-meldt-minder-nieuwe-opnames-100-en-doden-120-dan-week-eerder.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt minder nieuwe opnames (100) en doden (120) dan week eerder" type="text/html"></atom:link>
</item>

[Lokonli]

How to change the font-size of the News block?

And the news block is not showing images. This is de news block code below:

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blocks['news_nu_nl'] = {feed: 'http://www.nu.nl/rss/Algemeen', showimages: true, icon:''}

Im using the nu.nl rss feed and it comes with images, check rss feed item below.

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<item>
<title>Weer minder nieuwe sterfgevallen (48) en opnames (88) dan week eerder</title>
<link>https://www.nu.nl/coronavirus/6047685/weer-minder-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-48-en-opnames-88-dan-week-eerder.html</link>
<description>Het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) meldt dinsdag in de dagelijkse update 48 nieuwe sterfgevallen en 88 nieuwe ziekenhuisopnames. Dat zijn er minder dan een week geleden, toen 165 sterfgevallen en 118 opnames werden gemeld. De cijfers passen volgens het RIVM in het beeld dat de coronamaatregelen effect hebben.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:22:02 +0200</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nu.nl/-/6047685/</guid>
<enclosure length="0" type="image/jpeg" url="https://media.nu.nl/m/rijx0mraxsxk_sqr256.jpg/weer-minder-nieuwe-sterfgevallen-48-en-opnames-88-dan-week-eerder.jpg"></enclosure>
<category>Algemeen</category>
<category>Binnenland</category>
<category>Coronavirus</category>
<dc:creator>NU.nl</dc:creator>
<dc:rights>copyright photo: Pro Shots</dc:rights>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047503/rivm-meldt-kleinste-aantal-geregistreerde-sterfgevallen-43-sinds-22-maart.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt kleinste aantal geregistreerde sterfgevallen (43) sinds 22 maart" type="text/html"></atom:link>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047341/rivm-meldt-minder-opnames-75-en-doden-66-dan-week-eerder.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt minder opnames (75) en doden (66) dan week eerder" type="text/html"></atom:link>
<atom:link href="https://nu.nl/coronavirus/6047212/rivm-meldt-minder-nieuwe-opnames-100-en-doden-120-dan-week-eerder.html" rel="related" title="RIVM meldt minder nieuwe opnames (100) en doden (120) dan week eerder" type="text/html"></atom:link>
</item>

For the font size of the news block, add the following to custom.css:

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.news .headline .title {
    font-size: 20px
}

.news .headline .description {
    font-size: 18px
}

.news .headline .updated {
    font-size: 16px
}

For the images: Which exact Dashticz version are you using? News images have been implemented in 3.4.0 beta.
(you can find it via Dashticz settings->info tab, or in the file version.txt in the Dashticz root folder.

It should work (your config is working on my system).

[webrazor]

For the font size of the news block, add the following to custom.css:

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.news .headline .title {
    font-size: 20px
}

.news .headline .description {
    font-size: 18px
}

.news .headline .updated {
    font-size: 16px
}

For the images: Which exact Dashticz version are you using? News images have been implemented in 3.4.0 beta.
(you can find it via Dashticz settings->info tab, or in the file version.txt in the Dashticz root folder.

It should work (your config is working on my system).

The font-size still the same after adding the you code in custom.css, any idea why?

I am running stable not beta that why the new image is not working.

[Lokonli]

The styling also is applicable to beta only. I'll look into master later today.


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[webrazor]

The styling also is applicable to beta only. I'll look into master later today.

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Thanks, let me know if you find out how to change in the master.