The context menu is basically split into two functional parts:
The upper part shows a list of entries, each entry having a small icon like
this next to it. This list represents
the list of currently configured news sites. You can click on any of the news
sources to open another menu which contains a listing of headlines which are
available for that particular news site as well as an entry labeled
Check news to
refresh the headline list for this news site. Each of the headlines has an
icon next to it indicating that that you
have read that article already or the
if it is still
unread.
The lower part currently shows five entries (explained from top to bottom):
This entry has a little next to it. If you want to force KNewsTicker
to check the configured news sites for new articles, you can click
here.
This does not reset the internal timer which queries the news sites for new headlines automatically in certain intervals.
This entry in the context menu has no icon associated with it. Click this button to enable a special “offline mode” which pauses the internal timer for querying the news sites and prevents any automatic download of new headlines. The offline mode comes in handy if you have to leave your computer for a while during which the system isn't connected to the Internet, as it saves you from all the error messages which pop up if any of the news sites couldn't be connected.
You can still force a reload for single news sites as
well as for all the news sites by selecting the respective
Check news entry.
This entry is marked with a small . Clicking on this entry opens
the KNewsTicker documentation (which you're reading in this
moment) which details all the features and abilities of
KNewsTicker.
This entry is marked with a small . Clicking on this entry opens
a small dialog showing who's to blame for KNewsTicker and credits
people who contributed significant enhancements for
it.
This entry is easily recognizable due to the icon which is next to it. Select
this entry to open the preferences
dialog which lets you customize all of the properties of
KNewsTicker
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