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jj2007:
Attached the latest version of the "forum watcher". I fixed some minor glitches, now it works fine on Windows 7 and XP, but I have not yet had the occasion to test it on Windows 10 and Win XP. Feedback welcome :thumbsup:

What it does? Every two minutes it downloads a 20kB page from the forum and checks for the ten latest posts. If it finds new posts, it will popup and inform you about it. Hit Escape to minimise the window, move the mouse over the link to see the post's content.

The new version uses a RichEdit control, so that you can click directly on the post you want to see:

jj2007:
Version 4 is out. Some improvement under the hood, for example: in the previous versions, if somebody used the name of a subforum in a post, like The Workshop, the post was split in two or more parts. This is fixed now.

A new feature: you can provide a file IgnoreUsers.txt that, as the name says, makes the proggie ignore posts by certain users. Search the source for User$ to see how it's done.

Source (asc & asm), executable and sample IgnoreUsers.txt attached - enjoy :thumbsup:

jj2007:
Version 5 is different - no more tooltips, but instead a control that shows the text.

To see the text, hover over one of the links (latest post on top).
To open the post, click on the link.

hutch--:
 :biggrin:

That is a good idea, I have always hated conventional tool tips as they are slow and hard to read. If I want that type of data displayed, I put it on the title bar but you can put it elsewhere, Status bar or other controls.  :thumbsup:

zedd151:

--- Quote from: jj2007 on March 11, 2021, 01:45:19 PM ---... now it works fine on Windows 7 and XP, but I have not yet had the occasion to test it on Windows 10 and Win XP.
--- End quote ---
Wait a minute...
Works fine on XP or haven't yet tested on XP?  :tongue:
Either way, even I no longer use xp except to test compatibity.  :cool: 


I actually came here to see the issue of this program not running from the task bar... which version? When I'm inside I'll look at all the versions posted in any case... unless of course I'm on that ignore list  :biggrin:

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