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##Design Conversation: _{in reverse chronological order.}

###part the Third: in which code poet waxes v1.

###part the Second: in which code poet introduces vNext.

###part The First: in which code poet mixes good idea with short sightedness

###Our very own Growl Display

Design Conversation:

_{in reverse chronological order.}

part the Third: in which code poet waxes v1.

part the Second: in which code poet introduces vNext.

part The First: in which code poet mixes good idea with short sightedness

Our very own Growl Display

With new custom display: with soapi-notify-display http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2336/soapinotify014b.png

With plain growl display: plain growl display http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5456/soapinotify014c.png

alt text http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2950/soapinotifyv02screensho.png

alt text http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3633/soapinotifydisplay.png

With new custom display:

With plain growl display:

###part the Second: in which code poet introduces vNext.

###part the Third: in which code poet waxes v1.

After the unexpected divine intervention of Brian, the developer of Growl for Windows, I was able to refactor the evolving custom pin-able update-able displays into much slimmer and much less complex code. The updates are now batched by the server, soapi-notify, and pushed to the notifications that are still registered for updates.

Thanks Brian.

For those that are not quite satisfied with the default displays provided with soapi-notify, the source for the default display is a great place to start writing your own. Be sure to share it here.

There are a few more things that I would like to incorporate into V1 before calling it soup.

• the ability to monitor existing questions. keep an eye on questions as they evolve.
• extended filtering support. either/or tags using the api methods is a bit limiting. I will use client side filtering to provide a more compelling filter experience.
• proxy support - need to set up a proxy to test this.

These will be incorporated gradually over the next month or so. I need to finish some other projects and get a job. Anyone who wants to help out may submit patches and perhaps be added to the team.

Let me know what you think

###part the Second: in which code poet introduces vNext.