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Some web sites post lots of new articles or updates and provide an easy way to keep track of them through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29 RSS feeds]. While you can always visit your bookmarked sites to see the latest articles, it's sometimes more convenient to have new stories sent to you automatically in an RSS feed. You can get the latest information that interests you this way, whether it's new headlines from Yahoo News's Business section, the latest entries from your favorite blog, or even news updates from [http://www.mozillazine.org/ mozillaZine]. Firefox | This article explains how to access RSS feeds in Firefox using the built-in "Live Bookmarks" feature. | ||
==RSS feeds== | |||
Some web sites post lots of new articles or updates and provide an easy way to keep track of them through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29 RSS feeds]. While you can always visit your bookmarked sites to see the latest articles, it's sometimes more convenient to have new stories sent to you automatically in an RSS feed. You can get the latest information that interests you this way, whether it's new headlines from Yahoo News's Business section, the latest entries from your favorite blog, or even news updates from [http://www.mozillazine.org/ mozillaZine]. | |||
If you are browsing a web site that has an available RSS feed, this icon: http://www.mozilla.org/images/livemarks16.png will appear at the right side of the Location Bar (or at the bottom-right of the browser window if you are using Firefox 1.0.x.) | |||
==Subscribing to feeds using Live Bookmarks== | |||
Firefox lets you subscribe to RSS feeds using "Live Bookmarks", a feature of the Bookmarks Manager that lets you save an RSS feed link to your bookmarks and optionally display the link on the Bookmarks toolbar. Your default Firefox bookmarks include one such RSS feed, the "[http://fxfeeds.mozilla.org/rss20.xml Latest Headlines]" feed, as shown in the screen capture [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/livebookmarks.html here]. | |||
===Firefox 2=== | |||
In Firefox 2 you can choose different options for subscribing to RSS feeds, including "Live Bookmarks", based on your selections under "Tools -> Options -> Feeds": | |||
* ''Show me a preview and ask me which Feed Reader to use.'' If this option is selected, you will be presented with a preview of the RSS feed contents and a choice of using "Live Bookmarks", some web-based readers or your own application. | |||
* ''Subscribe to the feed using:'' Select this option and choose "Live Bookmarks" if you always want to subscribe to feeds using "Live Bookmarks". | |||
==How to add a Live Bookmark== | ==How to add a Live Bookmark== | ||
When you are on a web page that an RSS feed is available: | |||
* Click the icon http://www.mozilla.org/images/livemarks16.png at the right side of the Location Bar (you may need to select a title - some sites have more than one). | |||
*The "Add Live Bookmark" dialog will appear. Modify the name and "Create in" location, if you wish. | |||
* Click "OK". | |||
You will see the Live Bookmark displayed in your Bookmarks menu or on your Bookmarks Toolbar, depending on where you created it, under which all the available articles for that site will be displayed. | |||
===If Live Bookmarks are not detected=== | ===If Live Bookmarks are not detected=== | ||
Some sites don't tell Firefox that they support Live Bookmarks, even though they actually do. If a site shows a small orange icon with "RSS", "RDF" or "Atom" then the icon will link to that site's Live Bookmark. You can add this manually by copying the link address then selecting "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks" from the Toolbar, | Some sites don't tell Firefox that they support Live Bookmarks, even though they actually do. If a site shows a small orange icon with "RSS", "RDF" or "Atom" then the icon will link to that site's Live Bookmark. You can add this manually by copying the link address then selecting "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks" (or "Organize Bookmarks in Firefox 2.0) from the Firefox menu to open the Bookmarks Manager. With the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" or other bookmarks folder selected, click "File -> New Live Bookmark" then type in a name for your new Live Bookmark and typeor paste in the RSS feed location you copied earlier. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 29 October 2006
This article explains how to access RSS feeds in Firefox using the built-in "Live Bookmarks" feature.
RSS feeds
Some web sites post lots of new articles or updates and provide an easy way to keep track of them through RSS feeds. While you can always visit your bookmarked sites to see the latest articles, it's sometimes more convenient to have new stories sent to you automatically in an RSS feed. You can get the latest information that interests you this way, whether it's new headlines from Yahoo News's Business section, the latest entries from your favorite blog, or even news updates from mozillaZine.
If you are browsing a web site that has an available RSS feed, this icon: http://www.mozilla.org/images/livemarks16.png will appear at the right side of the Location Bar (or at the bottom-right of the browser window if you are using Firefox 1.0.x.)
Subscribing to feeds using Live Bookmarks
Firefox lets you subscribe to RSS feeds using "Live Bookmarks", a feature of the Bookmarks Manager that lets you save an RSS feed link to your bookmarks and optionally display the link on the Bookmarks toolbar. Your default Firefox bookmarks include one such RSS feed, the "Latest Headlines" feed, as shown in the screen capture here.
Firefox 2
In Firefox 2 you can choose different options for subscribing to RSS feeds, including "Live Bookmarks", based on your selections under "Tools -> Options -> Feeds":
- Show me a preview and ask me which Feed Reader to use. If this option is selected, you will be presented with a preview of the RSS feed contents and a choice of using "Live Bookmarks", some web-based readers or your own application.
- Subscribe to the feed using: Select this option and choose "Live Bookmarks" if you always want to subscribe to feeds using "Live Bookmarks".
How to add a Live Bookmark
When you are on a web page that an RSS feed is available:
- Click the icon http://www.mozilla.org/images/livemarks16.png at the right side of the Location Bar (you may need to select a title - some sites have more than one).
- The "Add Live Bookmark" dialog will appear. Modify the name and "Create in" location, if you wish.
- Click "OK".
You will see the Live Bookmark displayed in your Bookmarks menu or on your Bookmarks Toolbar, depending on where you created it, under which all the available articles for that site will be displayed.
If Live Bookmarks are not detected
Some sites don't tell Firefox that they support Live Bookmarks, even though they actually do. If a site shows a small orange icon with "RSS", "RDF" or "Atom" then the icon will link to that site's Live Bookmark. You can add this manually by copying the link address then selecting "Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks" (or "Organize Bookmarks in Firefox 2.0) from the Firefox menu to open the Bookmarks Manager. With the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" or other bookmarks folder selected, click "File -> New Live Bookmark" then type in a name for your new Live Bookmark and typeor paste in the RSS feed location you copied earlier.
