Existing users, 
I downloaded and enjoyed the older version (O.6.2) of Buddy Retriever, but lost track of it as snazzier apps like Watson and NetNewsWire came along. Still, I was glad to read that Buddy Retriever had been dramatically updated.
...Perhaps a little too dramatically. I can change preferences and observe Buddy fetching all the requested info-but the "open paper" button does nothing. Let go of the paper, Buddy! Bad doggie!
My guess is that this is a small bug that the developer can fix quickly. Glad to see an old favorite updated, and I hope to use a fixed version soon.
BTW--am using Quicksilver 976 MHz G4, 768 MB SDRAM, OS X 10.3.3, default terminal settings...
Buddy Retriever
news, weather, sports, comics aggregator
Version: 1.01
Buddy fetches, but won't open the paper
Feedback Type: Troubleshooting Report
Contributed by: kcar27 Tuesday, May 11 2004 @ 12:59 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
System Info:Quicksilver 964 Mhz G4, 768 MB RAM, OS X 10.3.3, default terminal setting.
Comments
Buddy fetches, but won't open the paper - James Gibbs--2008
Bleh, the html messed up my posting.Where I said to type "ls -sal ~/Library/Application Support/buddyretriever/index.html", there should be a back-slash and space between "Application" and "Support". Also, the Applescript I listed should have two back-slashes and a space between those two words instead of just one.
Cheers
Tuesday, May 11 2004 @ 09:43 PM PDT
Buddy fetches, but won't open the paper - James Gibbs--2008
Hi kcar27,clicking the "open" button performs a simple Applescript as follows:
on clicked theObject
do shell script "open $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/buddyretriever/index.html"
end clicked
It could be a couple of things.
echo $HOME" in Terminal.app should list your home directory if this variable is ok.ls -sal ~/Library/Application Support/buddyretriever/index.html" in Terminal.app should give you some info on the index file if, in fact, it has been created.In the mean time, you can type
file:///Users/kcar27/Library/Application%20Support/buddyretriever/index.htmlor whatever your path through your home directory is into any web browser (or choose Open... in Safari and navigate to the file). You can email me (jimgibbs) at my sourceforge.net address.Reply to This
Tuesday, May 11 2004 @ 09:30 PM PDT