RSSTicker brings live news headlines to the Amiga Workbench. 
  It reads multiple RSS feeds from a simple configuration file, fetches 
  them through bsdsocket.library, and displays each feed as its own smooth 
  scrolling ticker line. It is designed for classic AmigaOS 1.3 systems 
  that should keep current headlines visible without taking over the desktop.
  With HTTP support, optional HTTPS through amitls13.library, configurable 
  feed colors, individual scroll speeds, font selection, and a multilingual
  interface, RSSTicker is a compact and practical news ticker for classic 
  Workbench environments.


  Feature List
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v1.2
  - Increased built-in stack size from 65000 to 130000 bytes.
  - Switched the scrolling frame source to timer.device at 50 Hz for smoother OS3.x behavior.
  - Kept ViewPort synchronization before drawing to avoid visible tearing/white waves.
  - Preserved the old WaitBOVP()/WaitTOF() path as fallback if timer.device cannot be opened.
  - Updated the application version from 1.1 to 1.2.
  - Updated the HTTP User-Agent to RSSTicker/1.2.

v1.1
  - Configurable title color and background color.
  - Background color is kept distinct from text colors.
  - Fast: 2 pixels/frame, Middle: 1 pixel/frame, Slow: 1 pixel/2 frames.
  - Window height adapts to feed count and selected font size.
  - topaz.font fallback for OS1.3 compatibility.
  - Localized menus and program text: English, German, Polish, Greek.
  - Fixed feed title prefix before each scrolling line.
  - Feed titles are shortened cleanly.
  - Items are separated with +++.
  - Text appears immediately after loading, resize, font changes and color 
    changes.
  - Loading status appears per feed line.

v1.0
  - AmigaOS 1.3 Workbench application
  - Multiple RSS feeds at once
  - One ticker line per feed
  - Smooth right-to-left scrolling
  - Scroll area driven by ScrollRaster() and WaitTOF()
  - RSS 1.0/RDF and RSS 2.0 support
  - Fixed feed title prefix before each ticker line
  - Feed titles are cleanly shortened to 20 characters
  - News items separated by +++
  - Ticker lines also end with +++ for clean looping
  - HTTP fetching through bsdsocket.library
  - Optional HTTPS support through amitls13.library
  - Clear error text when HTTPS is used without SSL support
  - UTF-8 and XML entity decoding for umlauts and special characters
  - Separate feeds.conf for feed URLs, colors, and speeds
  - Separate rssticker.conf for application settings and window positions
  - Per-feed color configuration
  - Per-feed scroll speed configuration
  - Three speed levels: fast, medium, slow
  - Font selection from FONTS:
  - Main window and settings windows are draggable and resizeable
  - Window positions and sizes are saved
  - Startup message while feeds are loading
  - Periodic feed refresh with a minimum interval of 10 minutes
  - Feed updates are integrated without hard-resetting the running ticker
  - Menu bar with Settings and Info
  - Multilingual UI: English, German, Polish, Greek
  - English as default language
  - Selected language is saved
  - Designed for classic Amiga systems with Kickstart/Workbench 1.3


(c)2026 Marcel Jähne
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