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Bug#721258: RFP: pidgin-status-rss -- update Pidgin instant messenger's status rom an RSS feed



Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : pidgin-status-rss
  Version         : 1.0
  Upstream Author : Marilen Aretius Corciovei <len@len.ro>
* URL             : http://www.len.ro/work/status-rss-plugin-for-pidgin/
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: Perl
  Description     : update Pidgin instant messenger's status rom an RSS feed

A plugin which updates the status automatically to the last entry in a RSS feed. For example, it can update the status to the last post on your blog. 
The plugin checks from time to time, (at startup or when the action is selected from the menu) the specified RSS feed, parses it and fetches the last entry. It then updates the current status with a message containing he enry title and the entry link.

After enabling the plugin, configure it by setting the RSS feed url and the refresh timeout. 0 means no refresh.
For manual refresh go to Tools->Status RSS->Update Status


This package depends on libxml-feed-perl


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