Feed Index Layout Properties

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Feed Index Layout Properties

To control the look and feel of how the Feed Link Element renders links to the resulting Feeds, use the Feed Index Layout Properties dialog. Open this dialog by selecting the Layout menu option from the Feed Index Tool icon.

In the Feed Index Layout Properties dialog box, you define how your Feed Index link appears. Selecting Custom via Parameters gives you complete control over what CommonSpot renders. For more information on the custom layout properties, see Feed Index Rendering Properties.

The other fields in the dialog include:

Show Links - If you check the Show XML Link box, the XML Syndication icon will appear next to each feed in the results output. If you check the box next to Show Feed Reader Plugin Links, icons will appear next to the feed, enabling visitors to add the feed to their corresponding Feed Readers (for example, their My Yahoo home page).

Note that the icons and links to the various feed readers are controlled and customizable by your CommonSpot Administrator. For more information on how to customize what links appear, please refer to the CommonSpot Administrators Guide.

Spacing - Enter the number of line breaks to appear between each feed in the results set.
Display Properties - If you wish to show only a specified number of feeds, or you wish to randomly display various feeds in the list, check the checkbox just to the right of the label. If check this will allow you to input the number of items to display and prompt you whether the results should be random.

Clicking the Advanced button displays the Feed Index Layout Advanced Properties dialog.

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