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# Line 2  Straw is a desktop news aggregator for t Line 2  Straw is a desktop news aggregator for t
2  be a faster, easier and more accessible way to read news and blogs than the  be a faster, easier and more accessible way to read news and blogs than the
3  traditional browser.  traditional browser.
4    
5    
6  * Minimum Requirements *  * Minimum Requirements *
7    
8  1. Python 2.2.  1. Python 2.2
9  2. pyadns  2. Python ADNS - This is optional, but you get better results if you have it installed.
10  3. Berkeley DB3 and pybsddb. (pybsddb ships with python 2.3)  3. Python egenix mxDateTime extension module
11  4. PyGTK, python bindings for GTK+.  4. Berkeley DB3 and pybsddb. (pybsddb ships with python 2.3)
12  5. gnome-python 1.99.13.  5. PyGTK, PyGNOME, and PyOrbit.
13  6. orbit-python or pyorbit.  6. libglade
14  7. libglade  7. GConf
15  8. mxDateTime  
 9. PyXML  
16    
17  * Installation *  * Installation *
18    
19  [foo@test.com]$ cd /straw/directory  [foo@test.com]$ cd /path/to/straw
20  [foo@test.com]$ make install  [foo@test.com]$ make install
21    
22    
23  * Notes on Installation *  * Notes on Installation *
24    
25  The Makefile installs files into three locations: the straw executable  The Makefile installs files into three locations: the straw executable
# Line 36  environment variable at the directory un Line 37  environment variable at the directory un
37  directory was created. That is, in the default installation,  directory was created. That is, in the default installation,
38  /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages.  /usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages.
39    
40    
41  * Notes on Configuring your Web Browser *  * Notes on Configuring your Web Browser *
42    
43  If you click on a URL, straw loads the URL in whatever browser is set in your  If you click a URL, straw loads the URL in whatever browser is set in your
44  environment. In GNOME 2.x, this is done through the "Web Browser" tab in  environment. This is set through the following easy steps:
45    
46   1. Applications -> Desktop Preferences -> Advanced -> Preferred Applications.   1. Applications -> Desktop Preferences -> Advanced -> File Types & Programs
47     2. Click on Documents -> World Wide Web -> HTML page
48     3. On the left hand side, choose Edit.
49     4. Choose your browser in the "Default Action" box inside the Actions Frame.
50    
51    
52  Visit http://www.nongnu.org/straw for more info.  Visit http://www.nongnu.org/straw for more info.

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