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Overwrite default filename in current file so we don't have a bunch of duplicates cluttering the main folder

Instead of having "articles" and "entries" just have "sections". Write custom parsers depending on the source and have them dynamically loaded in modules.

Create a templating system where articles read a skeleton html file and insert values where appropriate, should enable a huge increase in flexibility, basically required for letting other people use this program

Should remove the Next Jump specific stuff, need sensible defaults so you can try it without a time investment

Uses 800 word default, should be able to specify how many in case the briefing runs onto the next page or is too short This functionality used to exist for the old briefing but I removed the command line functionality as part of the rewrite.

£9.9bn goes to (L)9.9bn

The "curator" in the second line of the heading breaks onto 3rd line when it shouldn't

Have a custom footer with information about the submitters for the day.

Should be able to put text in a file and read it instead of just scraping rss feeds

A theme would be a folder that would have some sensible default configuration files and personalized css

For example, "the #1 Coach" in the custom entry became "the#1 Coach" in rendered text.

Generator should sort articles by prominence, more prominent articles at the top

Create a lock file that stores date of last generation and parameters it ran with, also maybe list of articles. If this file has today's date then have program run in interactive mode, should be easy for non-technical people to handle.

Make that be defined in the categories.conf file

Should be able to specify the url of an image and have it display within the article's box.