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Using Ajax in UWA - Added doc about postBody and requestHeaders.

xavier — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:49:34 +0100

The UWA JavaScript framework provides developers with various methods for communicating with web-services using JavaScript/Ajax requests. These methods are easy to use, and specialized for different kind of data types. General thoughts Ajax requests are asynchronous by design: calling a method doesn't imply getting an immediate return value. This return value might take some time, depending on the server, the traffic, the bandwidth, etc. Therefore, you have to pass a callback function's na…

Ecosystem search - Added a few more Essential widgets.

xavier — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:59:22 +0100

This method allows you to implement Ecosystem's search into your application/tool. Parameters Name Default value Description query The query string (equivalent to the search in Ecosystem) page 1 The page limit 20 The limit of items returned thumbwidth 160 The thumbnails width thumbheight 120 The thumbnails height sort popular The sorting method (see available sorts) category 0 The category id (see available categories) region all The region code (see av…

UWA JavaScript Framework - readability.

xavier — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:39:00 +0100

UWA provides an advanced programming experience through its JavaScript framework. The widget object The JS framework provides the developer with many events and methods, encapsulated in JavaScript objects, the most important one being the widget object, an instance of the UWA Widget class.

TabView control - Slight changes.

xavier — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:12:04 +0100

Description This control is intended for the creation of tabs, each with its distinct content. Preview Code explanation The path to implementing tabs for your widget follows a few standard steps... * instantiate the UWA.Controls.TabView object ; * define each of your tab using the addTab() method ; * have your widget watch out for the 'activeTabChange' in order to trigger code at the right moment :

UWA IFrame method - Rewrite.

xavier — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:55:22 +0100

You can easily display UWA widgets within your own environment, thanks to our IFrame method. This document will show you how to build the correct URL to display a given widget within an IFrame on your platform. Relying on an IFrame has the advantage of both being simple and secure. There can be any number of IFrames on one page, as long as each IFrame has a unique ID (related to the widget's chosen ID).

About the http://www.netvibes.com/ns/ namespace - created

xavier — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:23:00 +0100

UWA widgets use a unique namespace, intended at the widget tag. That namespace uses the URI . This URL does not contain a webpage nor a Netvibes public page, but should return to this very informational page. As said in the XML Namespace specification: “The namespace name, to serve its intended purpose, SHOULD have the characteristics of uniqueness and persistence. It is not a goal that it be directly usable for retrieval of a schema (if any exists).”

Building a Netvibes theme - Differences with iGoogle and improving readibility for tables.

xavier — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:26:04 +0100

It is possible for any designer to build their own theme for the Netvibes homepage, and have it used by any Netvibes user. Installing a theme Note: you cannot “undo” a theme installation. The only way is to install another theme on top - be it one of your own, or one of the many Netvibes themes available.