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Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 22:43 to the problem "Using Viral Installer on a Remote Widget Always Reverts to Default Setting Values" in Widgetbox:

Sure. I'll add a calendar reminder. If you don't hear from me by next Wednesday, just ping me here. Deal?

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 22:00 to the question "How to get rid of Facebook Tab2" in Widgetbox:

Hey Erik,

Please check one last time. I published changes on your blidget. If that still is not working, please remove and re-add your application.

You can add your app here:
http://apps.facebook.com/getoutapp

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:45 to the problem "Using Viral Installer on a Remote Widget Always Reverts to Default Setting Values" in Widgetbox:

First off, your implementation of the viral installer powered by your flash form is AWESOME. Great work!

You can put that input back to the way it was. It looks like we may have an issue. I've got someone working on it now, but it won't be fix for at least a week or so. Hopefully we can resolve this soon.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:23 to the question "Exporting form widget results" in Widgetbox:

Hey Miriam,

Sorry I missed your reply. Go to your MADE WIDGETS section, click the widget's name, and flip the switch in the top right corner to PRO. Then publish your changes and you should get that Export link.

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:21 to the question "How to switch to widget setup inside Widgetbox?" in Widgetbox:

Hi Pavel,

Sounds like you're using Remote Config.

Try going to the dashboard page for your widget, clicking the 'Distribute your Widget', and unchecking 'Use Remote Configuration'.

Hope this helps,
Dave

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:19 to the question "Not Centering" in Widgetbox:

Hi Derek,

The widget will not inherently center. If you want to center a widget, put the code snippet within a div and align that div.

Hope this helps,
Dave

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:18 to the question "Search form called by widget" in Widgetbox:

Facebook doesn't allow Javascript, so you cannot turn an HTML/JS widget into a Facebook app. Additionally, Facebook is planning a bunch of app changes in the coming months. They haven't given out a detailed changelist yet, but expect applications to no long be embeddable on the profile soon.

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 18:16 to the question "How to get rid of Facebook Tab2" in Widgetbox:

Hey Erik,

That'll work. I took a look at your widget here:
http://www.widgetbox.com/dash/dev/fac...

It looks like it only had the 1 tab now. Are you seeing the same thing?

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 17:12 to the question "Use wide version of widget for existing facebook app" in Widgetbox:

Hi Scott,

Yes, unfortunately there's an issue with copy widget that it uses the same Facebook app. I'm entering a ticket to resolve this in the future, but for now, you'll need to create a new blidget.

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 17:09 to the question "Widget accessibility compliance" in Widgetbox:

Hi Phil,

I am on the Dev team and am an Engineering Manager here. The content of the widget is purely up to a widget developer. All content is User-submitted. The only portion of Widgetbox that you can eval is the portion that you have.

We'll be sure to discuss WAI compliance, but we're not looking to specifically support it at this time. I'll certainly put adding a noembed on the table.

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 17:07 to the question "email submit button does nto send out email notification" in Widgetbox:

Hi Rich,

What email submit button are you referring to?

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 17:05 to the problem "Using Viral Installer on a Remote Widget Always Reverts to Default Setting Values" in Widgetbox:

Hi there,

Do you have a link to the location of your viral installer? Nothing has changed around this, so I'd like to see your implementation.

Dave

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 17:02 to the question "How do I add a facebook tab to my blidget?" in Widgetbox:

Hi Leslie,

Sorry, but this is not possible at this time. Facebook doesn't surface any feeds of data.

Hope this helps!
Dave

Dave Rhea replied on December 16, 2009 16:06 to the question "gallery approval not consistant" in Widgetbox:

Hi Adrian,

I'd love to help you out here, but I don't see anything you're asking for help on.

If you tell me what widget(s) you're upset about being rejected, I can take a look, talk you through our gallery policies, and address any inconsistencies you see.

There's no argument that there are widgets in the gallery not consistent with current approval policies. As the approval policies have changed over the years, we don't retroactively go back and delist widgets unless it's an extreme case.

Lastly, Facebook is supported in many different flavors. Anyone can post any widget to the Facebook newsfeed or a Facebook Pages wall. Additionally, blidgets can be turned into Facebook apps for Pro users, and we have a suite of Facebook Pages apps for Publisher Pro users.

Unfortunately, as much as I'd love any widget to be able to be placed anywhere that you want on Facebook, Facebook's policies about apps are not only strict, but a moving target. In fact, they're removing ALL applications from profiles in the coming months.

Let me know if you'd like some help with something. You're totally correct that we're unable to give refunds. That's what we give you access to try as many o the Pro features as possible before upgrading, and also offer a mandatory 7 day free trial before you buy. That way, once you're a paying subscriber, you've already had a chance to really try out the product to see if it's for you.

All the best,
Dave

A comment on the question "Search form called by widget" in Widgetbox:

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_fo...

Just set your action t a fully qualified URL, like http://mysite.com/myform.asp – Dave Rhea, on December 15, 2009 21:03

Dave Rhea replied on December 15, 2009 17:12 to the question "How to get rid of Facebook Tab2" in Widgetbox:

Unfortunately, there's not a good way for me to see your profile. If you go to where you edited the theme for your Facebook app, post that link. That will get me all the info I could need.

Dave Rhea replied on December 15, 2009 00:35 to the question "Search form called by widget" in Widgetbox:

You'd want to create an HTML/JS widget. Build your form in the widget and make the form submit to your ASP.

A comment on the question "Facebook widget on home page?" in Widgetbox:

With the upcoming tight restrictions that Facebook has put on different notification methods, this is not currently supported. – Dave Rhea, on December 14, 2009 23:36

Dave Rhea replied on December 14, 2009 23:24 to the question "How to get rid of Facebook Tab2" in Widgetbox:

Is this the widget itself, or just the image? That link won't work for me, unfortunately. If you're referring to the image, it'll take up to an hour for that image to get taken again, get out of Facebook's cache, etc. Should happen between 15-60 minutes.

If you mean the widget itself, try going to your dashboard on our site, editing your facebook app, and editing the theme. Then save whatever changes you make and the tab should go away.

Dave Rhea replied on December 14, 2009 22:49 to the question "How to get rid of Facebook Tab2" in Widgetbox:

Hey there,

It looked like you just had unpublished changes. I published your changes and the tab looks to be gone from the widget.