doc uwa

UWA documentation

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:28:14 +0100

The Universal Widget API offers a powerful framework for Web widgets development - not only for Netvibes widgets, but also for many other environments. With UWA, you only need one API to build widgets for all the major platforms. Documentation * Anatomy of a UWA widget presents the content of the XHTML file * The UWA JavaScript framework shows how to use UWA-specific methods * Using Ajax in UWA further explains how to use the appropriate Ajax method for a given data request * The JSO…

Sample UWA widgets

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:53:42 +0100

Browse the code of these fully-functionning UWA widgets to understand their inner workings. To get to the code, select the standalone version of the widget you are interested in, and display its code through your browser's appropriate option. * The RSSReader widget * The Digg widget * The Alexa widget * The weather.com widget * The Astronomy Picture of the Day widget * The FKDL widget * The VODKACOCA widget

UWA Frequently Asked Questions

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:46:09 +0100

"How to enable Ajax requests in Standalone mode?" You need to set up your own local proxy, which will emulate the UWA Environment's one. In PHP, a very minimal proxy would look like this:

UWA HOWTOs

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:37:52 +0100

Wondering how to make use of UWA? Here are some hints... Widget * How to make sure my widget is a valid UWA widget? * How to test a UWA widget? * How to widgetize a RSS feed? * How to display a UWA widget in an IFrame, anywhere on the Web. * How to submit your UWA widget to 3rd party platforms (iGoogle, Live.com...).

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

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).”

Using the OpenSocial API in a UWA widget

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:30:43 +0100

Initially developped by Google, OpenSocial is “a common API for social applications across multiple websites. With standard JavaScript and HTML, developers can create apps that access a social network's friends and update feeds.” Netvibes UWA implements the OpenSocial API natively, so that UWA developers can make their widget social easily.

Templates and controls

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:11 +0100

CSS templates UWA templates are simple code conventions for writing clean and meaninful XHTML. They let you build powerful user interfaces easily, and make sure your widget integrates well in the UWA environment. In order to have the right style applied to your widget, these templates provide the proper CSS rules, along with the expected XHTML nodes. This way, your widget will perfectly fit with the whole UWA style.