7: Goin API with Facebook Developer Tools 167 in Java

Creation PDF417 in Java 7: Goin API with Facebook Developer Tools 167

Working with the API Test Console168 FBML Test Console 170 Feed Preview Console173 Debugging FBJS with Firebug176

To FBML or iframe That Is the Question 179 Adding a Navigation Header Using FBML 181 Adding an fb:dashboard element 183 Adding a tab set with fb:tabs and fb:tab-item185 Adding a header with fb:header 188 Creating an Editor Form Page190

Discovering Profile Boxes and Action Links 195 Profile box 196 Profile action links197 Configuring the Default Profile Settings 198

Pushing Profile Content with profilesetFBML 199 Working with Content in the Profile Box201 Adding Action Links to a User Profile212

Adding Styles to Your FBML 215 Using inline styles 216 Using embedded styles216 Including external style sheets218 Specifying Wide and Narrow Styles for Profile Boxes 218 Using fb:ref to Load CSS in a Profile Box219 Going Native: Emulating Facebook Styles220 Setting the basic formatting styles221 Emulating the Facebook dashboard 223 Creating your own navigation tabs 226 Creating a subtitle region 228 Emulating Facebook buttons 229 Creating two-column lists232

11: Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Communicating with the News Feed and Notifications 235

Publishing a News Feed Story to Current Users 236 Publishing Actions to a User s Mini-Feed and Friends News Feed 238 Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Publishing Templatized Actions 240 Exploring the template parameters 241 Working with tokens 242 Exploring the fbRecipe template 244 Registering your story template245 Sending Notifications247

Coming Up with a Basic Vision249 Setting Up Speed Dial in Facebook 250 Creating the Speed Dial Database 253 Structuring the PHP Source Code 254 Setting Up the Canvas Page 254 Connecting to Facebook255 Building the Canvas Page256 Constructing the page header 257 Adding a friend 258 Getting a list of dial friends 259 Previewing the Speed Dial 260 Resetting the Speed Dial262 Processing user actions262

Assembling the canvas page UI 263 Styling the UI 266 Adding a random quote display 268 Adding a page footer270 Setting the Profile Box Content 271 Sending Notifications and Publishing a News Feed Story 275 Adding an Invitation Page 278 Prepping the About Page 279 Exploring the Full Source Files 280

13: Ten Strategies to Exploit the Power of the Facebook Platform 301

Optimizing Your Facebook App301 Going Mobile with Your Facebook App 302 Working with Attachments 303 Keeping Track of the Session Key306 Making Canvas Pages Accessible to Non-Facebook Users 307 Handling Unique Browser Needs 308 Integrating with Google Analytics309 Handling Redirects310 Working with Cookies 310 Integrating with Marketplace310

Local Picks 314 iLike314 Attack!315 iRead 316 Quizzes 317 Where I ve Been317 Flixster 318 Top Friends 318 Introplay s Workout Olympiad and Runlicious 319 Appsaholic 319

15: Smashing Successes: Ten Tips for Making Your Application Popular 321

Avoid Social App Faux Pas 321 Think Social, Act Social 322 Brand Your App Effectively322 Communicate Wisely with Your Users 323

Engage Potential Users with Your About Page 323 Man Your Discussion Board323 Pay Attention to User Reviews and Feedback324 Promote Your App on Facebook 324 React Quickly to Platform Changes and Enhancements324 React Quickly to User Growth 325

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