What Can You Put in Your Widget Boxes?

by discovery Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:50 am

Important Information: You
can't just copy and paste any code into a "widget box" or "about me"
section on your Eons profile and be safe.

Your Eons Profile Page is not the same as your own website
where
you have all the control. The layout has already been done for you.
Certain things you might add to your own website can cause conflict
with the
Eons layout. Here are some trouble areas:
- Code is too
  long. The different areas have character limits. If the
  code is
  too long, it will be truncated (cut off in the middle). This has often
  caused Eons profile pages to crash.
- Code
  contains "absolute positioning":
  Some widget sharing sites include "absolute positioning" code to cause
  their advertisement to appear in the top left of your profile page or
  some other specific point. This can conflict with the Eons layout and
  cause problems. This can cause problems for other social networking
  sites as well.
- Certain
  widgets made specifically for other sites have code
  that conflicts with the Eons profile page. This is generally when the
  code targets certain areas to style. These areas have different widths,
  height, locations, etc., on other sites, therefore the code can change
  the
  Eons profile layout in undesirable ways

Adding the Code:

Some
folks already have the code for the image or widget they want to add.
They just want to know how to add it on the Eons Profile Page. So,
we'll start with where you can put "widgets" and how to add the code.

For the widget areas.

Go
to your profile page
Click on "Add Widget" from next to your
head shot (or you can scroll
down to one of the widget areas To the right of "Widgets", you'll see
"Edit/Add" Click on Add)
You'll be taken to a new page. Paste
the code into the textarea box
Choose a location from the
dropdown under the textarea box - default, Left column, Middle column,
Right column
Click if you want others to be able to click to
copy the widget
Click on "Add Widgets"

About me

Click on edit across from "About"
Click
on Interest and Activities tab
Put your code in one of the
boxes (There is a size limit)
Scroll to the bottom and click
"Save Changes"

The
interest and activity boxes are actually intended for a list of items
separated by commas, so sometimes a comma in code can cause a problem
with how it renders. Also, if the code is very long, it won't work. If
you get a message that the code is too long, delete the code rather
than trying to save the page.

Text with Style:

HTML/CSS Editor that works
on Eons: http://ccs.110mb.com/tools/astudioeditor.html
You can use this editor to add color, make text bold and lots of neat
things and then copy and paste the code into a widget area, Eons
message or PM. This group post tells more about it: Styling
Posts for Eons Without Writing Code!
Common
HTML/XHTML Code:
http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/CommonHTMLtags.html
- This contains some of
the older HTML that will work on simple styling of text. It's best to
use the CSS styles, however. You can do so much more with the CSS!
Styling
Font with CSS:
http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/1548378-Styling-Font-with-CSS
- A
group post to start you out. Gives some basic code for font color, size
and font family.
CSS Font Style:
http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/CSSFontStyles.html
- A reference to use.
Background
on CSS inline styling - http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/stylingwithcss.html
-
Gives you a little background about what its all about.

CSS Code:

Code Parties:
http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/codestoshare.html#Code_Parties_Oh_yeah_
- You can find all kinds of ideas and code of things that can be done.
Most all of this code would work in a widget box. Just ask if you need
help!
Code to
Share, Revise and Use file: http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/codestoshare.html
Some of this code can be revised and used in a widget. If you are not
sure what to use, your welcome to ask in The Studio. If there is
something in particular that you would like to do, feel free to post
and we'll help.

Widget
Sources:

Eons' Widget Gallery: http://www.eons.com/widgets
The
widgets here should not cause any conflicts - It's the Eons official
gallery, afterall! You can search using keywords or browse through
Favorites, Hottest, New and Notable and/or Top-rated. You can also use
filters for News, Weather, Stocks and/or Sports
Your
Minis - http://www.yourminis.com/ - This site has several pages of
widgets, & also a section for blog widgets. recommended in
Group
Post: The
Widget
"Boxes" on Eons

http://ccs.110mb.com/eons/widgets2.html