FriendPicker widget updated

Chris Cole — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:28:00 GMT

You may (or may not) have noticed the FriendPicker (MyOpenSpace.Widgets.FriendPicker) has been updated (now version 0.4). See the sample in the following app:

MyOpenSpace.Widget Samples

What does this include? A number of bug fixes. A bootstrap loader to fix IE and Safari timing issues, and more:

Bootstrapper added to main Widgets static class for loading Widgets
Support for multiple pickers on a page
Text-only mode for pickers
Keyboard support for search results
Fixed IE rendering bug of loading notice
Addition of style packs for FriendPicker

The bootstrap call looks like this:

MyOpenSpace.Widgets.Bootstrapper.createWidget("MyOpenSpace.Widgets.FriendPicker", 
	function(p){window.friendPicker = p;},
	{
		element: "pickerDivID01",
		buildSelectedUI: true
	});

Make some noise if you find issues or have suggestions.

MyOpenSocial.Widgets - FriendPicker

Chris Cole — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:49:00 GMT

In the spirit of making your lives easier, we are introducing...
drum roll please...

The MyOpenSocial.Widgets library.

You may be familiar with FriendPicker from the original PostTo sample application.
Now, instead of filling your app up with tons of code cruft you can make a few simple calls for the same functionality:

//at top of file
MyOpenSpace.ClientLibraries.includeScript(
        MyOpenSpace.ClientLibraries.Scripts.MYSPACE_WIDGETS);

...
//later in a registered init
var myFriendPicker = new MyOpenSpace.Widgets.FriendPicker(
	{
	element: "pickerDiv01",
	buildSelectedUI: true
	});

...
//and when you want to see what you have
var pickedPerson = myFriendPicker.selectedFriend;

http://www.myspace.com/myopensapcewidgetsamples

This is early in development, so if you find issues leave comments here or in the forums.
Also, check back in to this app periodically for new widgets as we release them.

MDP JavaScript Container : friendpicker widget

FriendPicker widget updated

MyOpenSocial.Widgets - FriendPicker