cbnet Twitter Widget

FAQ

What is the Type Setting?

The Type Setting determines what type of Twitter Widget will be displayed:

• Profile: Display tweets from the specified Twitter user
• List: Display tweets from the specified Twitter user’s specified list
• Favorites: Display tweets favorited by the specified Twitter user
• Search: Display tweets that match the specified search query

What are the General Settings?

The following are the General Settings:

• Title (Heading): Heading that will appear above the displayed widget
• Twitter User ID: User Id for the Twitter user profile you wish to display.
  ** This setting applies to Widget types “Profile”, “List”, and “Favorites”
  ** (Note: you can use any Twitter profile, not just your own)
• Twitter List: List defined by the Twitter user specified above.
  ** This setting applies to Widget type “List”
  ** (Note: you can display Lists from any Twitter user, not just your own)
• Search Query: Search query for which you want to display Tweets
  ** This setting applies to Widget type “Search”
• Title: Title that will appear at the top of the the displayed widget
  ** This setting applies to Widget types “List”, “Favorites”, and “Search”
• Caption: A short description
  ** This setting applies to Widget types “List”, “Favorites”, and “Search”

What are the Advanced Settings – Appearance?

• Poll for New Results: If enabled, updates the displayed tweets in real-time. If disabled, a static list of tweets is displayed.
• Scrollbar: If enabled, displays a scrollbar. If disabled, no scrollbar is displayed.
• Load All Tweets: Loads all tweets (up to the limit specified in the Number of Tweets setting), regardless of time interval.
• Timed Interval: Loads tweets within the interval specified in the Interval setting (up to the limit specified in the Number of Tweets setting).
• Loop Results?: If Timed Interval behavior is selected (I’m not really sure what this setting does, but it somehow loops the displayed tweets).
• Interval: If Timed Interval behavior is selected, defines the interval (in ms?) for which tweets are displayed.
• Number of Tweets: Defines the maximum number of tweets to display.
• Show Avatars?: If enabled, displays user avatars for displayed tweets. If disabled, does not display user avatars.
• Show Timestamps?: If enabled, displays timestamps for each displayed tweet. If disabled, does not display timestamps.
• Show Hashtags?: If enabled, displays hashtags (as links?) in displayed tweets. if disabled, does not display hashtags (as links?).

What are the Advanced Settings – Colors?

(Note: enter all colors as HEX values, e.g. #ffffff for ‘white’)

• Shell Background: Color of the container surrounding the displayed tweets
• Shell Text: Color of the text inside the container surrounding the displayed tweets (Title and Caption)
• Tweet Background: Background color of displayed tweets
• Tweet Text: Color of text of displayed tweets
• Tweet Links: Color of links in displayed tweets

What are the Advanced Settings – Dimensions?

• Width: Width (in pixels) of the widget
• Height: Height (in pixels) of the widget
• Auto-Width: Automatically sets widtth