Comments on: The Profile Box is Sandboxed http://facebookappfu.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/the-profile-box-is-sandboxed/ Technical tips and insights about Facebook application development, by Michael McDonald Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kelek1 http://facebookappfu.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/the-profile-box-is-sandboxed/#comment-9 kelek1 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:58 +0000 http://facebookappfu.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/the-profile-box-is-sandboxed/#comment-9 The profile box (which is now out of fashion and relegated to the 'Boxes' tab) itself can be updated continuously by the Facebook application. When you click on something in the box, it can take you to a canvas or iframe page. Application tabs are canvases that start in 'passive' mode. Flash is paused and there's no onload javascript, but a user interacts with the page it becomes active. The profile box (which is now out of fashion and relegated to the ‘Boxes’ tab) itself can be updated continuously by the Facebook application. When you click on something in the box, it can take you to a canvas or iframe page.

Application tabs are canvases that start in ‘passive’ mode. Flash is paused and there’s no onload javascript, but a user interacts with the page it becomes active.

]]> By: Nepharius http://facebookappfu.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/the-profile-box-is-sandboxed/#comment-8 Nepharius Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:27:51 +0000 http://facebookappfu.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/the-profile-box-is-sandboxed/#comment-8 So how does those other profile boxes when you click on them load content? Is there a iframe type thing going on or should I be coding in FBML? I have a reverbnation My Band app as a box and when I click on that box it shows all my music, images that I have uploaded and a bunch of other stuff without going to the canvas page. thanks! So how does those other profile boxes when you click on them load content? Is there a iframe type thing going on or should I be coding in FBML? I have a reverbnation My Band app as a box and when I click on that box it shows all my music, images that I have uploaded and a bunch of other stuff without going to the canvas page.

thanks!

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