Solved How to setup a tab to Widows Seven Forums

[KCav]

I would like to create a tab page in igHome with links to threads on Windows Seven Forums. I know how to create a tab to a subpage and edit the title of the tab, so I can create a tab that says "Windows Seven Forums." The only way I know to add items to the page is to click on Gadgets, choose a gadget and click Add. I searched for a gadget for Windows Seven Forums and did not find one. Can someone help me figure out how to use tab feature on igHome to link to threads on Windows Seven Forums?

KC

 

[Slartybart]

Have you tried:
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (URL)
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (HTML)

 

[Britton30]

SF gadgets.
http://www.sevenforums.com/gadgets/2930-custom-sevenforums-gadgets-91.html#post27165

 

[KCav]

SF gadgets.
http://www.sevenforums.com/gadgets/2930-custom-sevenforums-gadgets-91.html#post27165

Found it. Thanks.

In igHome I created a tab to a page I call Windows Seven Forums. I placed then SevenForums gadget on the page. Now one click takes me to any item listed in the gadget.

I would like to link to questions I have open on Windows Seven Forums. Do I need to create a custom gadget like SevenForums?

KCav

 

[KCav]

Have you tried:
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (URL)
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (HTML)

Thanks for the tip. I found the gadget named SevenForums. Love it.

KCav

 

[Britton30]

I'm not a developer so I can't answer. What I do to find my content is click Quick Links at the top of every page and click one of these:

My active threads, threads you have started.

Threads I posted in, self explanatory.

 

[KCav]

I'm not a developer so I can't answer.

It's nice to be on Windows Seven Forums with one click, and from there get to a list of your posts in two clicks.

Life is good.

KC
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[KCav]

Have you tried:
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (URL)
Custom gadgets on igHome.com Gadget (HTML)

Yes I tried --- I clicked on Add Gadgets, searched for Custom, found two choices: Custom Gadget (URL) and Custom Gadget (HTML) and tried them both.

When I clicked on Add it now, Custom Gadget (URL). A setup window appeared, in the Title field I typed YUMI (Your Universal Multisystem Installer), in the URL field I pasted the address for the discussion about YUMI appearing on Windows Seven Forums. Then I pressed Save. This gave rise to a 260 pixel window in igHome. I right clicked on the window and a menu with options pop-up. I selected Open in another window. Suddenly I am on the Windows Seven Forum. This is wonderful.

I would like to expand my capabilities one step further. I would like to create a custom gadget that lists links to Windows Seven Forms, like the custom gadget I downloaded called SevenForums. I clicked on Add it now, Custom Gadget (HTML) and a setup window called Your Posts appeared. It said HTML/JavaScript/Widget code. :huh: I pasted in the URL address for the discussion of YUMI, Saved and there it was in a window on my screen. What do I need to do to create a custom gadget like SevenForums? Is there a tutorial available like the wonderful one Golden made on how to create a YUMI USB?

 

[Slartybart]

A few things... I don't use igHome or Windows gadgets, so all I can do is Google the information (that's how I found information on igHome)

I'm guessing that your can put any URL in the custom igHome page. So depending on what you wnat to see on SevenForums is what URL you would specify. Say you want to see live posts, then open the live posts page on seveforusm, grab the URL and paste it into a igHome URL gadget. Same thing for my posts (err, your posts )

I've never dabbled in gadgets, but you might find your anser in these two pages:
Developing a Gadget for Windows Sidebar Part 1: The Basics (Windows)
Gadgets: Build Your Own Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget

Good luck and have fun!

Bill

 

[KCav]

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I've never dabbled in gadgets, but you might find your anser in these two pages:
Developing a Gadget for Windows Sidebar Part 1: The Basics (Windows)
Gadgets: Build Your Own Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget

Good luck and have fun!

Bill

Ended up on http://www.wintellect.com/training; have a feeling finding the answers to my questions is imminent.

KC

 

[KCav]

I thought I would create a tab on igHome's Dash Board so that with one click I could go to a page filled with custom widgets about topics on Windows Seven Forums. I found out there is a much easier way to derive the same benefit. I created an item on the igHome's Topic Bar, with one click it opens Windows Seven Forums, to a full screen view, I'm already logged-in, all I need do is click on My Posts Or Search. I can find what ever I'm looking for on the Windows Seven Forums quick and easy.

Thank you for steering me along. I like this Forum.

KCav

 

[Britton30]

Good to hear. What you did sounds like the same thing I've done using the favorites bar in IE10 and doing what I said in post #6.



Your link goes to Wintellect training site.

 

[KCav]

Good to hear. What you did sounds like the same thing I've done using the favorites bar in IE10 and doing what I said in post #6.

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Your link goes to Wintellect training site.

Not my link in igHome.

I have an icon on the Black Bar in igHome that says "Window Seven Forums". To create it I clicked on Theme > Black Bar > Item 7. In the link field for item 7 I entered http://www.sevenforums.com/php?searchid=437404

I have browser set to open to igHome. When I open my browse igHome opens. If I click on the Black Bar button for Windows Seven Forums, Windows Seven Forums opens, and if I'm already logged in my account opens. Life is good.

KCav

 

[Britton30]

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I've never dabbled in gadgets, but you might find your anser in these two pages:
Developing a Gadget for Windows Sidebar Part 1: The Basics (Windows)
Gadgets: Build Your Own Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget

Good luck and have fun!

Bill

Ended up on http://www.wintellect.com/training; have a feeling finding the answers to my questions is imminent.

KC

Click this link you posted, it goes to Wintellect.

Glad you got it sorted out and I would like to see a link to this ighome to see what it's about.

 

[KCav]

KC[/QUOTE] I would like to see a link to this ighome to see what it's about.[/QUOTE]

igHome can be found here www.igHome.com.

So far I have found the features in igHome similar to iGoogle. I have created tabs to pages where I added gadgets. I found this feature similar to iGoogle and the selection of gadgets as comprehensive as in iGoogle. Also, I setup a Theme. I use three columns and a solid black background. Its clean but my girlfriend hates it. She wants the background to have an aesthetic quality like the sun shinning on the Beach did in iGoogle. igHome provides the capability to add a custom background. Maybe I will win her heart by creating an aesthetic effect better than the one we had in iGoogle. :sarc:

I find igHome similar to iGoogle. Its easy to configure and executes efficiently. For instance, I created a bar menu with custom buttons that link to Gmail, Maps, or Windows Seven Forums. But there are things that I'm trying out for the first time. They may have been available in iGoogle, I don't know

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KCav