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aw...@iwccichess.com

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Dec 18, 2009, 12:40:15 PM12/18/09
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I have downloaded Friend Connect to my website, www.iwccichess.com,
that is as far as I have gotten, each time I try to add a gadget to
it, none of the "generate code" links work. Will some one please help
me to get my Friend Connect fully functional. I want to add the other
features but all is plain!

Thank You in advance!

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 2:18:21 PM12/18/09
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Actually, I can see the members gadget just fine! It's in the lower
left hand corner of your website. What browser are you using?

-Bob Aman

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 2:33:14 PM12/18/09
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> Actually, I can see the members gadget just fine!  It's in the lower
> left hand corner of your website.  What browser are you using?

I'm also using Chrome. Scroll all the way down. The gadget is
working just fine. :-)

Also, this is really more of a question that should be directed to the
user forums:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/friendconnect

This forum is intended primarily for programming questions related to
GFC. I also opted not to post some of your messages because they
included too way much contact information. You really shouldn't
include that information in a post to a public forum. :-)

-Bob Aman

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 4:38:39 PM12/18/09
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I tried to directly email you, but everything bounced. This isn't the
correct forum for this question, and your messages continue to contain
too much personal information in the signature lines for me to post
them. Please move the discussion to the user forum. Thank you for
your understanding!

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/friendconnect

-Bob Aman

aw...@iwccichess.com

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Dec 18, 2009, 4:43:27 PM12/18/09
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Okay I am digging in this to remove any info that should not be there, can you email me directly?

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 5:32:57 PM12/18/09
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> Okay I am digging in this to remove any info that should not be there, can
> you email me directly?

Thanks.

From what I can tell of the page source code, you're pasting code into
the wrong place. You have div tags outside the body of your page, and
the script for generating GFC gadgets is also outside the HTML body.
We recommend that you copy and paste the generate code EXACTLY as we
gave it to you, and the entire code block should go into the body of
your page, not outside it. Also, the page you've create isn't even
close to validating. I would highly recommend that you redesign it as
a valid page.

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.iwccichess.com/&doctype=HTML+4.01+Transitional

However, this is still an issue best handled by the user forums. As
previously requested, you should move further inquiry over there since
this is a user question rather than a development question and we can
better handle your issue there. Again, thanks for understanding!

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/friendconnect

-Bob

aw...@iwccichess.com

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Dec 18, 2009, 5:49:46 PM12/18/09
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would the body be the center row?



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aw...@iwccichess.com

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Dec 18, 2009, 5:54:12 PM12/18/09
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IS THERE A WAY TO START OVER, TO REMOVE AND THEN REINSTALL INTO CORRECT LOCATION?

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:13:40 PM12/18/09
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> would the body be the center row?

No.

<html>
<head>
<title>Some Title</title>
</head>
<body>
This is the body.
</body>
</html>

May I recommend using a content management system or blog of some kind
instead of editing the raw HTML? Blogger would be a good choice.

-Bob Aman

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:14:37 PM12/18/09
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> IS THERE A WAY TO START OVER, TO REMOVE AND THEN REINSTALL INTO CORRECT
> LOCATION?

With the way you've built your site, not really. You would have to
correct all of the HTML by hand. If you were using Blogger, it'd be
much easier. :-)

-Bob Aman

aw...@iwccichess.com

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:15:59 PM12/18/09
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I RAN THE PROGRAM AND THIS IS WHAT IT CAME BACK WITH.

Errors found while checking this document as HTML 4.01 Transitional!

Result:136 Errors, 9 warning(s)

Bob Aman

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:20:47 PM12/18/09
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> I RAN THE PROGRAM AND THIS IS WHAT IT CAME BACK WITH.
>
> Errors found while checking this document as HTML 4.01 Transitional!
>
> Result:136 Errors, 9 warning(s)

Right, that's what I'm trying to say. Your page is not even close to
being valid. Friend Connect works best in a valid page. You could
read through each of the errors and try to resolve as many as you can,
however I would still recommend just moving the page to Blogger
instead of trying to manage the HTML yourself. Blogger supports
Friend Connect natively and would make managing the page much easier
for you.

-Bob Aman

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