Configuring Your Application with ModulePrefs
The ModulePrefs
node allows a developer to not only define metadata about a
gadget (such as a title and author), but also features and processing
rules. This is core information defined by a gadget developer, and it
cannot be modified by gadget users.
ModulePrefs
contains a number of
attribute strings, all of which are elements that containers are required
to support, but which are optional for developers to specify. These
attributes are listed in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1. ModulePrefs attributes
Attribute | Description |
---|---|
| The author of the gadget. |
| A working email address for the gadget’s author. Since gadgets for public social networking containers are also public, there is potential for spam, so this should be a dedicated gadget email account, not a personal one. |
| A description of the application. |
| A publicly accessible URL that provides a screenshot of the application. This field is generally used in gadget galleries or for invitations to applications. |
| A publicly accessible URL that provides a thumbnail image for a gadget. This field is generally used in conjunction with the title to display brief information for a gadget. |
| The title of the application. |
| A URL, such as a website or forum, linked from the title of the application. |
A fully qualified ModulePrefs
node can take the following form:
<ModulePrefs author="John Smith" author_email="john@smith.com" description="My application does all sorts ...
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