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FaziBear Last update: 18/02/2008 113 comments

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You can change some appearance preferences like background, opacity.

For details visit http://fazibear.prv.pl.

This widget works only within Netvibes with inline mode.

Customize:

  • Inline this widget (page reload required) - you should check it.
  • Enabled - enable/disable customization

Background:

  • Background URL - url to your backgrund picture
  • Background horizontal position - horizontal aligment
  • Background vertical position - vertical aligment
  • Background repeat - if picture is smaller than screen, repeat it.
  • Background attachment - move picture when scrolling (only Firefox)

Header:

  • Header background URL - url to your header backgrund picture
  • Header background horizontal position - horizontal aligment
  • Header background vertical position - vertical aligment
  • Header background repeat - if picture is smaller than screen, repeat it.
  • Header background attachment - move picture when scrolling (only Firefox)
  • Header opacity - opacity of all header
  • Hide top links - hides top links
  • Top links opacity - opacity of top links bar
  • Hide tab bar - hides tab bar
  • Hide feed counts - hide feed numbers next to tab title

Modules:

  • Remove modules borders - remove gray borders form modules boxes
  • Modules opacity - change opacity of modules (and everything inside)

Feed reader:

  • Show content under feed reader - show blocks under feed reader
  • Feed opacity - change opacity of RSS feed reader

Footer:

  • Hide footer - hide all footer
  • Footer opacity opacity - change footer opacity

Changelog:

0.999u

  • switch to UWA
  • added new bugs ;)

0.99:

  • added Enable/Disable module
  • added Header Background
  • removed Fix tab style

0.95:

  • added Pin feature
  • added Move player feature
  • change configuration style

0.9:

  • Use new configuration api
  • Keyboard switch: removed (this is build-in feature of netvibes)
  • start tab: removed (works wrong)

0.x:

  • Gone with old modules site :(

Comments

1 - Raiden, 31/05/2006 20:59:42
Can you add an option for change the size of words or change the space between lines

Nice module

Thanks.
2 - AnA-l, 01/06/2006 10:54:17
Best Customization module ever !!! Good Job !!

BTW, i don't understand every options exposed on this module, for example :
Fix style ? Attachment ??
and the options "Startup tab (0=last)" doesn't seems to work very well :/

(and if you load netvibes on the tab2 and this plugin displays on the tab1, it doesn't apply customization 'til you load tab1 (i dont preload unneeded module in netvibes options))

That's all folks ! Thanks for this plugins, it adds so much to netvibes :)
3 - Lolodm, 01/06/2006 16:21:54
Great module, very usefull !! Finally I could change this sad white background for a happier one, I've done it espacially for the occasion and if you like it and want to use it too I give you the link ^^

"Module génial, vraiment utile !! j'ai enfin pu changer ce fond blanc tout triste pour un plus joyeux, je l'ai fait spécialement pour l'occasion et si ce dernier vous plait et que vous voulez l'utiliser aussi je vous donne le lien ^^"

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5206/netvibes8so.jpg

Thx again for the module. Bye Lolodm
4 - netvibes user, 01/06/2006 20:03:44
For some reason, the configurations disappear when I reopen Netvibes. It's fine when I change tab, though.
5 - AnA-l, 01/06/2006 21:36:19
yeah, i got the same bug, config isn't reloaded everytime, you can improve it a little bit by enabling the module preloading in the netvibes global options.
6 - john, 02/06/2006 6:31:45
Thanks for the nice background image Loldm.
7 - Lolodm, 02/06/2006 13:00:08
@John : I'm glad that you appreciate it ;)
8 - flo, 02/06/2006 23:30:41
I saw that Control Panel changed features ; how do you customize number of columns in a tab ?
9 - Twisterss, 03/06/2006 18:07:17
There is a problem with the Flickr module :
the opacity set for modules is the same for the image : it isn't very nice !
10 - FaziBear, 08/06/2006 14:33:33
I will update this module soon, and write some description about all option, but there is one problem, I can't edit this module here on ecosystem. Is there any solution ?
How can I make all my modules apear in my profile ?
11 - FaziBear, 08/06/2006 15:39:31
I was just update this module.
Changelog 0.9:
* Use new configuration api
* Keyboard switch: removed (this is build-in feature of netvibes)
* start tab: removed (works wrong)

Enjoy.
12 - joos, 08/06/2006 17:45:03
does anybody know how to display a local background image(say from My documents folder)
ive tried "file:///c:/documents..." but no luck
great module btw
13 - SeB.fr, 08/06/2006 23:30:10
Very good module. 2 sugggestions though : possibility to fit the background image in the netvibes window and possibility to put tabs at the bottom of the screen this would give some space to the main windows with all the modules.
Thanx.
14 - SeB.fr, 09/06/2006 10:10:48
One thing anoying is when you set the tabs : Hide top links option to yes, you cannot play podcast because the netvibes mp3 player belongs to the top links. The ideal (for me) would be to place this player on the same level as tabs but right justified.
15 - Kirken, 10/06/2006 21:18:11
@joos: you have to use '\\' (backslash) for the path and '/' (slash) for the protocol tag. ie. file:///c:\\documents...

16 - ScottyWZ, 11/06/2006 20:59:57
"I will update this module soon, and write some description about all option, but there is one problem, I can't edit this module here on ecosystem. Is there any solution ? How can I make all my modules apear in my profile ?"

Fazibear, have you tried signing in using the button at the top of Ecosystem? Then go to the module and click edit.
17 - joos, 14/06/2006 14:33:38
"@joos: you have to use '\\' (backslash) for the path and '/' (slash) for the protocol tag. ie. file:///c:\\documents..."
doesn't work, it just deletes the '\\' (backslash)
18 - TrashQueen, 16/06/2006 20:34:15
Nice one! It really spices the Application up! :-)
I miss just some things, dunno how hard it would be to implement them - being a design-nerd, I'd like to have the possibility to change the colours (font colours, link-colours, bg-colour etc.) instead of applying a background-image. That would be really great!

Anyway: It already rocks! Keep up the good work!
19 - TrashQueen, 16/06/2006 20:34:53
Nice one! It really spices the Application up! :-)
I miss just some things, dunno how hard it would be to implement them - being a design-nerd, I'd like to have the possibility to change the colours (font colours, link-colours, bg-colour etc.) instead of applying a background-image. That would be really great!

Anyway: It already rocks! Keep up the good work!
20 - Huw, 18/06/2006 17:16:03
OK, I may be doing something dumb, but I can't get any image to appear. Tried pasting the URL of one of my flickr pics - nothing. Tried a local file - nothing. Must be working as I can see the changes to the opacity, but...

Nice idea though.
21 - Jaded, 19/06/2006 10:49:46
Refresh problem occuring. I need to refresh the whole page to activate the Customize Module. Even the refresh button on the portlet titel itself doesn't work.
Any idea ?

Just for information, I use as background :
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/157/0/f/Bricks_in_the_water_by_SteaM10.jpg
Very nice with the usual Netvibes Layout.
22 - Deol, 19/06/2006 16:38:38
On load of Netvibes, the Netvibes customize module is no longer applying to the layout. The only way for it to work is to edit the module and click on save.
23 - Deol, 19/06/2006 23:44:08
Looks to be working now. Love this module.
24 - gp, 22/06/2006 17:05:58
great module...is a module that rocks...
just a question : is it possible to customize differently each tabs (like different background??
thanks,
and congratulation
25 - Sylvain, 22/06/2006 17:59:24
Trop d'la balle ce module
What a great module :)
26 - yefred, 23/06/2006 15:13:18
I don't know if you already know it but the module doesn't seem to work with Opera 9.0...
I can't edit it.
27 - FaziBear, 25/06/2006 12:22:07
New module version relesed!
Enjoy.
28 - Geppetto, 25/06/2006 22:27:47
Is it possible to add a different background picture in every different "tab" ???
Very nice module
29 - naxito, 26/06/2006 14:22:54
I've just started with netvibes, and I'm trying to install different modules, but in all of them (Netvibes customize included ) I get this error
"Problem while parsing the module. Not valid XML."
How can I solve it?

PS:Sorry for my english
30 - naxito, 27/06/2006 8:40:42
related to #28
I've tried with other browser and other PC.
The original problem is with FireFox 1.5.0.4 and IE 6. under Windows XP and behind a proxy.
In other PC is perfectly working with FireFox 1.5.0.4 under Ubuntu 6.06, and directly conected to Internet.
I suppose my problem is due to the proxy, although I dont know how to solve it.

About the module. Very Very Very nice. But it was fine that the background image could be on local.
31 - Inbal, 02/07/2006 18:49:16
Can you please add an option to place Add Content on the tabs row, opposite them? Maybe even all the top links. And while you're at it, colour choice for the header background to fit my picture? Thanks.
32 - Inbal, 02/07/2006 18:52:36
Is it just on my computer or does the comment I just sent appear between June 2nd and June 3rd?...
33 - FaziBear, 03/07/2006 18:36:27
Hmm... order of comments are very haotic :/
34 - da, 07/07/2006 13:12:05
Can you add an option for change the size of words or change the space between lines

Nice module

Thanks.
35 - maxxyme, 07/07/2006 15:10:16
don't load behind a proxy...
36 - jochex, 26/07/2006 5:51:52
congratulations, nice module, but you can make it better adding a link, or a mini editor of the page css for those who know how edit it.
tnks
37 - Inbal, 30/08/2006 1:36:13
Just figured out that the inability to reorganize order of tabs that has been driving me nuts is only present after the module loads. Please check it out, it was pretty frustrating.
38 - Dan, 07/09/2006 1:08:07
naxito, try making sure that the document is encoded in UTF-8. The default for most applications is ANSI, which is non-standard for XML. Your text editor should be able to able to save in the correct format. If not, use something like Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net), open the document, go to Format >> Encode in UTF-8. I had the same problem with this, and that little step fixed it.
You may also be interested in Tidy, which is a program that is designed to clean up XML and HTML code, which will help you if it's not an encoding issue. A notepad++ plugin containing Tidy is available at http://textfx.no-ip.com/textfx/ . To usefrom Notepad++, go to Plugins>>Textfx HTML Tidy>>convert to XHTML, and it will fix most syntax/tag errors. You could also use the W3C Validator (validator.w3.org/). Good luck!

I also had trouble with the Tabs (basically acting as normal text) after loading this module, running Firefox 1.5.0.6.
After a bit of debugging, this issue only occurs if you you have "Header: Player" set to "next to tabs".
Set it back to "next to top links" (the default), and it'll be back to normal.
39 - durerca, 19/10/2006 20:03:11
Maybe it's because of the update to IE7, but I've noticed that when the customization of my Netvibes page loads, it changes the appearance of the font from ClearType smoothed, to regular text (which looks really poor). I'm not sure why this might be happening but since it occurs only when the Netvibes customization loads up, I thought to post this here.
40 - musikgoat, 21/10/2006 22:25:44
I love this module... great work!!

Would there be anyway to add an enable/disable feature to the module? At my work, the page is extremely laggy, but on my other machines, everything is fine, I'm just assuming its the crappy vid card in the machine. It would be nice to have a enable/disable, so I dont have to change all the settings constantly.
Thanks
41 - Opo, 11/11/2006 14:34:48
Hi,

I just discovered your module! it should be part of native netvibes !

There is a way to change the background of the Top Header ?

thanks!
Opo
42 - bdoux, 12/01/2007 19:15:13
Very good!
Will you introduce a function to increase / decrease font size ?
With the daily hours I spend on netvibes, I feel my eyes are getting tired :-)
43 - DouweIkkuh, 19/01/2007 8:06:51
Changing the font size is very easy to do by your own, just press Ctrl while scrolling up or down, up is smaller, down is bigger.
44 - SloYvY, 23/01/2007 18:57:03
A bug,
Option "Pin=> to Bottom"
If my tab has a lot of "little rss windows" the scrollbar won't be able to scroll the windows who are down the page
Why? The little windows are under "all my tabs"

(:-), i'll learn english one day)

Have a good web
45 - Burt S., 01/02/2007 18:35:10
Can I install my mac.com Email on netvibes?
46 - Ken Jarvis, 02/02/2007 19:12:33
How do I delete a FEED?
47 - Quellex, 15/02/2007 21:01:03
It works in Opera, it's just scrunched. It doesn't display properly, but as you said, you're working on it. Looking forward to the update.
48 - N_OxYdE, 08/03/2007 19:40:02
The module is currently down.
Is it going to work again?
49 - jaro, 08/03/2007 22:31:57
it's not working anymore - please fix it :P
50 - NickABusey, 09/03/2007 0:22:27
You can use this module temporarily by adding it, clicking edit, and using http://www.pedalbmx.com/customize.html instead.
51 - Inbal, 09/03/2007 14:14:46
Thanks, NickABusey!
52 - N_OxYdE, 10/03/2007 18:59:05
Thanks a lot
53 - FaziBear, 12/03/2007 13:57:07
It works right now.
54 - FaziBear, 12/03/2007 14:43:41
... and there are some changes :)
55 - alan martin, 12/03/2007 22:21:56
Thanks, I missed it. Can you clarify how to use a background from hard drive please?
56 - pyrho, 13/03/2007 18:00:57
Hi,
i'm using firefox 1.0.7, and this module (which used to work) doesn't work anymore, the settings are all scrambled and it doesn't "customize" anymore.
Any ideas ? ^^
57 - FaziBear, 21/03/2007 15:11:56
I will rewrite this module into UWA api - this should resolve this problem.
58 - paul, 02/04/2007 19:10:34
what does the "Feed opacity" do? doe sit change the opacity of the RSS feed MODULE view? It doe snot seem to change anything
59 - xav, 03/04/2007 18:32:04
very nice module!
one question; if netvibes is used as an active desktop web page, is it possible to change the opacity of the entire thing... not only the modules?
thx
60 - FaziBear, 03/04/2007 21:32:51
paul: fixed :)
61 - tgeorg, 04/04/2007 13:16:58
Lovely module! My problem is somewhat odd, though! Though I got the 0.99 version, even set a header jpg, it's now back to the 0.95 version. Even if I try to add it again, still get the 0.95.
62 - Sebastián, 04/04/2007 18:03:20
I have that problem too
63 - orainsear, 07/04/2007 17:58:23
Version number is back to 0.99 now. Is anyone having problems with the 'hide red counts' option? It's not working for me.
64 - FaziBear, 07/04/2007 20:19:12
* version problem fixed
* red counts problem fixed

Thx for feedback :)
65 - orainsear, 07/04/2007 22:41:56
Also the 'Header: Player' option doesn't appear to do anything on my page.

Keep up the good work FaziBear!
66 - Sebastián, 08/04/2007 12:34:11
Version number is back to 0.99 now, but "Header Background" option doesn't appear. It's the 0.95 module with 0.99 number.
67 - FaziBear, 10/04/2007 12:58:58
Sebastián: Sorry, it should works now.
68 - FaziBear, 10/04/2007 13:00:49
orainsear: It change player position.
69 - Sebastián, 10/04/2007 13:46:59
Excelent work FaciBear!!!
70 - tgeorg, 11/04/2007 15:34:24
Feed opacity: What does it do? When I decrease module opacity, the letters dim also. Feed opacity doesn't seem to do anything. Again: Great module FaziBear, thank you so much!
71 - confused, 19/04/2007 4:22:18
This doesn't seem to be working for me. I've uploaded files and put the right URL in, but the backgrounds don't change....
72 - sucker, 19/04/2007 10:40:44
can anyone tell me how to get the background image to work? i'm not having any luck. is it broken or am i slow? tia,
73 - schwda_de, 27/04/2007 16:23:04
Hi FaciBear!
Great module! But I have a problem: If I upload a background picture, it works. But when I start a new Internet session, sometimes not always the background picture disappear. I use Boxnet for the link to the background picture!
Can you help?
Thanks
74 - Frank, 09/06/2007 3:58:04
I like this module, but it is buggy in Firefox ... it overrides the header background color that you select in settings with a neutral gray color. It also has to be placed in the first tab or it won't load. If you put it in the last tab (called "tools" for example), it wont take effect until you click that tab. And at that point it takes effect and changed the header background color behind your header image .. and you can't change it back. Needs a bit of work ... or maybe netvibes should add the capability to lock the header background image to the left. A center alignment doesnt make sense.
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76 - hash, 18/06/2007 17:30:19
Hi is anyone else getting

Problem while parsing the module. Not valid XML

Thanks
77 - Skier4Life, 18/06/2007 17:43:13
@hash:
Yes, I'm getting the same error message.
78 - FaziBear, 18/06/2007 18:51:17
Sorry, but this module have exceeded my traffic for this month. I'm trying to find other hosting. Please be patient.
79 - Paco, 18/06/2007 19:10:29
Yeiiiiiks ... my layout fell apart! OK ... I hope this module is restored soon .. maybe it should be removed from the ecosystem until it is ready!

This happening right after my forum provider accidentally deleted 6 days of posts from every hosted forum. Not a good weekend!

I am in demo mode with netvibes and an embedded forum that is being reviewed by my other users/directors ... and everything is falling apart! Hahahaha!

Thanks (still happy though)
80 - FaziBear, 18/06/2007 19:57:14
Right now all my modules are moved here: http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/*.html example: http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/customize.html
81 - FaziBear, 18/06/2007 19:59:49
Right now all my modules are moved here: http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/*.xhtml example: http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/customize.xhtml
82 - mark, 19/06/2007 2:11:46
RE: frank's comment

if you're having trouble with this module working only when selecting the tab it resides in, then you probably have selected in netvibes - general settings - performance 'only load modules in current tab'. More than likely, not a bug as you stated.

**REPOSTING IMPORTANT NFO BY FAZIBEAR:**

NEW MODULE LOCATION:
http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/customize.xhtml
83 - Inbal, 19/06/2007 19:52:25
Finally, something I can look at! Netvibes should implement this module in full. I can't use Netvibes when this module is down.
84 - Dylan, 21/06/2007 21:13:08
Whenever I add this module to Netvibes it says, "Problem while parsing the module. Not valid XML." How do I fix this?
85 - Netvibes user, 21/06/2007 21:14:35
Nevermind, I fixed it. I had an incorrect character in the url.
86 - cderecola, 27/06/2007 21:02:29
Anyone having problems with this module since the new features were added a few days ago?
87 - dhaya, 28/06/2007 21:53:00
It doesn't work anymore for me too, since the last update.
88 - FaziBear, 29/06/2007 11:15:45
Be patient, I'm working on it ... ... ...
89 - FaziBear, 29/06/2007 19:34:37
I think all saved preferences were lost after last feature update. Please set them once again. If it won't work remove and add this module once again. Please give me any feedback. Thanks.
90 - FaziBear, 29/06/2007 19:35:07
Notice that module url was changed.
91 - cderecola, 30/06/2007 1:52:51
Still not working. I deleted the module and readded (using new URL) and still get the same result. Whenever I click Save on the module it exits edit mode and doesn't save any changes (goes back to default).

I changed "Enabled", "Hide Top Links" and "Show Footer" and none of it stuck.

I'm using IE7.
92 - cderecola, 30/06/2007 1:53:08
P.S. - Great module!
93 - jairo, 01/07/2007 17:48:20
http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/customize.xhtml <- gives me Problem while parsing the module. Not valid XML.
94 - mark, 01/07/2007 20:25:14
http://fazibear.ifastnet.com/netvibes/customize.xhtml

url down again.. please fix fazi thx
95 - Paco, 02/07/2007 1:45:33
I recommend deleting this module from your sites. This is the second time in a short while that it has failed due to bandwidth issues. Until it is reliable keep it off critical sites. All my office mates ask me, what happened to the logo, what happened to the colors, etc, etc, just not worth the hassle. I am going to switch all the header images back to the standard center alignment and be done with it.

Nice module, just not reliable due to the creator's hosting issues.
96 - FaziBear, 02/07/2007 9:13:30
Paco, you damn right ;), but there is another way change url to : http://netvibes.atspace.com/customize.html
97 - tweak, 07/07/2007 22:26:06
All hail FaziBear, bearer of all things, and restorer of wallpaper!

I posted a request in the NV dev fora, located here:

http://dev.netvibes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=332

As there's been no response, I have no way of knowing what the climate is for such requests. However, unabashed fan of NV + NVC that I am, I would love to see CSS layer customizations available for just about every item, if I can get it.

Anyhoo, great widget. Thanks for keeping the dream alive!

- t
98 - cderecola, 14/07/2007 14:19:08
Still can't get it to save my changes. :-(
99 - MKREdit, 23/07/2007 22:39:46
1st I really like the module. I have noticed a problem wich may be unique to my setup only but I figured I'd mention it to see if anyone else has experienced it.

At times when the module is active I have noticed that my cpu usage jumps to 100%. When I deactivate the module the cpu usage returns to normal. I will attempt to see if it is an individual setting or if there is some strange interaction with one of my other modules. I'm on an XP machine running FF.

I still think it's a great module
100 - miss.dlish, 08/10/2007 2:13:42
This is awesome, and just what I was looking for, thank you!
101 - rathel, 19/11/2007 5:39:21
Nice Module, the only feature I want is the ability to stretch the background picture, when you switch to a bigger screen the background doesn't fill entire.
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105 - guterkuchen, 04/03/2008 20:32:01
i like it! check out my Goolge Search Widget. Its very minimal and has nice animations.
you can configure it to use Live Search and Yahoo search too!

http://eco.netvibes.com/widgets/231453/google-live-yahoo-search
106 - Spudz, 05/03/2008 5:21:06
hi,
for some reason when i made it to inline mode, my bg picture still doesnt show up..

how come?
107 - Spudz, 05/03/2008 5:28:19
and there is still also the message saying it has to be inline mode inorder for it to work.
but i already checked it
108 - FaziBear, 05/03/2008 10:44:26
Spudz: try to refresh whole page (f5 or ctrl-r)
109 - cderecola, 07/03/2008 1:47:06
I have the same problem. Refresh, F5 and Ctrl-R don't work.
110 - cderecola, 07/03/2008 1:50:10
P.S. - Clearning browser caches and rebooting computer don't work either. I've had mine in inline mode for 4 days and still says I have to inline.
111 - FaziBear, 07/03/2008 10:49:49
cderecola: What browser are you using ?
112 - cderecola, 07/03/2008 22:00:19
FF 2.0.0.12

Upgrading to Ginger fixed the problem but now the "Hide Top Links" only hides the new Ginger panel. The Settings/Help part seems to be always be there.
113 - maxxyme, 19/03/2008 18:08:31
There is a problem with the old Netvibes theme "Coriander".

Images used for the left-bottom corner of any widget (like http://cdn.netvibes.com/themes/coriander/img/m/bl-red.png?v=92 ) are hidden when activating this widget.

This is really annoying.

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