FMenu/FAQ
Contents
- 1 Questions
- 1.1 Why won't the ZIP archive extract properly?
- 1.2 What effect does it have when a friend unchecks the Terms of Service box?
- 1.3 Is there any way I can tell which friends have opted out of the Facebook API?
- 1.4 How frequent is "too frequent" for the update frequency?
- 1.5 My friends say that their information will be sold if they check that API checkbox!
- 2 Common problems
Questions
Why won't the ZIP archive extract properly?
Most likely because you're using Stuffit Expander to open it. Use Mac OS X's built-in BOMArchiveHelper.app instead.
What effect does it have when a friend unchecks the Terms of Service box?
If the friend unchecks this box, they are completely invisible to the program. That means that anything about them is inaccessible, like their profile and their status. However, when they poke you, this is still accessible, because it is your information that's retrieved to find out the number of current pokes. So anything they do to you is available, because your info is retrieved, but anything they do to their profiles is not. Consequently, since their profiles are not visible, their names won't show up in the Quicklaunch box.
Is there any way I can tell which friends have opted out of the Facebook API?
Yes! Simply click on the arrow at the right of the text field in the Quicklaunch panel. That lists all the friends that are available to you through the app, alphabetized by first name.
How frequent is "too frequent" for the update frequency?
This is essentially a guess-and-check process. As of version 1.4, it appears that 7 seconds is in fact the most frequent update interval. I personally had it running with 6 seconds, but that would randomly give me incorrect notifications.
My friends say that their information will be sold if they check that API checkbox!
Um, no. Tell your friends to let you get their profiles through apps that you want to use.
Common problems
Not all my friends show up in the Quicklaunch box!
They probably have opted out of the Facebook API, as described above. Tell your friend to go to http://www.facebook.com/privacy.php?view=everyone and make sure that the box labeled My information may be used according to the restricted Terms of Service is checked. Otherwise, FMenu has absolutely no way of retrieving that user's profile.
