Facebook/twitter buttons

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi , I’ve put the following code together , but I want to add the system.openURL function , that redirect users to my facebook page , and one for my twitter , can anyone please continue the code , thanks you !  :slight_smile:
 

function new() local recipeGroup = display.newGroup(); local background = display.newImage("graphics/menu\_background2.png") background.y = 240 local facebook = display.newImage("graphics/facebook.png") facebook.x = display.contentWidth/2 facebook.y = 220 local twitter = display.newImage("graphics/twitter.png") twitter.x = display.contentWidth/2 twitter.y = 390 local topmenu = display.newImage("graphics/topMenuBar.png") topmenu.x = 180; topmenu.y = -24; local backButton = display.newImage("graphics/backButton.png") backButton.x = 35; backButton.y = -22; backButton.scene = "menu"; recipeGroup:insert(background); recipeGroup:insert(facebook); recipeGroup:insert(twitter); recipeGroup:insert(topmenu); recipeGroup:insert(backButton); backButton:addEventListener("touch", changeScene); return recipeGroup; end
#2 
local function showFacebookPage(event)      if event,phase == "ended" then            system.openURL("http://facebook.com/yourpage")      end      return true end   facebook:addEventListener("touch", showFacebookPage)

Now I would not use the names "facebook’ and “twitter” as variable names.  In the case of “facebook”, it’s a core API.  Even though you localized it, you wouldn’t be able to actually call the facebook API.  Twitter could be used in the future.   I would rename them facebookButton and twitterButton just to be safe.

#3

This will open twitter and facebook in there native app.

system.openURL( “twitter://user?screen_name=yourusername” )

system.openURL( “fb://page/ID” )

You can find your ID by using this link : 

https://graph.facebook.com/yourusername

Kevin-

                            

#4

For any kind of FB social button just go to developers.facebook.com and copy the code of button which you like and paste in code of your site.

#5

Hi Justice.  Corona SDK is not a web based product.  You can’t just past those social buttons into your app.  You would have to build a webView in to post the buttons, but many of them require a webpage which our apps are not.

#6 
local function showFacebookPage(event)      if event,phase == "ended" then            system.openURL("http://facebook.com/yourpage")      end      return true end   facebook:addEventListener("touch", showFacebookPage)

Now I would not use the names "facebook’ and “twitter” as variable names.  In the case of “facebook”, it’s a core API.  Even though you localized it, you wouldn’t be able to actually call the facebook API.  Twitter could be used in the future.   I would rename them facebookButton and twitterButton just to be safe.

#7

This will open twitter and facebook in there native app.

system.openURL( “twitter://user?screen_name=yourusername” )

system.openURL( “fb://page/ID” )

You can find your ID by using this link : 

https://graph.facebook.com/yourusername

Kevin-

                            

#8

For any kind of FB social button just go to developers.facebook.com and copy the code of button which you like and paste in code of your site.

#9

Hi Justice.  Corona SDK is not a web based product.  You can’t just past those social buttons into your app.  You would have to build a webView in to post the buttons, but many of them require a webpage which our apps are not.

#10

The fp://page/ID url didn’t work for me on the iPhone. The Facebook app opens but won’t show my app’s page. According to http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes#Facebook it does not seem to be a valid scheme (the page part).

Instead I use this code to open my Facebook app page in the Facebook app, if it is installed or else in the browser.

if(not system.openURL("fb://profile/348502405277307")) then   system.openURL("https://www.facebook.com/WordnRoll") end

And for Twitter :

if(not system.openURL("twitter://user?screen\_name=WordnRoll" )) then system.openURL("https://twitter.com/WordnRoll") end
#11

Actually if you go to the bottom of the Facebook block on that wiki page, they say it should work.  I tried it and it does not seem to work the way it should.  I tried /pages/XXXXXXX, /page/XXXXXXX and /XXXXXXX and none seemed to work.    I doubt this is anything on our end since we are just opening the URL and the native facebook app doesn’t seem to be recognizing it.

#12

Hi Rob,

True I didn’t see that. With fb://profile/xxxx it seems to work. 

The Facebook API cannot allways be trusted in my experience as a webdeveloper  :wink:

#13

Hi Jack01/Rob,

humm this is strange, it work in android.

-Kevin p.s. i’m doing a kickstarter, http://kck.st/18b6VbJ  any support is welcome!

#14

The fp://page/ID url didn’t work for me on the iPhone. The Facebook app opens but won’t show my app’s page. According to http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes#Facebook it does not seem to be a valid scheme (the page part).

Instead I use this code to open my Facebook app page in the Facebook app, if it is installed or else in the browser.

if(not system.openURL("fb://profile/348502405277307")) then   system.openURL("https://www.facebook.com/WordnRoll") end

And for Twitter :

if(not system.openURL("twitter://user?screen\_name=WordnRoll" )) then system.openURL("https://twitter.com/WordnRoll") end
#15

Actually if you go to the bottom of the Facebook block on that wiki page, they say it should work.  I tried it and it does not seem to work the way it should.  I tried /pages/XXXXXXX, /page/XXXXXXX and /XXXXXXX and none seemed to work.    I doubt this is anything on our end since we are just opening the URL and the native facebook app doesn’t seem to be recognizing it.

#16

Hi Rob,

True I didn’t see that. With fb://profile/xxxx it seems to work. 

The Facebook API cannot allways be trusted in my experience as a webdeveloper  :wink:

#17

Hi Jack01/Rob,

humm this is strange, it work in android.

-Kevin p.s. i’m doing a kickstarter, http://kck.st/18b6VbJ  any support is welcome!