Frequenty Asked Questions about PodiPodi

So, what's this PodiPodi???
PodiPodi is an experimental open source (not yet opened...) project in Human-Machine Interaction inspired by Enso from Humanized, Inc. (humanized.com).
With PodiPodi you can power your website with a user interface based on command line paradigm or a graphical user interface (GUI) and a bunch of additional services.
PodiPodi is embedded in a page as a javascript gadget and it doesn't change the page layout thanks to its unobtrusive interface.

How do I pronounce podipodi?
If you speak italian, just read it as an italian word. If you don't, well you should learn it!eheh
Otherwise read it like the kind-of-english word PodeePodee.

I'm an old user, how can I switch from command line to GUI??
Swtiching from version to version is easy and quick, you just have to log into the administration section (http://www.podipodi.com/my/) with your account, get to the "Look & Feel Page" and switch the "Version" option.

How can I embed PodiPodi to my website?
Embedding is simple, after having obtained your account it will be easy to add the <script> tag will provide you.

Example of Javascript PodiPodi code:

How can I embed the default Joyful Version of PodiPodi to my website?
Embedding the default version is simple, you don't need to register to PodiPodi.com, you just have to add the following <script> tag:

Is the splash screen mandatory? Can I customize it?
No it's not! By default is off, but you are free to turn it on.
You can also change the welcome message with a custom text in your language.

The splash screen is now cookie based, you can configure its behaviour selecting the Splash Screen Cookie Settings option in the settings page in the administration page:

May I directly link a command to a link or button?
Sure! This is a new incredible super great feature of PodiPodi, I hope you love it because I truly believe it empowers your websites with PodiPodi commands without forcing the user to learn how to use it.
Adding a command to a link or any HTML tag is pretty simple, you just have to add the podipodi classname and the command you want to execute into the rel attribute:
Examples of linked commands:

Does it slow down my web site?
Just a little bit! It depends on how many services are active, at this moment embedding the full version of podipodi with all services activated it's just about 27KB. At the moment PodiPodi comes with jQuery, we are working on reducing its dimensions adding only some jQuery functions we need and optimizing PodiPodi code.
If you are already using jQuery in your site it will be super small.

Can I add PodiPodi to many websites?
Yep, soon! You will be able add PodiPodi to as many websites as you want and you'll manage them through the administration tools.

Is it compatible with other Javascript frameworks?
Sure it is! We have developed it with jQuery and thanks to its architecture it's possibile to embed PodiPodi in any website no matter if they are built on Script.aculo.us or MooTools or other frameworks (i.e. Yoople! is based on prototype+script.aculo.us and fully compatible with PodiPodi).

Shift+Space? Can I change it? May I add a button to open PodiPodi?
~~We opted for Shift+Z because the keys are close to eachother and easy to press at the same time.~~
We opted for Shift+Space because the combination of this two keys isn't quite never used (Shift+Z would have created some problems(e.g. searching google for Zorro), moreover the keys are close to eachother and easy to press at the same time.
We are thinking about making it customizable but we would like to create a standard hotkeys combination for PodiPodi so maybe we won't.

Sure you can add buttons and links to open PodiPodi, just add the class name podipodi to the tags you want to activate.

Can I customize its look and feel?
Sure, we have planned to make it fully customizable.
During the first phase it will be possible to select two themes: dark and bright, this way we believe it will fit every websites' colors and background.

Can I extend PodiPodi with custom commands?
The answer is YES! You can extend PodiPodi with Google Gadgets, they are thousands and you can also create your own.

Can I help you someway?
Yep! Helping us is simple, play with PodiPodi on the playground and tell us what you think through the send comment command in PodiPodi, otherwise you can register for free and add PodiPodi to your website.

Help us spreading PodiPodi around the web!

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Frequenty Asked Questions about PodiPodi