This greasemonkey script works VERY differently from most scripts. By appending special text on the end of any URL, you can force this script to run and "crop" content from the returned page.

You can then, for example, take the new URL and use it in NETVIBES or other mashup. That way you can "clip" live content from any web page and stick it into your mashup.

There are several params currently supported:

There are several params currently supported:

1. Append &__cssclip=cssselector to the URL. The css selector can be any valid css selector such as TABLE, or .class or #name. You figure out the proper css selector by examining the html on the page you want to clip content from.
EXAMPLE: http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=meebo+b... lp']

TIP: The __cssclip param should be escaped, because many CSS characters are not valid in a URL. To figure out the escape text enter this url in your browser:
javascript:alert(escape("#header"))

2. Append &__rectclip=Top,Left,Bottom,Right to the URL. The coordinates define a rectangle in pixels that you want to clip from the page -- very dependent on font-size and page-content but may work for you.
EXAMPLE: http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=meebo+b...

3. Append &__reloadclip=seconds to the URL. The 'seconds' parameter is a value like "30" to reload the clip every 30 seconds. This parameter can be combined with others.
EXAMPLE: http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=meebo+b...

4. Append &__bgcolorclip=csscolor to the URL. The 'csscolor' parameter is a value like "white" or "#ffffff" to change backcolor of clip.
EXAMPLE: http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=meebo+b...

-- NetVibes instructions --
(1) Test your url, like examples above in your browser (outside of netvibes) until you get the clip right.
(2) In NetVibes, Click "add content" then "external widgets" then "web page".
(3) Click "edit" on the new widget.
(4) Take the URL with appended params (like EXAMPLES above) and put it in the URL field.
(5) Click OK.

-- PageFlakes instruction --
(1) Test your url, like examples above in your browser (outside of PageFlakes) until you get the clip right.
(2) In PageFlakes, click on the flake in top right corner to add a new flake. Browse for the "Bitty Browser" flake.
(3) Edit the flake: Choose "Icon Only". Search Bar "off". And set HomePage to "Web site Url". Then set your url in the box labelled: >>
(4) Click save.

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