Mutant ninja X-shorts

Some tips will only work on Xtgem domains

X-SHORTS
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No it's not a pair of mutant boxers.
It will be a collection of short tips and scripts
that don't fit anywhere else
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A SIMPLE DIGITAL CLOCK
<span style="background: #000; color: #c00; border: 5px double #00a; padding: 1px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 100;"><xt id="tdate" format="g" tzone="1"/><blink style="color:#0b0;">:</blink><xt id="tdate" format="i" /><small style="color: #00a;"><xt id="tdate" format="a" tzone="1"/></small></span>

9:43 pm

Every thing is adjustable or just set your time zone
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MAKING COPY/PASTE TEXT AREAS
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this explains how I make my copy/paste text areas.
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Create a new XHTML page and name it script1
On this new page click + to add a new block and select a TEXT block
Into this block write or paste your script.
Select NO for "insert new line" then click OK

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A text block is used so that creator can convert
< > and " characters into their "html entity" form
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ON YOUR MAIN PAGE

At the position you wish to display the script
click + and select to add a CODE block and enter this code
<textarea style="text-align: left;" rows="N" cols="N">
N= the number of rows and columns you want
Click + and select XT FUNCTION
Select "local file include" from the menu
Click "file browser" and select your file script1 click OK
Click + and select a CODE block and enter this code
</textarea>

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REDIRECT USING
"GET" ARGUMENTS AND META REFRESH
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This uses meta refresh and "get" arguments no javascript involved.
The menu above is just a demonstration the links can be to anything
you can use internal links or files images etc
The form sets the variable "link"
<form action="/loader" method="get"><select name="link">
Repeat this for each link
<option value="ADDRESS">LINK TEXT</option>
Then add this
</select><input type="submit" value="GO" /></form>
ALTERNATIVE USE AS PASSWORD/LOGIN

An alternative use as suggested by many people is to use it as a "fake" login or password similar to a routine called GATEKEEPER
<form action="/loader" method="get"><input type="password" name="link" value=""><input type="submit" value="ENTER" /></form>
The password/login is the URL of the required file wrong entries will give error 404 or redirect to your custom error page.

LOADER PAGE
Required for both applications
Create a loader page as the "target" of the form
Copy this to the <head> area of the loader page

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url={_$link|}" />

And put this on the loader page

<b>LOADING.....</b><br />Click <a href="{_$link|}">HERE </a>if not redirected <br />

Loader page option 2
copy this code into a empty PLAIN TEXT file named loader to make a absolute minimum page for the redirect
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WITH CREATOR
<html><head><title></title><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url={_$link|}" /></head><body><!--></body></html>
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ADD A "LINK TO MY SITE" COPY/PASTE BOX
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This uses html entities to ensure compatibility with ALL browsers

ENTER DETAILS
Box size
Rows	Cols
Link details
Site address (required) http://
Image address (optional) http://
Link text (required)
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TRANSFER SCRIPTS AND XHTML FILES TO OTHER SITES WITH ALL CODE AND XT FUNCTIONS UNTOUCHED
ALWAYS WORK ON COPIES OF YOUR FILES
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if you need to move your html or script files to another xtgem site or wish to share them with other users
You will have found that xt functions "get" arguments and some html don't transfer the solution is very simple.
just add .css to the file name the icon will change to the blue (?)

then transfer them to the other site using "upload from remote server" or download them to your device/pc.("view" in properties downloads the file on my mobile) Then remove the .css file extension and you get your unaltered files back This will be very useful if you have gone over the 15K size limit for creator as you can edit the file on a pc then upload it back to xtgem
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As a test here is the xhtml file for my "link to my site" copy box maker feel free to use it as you like. The "action" in the form is set to run in your root directory.
Enter this in "upload from remote server"
http://xtips.mobi/ltms.css
After upload delete the .css
This link may download the file

RSS XTFUNCTION AND MOBPARTNERS DIRLINK.MOBI

Details for RSS xtfunction
Feed url

Items to fetch
1
Add
<br />.description.
to the template

Free downloads
Free sis,java,mp3,3gp & many more.

The html code for RSS xtfunction is quite complex as the template must be converted to html entities for the reserved characters

YOUR LAST TWEET
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This tip uses the RSS reader xt function
First get the file name for your
twitter updates RSS feed
Then go to
UPLOAD FILE
and enter
http://xtips.mobi/xtweet.css
in the
"UPLOAD FROM REMOTE SERVER"
field
After upload
delete the .css extension
Open the file change the name to yours and the filename to your RSS filename change the styles as required and "include the file into your page."

Xtip's last tweet

XT Error: Invalid RSS

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