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{{/flash}}[[Image:faceboxFMenu-ssmain.png|thumb|400px|Screenshot of FMenu ([[:Image:facebox-ss.png|high res version]])]][[Image:FMenu Fmenu-prefs.png|thumb|400px|Screenshot of FMenu prefs window ([[:Image:FMenu prefs.png|high res version]])]]'''FMenu''' is was a program for [[w:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]] and [[w:Facebook|Facebook]] that sits in the menu bar (near the clock) and provides notifications about various events. In addition, it provides a menu to easily access common Facebook pages and keeps a count of your messages, pokes, events, friend requests, wall posts, and photo comments. It also features a "Quicklaunch" box which gives you immediate access to your friends' profiles, groups, and events, as well as Facebook searches (type a phrase and press enter). Notifications are issued using [[w:Growl|Growl]] and can be customized to the user's liking (including turning on/off and customizing display style). They are:

*You have new photo commentsFMenu checks for updates by default every 5 7 seconds (or at whatever interval you set), but checks for each kind of notification (friend details, friend requests, wall, photo comments, messages, /pokes, events) separately. Consequently each particular type of notification is refreshed once every 35 42 seconds.

'''Please note:''' this application will work with most of your friends. However, if you are not getting notifications for some friends, it probably means that they have opted out of releasing their info to applications using the Facebook API. Tell your friends to go to [http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy.php?view&section=applications&field=everyone friends_share Facebook's Applications & Websites privacy settings] and make sure that the box checkbox labeled ''My information may be used according to the restricted Terms of ServiceStatus updates'' is '''checked'''. Otherwise, FMenu has absolutely no way of retrieving that user's profile.

<sflogo>188286<{{/sflogo><sfdonate>188286</sfdonate>buttons}}The latest version is 1.5{{/version}}. It is a [[w:Universal Binary|Universal Binary]] and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or better. Note that since version 3.1, there are separate downloads for users of Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 and above, due to 64-bit loading issues with Growl. However, there is no functional difference between the versions. The 10.5 and above binary is 64-bit and fully compatible with Snow Leopard.*FMenu for users of [http:{{/latestversion/downloads10.sourceforge4}} 10.net4 only] and [{{/fmenulatestversion/FMenu-110.5}} 10.app.zip?use_mirror=superb-west&filesize=283944 FMenu5 and above] for users who ''already have Growl installed on their system'' (.zip file)<!--*[http:/{{/webfiles3.berkeley.edu0/~lensovet/FaceMenu-withGrowl.zip Growl}} FMenu for everyone elseall other users]  – if you do not have Growl installed, FMenu will prompt you to install it automatically with no additional downloads required (.zip file). Note that this is version 3.0; after installation of Growl, 1check for updates in the menu to update to the latest version.3M) -->

Older versions can be obtained below; however , they are unsupported, are generally inferior, and only provided for archival purposes.

As of version 2.5, you can have your Facebook credentials saved by checking the according checkbox on the login page. Note that currently, FMenu requires a login every time it is opened. This is a limitation imposed by Facebookdoes not store your actual password and that this procedure does ''s API and is completely beyond [[user:lensovet|my]] control. If you're not happy with that, [mailto:developers-help@facebook.com please contact them] and ask them to change this''' compromise the security of your Facebook account in any way.

*If you put your computer to sleep for an extended period of time, FMenu will obviously give a large number of notifications that happened during the time that your computer was turned off the first time it updates. Make sure that the number of "sticky" notifications is not very high, because otherwise you will spend a lot of time dismissing all of them(Workaround: Alt-click on any growl notifications's close (X) button to dismiss all the messages on-screen).*If you remove a friend while FMenu is running (or a friend disables their account, etc), you will get a notice saying they changed their profile and published a note.*If you change your Facebook password, you will stop receiving notifications. Choose Log out… from the menu and then log back in to resume receiving notifications. There is also a [[/FAQ|FAQ]] of common questions and problems. If you have other questions or problems, please follow the instructions on the [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discussion page]].

===1.5===''released Feb 5, 2007'' – [http:{{//downloads.sourceforge.net/fmenu/FMenu-1.5.app.zip?use_mirror=superb-west&filesize=283944 current version download]*Instantly update menu bar counter when preferences are changed*Names in the Quicklaunch box are now alphabetized and fill in immediately after login*Better handling of bad internet connections*(Hopefully) Elimination of "blank" (i.e. no-name and no-text) status update notifications*"Growl preferences..." button now correctly detects presence of Growl prefpane*Keyboard shortcuts added to common destinations (however, currently only work if some element (i.e. Quicklaunch) of the program is active)*The Photos, Shares, Groups, and Notes menu items now have submenus (which can be turned off)*Full update no longer performed upon Pref window close (as it's no longer necessary)===1.4===''released Jan 18, 2007'' – [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/fmenu/FMenu-1.4.app.zip?use_mirror=superb-east&filesize=253507 archived download]:'''Note''': due to the name change from FaceMenu to FMenu, you will need to recreate your Growl notification settings after installing 1.4. Application preferences will carry over, however.*You can now hide the counter if it's 0 (i.e. only the icon is shown)*A floating textbox can now be used to search and view friends' profiles. THe box stays on top of all windows. Begin typing, and matches for friends' names will appear. Press enter to open the friend's profile in your browser. If the text you type does not match any names, pressing enter will search facebook for the phrase you entered.*Full update is now performed after preferences window is closed*Update explanatory wall preference text due to facebook.com site changes*FMenu no longer performs a last full update upon quit ===1.3===''released Jan 13, 2007'' – [http://webfiles.berkeley.edu/~lensovet/FaceMenu-1.3.app.zip archived download]*Wall can now be accessed either from your profile or from the wall posts page (with preference)*Profile updated notifications now detect the gender of the person who updated his profile*Update frequency pref is now observed correctly*Growl preferences... button now correctly detects Growl installations outside the user's home directory*FMenu now properly detects the lack of a network connection, eliminating repeated profile update notifications and other quirks ===1.2===''released Jan 1, 2007'' – [http://webfiles.berkeley.edu/~lensovet/FaceMenu-1.2.app.zip archived download]*Made dynamic menu items localizable*Added pref to change update frequency (default is 7 seconds)*Cosmetic/UI improvements & code cleanup*Huge memory leak fixed thanks to an update from Mike Kinney to the MKAbeFook framework ===1.1===''released Dec 26, 2006'' – [http://webfiles.berkeley.edu/~lensovet/FaceMenu-1.1.app.zip archived download]*Split up updates to provide the ability to check for new info more frequently*Added ability to logout and force manual updates*Added tracking of friends' details (status, notes, and profile details)*Added Growl notifications*Universal Binary ===1.0===*Initial release by Loganchangelog}}