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I want to create an application on Facebook and I will host it on our server to be used from Facebook Canvas.

I was thinking of creating the web app with Angular.JS but one of my friends told me that my web app must be drawn inside a <canvas> html tag or I will not have the full functionality of Facebook integration.

So this is my question, do I have to draw my elements inside a <canvas>? or I can use other html tags with some basic animation?

Sami
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No, you do NOT need to use HTML5 Canvas. There are "Canvas Apps", but there is no relation to HTML5 Canvas. Please check out the docs for more information: https://developers.facebook.com/docs

There are only a few things that are not possible without a Canvas App. For example, you can only use Notifications with a Canvas App, or you can only use invitable_friends in a gane with Canvas implementation. Don´t worry about those before reading the docs.

andyrandy
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  • Thanks mate, I have read the docs and I didn't find anything related to HTML5 canvas, but my friend insisted that I should use one, that's why I'm asking. – Sami May 05 '15 at 10:57
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    Why do you believe your friend, if _they_ can’t show any proof for what they are claiming …? – CBroe May 05 '15 at 17:49