Twitter thing - Printable Version

Twitter thing - Printable Version

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Twitter thing - edelwater - 05-31-2009

What is the easiest way to get some entry-form for twitter submits in the bar? I really really would like to have just a textbox sitting there with a "twitter"button.

- Yuri Kobets - 06-19-2009

You can try to use the command line plugin:
1) Download and copy somewhere the

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/cURL-for-Windows/966899018/1 Wrote:CURL utility

2) Make the curl.cmd with the text:

Code:
curl.exe -u username:password -d status=%1 http://twitter.com/statuses/update.json

3) in the Command line plugin make the alias with the path to curl.cmd (see attached picture)

Now you can post to twitter with:

Code:
tw "my first post from true launch bar"

- Yuri Kobets - 06-19-2009

Well... the other way is using the search engine in the Command Line (see attached picture)

To add the new post type:

Code:
tw my first post from true launch bar

Command Line plugin will open the Twitter website with the text you types after tw.

- edelwater - 06-20-2009

wow, thanks! :lol:

I tried my first "tw test" and it works, really superb, thanks!!

p.s. downloaded curl from the curl site so it includes the libs