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#general readme file for microblog-purple IntroductionThis is a plug-in for Pidgin to allow for seamless updating and receiving of Twitter messages. While originally built for Pidgin it works for other LibPurple base clients like Adium and Finch. Currently the plug-in works with Twitter only. So what's the different between this and Twitter IM? The answer is this would be kind of my personal replacement for Twitter IM, since I spent sometimes waiting for the service to come back and don't want to wait anymore. Besides, having it as plug-in give me some liberty to customize it in many ways. Like modifying the message to link to hashtags or twitter user (thanks @chanwit), or the ability to add special command to itself (/refresh, /replies, /etc....). I plan to have this in "Chat mode" instead of normal conversation windows for people who easily annoy with constant incoming messages. The plug-in is inspired by FacebookChat project InstallationLinuxFor Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, we have PPA repository. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ubuntu hardy main Simply install pidgin-microblog. sudo apt-get install pidgin-microblog MacAssuming Adium is already installed, download the "TwitterIM.AdiumLibpurplePlugin.zip" and unpack. Using Finder, click on the "Twitter.AdiumLibpurplePlugin" icon - MacOS will take it from there. Building the codeWindows build- Follow Building on Windows HOWTO
- Download microblog-purple source code, untar and place it in your $HOME.
- cd microblog-purple-x.x
- Edit global.mak, especially the PIDGIN_TREE_TOP variable to match your pidgin source directory.
- make && make install
- The built dll (libtwitter.dll) will be installed at <pidgin source dir>/win32-install-dir/plugins. All images will be installed there too. Run the new pidgin from win32-install-dir directory and it'll just work. You can copy the generated libtwitter.dll to your normal Pidgin installation directory. Don't forget to also copy all png images to the correct path.
- If you want to build windows installer, type make windist instead.
Linux build- You will need to have libpurple and pidgin headers first. For Ubuntu, these are libpurple-dev and pidgin-dev packages
- Download microblog-purple source code and untar it somewhere
- cd microblob-purple-x.x && make && make install
- The executable will be installed in your pidgin plug-in installation dir, detected from pkg-config command. You can also modify variable and path in global.mak
Mac- Make sure you have XCode installed
- Download and build the adium source. This will create several of the Frameworks that are required for the plugin
- Download the microblog source, placing it in the same parent directory as the adium source (not necessary, but then all the relative links should work automatically).
- Go to Project -> Active Target "TwitterIM" and ensure that all build paths are set appropriately for your computer.
- Build plugin
- to install, just click on "Products" and then TwitterIM.AdiumLibpurplePlugin.
- Please note that this plugin is only built and tested for Intel Macs running MacOS 10.5.x.
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Good to hear you were inspired by the Facebook Chat prpl :)
Can you add to this readme, a how-to-use? I just spent the last half hour working out that you have to add a new account to use your plugin.
x2 on the above. I still can't figure out how to actually use this in Adium. What server name do I use? It keeps asking for a server?
this is the server: twitter.com ;)
I enabled Twitgin in Tools->Plugin But nothing happened.
I think that in same dialog window, I must enter my twitter name, but i can't find it.
/help me
For 64-bit, you may have to edit global.mk to change the libdir lines to: LIBDIR := $(PREFIX)/lib64 so that .so files go in directories purple will look into.
on adium, I can't figure where the reply link is or how to activate it :(
How can this thing have 5 stars if no one can figure out how to use it? wtf?
Just installed it and its working fine.
Once you have installed it, enable the plugin from the Tools->Plugins menu. Then go to accounts and select 'Manage Accounts' Select 'Add' and then TwitterIM as the procotol then fill in your Twitter details.
Does this plugin work for finch as well? I am having trouble installing it under fedora. Any hints?
ok... this is listed as a plugin for Adium, The Macintosh only multi-messenger.
There is no Tools menu... WTF?!!
Apparently this won't work on a 64 bit system? It installs under my /usr/lib directory instead of my /usr/lib64 directory where pidgin is installed. When I move it to the correct place, it shows up in the plugins list, but I can't configure the twitter account.
Dude this is the greatest plugin! It took me a while to get things sorted out (stiggley's post did it for me in the end) but I finally got it working! Goodbye Twitterific! Hello new improved Adium.
Only thing is- Adium cant tell me when i've hit the character limit for a tweet. So tweets get cut short. Can this be fixed somehow?
work on amd64 systems?
Running Adium 1.3.3 on PPC iBook g4 OS 10.5.6, 1.07GHz processor, 1.25 GB memory, 28 GB free space. This plug-in installed 'successfully', (I've even tried uninstalling and dl'ing again 4 times.)
I restarted adium, and there is no microblog-twitter optiom under add account.
И кто на Adium смог подключить twitter, чего то я не пойму как его активировать?
или я дурак или у меня, что то не так. Вот у меня нет нечего нового после добавления данного расширения: http://clck.ru/7-v. В Adium(1.3.4b3) само расширение установлено: http://clck.ru/7-w .
I don't know how AlexanderOgilvie? was able to use Stiggley's post since there is no "Tools" menu option in the Mac version of Adium. Plugins are located under Adium - Xtra's Manager - Plugins and there are no configuration options for the plugin, nor any Twitter related appearances in the Adium - Preferences - Accounts list. Would the application author kindly post specific detailed instructions?
Clear instructions for adding microblog-purple on Ubuntu Jaunty are here: http://sugree.com/project/microblog-purple
Fedora 10 instructions:
Prerequisite
Build
HOW TO USE: http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/03/twitter-in-pidgin-plugin.html
At this time after working correctly for a while twitter plug in locks up and crashes pidgin on my laptop. which is has gotten my to finding somewhere to try to get help advice or pluck the bird. Have reinstalled many times and still connects then locks up everything.
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It doesn't appear to show me direct messages to me...
@telejester (and other fedora folks) if you don't want to do the work compiling it, just do this:
i just pulled down 0.2.2-1 from fedora's updates repo.
I managed to catch an image of the Crash that seems to happen to me frequently with Pidgin shortly after it gets a Twitter update.
It is in an OpenOffice? Text document at http://home.comcast.net/~EQ_Edimas/PidginCrash.odt
Hopefully that information will help you sort out what it may be doing. I don't know if I will need to increase the size of the Debug window for Pidgin or not. This is the information that happened right before the application crashed.
My connections go through a Proxy server if it makes any difference.
To avoid the key-Error do:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0CF459B8DF37ED8B
I installed this on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 and it appears in the plugins list but I couldn't make it login to Twitter.
Eventually, twitter blocks my account for login errors. I'm using my twitter username. Or am I supposed to use my email address?
Twitgin has been unusable for me; I have upgraded to the most recent version of Pidgin (Ubuntu 9.04), but as soon as I enable the Twitter account, Pidgin locks up (no X updates, no click response, nothing).
Its ok on my Fedora. Very nice work
On a Mac runing Snow Leopard >> it says it installed.... I can see the plugin under Adium>Xtras Manager>Plugins
But I can not add the Titter in Accounts.... What am I doing wrong?
Same problem here, Snow Leopard 10.6.1. TwitterIM plugin it says it successfully installed, I see the plugin under Adium>Xtras Manager>Plugins
But I can not see any Microblog nor Twitter entry in Accounts types.
installed easily and successfully on my debian (lenny) i use twitter and identica more !! thanks very much
It works fine . Just enable Tools > plugins > check Twitter Then go to manage account ,add your twitter acc :)
I can't enable Twitgin because it doesn't show up in the list of plugins. I downloaded the installer, ran it, launched Pidgin, went to Tools > Plugins... no Twitgin. Halp!
Fixed. Installed version 0.2.2.