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      CHEAT-CODES
  2. 1
      docs/CHEAT-CODES.rst
  3. 3
      docs/index.rst
  4. 22
      mitterlib/network/__init__.py
  5. 35
      mitterlib/network/twitter.py
  6. 30
      mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py

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========================
Hidden options in Mitter
========================
Mitter have some options that are not completely visible to the user.
Those options reside in the config file (usually ``.mitter.ini`` in
the user home directory) and can affect the application behaviour or
appearance.
Config Format
=============
Before changing anything, you must be aware of the format of the
config file. It's a format called "INI file", where options are
separated by sections. Sections have square brackets around them while
options have an equal sign separating the option name and the option
value. Here is a small example, with a section called *Section* and an
option called *option* with the value *value*::
[Section]
option = value
Network Manager
===============
The Network Manager is responsible for managing all the network layers
and provide a single point of access to them for the interfaces. The
network manager uses the ``NetworkManager`` section:
*timeout*
Timeout for requests, in seconds. This value is (or should) be
used by all networks. If a quests takes longer than those seconds,
it will be canceled and the result, a failure. Default value is
120.
*save_count*
Number of operations till the configuration file is saved again.
Most networks will save their status in the config file, but not
request it to be saved immediately (nor should they: In case
something wrong happens, the state in the config file will not be
reasonable when mitter is run again.) A value of 0 means the
Network Manager will save the config file after each round of
requests to all networks (failing or succeding); for devices that
use flash drives as storage, it's recommended some large value
(since those storage devices have a lifetime based on the number
of writes.) Default is '5'.
Twitter
=======
Twitter is the most famous micro-blogging website and the original
network supported by Mitter. It have the following options:
*https*
A boolean value (can accept either "True" or "False" as values)
indicating that HTTPS (secure HTTP) should be used.
*server_url*
Points to the URL to be used for insecure requests. If *https* is
False, all requests will go to this URL.
*secure_server_url*
Points to the URL to be used for secure requests. If *https* is
True, all requests will go to this URL.
*last_tweet*
Twitter supports a "since_id" on requests, allowing less (or more)
requests to be made to retrieve information since the last time
the user saw their messages. Mitter uses it on every request to
get just the new messages instead of everything (and not miss any
tweets in case you leave Mitter close for awhile.) If this value
is does not exist in the config file, Mitter will request only the
first page and update this values.
*last_reply*
Works exactly like *last_tweet*, except for replies.
*message_threshold*
Twitter uses 20 messages per page, but due their caching mecanism,
some pages may have less than 20 message on each page (in other
words, it works like this: they have the result pages set already,
but when you request something, they finally check if there are
deleted tweets in it and, if there are any, they are removed
there, but no new messages are added.) If the number of messages
is below the threshold, Mitter will not request the next page. The
default value is '16', or 80% of the default page size.
PyGTK
=====
PyGTK is the default graphical interface. It have the following
options:
*refresh_interval*
The refresh interval to check for new messages, in minutes.
Default value is '5'.
*statusicon*
Display the status icon in the systray. Default is True.
*width*
Window width, in pixels. It stars with 450, but it's updated when
Mitter closes.
*height*
Window height, in pixels. It starts with 300, but it's updated
when Mitter closes.
*position_x*
Horizontal position of the window in the screen. It starts with 5,
but it's saved when Mitter closes.
*position_y*
Vertical position of the window in the screen. It starts with 5,
but it's saved when Mitter closes.
*link_colour*
Color to be used when displaying links. Default value is 'blue';
it accepts any X11 named colours or hex triplests (like the ones
used in HTML.)
*spell_check*
Boolean indicating if the spell checker should be used. To have
spell checkers enabled, you must have PyAspell installed, so it's
checked once and, if PyAspell is not installed, will be set as
False and not checked again. If you install PyAspell after Mitter
is run the first time, you must manually update this value.

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README
INSTALL
HACKING
twitter
CHEAT-CODES
Developer Documentation:

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# List of files that are not networks
SKIPPABLES = ('__init__.py', 'networkbase.py')
"""The network manager, besides managing the other networks and their options,
have the following options:
*timeout*
Timeout for requests, in seconds. This value is (or should) be used to all
networks. Default value is '120'.
*save_count*
Number of operations till the configuration file is saved again. Most
networks will save their status in the config file, but not request it to be
saved immediately (nor should they, 'cause they can save a weird state in
case the next network causes Mitter to crash or something related.) A value
of 0 means the Network Manager will save the config file after each round of
requests to all networks (failing or succeding); for devices that use flash
drives as storage, it's recommended some large value (since those storage
devices have a lifetime based on the number of writes.) Default is '5'.
"""
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helper functions
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
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return result
def options(self):
"""Add the options for all networks and the network manager options
itself."""
# Remember that, in case you add or remove any options here, you
# should also update the CHEAT-CODES file.
for shortcut in self.networks:
conn = self.networks[shortcut]
conn.options(self._options)

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# Fallback to SimpleJSON
import simplejson as json
"""
The Twitter network layer have the following options:
*last_tweet*
Last tweet seen in the home timeline request. It's used to not request the
whole timeline again. Usually, it should not be manually changed. Starts
with no value, meaning it will request only the first page; after that, it
will requests all tweets, no matter how many pages it is necessary, since
the last seen tweet.
*last_reply*
Last reply seen in the replies timeline. Works exactly the same as
*last_tweet*, but with replies timeline.
*server_url*
URL for the non-secure server. Can include any paths. Default value is
'http://api.twitter.com/1'.
*secure_server_url*
URL for the secure server. Can include any paths. Default value is
'https://api.twitter.com/1'.
*threshold*
Threshold for not requesting the next page. If the number of returned
elements is below this number, the module will not request the next page.
This is due the way Twitter uses its cache: In a normal operation, any page
that have less than the default 20 elements per page can be considered the
last page; due the caching policy Twitter uses, some pages will have less
than those 20 elements (it first retrieves the 20 elements, then checks if
there are any deleted elements -- if there are, those are removed but no new
elements are added to the result.) Default value is '16' (80% of a full
page.)
"""
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# I18n bits
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -313,6 +280,8 @@ class Connection(NetworkBase):
@classmethod
def options(self, options):
"""Add options related to Twitter."""
# Rememeber to update the CHEAT-CODES file if you add/remove any
# options.
options.add_group(self.NAMESPACE, 'Twitter network')
options.add_option('-s', '--no-https',
group=self.NAMESPACE,

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@ -37,34 +37,6 @@ from mitterlib.ui.helpers.image_helpers import find_image
from mitterlib.constants import gpl_3, version
from mitterlib.ui.helpers import timesince
"""
PyGTK interface internal options:
*width*
Width of the main window, in pixels. Default value is '450', but this value
is saved when Mitter is closed and reloaded when it's run again.
*height*
Height of the main window, in pixels. Default value is '300' but it is saved
when Mitter is closed and reloaded when it's run again.
*position_x*
X position of the main window. Default value is '5' but it is saved when
Mitter is closed and reloaded when it's run again.
*position_y*
Y position of the main window. Default value is '5' but it is saved when
Mitter is closed and reloaded when it's run again.
*link_colour*
Colour for displaying links. Default value is 'blue'. You can use valid X11
colour names or hex-triplets (as used in HTML, e.g., #0000ff. -- you need to
include the hash in those cases.)
*spell_check*
Boolean indicating if spell checker is enabled. Mitter will try to activate
it the first time it's run, but it requires Aspell and its Python bindings.
"""
# Constants
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@classmethod
def options(self, options):
"""Add the options for this interface."""
# Remember to update CHEAT-CODES in case you add or remove any
# options.
options.add_group(self.NAMESPACE, 'GTK+ Interface')
options.add_option('--refresh-interval',
group=self.NAMESPACE,

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