[Note: Download the zip file for the latest release] #Twitty401
##Desktop Twitter client written in Java Twitty401 is a desktop Twitter client written in Java. With twenty-one classes, 3000+ lines of code, and several UIs designed with Swing in the Netbeans IDE -- this client is fully-featured. Feel free to search for and follow users, reply and favorite, open URLs in your favorite browser, shorten links using the bit.ly service, tweet, and more!
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Utilizes the Twitter4j API, Bitlyj API, and OAuth standard
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Several UI's built in Netbeans / Swing
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Completed as a final project for CS401: Intermediate Programming using Java at the University of Pittsburgh, received best-in-class commendation
#How to use the application:
##First, you will be presented with an authorization screen Simply follow the steps to sign in.
###Copy pin from the Twitter Authorization screen
###And paste it into Twitty401
##Twitty401 automatically saves your authorization in a ".atf" file (access-token file) Therefore the next time you use Twitty401, you will bypass authorization and be taken straight to sign-in!
##After signing in, you will be presented with a homescreen: Here you can see recent tweets and visit other user timelines by clicking on their image.
##Try clicking on a tweet. #Twitty401 features a context-sensitive popup menu! If a tweet contains a link, you will have the option to open that link in your browser!
If you own a tweet, you have the option to delete it!
##User Timelines Here you can see a user profile. ###Use the checkbox to follow/un-follow! ###Use the buttons to view friendships, favorite tweets, or to send a tweet!
##Search for users or keywords Click an image to visit their timeline!
##Tweet!
This panel allows you to:
###1) Send a tweet
(Check out the character counter!)
###2) View your own profile
(Try clicking your user picture)
##3) Shorten a URL using the bit.ly service!
##Global Trends This panel shows the top ten global trends ###Click on a trend to automatically search for it!
#This is just an overview some features! Feel free to dig deeper, play around, and explore all that Twitty401 has to offer! ###Need some ideas?
- Check out the mention tab: this will display all the tweets which mentions your username
- Check out the "Reply" and "Tweet @" feature
- Try shortening a link from the Tweet tab
- Find the "Load More" button on Timelines and User searches
- Have fun!