Choqok 1.0 Beta 3 released - adds OAuth support

KDE twitter client Choqok has rolled out a new beta release with timely OAuth support to ensure Choqok users are able to continue using Twitter - which switches off API requests for non-OAuth applications today.

Other improvements in the release include: -

• Better nick name detection.
• Better URL detection.
• Fetching Friends List problems fixed.
• UnTiny plugin can use untiny.com service instead of its generic way (Configurable)
• Using the Choqok way to show repeated dents/tweets made optional (Default is Twitter way)
• Confirm dialog for Re tweet

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Choqok 1.0 Beta2 released - adds nickname auto-completion, new image uploaders and Oauth support

The second beta of KDE twitter application Choqok sees release today.

Along with an improved re-tweet function, nickname auto-completion & support for twitter's OAuth system the application is a worthy upgrade for the brave and bold twitter-addicts out there.

Other notable additions in the beta include a wider range of player support in the 'Now listening' plugin (including Rhythmbox, VLC and Banshee) as well as additional actions in the user menu.

5 new URL shorteners had been added: -

• ur.ly
• u.nu
• urls.io
• goo.gl
• 3.ly

And support for two more image uploaders: -

• TwitPic.com
• YFrog.com

Install Choqok 1.0 Beta 2 in Ubuntu from source
No binary packages are available of the titular app just yet but you can get your hands dirty and build from source. How? Here's how..

• Download: Source
• Open a terminal and enter the following two commands
• sudo apt-get install build-dep
• sudo apt-get build-dep choqok
• Extract the source archive you downloaded earlier and navigate into it using the Terminal
• Type the following commands: -
• mkdir build
• cd build
• cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
• make
• sudo make install

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Choqok Releases New Beta - Adds Twitpic, Better timelines, more

Earlier today we wrote about Twitter application Pino getting updated and today sees it joined by a new beta release of premier KDE twitter application 'Choqok'. The main new features in this version are: -

• Actions to subscribe/unsubscribe and block a user, added to User menu.
• Splash screen on start-up.
• Ability to select which timelines to show per account
• Favourite and Public timelines added to Available timelines
• Ability to see a conversation thread in a separate window
• Saving search tabs and re-open them after restart
• Show user's posts avatar at right instead of left (just like Pino does!)
• Saving read/unread status of posts on exit
• Selectable ReTweet prefix
• New options for URL shortener plugins plus two new services
• "ImagePreview" plugin to show a preview for images
• "Twitpic" plugin to upload and share photos via Twitpic

Download You can currently download the source for Choqok 1.0 Beta 1 but as of yet there are no binary files for super easy installation. Keep an eye on this blog if you're dying to try it out as as soon as one becomes available we'll be posting it!

Read more: http://choqok.gnufolks.org/2010/03/choqok-1-0-beta1-is-ready-tulip/

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