Turned user names into clickable buttons that summon up a pane for that user

mytwitter.py

@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ class MyTwitter():
                 statuses = self.api.GetMentions(count=self.num_entries)
             elif re.match(r'user: ', list_name):
                 statuses = self.api.GetUserTimeline(re.sub(r'^user: ', r'', list_name), count=self.num_entries)
-            elif re.match(r'[#|@]', list_name):
+            elif re.match(r'list: ', list_name):
+                statuses = self.api.GetListStatuses(re.sub(r'^list: ', r'', list_name), per_page=self.num_entries)
+            else:
                 statuses = self.api.Search(list_name, rpp=self.num_entries)
                 using_results = True
-            else:
-                statuses = self.api.GetListStatuses(list_name, per_page=self.num_entries)
 
             pane.update_window(statuses, using_results=using_results)
 
@@ -156,15 +156,17 @@ class MyTwitter():
 
 
     def on_view_selected(self, event, name):
+        full_name = 'list: ' + name
+
         # If it already exists, don't add it, just switch to it
         for i in range(self.tweet_notebook.get_n_pages()):
             pane = self.tweet_notebook.get_nth_page(i)
-            if pane.get_list_name() == name:
+            if pane.get_list_name() == full_name:
                 self.tweet_notebook.set_current_page(i)
                 return
 
         # Now, add a new tab with this list
-        self.add_to_notebook(name)
+        self.add_to_notebook(full_name)
         
         # And, to propagate it:
         self.update_windows()
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ class MyTwitter():
         new_pane.connect('tweet-reply', self.on_reply)
         new_pane.connect('tweet-retweet', self.on_retweet)
         new_pane.connect('tweet-in-reply-to', self.on_reply_to)
+        new_pane.connect('show-user', self.show_user_callback)
 
         # Special logic for single tweet pane
         if single_tweet is not None:
@@ -216,12 +219,7 @@ class MyTwitter():
     def on_search(self, event):
         search_string = self.search_entry.get_text()
         self.search_entry.set_text('')
-        if re.match(r'[#|@]', search_string):
-            self.add_to_notebook(search_string)
-        else:
-            # Assume this is a user name we want to lookup
-            self.add_to_notebook('user: ' + search_string)
-
+        self.add_to_notebook(search_string)
         self.update_windows()
         
 
@@ -262,6 +260,15 @@ class MyTwitter():
             self.following_button.show()
 
 
+    def show_user(self, name):
+        self.add_to_notebook('user: ' + name)
+        self.update_windows()
+
+
+    def show_user_callback(self, widget, data):
+        self.show_user(data)
+
+
 ### end class MyTwitter