in reply to text is now a clickable button that loads a single pane... still some formatting work to deal with there

mytwitter.py

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 #
 # Custom twitter client... mostly for learning Python
 
-import sys, twitter, ConfigParser, os, datetime, dateutil.tz, gtk, gtk.glade, gobject, re, subprocess
+import sys, ConfigParser, os, re, subprocess
+import datetime, dateutil.tz
+import twitter
+import gtk, gtk.glade, gobject
+from urllib2 import HTTPError
 
 
 class MyTwitter():
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ class MyTwitter():
         self.api.PostRetweet(widget.id)
 
 
+    def on_reply_to(self, widget, data):
+        self.add_to_notebook(data['name'], data['id'])
+
+
     def on_view_selected(self, event, name):
         # If it already exists, don't add it, just switch to it
         for i in range(self.tweet_notebook.get_n_pages()):
@@ -178,7 +186,10 @@ class MyTwitter():
     # This code modified from create_custom_tab in:
     # http://www.daa.com.au/pipermail/pygtk/2006-April/012216.html
     def add_to_notebook(self, name, single_tweet=None):
-        new_pane = TweetPane(name, self, single_tweet)
+        try:
+            new_pane = TweetPane(name, self, single_tweet)
+        except HTTPError:
+            return
         self.tweet_notebook.append_page(new_pane, new_pane.get_tab_label())
         new_pane.get_tab_label().connect('close_clicked', self.remove_view, name)
         self.tweet_notebook.set_current_page(-1) # switch to the new pane
@@ -232,6 +243,10 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 
         self.tweets = []
 
+        self.num_entries = self.mytwitter.num_entries
+        if self.is_single_tweet():
+            self.num_entries = 1
+
         self.init_widgets()
 
 
@@ -242,14 +257,13 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         viewport = gtk.Viewport()
 
         # Build us some labels...
-        num_entries = self.mytwitter.num_entries
+        for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
-        if self.is_single_tweet():
-            num_entries = 1
-        for i in range(0, num_entries):
             self.tweets.append(TweetBox())
             tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i])
             self.tweets[i].connect('reply', self.mytwitter.on_reply)
             self.tweets[i].connect('retweet', self.mytwitter.on_retweet)
+            self.tweets[i].connect('in-reply-to', self.mytwitter.on_reply_to)
+
 
         viewport.add(tweet_box)
 
@@ -284,7 +298,7 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         # Keep count of the new tweets for posting a status message
         self.num_new_tweets = 0
 
-        for i in range(0, self.mytwitter.num_entries):
+        for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
             read = True
             if i < len(statuses):
                 if statuses[i].id > self.last_tweet_read:
@@ -370,6 +384,8 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
 
         self.screen_name = None
         self.id = None
+        self.in_reply_to_id = None
+        self.in_reply_to_screen_name = None
 
         self.init_widgets()
 
@@ -397,7 +413,7 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.pack_start(self.text_eb)
 
         # Set the text's properties
-        text_align.set_padding(2, 10, 3, 0)
+        text_align.set_padding(2, 5, 10, 5)
         self.text.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)
         self.text.set_selectable(True)
         self.text.set_line_wrap(True)
@@ -406,17 +422,23 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
             self.text.connect('button-press-event', self.on_mouse_clicked)
 
         # Build the buttons
+        button_box_align = gtk.Alignment()
+        button_box_align.set_padding(0, 15, 0, 0)
         button_box = gtk.HBox()
         self.pack_start(button_box)
 
-        self.reply_to_button = gtk.Label("")
+        self.reply_to_button = gtk.Button("")
+        self.reply_to_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_NONE)
         button_box.pack_start(self.reply_to_button, expand=False)
+        self.reply_to_button.connect("clicked", self.on_in_reply_to_clicked)
         
         reply_button = gtk.Button("Reply")
+        reply_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_HALF)
         button_box.pack_end(reply_button, expand=False)
         reply_button.connect("clicked", self.on_reply_clicked)
 
         retweet_button = gtk.Button("Retweet")
+        retweet_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_HALF)
         button_box.pack_end(retweet_button, expand=False)
         retweet_button.connect("clicked", self.on_retweet_clicked)
 
@@ -433,6 +455,8 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         # Get user's data for retweeting / replying
         self.screen_name = user.screen_name
         self.id = status.id
+        self.in_reply_to_id = status.in_reply_to_status_id
+        self.in_reply_to_screen_name = status.in_reply_to_screen_name
 
         # ... and a formatted timestamp
         timestamp = datetime.datetime.strptime(status.created_at, "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S +0000 %Y")
@@ -450,8 +474,8 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.text.set_markup(new_text)
 
         # If this is in reply to something, set appropriate label
-        if status.in_reply_to_screen_name:
+        if self.in_reply_to_screen_name:
-            self.reply_to_button.set_label('in reply to ' + status.in_reply_to_screen_name)
+            self.reply_to_button.set_label('in reply to ' + self.in_reply_to_screen_name)
         
 
 
@@ -480,6 +504,10 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
         self.emit('retweet')
 
 
+    def on_in_reply_to_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.emit('in-reply-to', {'id': self.in_reply_to_id, 'name': self.in_reply_to_screen_name})
+
+
     def on_mouse_clicked(self, widget, event):
         if event.button == 1:
             self.set_read(True)
@@ -585,6 +613,9 @@ gobject.signal_new("reply", TweetBox,
 gobject.signal_new("retweet", TweetBox,
                    gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                    gobject.TYPE_NONE, ())
+gobject.signal_new("in-reply-to", TweetBox,
+                   gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))
 
 my_twitter = MyTwitter()
 gtk.main()