Added error handling when API calls timeout

twitterwidgets.py

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
 
         self.tab_label = CloseTabLabel(self.list_name)
 
+        self.error_message = gtk.Label('Failed to load tweet(s)')
+
         # These handle determining which tweets are unread
         self.last_tweet_read = None
         self.latest_tweet = None
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         viewport = gtk.Viewport()
 
         # Build us some labels...
+        tweet_box.pack_start(self.error_message)
+
         for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
             self.tweets.append(TweetBox())
             tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i], expand=False)
@@ -73,11 +77,17 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         self.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_NEVER, gtk.POLICY_ALWAYS)
         self.show_all()
 
+        self.error_message.hide()
         for tweet in self.tweets:
             tweet.hide()
 
 
     def update_window(self, statuses):
+        if statuses is None:
+            self.error_message.show()
+            for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
+                self.tweets[i].hide()
+
         if self.updated_once is False:
             self.updated_once = True