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 "I don't understand why..." "I don't understand why..."
- 
-"Again, a problem..." 
  
 ====== Idea ====== ====== Idea ======
  
-TwiToday is an extension for unregistered users. It is not required to have a twitter account to get full functionality of the application. TwiToday provides a real-time stream of Tweets and allows to preview posted links.+//Twitter is today, TwiToday is **tomorrow**// 
 + 
 +Download TwiToday presentation: {{:vaadin2009:grp2:twitoday.pdf}} 
 +== What is Twitter? == 
 + 
 +  * Twitter is a free social-networking and micro-blogging service 
 +  * Active user posts about 20 posts per day (1 post per hour) 
 +  * Twitter reports about breaking news faster than any other service 
 + 
 +== What are the Problems with Twitter? == 
 + 
 +  * Users don’t want to register in Twitter 
 +  * Users want to read tweets, but don’t want to write 
 +  * Preview of the links is not available 
 +  * No real-time feeling 
 + 
 + 
 +TwiToday provides an almost real-time stream of tweets and previews of the links.  
 +TwiToday is an twitter extension for everybody. There is no need to register to use the software. 
  
  
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 Priority Scale 1-5: 1 =the most important 5 = the least important Priority Scale 1-5: 1 =the most important 5 = the least important
-^Feature ^Priority^ +^Feature ^Priority       ^Implemented^ 
-|**TweetFlow**| | +|**TweetFlow**| | | 
-|Update the new tweets automatically| 1| +|Update the new tweets automatically|   1  |   x  | 
-|Show tweets in CoverFlow style| 1| +|Pause the TweetFlow to read the tweet|   2  |   x  | 
-|Pause the TweetFlow to read the tweet| 2| +|Show the speed of tweets/second |   1  |   x  | 
-|Filter the seach only to certain language| 2| +|Show next tweet by pressing button |   1  |   x  | 
-|Show the speed of tweets/second (added 21.10.2009)| 1| +|Show tweets in CoverFlow style|   2  |   -  | 
-|Show next tweet by pressing button (added 21.10.2009)| 1| +|Filter the seach only to certain language|   2  |   -  | 
-|**SearchCloud**| | +|**SearchCloud**| | | 
-|Show the popular topics for today| 1| +|Show the popular topics for today|   1  |   x  | 
-|Make own searches| 2| +|Make own searches|  2  |   x  | 
-|**TwiToday Extras**| |  +|**TwiToday Extras**| | | 
-|Preview of a link in a tweet| 3| +|Preview of a link in a tweet|  2  |   x  | 
-|Email tweet to own mailbox for later use| 4| +|Shortcut keys|  4  |   x  | 
-|Mouse Gesturing to help using the service| 5|+|Email tweet to own mailbox for later use|  5  |   -  | 
 +|Mouse Gesturing to help using the service|  5  |   -  | 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +**Implementations missing:** 
 + 
 +//Tweets in Coverflow style// - We were not able to get the coverflow demo from the vaadin.com website to run on our test computers. This is a reason why we changed the layout to the current one
  
-==== Implemented Features ====+//Filter the search only to certain language// - Implementation of this feature was not as important as the others we implemented
  
-List of the features implemented so far+//Email tweets// - There was no need to email tweets afterall.
  
-  * Search for Tweets +//Mouse Gesturing// - This was replaced by shortcut keys and they are actually easier and faster to use
-  * See a real-time flow of the Tweets +
-  * Possibility to control speed of stream and pause when wanted +
-  * Search-tag cloud of the most popular searches + own last searches +
-  * Preview window for posted Tweet links +
-  * Change the position of the Preview window +
-  * Shortcut keys for faster controlling+
  
  
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 Here are few screenshots of TwiToday in action Here are few screenshots of TwiToday in action
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 +
 +{{:vaadin2009:grp2:screenshot.jpg?300|}}
  
 ====== Implementation ====== ====== Implementation ======
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 ==== User Instructions ==== ==== User Instructions ====
  
-Using TwiToday should be easy and self-explanatory. If you experience problems with using the software, please send comments to developers. [[feedback]]+ 
 +== TwiToday Hotkeys == 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +**Spacebar** - Toggle pause 
 + 
 + 
 +**Tab** - Change layout of the preview window 
 + 
 + 
 +**Key up** - increase scrolling speed 
 + 
 + 
 +**Key down** - decrease scrolling speed 
 + 
 + 
  
 ====== Vaadin Review ====== ====== Vaadin Review ======
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 For some unknown reason the shortcutkeys were not able to have all the functionalities of the buttons, resulting in many hours of  For some unknown reason the shortcutkeys were not able to have all the functionalities of the buttons, resulting in many hours of 
 frustration. frustration.
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 Please, send ideas, comments and feedback to developers: Please, send ideas, comments and feedback to developers:
  
-firstname(at)lastname.lut.fi+firstname.lastname(at)lut.fi
  
  
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  --- //Andrey Maglyas//  --- //Andrey Maglyas//
 +
 +
 +====== Files ======
 +
 +TwiToday application:
 +
 +{{:vaadin2009:grp2:twitoday.zip}} 
 +
 +
 +TwiToday presentation slides:
 +
 +{{:vaadin2009:grp2:twitoday.pdf}}