Thursday, September 21, 2017
Turpial twitter client
Turpial twitter client
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It�s been a wee while since we last heard a peep from desktop Twitter application �Turpial�, but a new release with some notable new changes has finally arrived.
It�s been a wee while since we last heard a peep from desktop Twitter application �Turpial�, but a new release with some notable new changes has finally arrived.
Turpial 1.5
The first thing one notices after upgrading to Turpial 1.5 is the use of Faenza-style icons. Whilst this �change� may annoy those who prefer their applications to �blend� in with their native theme there�s no denying that Turpial looks all the better for it.
Multi-column
Turpial runs in single column mode by default but a �wide�, tweet-deck style mode can be enabled via the �Preferences� dialog.
Whilst this isn�t a new feature per se, the Direct Messages pane/tab now displays �sent� messages as well as messages received. A minor, but welcome touch.
Image uploading
Also present is a neat �wizard� for uploading images to Twitpic, Twitgoo, YFrog, Plixi and others.
Other changes notable in Turpial 1.5 include:
- Support for lists and personalized columns
- Colored tweets according to their status (yellow when read. blue when unread, etc)
- Identi.ca support
- Enhanced Notifications (with further options)
- Autoscrolling
Drawbacks
As polished a release as this is there are still flaws to using it over Gwibber in Ubuntu.
Firstly there is no Unity integration. That�s a shame as a quicklist with a link to the �tweetbox� would be an awesome and relatively simple feature to include.
Running the application in Unity is also a confusing affair: once Turpial is closed you�re unable to tell if it�s still running. It displays no indicator, isn�t listed in the Messaging Menu and the Unity launcher will disappear/not signal it�s running.
So you�d be forgiven for thinking that it is, in fact, closed. Well, until you hear chirping and see notification bubbles popping up every few minutes, that is.
Download/Install
Further information on Turpial can be found on the new-look official website @ turpial.org.ve (Spanish).
To install Turpial 1.5 in Ubuntu add the official Turpial PPA � �effie-jayx/turpial� � to your Software Sources.
Alternatively run the following commands in a Terminal session: -
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:effie-jayx/turpial
- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install turpial
As with all non-Canonical supported applications installed form third-party PPAs
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