Twitter Notifier Plug-in

The Twitter-Dienst-Modul is displayed when you choose Twitter in the Notifier Kind pop-up menu in the New / Edit Notifier window.

This plug-in enables you to send updates or direct messages to yourself or others via the popular Twitter service. View Simon notifications anywhere you can see tweets – on the web, or on your cellphone.

Username

Enter your Twitter username, so Simon knows who to send the update or message from. You might want to create a special Twitter account just for Simon's use, e.g. the Dejal SimonBot one.

Password

Enter your Twitter password; it won't be shown.

Post Update

Select this radio button to send a public update to the Twitter timeline.

Send Direct Message

Select this to send a private message to a specified Twitter follower. The associated pop-up menu lists the followers of the this Twitter account.

Insert Variable

Variables are markers in the text that are replaced by another value when the notifier is used. Use this menu to insert a variable in the message. Refer to the variables page for descriptions of the available variables.

Message

Enter text to post in the update or direct message. You can include variables to construct useful sentences.

Hint: This plug-in was written by Daniel Ellis.