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Ever since the introduction of the official Retweet button, I've wanted it to be a little more interactive. I usually want to add my 2 cents into the tweet I'm about to retweet but the default RT button just doesn't allow for it – Yes is the only option:
Troy's Twitter Script
Enter Troy's Twitter script for Firefox that I reviewed in detail a few months ago.
Troy's script added the RT button to my stream (along with inline picture and video embed, auto url expander and shortener, name autocomplete, and other things) way before Twitter introduced it.
It also allowed me to add a couple of words or rephrase the retweet to make it more relevant to my followers.
Here is what clicking on the Retweet button used to do after you installed the Twitter script:
Twitter's Own Retweet
After Twitter rolled out their own Retweet, it simply took over the Retweet button that Troy's script added and everyone was happy. Right?
Wrong. Many users, including myself, were left craving the old functionality back.
The Newest Version Of Troy's Twitter Script
About an hour ago, Troy announced version 10.9 of his script which brings back the old functionality in the form of the "Comment" button. Here it is pictured below:
which yet again gives me the opportunity to edit the retweet:
Now we can have the best of both worlds – the new Comment button lets you retweet and edit while the Retweet button remains the same Twitter's own one-click Retweet.
Download Troy's Twitter Script
Again, here are the simple installation instructions to get Troy's Twitter script:
- Install Firefox (you already have that, right?)
- Install the Firefox greasemonkey extension
- Install the Troys Twitter script
Credit
As before, all credit goes to the awesome Troy.
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While Twitter could do with a "retweet with comment" feature, in the meantime we have slashtags: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2009/11/08/new-microsyntax-for-twitter-three-pointers-and-the-slasher/
I'm impatiently waiting for Atebits to update Tweetie for Mac to include support for the new retweet API call, which is already in the new iPhone version, but they're not giving any indication of their progress.
Thats quite a handy application.. Thanks for the link!
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