Cawbird

@cawbird
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Cawbird was a GTK-based Twitter client for Linux that started adding Mastodon support. It is now archived and abandoned.
Websitehttps://ibboard.co.uk/cawbird
GitHubhttps://github.com/ibboard/cawbird/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/cawbirdclient
CawbirdOct 21, 2024
Show threadIBBoardAug 30, 2024

Also found Tuba by @GeopJr in issue 317.

Not only that, but they say "Tuba is for the fediverse what Cawbird was for Twitter"!

(Not that I remember @cawbird ever getting a Hot Picks mention! 😁)

#LinuxFormat

Show threadCawbirdMay 21, 2023

Thanks to everyone who supported us through the years - either as users, bug reporters, testers, packagers or occasional contributors.

We're sorry that #NewCaw did not come in to being. But for those using Mastodon and the Fediverse, we're sure there's other great clients out there that could use your support.

CawbirdMay 21, 2023

Development of #Cawbird #NewCaw is suspended indefinitely.

@CodedOre was leading the rewrite, but is too busy with university commitments - https://mastodon.online/@CodedOre/110395875840491711
@ibboard was considering stepping down but hadn't announced anything.

Musk has killed Twitter as a platform, so NewCaw's original focus on multi-platform support is dead. There are other Mastodon clients available. The dev team don't have the time/interest to build another.

CodedOre (@[email protected])

I have been considering it for a while now and I think it's best to officially step aside from this project. I could assist if someone wants to continue the work, but I will not continue the main work on it.

Mastodon
CawbirdMar 18, 2023
CodedOreMar 18, 2023

So, it's been a while since my last update, but now I have something to show again!

A bit ago I made a overhaul on the data class showing timelines, so we can make it more flexible.

One example for the added flexibility:
We now display pinned posts in the details page of the user!

CawbirdFeb 20, 2023

Reply to a Twitter question (https://twitter.com/medeoTL/status/1626854276558381057):

Cawbird's #NewCaw is very much still alpha software. Some stuff won't work. Things may break.

But the source code is available at https://github.com/CodedOre/NewCaw/ and @ibboard occasionally builds packages from `main` plus some extras for openSUSE Tumbleweed at https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:IBBoard:desktop/cawbird

Banda Nara 🇮🇹🇪🇺 on Twitter

“Ehy @CawbirdClient is there a way to start using your on-progress gtk4 rewrite?”

Twitter
CawbirdFeb 17, 2023
Felix HäckerFeb 17, 2023

What a week! A new issue of #ThisWeekInGNOME is now online!

#83 Sharing Is Caring
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/02/twig-83/

#GNOME #TWIG

#83 Sharing Is Caring · This Week in GNOME

CawbirdFeb 17, 2023
CodedOreFeb 17, 2023

Just before #TWIG, I finished initial support for displaying content warnings on posts.

It's still not fully as I like it, but it's already a good step.

CawbirdFeb 12, 2023
CodedOreFeb 12, 2023

A few things happened this weekend:

Besides a few fixes, #NewCaw can now show when a link you added to your user page was verified by the server.

And today, I was able to merge the work of @ibboard to like and repost the posts. First time #NewCaw has some interactivity!

I hope that I can add a few bigger things in the coming weeks.

CawbirdFeb 7, 2023
CodedOreFeb 7, 2023

Well, hello everyone!
Since I haven't posted an update since months again, here is a small update:

While I was busy in the last time with university, half of the work on #NewCaw was rendered pointless...

I have just now merged the branch with the rework on how accounts and sessions are managed, also thanks to @ibboard who has provided the last fixes needed to make it work.
However, these fixes also included the removal of the Twitter backend, as there isn't an API for it anymore.

CawbirdFeb 2, 2023
Khalid ⚡Feb 2, 2023
"Twitter data are among the world’s most powerful data sets. We’re committed to enabling fast & comprehensive access so you can continue to build with us. " #twitterAPI #devs #twitter