digikam-doc/export_tools/twitter_export.rst

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0002    :description: digiKam Export to Twitter Web-Service
0003    :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, twitter, export
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0007    :authors: - digiKam Team
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0009    :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html)
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0011 .. _twitter_export:
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0013 Export To Twitter
0014 =================
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0016 .. contents::
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0018 This tool allows the user to upload photos to the Twitter social network.
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0020 `Twitter <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter>`_ is an online social media and social networking service. Users can send and respond publicly or privately texts, images and videos known as *tweets*. Publication are publicly visible by default, but senders can restrict message delivery to only their followers. Twitter supports photo-sharing service that enables users to upload a photo and attach it to a tweet.
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0022 The tool can be used to upload and tweet a selection of images from your collections to the remote Twitter server using the Internet.
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0024 When accessing the tool for the first time by the :menuselection:`Export --> Export to Twitter` menu entry, you are taken through the process of obtaining a token which is used for authentication purposes. The following dialog will popup and a browser window will be launched you will log in to Twitter:
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0026 .. figure:: images/export_twitter_authorize.webp
0027     :alt:
0028     :align: center
0029
0030     The Twitter Authorize Dialog
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0032 After successful sign-up digiKam will be allowed to send photos to the Twitter website. You will be presented with the following page:
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0034 .. figure:: images/export_twitter_login.webp
0035     :alt:
0036     :align: center
0037
0038     The Twitter Login Dialog
0039
0040 Then, simply authorize application and close the web browser. Return to the host application dialog, you will see the interface used to upload photos to Twitter.
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0042 .. figure:: images/export_twitter_dialog.webp
0043     :alt:
0044     :align: center
0045
0046     The Twitter Export Tool Dialog
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0048 By default, the tool proposes to export the currently selected items from the icon-view. The **+** Photos button can be used to append more items on the list.
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0050 If the **Resize photos before uploading** option is selected, the photos will be resized before transferring to Twitter. The values will be read from the **JPEG quality** and **Maximum Dimension** settings, which can be used to adjust the maximum height and the compression. The width calculation will be done so as to have the aspect ratio conserved.
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0052 .. figure:: images/export_twitter_progress.webp
0053     :alt:
0054     :align: center
0055
0056     The Twitter Export Uploading in Progress
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0058 Press **Start Upload** button to transfer items. You can click on the **Close** button to abort the uploading of photos.
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0060 Finally, you can view the uploaded photos by visiting the Twitter website.
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0062 .. figure:: images/export_twitter_stream.webp
0063     :alt:
0064     :align: center
0065
0066     The Twitter Online Account Displaying the Uploaded Contents