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retweet.html
rt-loader.js

retweet.js

/**
 * Old School "RT" button hack for #NewTwitter
 * @author http://twitter.com/timwhitlock
 * @history 1.0 first release
 * @version 1.1 intergated integrated into twttr dialog
 */
(function ( w, d ){
    try {
        var pc = d.getElementById('page-container');
        if( ! pc || ! w.jQuery || ! /twitter\.com$/.test(w.location.host) ){
            throw new Error("Please make sure you're on the new twitter.com and try again");
        }
        pc = $(pc);
        // retweet function; accepts native .tweet element
        function rt( e ){
            try {
                // get original tweet from meta attributes
                var name = $(e).attr('data-screen-name');
                // rip tweet text from .tweet element's innerHTML
                var html = $(e).find('div.tweet-text').text();
                new twttr.widget.TweetDialog({
                    modal: false,
                    draggable: true,
                    template: {
                      title: _("Retweet @"+name)
                    },
                    defaultContent: 'RT @'+name+' '+html,
                    origin: "old-school-RT-hack-sorry-twitter"
                  }).open().focus();                
            }
            catch( e ){
                alert('Error:\n'+e.message);
            }
        }
        // converting function, runs on enable and then on interval
        function exec(){
            try {
                // find outer tweet objects in page    
                pc.find('div.tweet').each(function(i,e){
                    // ignore existing retweet buttons
                    if( ! $(e).find('a.old-rt').length ){
                        // add our own button after the reply button
                        $('<a href="#" class="retweet-action old-rt"><span><i></i><b>&quot;RT&quot;</b></span></a>')
                         .insertAfter( $(e).find('a.reply-action') )
                         .click( function(ev){
                             rt( e );
                             return false;
                         } );
                    }
                });
            }
            catch( Er ){
                /*alert('Error:\n'+er.message);*/
            }
        }
        exec();
        setInterval( exec, 500 );
    }
    catch( er ){
        alert('Error:\n'+er.message);
    }
})( window, document );