you could set a callback_url in your app regisration, and from your desktop app, set oauth_callback_url=oob, which would cause the pin flow to start, IIRC
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 02:53, Nore Gabbidon <noregabbi...@googlemail.com>wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > yes that's right - I'm aware that the same approval method applies. My > users are using both the desktop app and the web app, so I wanted a way of > being able to allow access the desktop app using the desktop authorisation > tool with the same twitter app. In other words, have my twitter app supply > the pin as well as generate the url when authenticating via the web app. I > think my best method here is instead getting my client app to access a > browser, either through my desktop webkit or simply through a browser. > Having the one source of authenticating seems the most attractive > alternative to me now though. > > Please feel free to make some suggestions > > Nore. > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Andrew Badera <and...@badera.us> wrote: > >> >> Desktop has a different approval flow, but once you have credentials, >> it's all the same thing. You're using the same HTTP/REST libraries to >> access the API in either case, right? How does the API know who or >> what the final consumer is? >> >> ∞ Andy Badera >> ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private >> ∞ Google me: >> http://www.google.com/search?q=(andrew+badera)+OR+(andy+badera)<http://www.google.com/search?q=%28andrew+badera%29+OR+%28andy+badera%29> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Nore >> Gabbidon<noregabbi...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm fairly new to Twitter, particularly Twitter development. I have a >> > question: >> > >> > I have a desktop client application and a web application. I have >> > created a twitter application for API access. Ideally, I would like >> > to be able to give users access to Twitter from my desktop app and web >> > app using just the one twitter application. Is this possible? Or do >> > I have to create two seperate twitter applications; one for desktop, >> > the other for the web? >> > >> > > -- Internets. Serious business.
