4 A cross-platform desktop Facebook (FB) status updater and lister
5 written in Python. Uses PyFacebook to make FB API calls.
13 pyfacebook: http://github.com/sciyoshi/pyfacebook/tree/master
15 minibook should run on all platforms where these are available,
16 currently tested on Linux and Windows XP.
18 How to use it for your own good?
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21 Every application has to register on FB, cannot just fool around...
22 The FB API uses two keys, an API_KEY and a SECRET_KEY to check the
23 application making any API request on behalf of the user. The API_KEY is
24 unique for an application, the SECRET_KEY makes sure that other people
25 cannot hijack the identity of the app. Thus FB does not allow the
26 SECRET_KEY to be made public.
28 The only problem is, that in an Open Source desktop app, this is not
31 Then there is only one solution (I know of at the moment): everyone has
32 to have their own version of the application... (silly, isn't it?)
34 So, to use this project, you have to do the following:
36 1) Create a new application on FB
37 http://www.facebook.com/developers/
38 Set it's type to "desktop".
40 2) On your app's page, note the "API Key" and "Application Secret".
41 Put them in a file called "config" in the root directory of minibook.
42 The first line is the "API Key", the second is "Application Secret".
44 3) Setup the permission for this app to update your status. See:
45 http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permission
46 More specifically, point your browser to this address:
47 http://www.facebook.com/authorize.php?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&v=1.0&ext_perm=publish_stream
48 where you replace "YOUR_API_KEY" appropriately
50 4) Install dependencies, specifically PyFacebook
52 5) Run app, if everythings fine it should start the browser to log you
53 in, after which you can update your profile!
58 Minibook, it's source code and artwork is released under the MIT License,
59 basically giving you complete control of how do you use, modify and share
60 this code, as long as the appropriate copyright information is maintained.
61 See the file "LICENSE.txt" for detailed terms and conditions for usage.