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LeMilonkh on 10/16/10

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// TwitFaviconNotify
// (c) 2010 by @LeMilonkh (Milan Gruner)
 
var old_favicon = "";
 
function checkTweets() {
	var favicon = $('head link[rel$=icon]');
 
	if($('.new-tweets-bar').length > 0) {
		if(old_favicon == "")
			old_favicon = favicon.attr('href');
		favicon.replaceWith('');
		$('head').append($('<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon"/>').attr('href', 'http://www.favicon.cc/favicon/785/260/favicon.png'));
	}
	else if(favicon.attr('href') != old_favicon) {
		favicon.replaceWith('');
		$('head').append($('<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon"/>').attr('href', old_favicon));
	}
}
 
$(document).ready(function() {
	window.setInterval(checkTweets,10000);
});

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Posted By: LeMilonkh on October 16, 2010

I've got a problem, don't know how to solve it: This script changes the twitter favicon into red if a new tweet arrives but wont change back if the user has read it...

Thanks, LeMilonkh

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