diff -r 8a5a34ff1202 -r ff416475397a src/js/widgets/tweetsWidget.js
--- a/src/js/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Fri Nov 18 14:33:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/js/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Fri Nov 18 14:56:38 2011 +0100
@@ -1,91 +1,82 @@
-/* a widget that displays tweet - used in conjunction with the polemicWidget */
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget = function(Popcorn, config, Serializer) {
-  IriSP.Widget.call(this, Popcorn, config, Serializer);
- 
-  this._isDisplayingTweet = false;
-  this._ignoreClear = false;
-};
-
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype = new IriSP.Widget();
-
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.drawTweet = function(annotation) {
-    
-    var title = annotation.content.title;
-    var img = annotation.content.img.src;
-    if (typeof(img) === "undefined" || img === "" || img === "None") {
-      img = IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.default_profile_picture;
-    }
-    
-    var imageMarkup = Mustache.to_html("<img src='{{src}}' alt='avatar'></img>", 
-                                       {src : img});
-
-    this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetContents").text(title);
-    this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").html(imageMarkup);
-    this.selector.show(50);
-};
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.displayTweet = function(annotation) {
-  if (this._isDisplayingTweet === false) {
-    this._isDisplayingTweet = true;
-  } else { /* we're already displaying a tweet */
-    this._ignoreClear = true;
-  }
-  
-  this.drawTweet(annotation);
-
-  var time = this._Popcorn.currentTime();  
-  // this._Popcorn.exec(time + 10, IriSP.wrap(this, this.clearPanel)); 
-  window.setTimeout(IriSP.wrap(this, this.clearPanel), 10000);
-};
-
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.clearPanel = function() {
-  debugger;
-  if (this._ignoreClear === true) {
-    this._ignoreClear = false;
-    return;
-  } else {
-    /* clear the display */
-    this.closePanel();
-    this._isDisplayingTweet = false;    
-    this._ignoreClear = false;    
-  }
-};
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.closePanel = function() {
-  if (this._displayingTweet)
-    return;
-  else {
-    this.selector.hide(50);
-  }
-};
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.draw = function() {
-  var _this = this;
-  
-  var tweetMarkup = Mustache.to_html(IriSP.tweetWidget_template, {"share_template" : IriSP.share_template});
-	this.selector.append(tweetMarkup);
-  this.selector.hide();
-  
-  this._Popcorn.listen("IriSP.PolemicTweet.click", IriSP.wrap(this, this.PolemicTweetClickHandler));
-};
-
-IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.PolemicTweetClickHandler = function(tweet_id) {  
-  var index, annotation;
-  for (index in this._serializer._data.annotations) {
-    annotation = this._serializer._data.annotations[index];
-    
-    if (annotation.id === tweet_id)
-      break;
-  }
-    
-  if (annotation.id !== tweet_id)
-      /* we haven't found it */
-      return;
-  
-  this.displayTweet(annotation);
-  return;
+/* a widget that displays tweet - used in conjunction with the polemicWidget */
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget = function(Popcorn, config, Serializer) {
+  IriSP.Widget.call(this, Popcorn, config, Serializer);
+
+  this._displayingTweet = false;
+  this._timeoutId = undefined;
+};
+
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype = new IriSP.Widget();
+
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.drawTweet = function(annotation) {
+    
+    var title = annotation.content.title;
+    var img = annotation.content.img.src;
+    if (typeof(img) === "undefined" || img === "" || img === "None") {
+      img = IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.default_profile_picture;
+    }
+    
+    var imageMarkup = Mustache.to_html("<img src='{{src}}' alt='avatar'></img>", 
+                                       {src : img});
+
+    this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetContents").text(title);
+    this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").html(imageMarkup);
+    this.selector.show(50);
+};
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.displayTweet = function(annotation) {
+  if (this._displayingTweet === false) {
+    this._displayingTweet = true;
+  } else {
+    window.clearTimeout(this._timeoutId);
+  }
+
+  this.drawTweet(annotation);
+
+  var time = this._Popcorn.currentTime();  
+  this._timeoutId = window.setTimeout(IriSP.wrap(this, this.clearPanel), 10000);
+};
+
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.clearPanel = function() {  
+    this._displayingTweet = false;
+    this.closePanel();
+};
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.closePanel = function() {
+  if (this._displayingTweet)
+    return;
+  else {
+    this.selector.hide(50);
+  }
+};
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.draw = function() {
+  var _this = this;
+  
+  var tweetMarkup = Mustache.to_html(IriSP.tweetWidget_template, {"share_template" : IriSP.share_template});
+  this.selector.append(tweetMarkup);
+  this.selector.hide();
+  
+  this._Popcorn.listen("IriSP.PolemicTweet.click", IriSP.wrap(this, this.PolemicTweetClickHandler));
+};
+
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.PolemicTweetClickHandler = function(tweet_id) {  
+  var index, annotation;
+  for (index in this._serializer._data.annotations) {
+    annotation = this._serializer._data.annotations[index];
+    
+    if (annotation.id === tweet_id)
+      break;
+  }
+    
+  if (annotation.id !== tweet_id)
+      /* we haven't found it */
+      return;
+  
+  this.displayTweet(annotation);
+  return;
 };
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