--- a/src/css/LdtPlayer.css	Thu Dec 01 16:07:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/css/LdtPlayer.css	Thu Dec 01 16:20:39 2011 +0100
@@ -376,6 +376,14 @@
       float: left;
     }
 
+    .Ldt-tweetWidgetKeepOpen {
+      position: relative;
+      float: right;
+      height: 17px;
+      width: 17px;
+      margin-right: 1px;
+    }
+
     .Ldt-tweetWidgetMinimize {
       position: relative;
       float: right;

--- a/src/js/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Thu Dec 01 16:07:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/js/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Thu Dec 01 16:20:39 2011 +0100
@@ -76,12 +76,23 @@
       /* we're called from the "close window" link */
       /* cancel the timeout */
       window.clearTimeout(this._timeoutId);
+      this._timeoutId = null;
     }
     
     this.selector.hide("blind", 400);
     
 };
 
+/* cancel the timeout if the user clicks on the keep panel open button */
+IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.keepPanel = function() {
+    if (this._timeoutId != undefined) {
+      /* we're called from the "close window" link */
+      /* cancel the timeout */
+      window.clearTimeout(this._timeoutId);
+      this._timeoutId = null;
+    }
+};
+
 IriSP.TweetsWidget.prototype.draw = function() {
   var _this = this;
   
@@ -89,6 +100,7 @@
   this.selector.append(tweetMarkup);
   this.selector.hide();
   this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetWidgetMinimize").click(IriSP.wrap(this, this.closePanel));
+  this.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetWidgetKeepOpen").click(IriSP.wrap(this, this.keepPanel));
   
   this._Popcorn.listen("IriSP.PolemicTweet.click", IriSP.wrap(this, this.PolemicTweetClickHandler));
 };

--- a/src/templates/tweetWidget.html	Thu Dec 01 16:07:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/templates/tweetWidget.html	Thu Dec 01 16:20:39 2011 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{! template for the tweet widget }}
 <div class='Ldt-tweetWidget'>
+  <img src='{{img_dir}}/minimize.png' class='Ldt-tweetWidgetKeepOpen' alt='dont minimize automatically'></img>
   <img src='{{img_dir}}/minimize.png' class='Ldt-tweetWidgetMinimize' alt='minimize window'></img>
   <div class='Ldt-tweetAvatar'></div>
   <img src='{{img_dir}}/profile_arrow.png' class='Ldt-tweetAvatar-profileArrow'></img>

--- a/unittests/tests/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Thu Dec 01 16:07:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/unittests/tests/widgets/tweetsWidget.js	Thu Dec 01 16:20:39 2011 +0100
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@
     equal(widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetAvatar").children().attr("src"), 
                                IriSP.widgetsDefaults.TweetsWidget.default_profile_picture, "default avatar set correctly");
     
+    widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetWidgetKeepOpen").click();
+    ok(widget._timeoutId === null, "the timeout is cancelled");
     widget.selector.find(".Ldt-tweetWidgetMinimize").click();
     
+    widget.displayTweet(annotation2);
+    
     ok(!widget.selector.is(":visible"), "the widget is hidden after a click");    
   });
   
@@ -75,4 +79,4 @@
       }, 100);
   */
   });
-}; 
\ No newline at end of file
+};