Our LGF Connect Twitter client app has a nifty new feature today: you can now schedule tweets to be sent at a later time and date. I’ve been testing this for a few days, and it’s now ready to roll out for registered LGF users who have gone to Account Settings and linked their LGF and Twitter accounts.

Setting the time for your scheduled tweet is very simple; when you click one of our tweet buttons (or type Control-Y) you’ll see a new checkbox labeled “Schedule” in the LGF Connect dialog box:

When you click the Schedule checkbox, an input line appears next to it with the current time/date filled in, and our time/date picker pops up to let you choose your scheduled time.

Notice that when the Schedule checkbox is checked, the “Tweet” button has an asterisk to remind you that submitting this tweet will schedule it for later posting, instead of sending it to Twitter right away.

Notice also that the time/date picker won’t allow you to choose a time earlier than when the dialog box popped up. (There’s no upper time limit.)

Scheduled times and dates must be set according to the US Pacific time zone. (On the to-do list: time zone localization.)

Final note: our scheduling script runs every five minutes on the server, so the Scheduled time is not exact. It will be posted sometime within the five-minute window that includes your selected time.