title: Is there a way to launch a Twitter dialog for sending direct messages?
body: <p>Is it possible to open a Twitter dialog page to send direct messages, in the same way that one can share something on Twitter by launching this url:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/share/?text=hello+this+is+a+test+message&amp;url=" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/share/?text=hello+this+is+a+test+message&amp;url=</a></p>
  
  <p>I would like to avoid having to use the Twitter API (with api key) if possible for this project, but after searching around I'm getting the feeling I have no choice.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>