WorldWeather plugin v1.10.0 for MediaPortal 1.3.0 and higher (1 Viewer)
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Re: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Sunset/Sunrise are good here too (Auckland, New Zealand)
I have a couple of requests:
1. I would like to be able to link to a URL like this one and have it show up in the weather plugin where the "Wind" image would go for example. I see that there is an option to select a browser in the plugin setup which I assume is for future development of features that would allow for something like this? I hope so
2. Currently if I enter an image for say Satellite & Precipitation when I scroll through the images I get blank screens for Temp, UV Index etc. Would it be possible to have it so that only images that have been selected show up and not show blank screens for those that haven't? (This isn't a major issue though)
3. Current wind is showing as MP/Hr - Google shows it as KM/Hr which is what we use in NZ - shouldn't I be seeing KM/Hr?
4. Moon phases - to be honest not being a Werewolf I don't care about this but fyi the plugin is showing "Last Quarter" whereas Google is saying "Waning Gibbous" - now I'm confused - should I go fishing or not?
I (and I'm sure lots of others) appreciate the professional way you develop your plugins (plus the range of plugins you have developed!)
Bleazle
Sunset/Sunrise are good here too (Auckland, New Zealand)
I have a couple of requests:
1. I would like to be able to link to a URL like this one and have it show up in the weather plugin where the "Wind" image would go for example. I see that there is an option to select a browser in the plugin setup which I assume is for future development of features that would allow for something like this? I hope so
2. Currently if I enter an image for say Satellite & Precipitation when I scroll through the images I get blank screens for Temp, UV Index etc. Would it be possible to have it so that only images that have been selected show up and not show blank screens for those that haven't? (This isn't a major issue though)
3. Current wind is showing as MP/Hr - Google shows it as KM/Hr which is what we use in NZ - shouldn't I be seeing KM/Hr?
4. Moon phases - to be honest not being a Werewolf I don't care about this
but fyi the plugin is showing "Last Quarter" whereas Google is saying "Waning Gibbous" - now I'm confused - should I go fishing or not? I (and I'm sure lots of others) appreciate the professional way you develop your plugins (plus the range of plugins you have developed!)
Bleazle
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Re: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Hi Bleazle,
You are right. This is the intention and based on your proposal I'll create a context menu (or whatever) in the next version.
I don't know which skin do you use, but it seems this is a skin related issue. Inside the configuration dialog you can select, which images do you want to load. In my opinion, a skinner needs this information also, so new control properties must be created.
New Zealand (google.co.nz) isn't fully localized yet, I can do this tomorrow morning. You get the wrong unit format, because the fallback page (google.com) is used. One question: Which language settings do you use for mediaportal?
During my analyse phase and some experimental builds before, I found out, that not all localized google supports the moon phase label. So I decide to ignore the value from Google and to calculate this using C# routines. Maybe this caused the difference.
Cheers and thanks, Micropolis
Hi Bleazle,
1. I would like to be able to link to a URL like this one and have it show up in the weather plugin where the "Wind" image would go for example. I see that there is an option to select a browser in the plugin setup which I assume is for future development of features that would allow for something like this? I hope so
You are right. This is the intention and based on your proposal I'll create a context menu (or whatever) in the next version.
I don't know which skin do you use, but it seems this is a skin related issue. Inside the configuration dialog you can select, which images do you want to load. In my opinion, a skinner needs this information also, so new control properties must be created.
New Zealand (google.co.nz) isn't fully localized yet, I can do this tomorrow morning. You get the wrong unit format, because the fallback page (google.com) is used. One question: Which language settings do you use for mediaportal?
4. Moon phases - to be honest not being a Werewolf I don't care about this
During my analyse phase and some experimental builds before, I found out, that not all localized google supports the moon phase label. So I decide to ignore the value from Google and to calculate this using C# routines. Maybe this caused the difference.
Cheers and thanks, Micropolis
AW: Re: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Hi Micropolis,
Sunset/Sunrise times are now correct also for Aachen/Germany.
Before that they were 1 hour off.
for Your good work and continously getting better than ever plugin
Kind regards
Roger
Hi Micropolis,
Sunset/Sunrise times are now correct also for Aachen/Germany.
Before that they were 1 hour off.
for Your good work and continously getting better than ever plugin Kind regards
Roger
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Re: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Great
I haven't looked at the skin files for this (I'm using Avalon btw) but won't the skin still "try to show" something even if say for example an image hasn't been set for "pollen count"? I don't know anything about this sort of thing but I would have thought the plugin would need to "say" "OK, wind & satellite images have been set, that's all you can scroll through"? BUT like I said this isn't a major issue so feel free to ignore it
I can't believe New Zealand wasn't on the top of your list to be localised! I use the "English" setting
No problem, as I said from my point of view this isn't important, I just thought I should point it out because you are clearly a perfectionist
Thanks for the detailed reply
Regards
Bleazle
Hi Bleazle,
1. I would like to be able to link to a URL like this one and have it show up in the weather plugin where the "Wind" image would go for example. I see that there is an option to select a browser in the plugin setup which I assume is for future development of features that would allow for something like this? I hope so
You are right. This is the intention and based on your proposal I'll create a context menu (or whatever) in the next version.
Great
I haven't looked at the skin files for this (I'm using Avalon btw) but won't the skin still "try to show" something even if say for example an image hasn't been set for "pollen count"? I don't know anything about this sort of thing but I would have thought the plugin would need to "say" "OK, wind & satellite images have been set, that's all you can scroll through"? BUT like I said this isn't a major issue so feel free to ignore it
I can't believe New Zealand wasn't on the top of your list to be localised! I use the "English" setting4. Moon phases - to be honest not being a Werewolf I don't care about this
During my analyse phase and some experimental builds before, I found out, that not all localized google supports the moon phase label. So I decide to ignore the value from Google and to calculate this using C# routines. Maybe this caused the difference.
No problem, as I said from my point of view this isn't important, I just thought I should point it out because you are clearly a perfectionist
Thanks for the detailed reply
Regards
Bleazle
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AW: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Is it planned that the old five days of preview from InfoService is replaced by this plugin ? So what I'm about Home Basic Menu can achieve ? That where great, so i can click on the weather icon and come to the 5 day preview and must not got over plugins world weather...
Is it planned that the old five days of preview from InfoService is replaced by this plugin ? So what I'm about Home Basic Menu can achieve ? That where great, so i can click on the weather icon and come to the 5 day preview and must not got over plugins world weather...
AW: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Hi.
InfoService did not get any weather info itself. It just grab the infos from old, not working inbuild plugin and post them on Basic Home. In next version of InfoService the Weather part will be removed completely.
A 5 Day forecast inside WorldWeather is not possible atm as Google only provides a 3 Day forecast. Maybe later with other weather providers this can change, but for now only 3 days are possible.
Hi.
InfoService did not get any weather info itself. It just grab the infos from old, not working inbuild plugin and post them on Basic Home. In next version of InfoService the Weather part will be removed completely.
A 5 Day forecast inside WorldWeather is not possible atm as Google only provides a 3 Day forecast. Maybe later with other weather providers this can change, but for now only 3 days are possible.
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AW: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
InfoService just uses properties to show the weather forecast. If you adapt those properties to the ones from World Weather, it works again.
I made this already for the Default skins and the PVHD skins, and I think some others like StreamedMP and Avalon are also prepared for this case
InfoService just uses properties to show the weather forecast. If you adapt those properties to the ones from World Weather, it works again.
I made this already for the Default skins and the PVHD skins, and I think some others like StreamedMP and Avalon are also prepared for this case
AW: WorldWeather plugin v0.2.5 for MediaPortal v1.2.0 or higher
Hi.
Those properties are working without InfoService. They are not too hard to integrate. "Normal" menu entries could be changed on nearly every skin to point at WorldWeather instead of old, not working weahter plugin.
BTW I think that mosty all Skins are using WorldWeater with their latest releases. And if not, you can find modified skin files in Worldweater forum or Skin Forum. D3 you are using StreamedMP?! SMP is already modified to use Worldweather afaik, so no need to worry. Just install latest Release of SMP and there you go.
Hi.
Those properties are working without InfoService. They are not too hard to integrate. "Normal" menu entries could be changed on nearly every skin to point at WorldWeather instead of old, not working weahter plugin.
BTW I think that mosty all Skins are using WorldWeater with their latest releases. And if not, you can find modified skin files in Worldweater forum or Skin Forum. D3 you are using StreamedMP?! SMP is already modified to use Worldweather afaik, so no need to worry. Just install latest Release of SMP and there you go.