pWidgets 2.5.8

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trio · #401 Post by **trio** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 13:31

Sigmund:

please upload the new pet below, now it is compatible with pwidgets 0.6

I'm in the middle of creating a new widget ... live stream TV..

Tq

zigbert · #402 Post by **zigbert** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 13:39

trio

Done!

trio · #403 Post by **trio** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 14:19

Tq Teacher

trio · #404 Post by **trio** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 15:42

Streaming TV widget, TESTERS NEEDED

Dependency:
1. mplayer -- install from puppy package manager
2. xwinwrap -- included in the .pet

the streaming location is not live, can stop after finish the short clip. you can change url from the config file.

prepare your pwidgets-0.6.pet just in case......

thank you

tasmod · #405 Post by **tasmod** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 16:28

Downloaded mplayer and then widget.

No joy, appears in list but does not appear on desktop

Old Dell laptop with 600mhz P3 Puppy alpha 3

Should config have more than 3 active lines?

tasmod · #406 Post by **tasmod** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 17:25

Finally back again, kept getting error 500 and just couldn't log on to forum.

Zigbert, I don't have dev sfs on the machine it only has alpha3 at the moment so I cannot make a pet.

Could someone please copy the Uptime and create a pet of it, tia.

Just got a faster machine back from repair, so I can now install a full distro and see how it works.

Jim1911 · #407 Post by **Jim1911** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 18:08

trio,

I really like the weather application that you've prepared for zigbert's great little pwidgets application.

One question, how do you change it to read degrees F instead of degrees C?

Thanks,
Jim

pistoi0 · #408 Post by **pistoi0** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 19:11

@Jim1911
I have been meaning to post this tip for Farenheit users since it is not clear in the instructions.

WeatherIcon --> open as text and at Line 5, "METRIC=0 #Should be 0 or 1; 0 for F, 1 for C" and set METRIC to "0."

Then at Line 15 replace the existing code with:
curl -s "http://rss.accuweather.com/rss/liveweat ... eather.tmp

Hope this helps.

Jim1911 · #409 Post by **Jim1911** » Fri 06 Feb 2009, 21:20

pistoi0,

Thank you for your clear instructions that work perfectly.

Jim

trio · #410 Post by **trio** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 01:00

Jim1911:

Sorry for the late reply...

glad you like it..and thank you pisto1 for explaining it...

tasmod:
I works fine in faster computers...and yes on some computers it appears below layers...just like the xonclock problem...I'll look in to it

Thanks

01micko · #411 Post by **01micko** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 01:52

Added to Pwidgets HOWTO the farenheit instructions, should have before! Thanks guys.

Feel free to post any howto you like about Pwidgets on that thread.

01micko · #412 Post by **01micko** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:20

Hi Tasmod,

I obliged your request.

Here it is...

01micko · #413 Post by **01micko** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:31

Darn this slow Bransonet.

Double

01micko · #414 Post by **01micko** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:31

tasmod wrote:Finally back again, kept getting error 500 and just couldn't log on to forum.

Zigbert, I don't have dev sfs on the machine it only has alpha3 at the moment so I cannot make a pet.

Could someone please copy the Uptime and create a pet of it, tia.

Just got a faster machine back from repair, so I can now install a full distro and see how it works.

Hey Tasmod, no need for devx_420.sfs to be loaded for 'dir2pet' to run. And you can just rename your devx_412 to devx_420.sfs to load on any 4.2 provided the kernel version it is intended for is the same.

Cheers

trio · #415 Post by **trio** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:41

New TV WIDGET - compatible only with pwidgets-0.6 (or above?):

- Changelog:
put in the above layer parameter
mplayer now can recognize screen resolution, edit: not all the picture fit in the box for low res screen (like 1024x768)

-Dependencies:
mplayer + all codecs & plugins (from puppy package manager)
xwinwrap (included .pet)
Analog clock widget has to be selected also

README:
1. Not recommended for slow computers and slow internet connection
2. Make sure your mplayer works & don't add any skins. etc (mine doesn't work with that)
3. Applies TV from GUI right after installation
4. Be patient, TV window only appears when buffering is finished
5. Read tv widget config, and you may find instruction how to change url
6. STOP IT FROM RUNNING BY TYPING killall mplayer FROM TERMINAL

Please report bugs here..thanks

EDIT: I uploaded replacement .pet..last one was not working, sorry...this one works, uploaded version 03 works with pwidgets 0.6 & upcoming 0.7

trio · #416 Post by **trio** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 05:09

a screenshot of the TV. I don't have to click or anything, just wait for it to appear

WhoDo · #417 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 06:46

trio wrote:Please report bugs here..thanks

Ok, but not for the TV widget...

Using Puppy-4.2Alpha4 prebuild on a very fast P4.2 (dual core IOW

) with 2Gb RAM - a clean Puppy build straight out of Unleashed - and Pwidgets-0.6:

If I add the weather widget while connected to the 'net, the widget starts to appear but then disappears immediately the screen refresh occurs.

All the other widgets stay visible where they were before the refresh.

I'm sure this is a timing or priority issue. The widget just ends up on the wrong level somehow.

Any ideas, fixes, suggestions ...?

WhoDo · #418 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 06:50

trio wrote:a screenshot of the TV. I don't have to click or anything, just wait for it to appear

This is great stuff, trio and 01micko! I think we need a new thread under "Additional Software (PUPs, n' stuff) » Eye Candy" exclusively for widgets. Each widget listed should have a screenshot and a download so people can pick and choose what they want.

@Lobster - we could also have a widgets page on the wikki, just like we do for Puppy games, couldn't we?

trio · #419 Post by **trio** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 06:52

WHODO:

Please check if the config file: own_window_type desktop or override? should be desktop

WhoDo · #420 Post by **WhoDo** » Sat 07 Feb 2009, 06:56

trio wrote:Please check if the config file: own_window_type desktop or override? should be desktop

It was override. I'll fix and test again. Thanks, trio!

Update: Yep. My bad. I must have inadvertantly overwritten the original with an older incorrect version.

Fixed now, thanks.

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