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tasmod · Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009, 13:25 Post subject:

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 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2353 Location: Texas, USA

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 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Hartford, CT

@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/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=$METRIC&locCode=$LOCCOD">/tmp/Weather.tmp

Hope this helps.

Jim1911 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2353 Location: Texas, USA

pistoi0,

Thank you for your clear instructions that work perfectly.

Jim

trio · Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009, 21:00 Post subject:

Jim1911:

Sorry for the late reply... Very Happy

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 · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

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. Smile

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

Hi Tasmod,

I obliged your request.

Here it is...

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

Darn this slow Bransonet. Embarassed

Double

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

trio · Last edited by trio on Sun 08 Feb 2009, 08:34; edited 10 times in total

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 · Posted: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 01:09 Post subject:

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

WhoDo · Posted: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:46 Post subject:

WhoDo · Posted: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:50 Post subject:

trio · Posted: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:52 Post subject:

WHODO:

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

WhoDo · Posted: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 02:56 Post subject: