Re: [expert] KWeather
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:28:02 -0500, Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:28:57 -0500 "Phil G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can't figure out how to start kweather. I have kdetoys 3.1-5 installed. Does it work with this version? Just did it... right-click on TaskBar, Add->Applet->Kweather Wonderful! Thanks! -- Using Mandrake Linux 9.1 www.mandrakesoft.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:28:57 -0500 "Phil G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't figure out how to start kweather. I have kdetoys 3.1-5 > installed. Does it work with this version? Just did it... right-click on TaskBar, Add->Applet->Kweather Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
I can't figure out how to start kweather. I have kdetoys 3.1-5 installed. Does it work with this version? Phil -- Using Mandrake Linux 9.1 www.mandrakesoft.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Monday 27 Oct 2003 5:18 pm, Charlie M. wrote: > On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 00:50, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 26 Oct 2003 9:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. > > > Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 > > > and XP throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use > > > related problems. > > > > > > It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at > > > least Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I > > > recall I typed Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start > > > providing the weather info. (Right now I am going by memory, > > > not going back through the configuration proceedures - excuse > > > my lazyness.) > > > > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up > > your ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't > > know. When I move on to the select page, the search facility only > > offers me Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, > > city or county in the search box doesn't help. I'm stuck. > > > > Anne > > Does this page have anything to help you Anne? > > http://www.uk250.co.uk/uk/search/for/ICAO/2 It took a bit of digging before I found it, but I eventually came to http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml where you can search for the codes for any airport in the world. Thanks Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 00:50, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 26 Oct 2003 9:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. > > Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP > > throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use related > > problems. > > > > It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at least > > Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I recall I > > typed Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start providing the > > weather info. (Right now I am going by memory, not going back > > through the configuration proceedures - excuse my lazyness.) > > > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up your > ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't know. > When I move on to the select page, the search facility only offers me > Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, city or county > in the search box doesn't help. I'm stuck. > > Anne Does this page have anything to help you Anne? http://www.uk250.co.uk/uk/search/for/ICAO/2 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [expert] KWeather
another problem with kweather: You can't set the taskbar applet to show only the weather icon and the temperature (I am not really interested in windspeed and air pressure). the only "way" is to compile the applet from the source and to modify it by yourself. On Sunday 26 October 2003 23:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Seems > to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP > throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use related > problems. > > It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at least > Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I recall I typed > Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start providing the weather > info. (Right now I am going by memory, not going back through the > configuration proceedures - excuse my lazyness.) > > LeRoy > > > On Sunday 26 October 2003 01:23 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > >> Does anyone use this applet? Under 9.0 it recognised my local > >> station, but under 9.1 it only seems to deal with North America. > >> Can anyone tell me what the problem is? > > > > I used it in NA for 9.1 for a while, but it had a nasty memory leak > > that would bring my machine to its knees occasionally so I have > > not used it since. I'll give it a try and report back. > > -- > > /g > > > > "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside > > a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx -- Birkoff Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 07:50:08AM +, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 26 Oct 2003 9:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. > > Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP > > throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use related > > problems. > > > > It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at least > > Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I recall I > > typed Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start providing the > > weather info. (Right now I am going by memory, not going back > > through the configuration proceedures - excuse my lazyness.) > > > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up your > ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't know. > When I move on to the select page, the search facility only offers me > Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, city or county > in the search box doesn't help. I'm stuck. Anne At this location http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml Go to the bottom of the page and select the country then click on the button that says "display all stations in" and it should show all the codes for that country with name of the town.When I configured kweather this was the page the lookup link connected to.I'm not sure why Yours isn't working , maybe something connected with the locale settings as mine is USA.Hopefully this address will at least let you find the code you need. HAND Ray Warren Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
Hi Anne, > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up > your ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't > know. When I move on to the select page, the search facility only > offers me Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, city > or county in the search box doesn't help. I'm stuck. You need to scroll down a little further - then you reach the Country search. (Thanks for mentioning KWeather! I hadn't used it before, and it's cool!) Select your country, and then you'll get a city list. Cheers! -- Trish Fraser, Sunbury, Australia GNU/Linux user #283226 counter.li.org andromeda up 16 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes, 49 seconds (but who's counting?) kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Sunday 26 Oct 2003 9:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. > Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP > throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use related > problems. > > It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at least > Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I recall I > typed Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start providing the > weather info. (Right now I am going by memory, not going back > through the configuration proceedures - excuse my lazyness.) > This is very puzzling. The configuration only offers me 'Look up your ICAO code'. The box requires a 4-digit code, which I don't know. When I move on to the select page, the search facility only offers me Federal, States and Territories. Entering a UK town, city or county in the search box doesn't help. I'm stuck. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Sunday 26 October 2003 01:23 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > Does anyone use this applet? Under 9.0 it recognised my local > station, but under 9.1 it only seems to deal with North America. Can > anyone tell me what the problem is? > I used it in NA for 9.1 for a while, but it had a nasty memory leak that would bring my machine to its knees occasionally so I have not used it since. I'll give it a try and report back. -- /g "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 26, 2003 11:23 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Does anyone use this applet? Under 9.0 it recognised my local > station, but under 9.1 it only seems to deal with North America. Can > anyone tell me what the problem is? > > Anne I use it all the time Anne, but there have been times when it doesn't seem to be able to connect to the servers. The last time I had this problem it was a problem with the servers, not the applet, but before that it was necessary to remove all the configuration files (~.kde>apps>kweather>kweatherrc) and start over. I could be wrong about where to find it since I can't get to my /home/nanook directory at the moment. But not the what part. My box is maybe slightly over cooked right now. Almost no KDE apps, no access to much of anything actually. Before I did that I'd be certain the server for your locale is actually up though. There's a link from the configure dialogue, and a link from there to check server status if I recall correctly. HTH Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-19mdk 11:31:06 up 31 min, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.26, 0.25 I brought my BOWLING BALL -- and some DRUGS!! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/nBTZG11CaRuZZSIRAs0QAJ0Qu0AViShNeiEsoM2U5cjM+y9CpACfRo3e b83h7aI3uciAovsEStOnJe0= =LlOE -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use related problems. It seems to me that when I went to set it up, Viet Nam (or at least Ha Noi) was not among the options available, but as I recall I typed Ha Noi in and the program was happy to start providing the weather info. (Right now I am going by memory, not going back through the configuration proceedures - excuse my lazyness.) LeRoy > On Sunday 26 October 2003 01:23 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: >> Does anyone use this applet? Under 9.0 it recognised my local >> station, but under 9.1 it only seems to deal with North America. Can >> anyone tell me what the problem is? >> > I used it in NA for 9.1 for a while, but it had a nasty memory leak > that would bring my machine to its knees occasionally so I have not > used it since. I'll give it a try and report back. > -- > /g > > "Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book, inside > a dog it's too dark to read" -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] KWeather
On Sunday 26 October 2003 10:23, Anne Wilson wrote: > Does anyone use this applet? Under 9.0 it recognised my local > station, but under 9.1 it only seems to deal with North America. Can > anyone tell me what the problem is? I have been using KWeather for about a year now, under 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2, and it all works fine. I did mess around for the last couple of minutes trying to get weather for Angola, Denmark, Iceland, Jamaica, and Sierra Leone, and I had some troubles getting stations to work in every county, and that includes places in my own neighborhood, in North America. I would say that it is not KWeather, but the stations that are supposed to be transmitting the reports. And trust me, telemetered data can be pretty flaky, I know, since I maintain some telemetered sites. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
