That sounds like the error I saw ages ago. So I guess a few skin.conf comments and a guide need some clarification....
Gary On Sunday, 2 September 2018 22:19:50 UTC+10, Thomas Keffer wrote: > > You're right about that. So, the #RRGGBB format must be surrounded by > quotes. Something like: > > color = "#484343" > > -tk > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 4:10 AM David Hathaway <hathaw...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Gary, >> >> Thanks for the insight. Swapping around the bytes to BBGGRR worked. >> However, using #RRGGBB left me with this exception: >> >> Sep 2 05:43:57 hathaway weewx[2554]: **** ValueError: Unknown >> color specifier: ''. Colors must be specified as 0xBBGGRR, #RRGGBB, or >> standard color names. >> >> I was doing as it said, so this appears to be a bug. Both lowercase and >> upper case didn't work. >> >> Oh... # starts a comment, so not sure how #RRGGBB works? >> >> >> >> On Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 6:16:30 PM UTC-5, gjr80 wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 2 September 2018 02:09:26 UTC+10, David Hathaway wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> But now I am puzzled as to how to solve the other obvious issues: >>>> >>>> - How do I get rid of the vertical grid lines? >>>> >>>> The WeeWX image generator is pretty sophisticated for what it is, a >>> utility written from scratch in python to generate plots; however, its >>> capabilities are limited in a number of areas and unfortunately it is not >>> possible to disable the vertical grid lines. The only thing you can do >>> short of changing the image generator code is set the grid line colour to >>> be the same as your background but that will hide all grid line not just >>> the vertical - not really much practical use. >>> >>>> >>>> - How do I move the labels from the top to the bottom; I am >>>> supposing sample lines are impossible. >>>> >>>> Again, unfortunately, it is not possible to move the top labels (eg >>> outTemp dewpoint etc) to the bottom. I assume when you say 'sample' you >>> mean a sample line in the colour/format to be used for the obs being >>> plotted, if so then again no this can't be done with the present image >>> generator. >>> >>>> >>>> - I am being driven nuts by the colors. They should be blue, >>>> black, green, orange from left to right. No matter what I do, they are >>>> shown orange, black, green, and blue. >>>> >>>> This one we can help with! I think the issue you are having is that >>> when specified with the 0x prefix the colour format is BBGGRR not RRGGBB as >>> we commonly use. So 0x7cb5ec will in fact result in an orange line, if you >>> swap the first and last colour pair (ie 0xecb57c) you will get the blue >>> that you seek. You should be able to use #RRGGBB but I seem to recall I >>> struck a few quirks with this a few years back, could be mistaken though. >>> Looking at the section Customizing images >>> <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#Customizing_images> in the >>> Customization Guide and then again at the [ImageGenerator] Overall >>> options <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#Overall_options> section >>> this details is not explicitly stated, it is covered though in notes >>> under [ImageGenerator] in the Standard skin.conf >>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/blob/master/skins/Standard/skin.conf#L285>. >>> I guess most folks would see these when they customize the Standard skin >>> but in your case you may not as perhaps you are working with another skin. >>> Probably need to make a few changes to the Customization Guide. >>> >>> Gary >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to weewx-user+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
