Windows 7: Rainmeter Weather help

mustangman16 · 12 Jul 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by rihval

Hi
Weather.com has backed down from their foolish position, but have replace the xoap to xml.
To solve ,in the configuration .ini of Rainmeter must be changed "xoap" to "xml" in the link. For example:

htp://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/SPXX0050?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6

for

htp://xml.weather.com/weather/local/SPXX0050?cc=*&unit=m&dayf=6

Work right now.

Good call, mine is working as well +1. No registration BS required. Hopefully we can fall back on this until the main skins convert over to accuweather.

-stang

t41 · 12 Jul 2009

rihval -

thanks for the info - very cool

@Labad - I dont think Garbanzo is upset about the spelling error it was just a typo nothing to get upset about - happens all the time here - you wont believe how some people's grammar and spelling is - lol

Aint dat rite Garbanzo-

LOL

mustangman16 · 12 Jul 2009

@t4

SO your saying my grammar is atrocious eh?

-stang

t41 · 12 Jul 2009

no - if you read my post you would see that I was being sarcastic to Labad for you - your grammar is fine and so is your spelling - I was telling him it was a "typo"

The grammar remark was not intended for anyone specific, but if you troll around you will understand what I'm talking about.

Sorry you misunderstood stang, t41

garbanzo · 12 Jul 2009

nah i don't get mad.

but weather.com will if people start switching from the xoap feed to their xml feed without reading the licensing agreement! it's definitely not advised...

the weather.com to accuweather switch is intensely complicated. and since most weather skins are mods of other weather skins, we have to wait for the wizz kids at rainmeter.net to fix the base skins, so the rest of us can update our mods. it will take a while. in the meantime, just look out the window

mustangman16 · 13 Jul 2009

Well that can weather.com do if we switch xoap to xml feeds? restrict their xml feeds and we are back in the same boat anyway right?

-stang

coojoe · 13 Jul 2009

t41,

the font is rockwell, changing that should get ya fixed up,

here ya go,

the complete 10-foot HUD Skin can be downloaded here. Configure Your Own Rainmeter 10-Foot HUD [Featured Rainmeter Config] · TechBlogger this has the clock and the weather skins in it but the weather skin wont work. heres the fix for the weather. the process is simple, cut and paste the correct word file into your INI files, save and refresh your skin, your done. I'm still working on getting the weather icons to work for the weather, im having some trouble coding the proper verbage to work, ne one got ne ideas?
Also attached are the images needed,
you'll have to create a folder in the 10-Foot HUD/Weather folder and name it Images, save these images in that folder.

coojoe · 15 Jul 2009

heres the Code for 10-foot HUD with weather icons.

Code:

;=================================================
; Rainmeter configuration file
; Updated July 15, 2009
;=================================================
;[BEGIN CONFIG FILE]==============================
[Rainmeter]
Author=Jeffrey Morley
Update=1000
Rev. by Chris Smith "Coojoe"
Rev.8
;Please visit http://www.rainmeter.net/locate_code
;to get your location code from AccuWeeather 
;place code next to the "Location" below
[Variables]
FontColor=255,255,255,120
FontFace=rockwell
FontSize=60
Location=66839
;[GATHER WEATHER INFO FROM AccuWeather]===================
[MeasureAccuWeather]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser.dll
UpdateRate=1500
Url=http://rainmeter.accu-weather.com/widget/rainmeter/weather-data.asp?Location=#Location#
RegExp="(?siU)<currentconditions>.*<temperature>(.*)</temperature>.*<weathertext>(.*)</weathertext>.*<weathericon>(.
*)</weathericon>"
StringIndex=3
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=!execute [!RainmeterHideMeter MeterNA][!RainmeterShowMeter MeterWeatherIcon]
debug=1
;[GATHER AND DISPLAY]=========================================
[MeasureWeatherTemp]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser.dll
Url=[MeasureAccuWeather]
StringIndex=1
[MeasureWeatherConditions]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser.dll
Url=[MeasureAccuWeather]
StringIndex=2
[MeasureWeatherIcon]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser.dll
Url=[MeasureAccuWeather]
StringIndex=3
[MeterBack]
AntiAlias=1
Meter=IMAGE
W=650
H=171
SolidColor=0,0,0,0
[MeterWeatherTemp]
AntiAlias=1
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasureWeatherTemp
StringAlign=RIGHT
X=650
Y=0
FontFace=#FontFace#
FontSize=#FontSize#
FontColor=#FontColor#
PostFix="°"
[MeterWeatherConditions]
AntiAlias=1
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasureWeatherConditions
StringAlign=RIGHT
X=650
Y=70
FontFace=#FontFace#
FontSize=#FontSize#
FontColor=#FontColor#
[MeterWeatherIcon]
AntiAlias=1
Hidden=1
MeasureName=MeasureWeatherIcon
Meter=IMAGE
X=25
Y=70
W=64
H=64
[refresh.weather]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=refresh.png
X=4
Y=8r
ButtonCommand=!Execute [!RainmeterRefresh]
[MeterNA]
ImageName=na.png
Meter=IMAGE
X=35
Y=4r
W=80
H=80
;[ACCUWEATHER LOGOS]===============================
[MeterLogoType]
AntiAlias=1
Meter=IMAGE
H=5
W=46.875
X=400
Y=40
ImageName="images\accuweather_logotype_color.png"
[MeterLogoMark]
AntiAlias=1
Meter=IMAGE
H=22.5
W=37.5
X=400
Y=47
ImageName="images\accuweather_logomark_color.png"

You will need an Icon set in your 10-foot HUD folder in ".png" format and to change the location to your current location after that refresh the skin and your set.

Weather Icon sets can be found here from Accuweather AccuWeather.com(®) Content For Your Site or you can use your own.

Falchion · 15 Jul 2009

Well I'm glad I stumbled on this because I've had the same problem.

mustangman16 · 16 Jul 2009

Heres a great fix for the weather dilema. A new weather skin has been made available at deviant art http://vonsmallhausen.deviantart.com...ther-129626178 and customize.org http://customize.org/rainmeter/skins/64365. So far its the most detailed and best looking skin with most customization and appearance. Works perfectly for me. Hope you guys like it.

-stang

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