[mythtv-commits] Ticket #8356: Mythweather: need to be less US-centric

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#8356: Mythweather: need to be less US-centric
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 Reporter:  Alec leamas <gmail: leamas.alec>  |       Owner:  ijr           
     Type:  defect                            |      Status:  infoneeded_new
 Priority:  minor                             |   Milestone:  unknown       
Component:  Plugin - MythWeather              |     Version:  Trunk Head    
 Severity:  low                               |     Mlocked:  0             
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Comment(by Alec leamas <gmail: leamas.alec>):

 I'm really open to how to resolve these issues. So far, I haven't really
 understood other alternatives, though.

 Precip: I have tried to resolve the issue without modifying the UI. Is
 that the wrong approach? As long as the data should be delivered in the
 "pop" data item transparent to the UI, I don't see how to fix this in a
 more clean way. I can see that this code has drawbacks. But it solves a
 real problem, and if this isn't the right way to do it I would appreciate
 a hint how to make it in a better way :-) I already know it's not the most
 elegant piece of sw... OTOH, I have explored some other approaches which
 definitely was worse.

 text label: I see your point. The only solution I can think of is to
 either accept that this is a US plugin. Or maybe change the field to
 display the (average) wind speed. If anything is available, this one is.
 The gust wind speed is not as common (which is sad, I see the point of
 using gust speed). If it always displays average wind, there is no need
 for a text label. But otherwise, the UI should somehow hint what the value
 is all about IMHO.

 Above all I miss a common understanding if this US-centric behaviour is a
 problem... Is my basic idea to try to make the plugin usable in a wider
 context wrong?

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