[mythtv-users] MythWeather

[Rich West]

Ah-ha!  I figured part of it out.

I couldn't get it to find a location close to home.  In fact, it could 
only seem to find airports, and only major ones (the little one near me 
wasn't coming up in the search).  So, I did some digging.  The common 
thread in the ones that did show up was that they had their longitude 
and latitude defined in the NWS-Stations.xml file (in the scripts 
directory).

So, while trying to figure things out, I went to www.wunderground.com 
and brought up the results for my zip code.  I clicked on the radar link 
and I noticed, in the URL, that it listed the longitude and latitude for 
the weather station is was returning the results of.  Figuring I would 
take a chance, I took those values and plugged them in to the 
appropriate location for that weather station in the NWS-Stations.xml 
file and I went back to the MythTV setup page for mythweather.  Viola!  
That location now came up in the search!  I was able to select it, and, 
viola (again)! Everything worked, and the data was correct!

Now, if I can get the animated map to be like the old mythweather 
animated map (I liked that one a LOT better)....

-Rich

William Munson wrote:
> I agree. Like I said earlier, its not ready for prime time. It is
> however a great framework for developing a reaper for other sources
> which will provide forcasts for all cities, not just the major airports.
> It may be time to learn another new language and give it a try myself. :)
> Rich West wrote:
>   
>> Oh, and I installed the qt-devel RPM, too.
>>
>> I did get it working.  I'm still trying to figure out the interface and 
>> the logic behind the scripts directory.  I'm having a heck of a time to 
>> display something local (closest thing it will find, it seems, is a near 
>> by city).
>>
>> One little peeve is that the interface (GUI) does not work like the rest 
>> of the Myth GUI.  You have to use the "menu" button on the remote to 
>> continue/save as opposed to the way the rest of the MythTV interface 
>> works by navigating to the "Finish" or "Next" button.
>>
>> -Rich
>>