Thread: Weather Plugin

quick question..

for this weather plugin.. will we have to plug in our zip code like we did in the the 1.2 version of centrafuse.. or will it grab our location from the gps reciever, or both if gps is not available?

i remember reading something about it in another thread..but dont know if there was a solution offered to the gps location reading.

thanks.. looks good

you will have to enter your region in setup... I now search for a city based on provided text so it's better than having to know your postal code..

I do not currently support weather based on GPS, but it could be added... the source will be available...

note: I won't be able to add something like that until after I have integrated GPS...

david

So, a plugin could itself include new elements in the setup screens? Like a whole new configuration tab for that specific plugin? Or is there a catch-all place in the setup screens for everything plug-in related?

Screenshot perhaps? Interesting if you *can* do this.

Originally Posted by veetid

you will have to enter your region in setup...

Originally Posted by justintime

So, a plugin could itself include new elements in the setup screens? Like a whole new configuration tab for that specific plugin? Or is there a catch-all place in the setup screens for everything plug-in related?

Screenshot perhaps? Interesting if you *can* do this.

there will be a new button in tools for plugins.. this will popup a dialog with all the current available plugins listed.. when one is clicked it simply executes the "CF_pluginShowSetup" method in the plugin... if the creator of the plugin implemented a setup, this is where the code would be placed to display it...

I will be making my plugins setups look very similiar to the current setup screen, but without the tabs... some plugin creators might want to create a simplier setup screen or more complex, or not have one at all... it will be all up to the creators...

david

Originally Posted by P3rv3rt B3ar

And this service weather plugin is based on. is it truly global? or does it cover only american knownworld (states, canada, and that big desert with ragheads and our oil)?

it's based on weather.com, so if you can find your city at weather.com, then it will work with this plugin...

david

David, I have a request.

Could you make this plugin attempt to automatically load the weather data upon CF launch? This way everytime I turn my car ON in the garage, it would pull a new/fresh dataset via my wireless connection.

Well there is one problem... I usually resume from hibernate, so I guess you would have to find a way to detect a hibernate resume?

Just an idea... you see, most people don't have wireless on the go, but I think a lot of people can access wifi from their garage at least while their engine starts, etc...

Originally Posted by justintime

David, I have a request.

Could you make this plugin attempt to automatically load the weather data upon CF launch? This way everytime I turn my car ON in the garage, it would pull a new/fresh dataset via my wireless connection.

Well there is one problem... I usually resume from hibernate, so I guess you would have to find a way to detect a hibernate resume?

Just an idea... you see, most people don't have wireless on the go, but I think a lot of people can access wifi from their garage at least while their engine starts, etc...

done... my SDK provides events for internet connection status change and resume from hibernation... I attempt to refresh the weather data behind the scenes in both of these events...

david

Originally Posted by veetid

done... my SDK provides events for internet connection status change and resume from hibernation... I attempt to refresh the weather data behind the scenes in both of these events...

david

You're a genius!