DesktopWeather Beta 2

[Matrox]

DesktopWeather Beta 2 is available for download.

Get it Here.

Please read the website and Read Me.txt file. The site has been loading pretty slow lately. If anyone can offer me web hosting with sql/php support please let me know.

Please post your comments/bugs and ideas for next version.

-Matrox

[Mystical112]

Matrox - it means that its cool u support canada now.....just getto terms i guess.....:D

[jbarcus81]

Dude...I would much love to use this program.....BUT!! There is one problem....See Attatched.....

[Weasel]

Here's a mirror to Desktop Weather on the Almost Smart server:

http://www.almostsmart.com/download/DesktopWeather.zip

[Matrox]

Alien Venom, MSN Messenger [email protected]

NeoXP, Read the Read Me.txt or the Website for a fix to that problem.

Weasel, thanks.

-Matrox

[Matrox]

UPDATE: DesktopWeather supports Global Locations, but......you have to get your Location Code yourself. Find out how on the Website Here. The website is very slow, sorry for this. If you dont get through, keep trying.

-Matrox

[Chipi]

do u think u can add celcius support in next beta versions?...:paranoid:

[Matrox]

Yes, read the Next Version section on the site. Its already added there. I think I am gonne release a Beta 2.1 with just Celsius.

-Matrox

[nspencer]

Another mirror if anyone needs it:

http://www.nspencer.com/DesktopWeather.zip

[Matrox]

Equalizer, that would require making the entire app bigger and taking up more screen space. I dunno if I am gonna do that because I think it is already too big.

-Matrox

[BroChaos Veteran]

i agree with you on that matrox. it needs to stay the same screen size, we don't need any bloatware now:P

cheers,

joe

[Matrox]

DesktopWeather Beta 2.1 available. DesktopWeather Beta 2 DOES SUPPORT GLOBAL LOCATIONS, read about it on site. Added Celsius support and the "V" Location Codes in Canada. Please READ the webpage and Read Me.txt before asking questions because most of your questions are answered there.

Currently Mirror 1 and Mirror 4 are the only places with Beta 2.1.

-Matrox

[pagal]

excellent work man.

Is it possible for you to make it resizable like Coolmon? And an icon in the taskbar to exit it?

[indybruce]

AWESOME! I LOVE IT!

It was just what I wanted for my desktop - you did a great job! And keep up the good work.:smart:

[Matrox]

pagal, you can send it to the system tray already by double clicking on it and selecting "Send to Tray". If you want to exit from the app while its in the tray right click on the icon and select "Exit". If you want to exit while it is not in the tray, double click on it and select "Exit". I dont think I will add it to the tray all the time because that just takes up space.

-Matrox

[DoubleJ]

Hey Matrox,

Two things.

1) Beta 2.1 doesn't seem to work for me. It did for a little bit, but now it can't get any of the current information. It says ERROR where the city should be and all the data is just shown as the title for each data variables, i.e day 1/date 1 instead of Tonight/Feb 11. Beta 2 still works and updates, but 2.1 doesn't. Might the registry setting from the old beta need to be deleted before the new one will work?

2) It just occured to me it mght be cool if the font could be changed within the program. Just an idea.

Great work!:D

[nspencer]

My mirror (#3) updated with Beta 2.1

...Also, Matrox, I'm getting the same problem that DoubleJ is having.

[Matrox]

I am checking into these bugs now. Could be I screwed something up from Beta 2 to Beta 2.1.

Changing the font could be a problem because some if the info might get cut off in the display.

-Matrox

[digidep]

does anyone have DesktopWeather 2.0 that worked?

I would like it.

On 2.1 I am receiveing the ERROR for almost all locations around.

Having to look at weather from Beverly Hills, CA which sucks when you are in IN.

Nobody seems to have 2.0 available for download...

Thanks in advance.

digidep

[DoubleJ]

Is there any way to include the direction of the wind with the wind info? Something as simple as a "N", "SW", etc. in front of the speed would be cool.

EDIT: Also, perhaps the barometric trend. Maybe "R" for rising, "F" for falling and "S" for steady. Its a good indiction of what is coming.

[Matrox]

DesktopWeather Beta 2.2 is available. Sorry for the trouble with Beta 2.1. It was a stupid mistake on my part. Download from the site.

Equalizer: No problem was found on the automatic update. You might want to change the Refresh Rate in options to a lower time length between updates.

DoubleJ: Great ideas. Look for them in the next release.

-Matrox

[Matrox]

Equalizer, not that I can think of. What version of Windows are you on? Is anyone else having this problem? How do you know its not updating?

-Matrox

[digidep]

i get a error when running weatherdesktop.exe

Runtime error '13':

Type mismatch

Please confirm...

2.1 runs okay...but the zips don't work...

still looking for 2.0...

digidep

[nspencer]

alright...updated my mirror...again! :D clickie

[Matrox]

digidep, what location code are you using.

Thanks nspencer. Sorry for all the updates, but I am trying to work some of these bugs out.

Is anyone else having problems with the weather not auto updating?

-Matrox

[digidep]

zips equal zip codes...my zip codes do not work in 2.1...

My zips are 46142, 47906 or anything remotely in the state of Indiana.

I cannot get 2.2 to even run...it has the previous stated error.

digidep