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[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
Just because edge/gprs is connected doesn't mean it is actually actively busy. It will only use alot of battery during heavy usage data usage. It can stay connected all the time with no impact on battery unless it is doing a lot of switching between edge and gprs which it shouldn't be doing much of these days. Now if you had 3g, it would be switching more. I leave mine connected all day, have weather updating every 30 min, have email checked every 30 min, and sometimes have sports updates running to. I can make it a couple of days on a charge.:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] mojohio:
Just updated my Q9h to the new Windows Mobile 6.1. I was glad to have the sliding panels home screen. I was dissappointed in no weather panel. having found and installed NRG mini weather 1.0, my phone is now exactly the way I was hoping it to be. NRG, great app! It is working perfect for me the first install.
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
Thank you my friend, I appreciate your response. Well, I don't have to worry about that draining my battery, lol... Looks like I need a new battery though, cuz this one barely lasts a day with moderate usage.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
You have to edit your cpr file using notepad and move them all back to left and may need to move the text a little to right.
[HTC Excalibur] mojohio:
Showaco- Thanks. I'll give it a go.
[HTC Excalibur] Rockwig:
I am also having this problem on a q9h. Does anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
It's not a "problem". I can make it refresh your screen to see the updated forecast, but after it does, your homescreen UI "home.exe" crashes, leaving you with a blank homescreen. At that point you pretty much HAVE to reboot the phone anyway. So, live with it... it's not that bad. :)
[HTC Excalibur] Rockwig:
That's interesting. I wouldn't imagine that updating the text would cause the home.exe to crash. The 5 day forcast updates without crashing anything...

Thanks for the quick response!
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
The reason it crashes is that the 5 day forecast is on the TestUIPlugin panel, and for some reason this panel does not like the homescreen refresh:(. So when 5 day forecast panel is enabled, you can't do a simple refresh. This is a great app, and a once a day reboot shouldn't be that big a deal to update the forecast panel. So as NRG put it, "live with it" and enjoy a great weather app.:)
[HTC Excalibur] kron2:
nrg did you add the cpr. you use on your shadow to you weather app.

and I was wondering who's rom you using
[HTC Excalibur] bnycastro:
@NRG thanks for this great application.

i bumped into a problem:

i tried chome configurator

changed the settings panel and enabled message center when i exited the app and saved changes i was left with only the weather forecast.

i am sure i did not change anything else. can i add back the current conditions panel using chome config?
[HTC Excalibur] pipeline:
Shutting down your phone with MiniWeather installed

NRG. First of all, excellent program. Second, I just had a question, and I didn't see it before so I was wondering if you ran into it.

On my Q9h with WM6.1 installed, when MiniWeather is installed, when I hit the power button the phone doesn't turn off as it should. Instead, it reboots. Is this intentional behavior? I know that I need to periodically reboot to refresh the 10-day forcast (no biggie) but sometimes I want to turn the whole phone off. If it's not intentional, do you have any ideas as to why this is happening? When I uninstall MiniWeather, the button returns to it's normal behavior.
[HTC Excalibur] napes22:
I 'can't get the monitor to work properly on my phone. I'm using a BlackJack with 6.1 on it. The monitor installs, and the settings tab shows the battery and %, but it cannot access the settings. I also don't have the option to add the monitor as a panel.

Any advice?
[HTC Excalibur] napes22:
Also, when I change homescreen color schemes, it doesn't update properly and I need to reboot. Anyone else have this issue? It just sits with the little spinny hourglass thing.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
That's the only problem with an otherwise flawless weather app. Since it uses the TestUIPlugin for the forecast panel, then a reboot is mandatory for any homescreen changes. If you can disable this panel first, then you can make your changes and then re-enable it again when you're done.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Yep.... Waiting for MS to release some type of fix for this. Although I'm not holding my breath or anything... LOL

Showaco's idea to put everything on the clock panel is very good though, use his weather app if you make frequent homescreen changes :) Maybe I'll make a version that puts everything on the clock panel. I'll think about it... Although now that I got a Shadow, it might not happen too soon :)
[HTC Excalibur] napes22:
Thanks! Either way, fantastic App.
[HTC Excalibur] napes22:
You can ignore this post - I figured it out.
[HTC Excalibur] JJExcalibur:
A little OT inside this thread... What's this great "carbon-look" theme in your screenshots in first mex, and where can I find it? I like it a lot!... :eek:

Thank you!!!

JJ
[HTC Excalibur] rydr1:
NRGZ2, I know everyone is thanking you for this program and telling you how great it is; I wasnt going to repeat what everyone said, but this program is GREAT!:D

I was going to use the monitor add on, but i like having the time displayed on top of the pages. If you were considering adding a clock to that add on, if possible, that would be great.
[HTC Excalibur] paker:
having trouble uninstalling miniweather. really like the app but i wanted to try out the other two weather apps. everytime i try and remove the program it says NRG Mini Chome Weather was not completely removed. just looking for a little help removing it without have to clean install my rom.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Try installing the other weather app on top of it. Then go to program files/nrg and delete everything in there. Go into options first and use the "remove notifications" option.
[HTC Excalibur] hdotpieces:
Just saw this and tried it out. One question though do I get an update right away when i click update or do I have to wait? because i only see the sun logo but no degrees or info. I installed to phone and set up the location and clicked update but nothing happends.
[HTC Excalibur] paker:
ok, i'm trying another app because mini weather uses the old welcome center panel to display the forecast and i was going to try and use that to create an app panel. so if there is a way to stop miniweather from using that panel i'd rather just keep miniweather as i like the 5day panel.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
You can use Chome Configurator :)to set up an app panel, no need to use the welcome center panel for apps. I believe you can also choose the option of not showing the forecast(welcome center) panel if you don't want to use it.

Hey NRG, does the shadow use wm6.1?
[HTC Excalibur] paker:
guess i haven't seen how to do that anywhere. i'll have to play around with it a bit.
[HTC Excalibur] swaney:
hey mr nrg wen are u gonna have a 1.1 or a 2.0 im jus wonerin i would love that
[HTC Excalibur] charnder10:
Hey guys can someone help me out in Cape town, South Africa and i dont know the weather code can someone help me out
[HTC Excalibur] nhung:
You can find your city code from the acuweather site. Cape Town is AFR|ZA|SF011|CAPE TOWN.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
Accuweather uses different codes than weather.com, so I don't think that will work.
[HTC Excalibur] karelj:
Curious issue with the five day forecast panel. It always has the time as 1 hr and a few minutes slower than the correct time. Any ideas why or how to correct this??

Thanks.
[HTC Excalibur] snwahs:
This is the code generated from weather.com

SFXX0010

Let us know if it works
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
There's nothing to correct. I wouldn't have wasted that space with another clock, since you already have one on the homescreen. That time indicates the last time the weather was updated... and it updates about every hour.
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
@NRG

Thanks for the great app. It works well in my Q9h. I just have one problem: there is a big red X in place of the battery icon under the settings panel. Is it because I didn't install the add on? I would prefer not to, because I am concerned about battery life. I already use battery hog apps like skyfire and slingbox regularly, and the every minute meter updates would just make things worse. Could you, maybe, please provide me with the battery icon and instruct on which folder to add it to? Or perhaps it's a simple registry edit to get it to point to the correct icon? TIA.
[HTC Excalibur] karelj:
I have the big X also, but I thought it was there before I installed the weather app.

If there is a way to get a proper battery icon then I'm interested as well..:D
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
That's what I thought too, but It doesn't make sense for the battery icon to be an X. I think the x is windows' generic for missing images or incorrect paths, because i saw the x before when I had an incorrect path for the small clock icon at the top left in the clock panel.
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
Your phone is actually 'crashing' when you try to shut it down. It restarts because windows is try to restore itself. The only way I found to remedy this is to disable the Ctestui panel using chome config or editing the registry. Another way is not to use the weather sliding panels. Either one of the att panels will work okay. But you will loose both 5 day forecast and extended forecast. All you will have is the current weather in the clock panel.
[HTC Excalibur] Ryanmo5:
Hey org just wanted to say this is my favorite app probably ever on dash, definately the best weather app out there! No bugs, nice and clean, simple and its not a memory hog lol. Great work as always!
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
Battery icon

Could someone please tell me what the value is supposed to be for this reg path:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\Settings\Battery\PICTURES
[HTC Excalibur] Ryanmo5:
Mine says

\windows\Chome_settings_Battery.png
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
That icon is not on my phone. If you have time, could you please upload a copy of your battery icon??? Please???

EDIT:

NV... I found a whole bunch of icons when I googled free battery icons. Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] Ryanmo5:
Anytime :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Thanks man. :)
[HTC Excalibur] ninjaap:
Hello NRG,

I got your MiniWeather to work with showaco's PSC. Everything looks and works great except for one thing. I decided to remove your monitor add on because it was giving me a few problems. But now when I scroll down to the second panel (missed calls), the space originally occupied by the monitor add on is now empty. How can I get the original icons and text back? I believe it used to have the clock icon and my carrier name.
[HTC Excalibur] uptown193:
Hey NRG,

Great app. However, when i initially installed it i had these new color icons on top for the battery, wifi connection icon, signal strength and mail, but it disappeared now and i dont know what happened and now it its back to the original icons. how can i get the other new color icons back. i like them better???
[HTC Excalibur] blackjack2:
After trying all the other weather apps for 6.1, I must say, thanks and congratulation on a well executed application. I look forward to your next app :)
[HTC Excalibur] swaney:
this one is the best in my opion im jus wonderin do u plan on updating it or are u done. That would suck
[HTC Excalibur] kshambl:
Minute interval updates

Hello!! This is the best application ever...love it...but is there anyway to change how often the battery monitor updates? It updates every minute, but it seems to cause some of my applications to just shut down when the update happens. Thanks!:)
[HTC Excalibur] 1oddmanout:
I'm back. I dabbled with a Palm 800w for a while, but the WM6.1 sliding panel homescreen with the miniweather weather panel is just so PERFECT, I had to return to my trusted Q9c.
[HTC Excalibur] oavina:
Layout not changing.

Hi there,

I have a problem and don't know if it's because I have a old version of the program or what; basically it doesn't matter what layout I choose on the options I always end up with the 10 day layout.

It seems the option is being saved properly since if I save the change in layout and then get back to the options screen the change is there, but the home screen never reflects the change in layout.

I have version 1.0 of the program and don't know if there's a new version or where to get it.

Any ideas?

Regards.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Hi NGRZ28,

First, great weather app - just what I was looking for - I don't need the bloat and advanced features of the others :)

Eliminating the need to Reboot to update the forcast panels would really put the cherry on the top...And I have an idea...

Tlogix uses some method to "refresh" the homepage after making changes using his Chome Configurator:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=393104

I did a quick test, and if I edit something using his utility, then "Save" changes, it seems like it did properly update your weather forcast panels without me having to do a reboot and without crashing the homescreen.

So, maybe he would be willing to tell you how he does his homescreen "Refresh" and you could modify your script to do the same thing, thus eliminating the need for users to reboot their device to update the panels.

Just a final suggestion for a great app :)
[HTC Excalibur] Empel1960:
Hi,

That option is already built in the options, in options go to advanced and then navigate to the 12th option is refresh homescreen and it does update the forecast panels, you just need once a day in the morning, unless you want to do often of course.....:rolleyes:
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Trust me, if there was a reliable way, I would have incorporated it into the app. But so far, there isn't :)
[HTC Excalibur] addisonclark:
I added this app last night and love it so far, but I can;t get the weather on my clock slide. I'm sure its an easy fix but I read through this whole thread and can''t figure it out. (I also am not getting the monitor even though I added the cab, the fix can and started the monitor. Can anyone help?
[HTC Excalibur] timehunter:
Your homescreen should be set to either "Sliding Panel Weather" or "Sliding Panel Weather Colored Top Bar" to see that feature. Those are two new home screens added by NRG's application.

(NRG - It works great on my VZW Moto Q9m that I installed 6.1 on the other day. Thanks!)
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
Took a little futzing around (and several reboots) but its working flawlessly on my Blackjack II...Why M$ didnt include something like this in 6.1 boggles the mind.

Great job on an outstanding app!
[HTC Excalibur] addisonclark:
I have that set up but no luck! Can anyone walk me through it like the idiot I am? :) Thanks
[HTC Excalibur] timehunter:
Font size for Day Date on Clock Panel?

NRG - What file do I need to dig on to edit the font info for the Day and Date info? The font is a little small for those and the alignment looks a little off on my Q9m.

I was fine dealing with the XML on the old 6.0 homescreens, but I've only had the 6.1 install going a few days. Thanks in advance for the coaching.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
But, thats what I am kinda saying here...

It appears you have one method to update the Clock panel - and this method has a distinct trait of causing "Incoming Phone" to appear briefly in the titlebar at the top of the screen.

Then, it seems you use a different method in your advanced option #12 "Reset Homescreen" because it has the trait of causing the radio in my phone to turn off, then back on and re-aquire my carrier ID.

But, the method that Chome Configurator uses to "refresh" the home screen doesn't seem to be either one of your methods - it seems to be a third different method from what you are using.

I have yet to see Chome's method "Crashing" my homescreen after making changes using it, so it seems rather "reliable" to me.

So, wouldn't it be at least worth a shot to ask him what method he uses to refresh the homescreen and see if his method will help find a solution that don't require reboot the entire device everyday to update the forcast panels? :)
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
I'll ask TLogix but the last time I talked to him, there was no reliable method of doing it. As far as I know, IF the TESTUIPlugin is enabled, his software will ask you to reboot, if it's NOT then it does refresh the homescreen like you say. With my software the ctestuiplugin is used, therefore I can't just refresh the homescreen, because it crashes....

On another note, look for a new version of miniWeather to come out tonight or tomorrow. I will address a few tiny bugs (although it's been rock solid for me for the last couple of months) and a few usability issues. :p
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Thanks :P :p:p
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
Hi NRG...I justed wanted to let you know that I really enjoy NRG Mini Weather. I've finally upgraded my Moto Q9M to 6.1 and your weather app was the first thing I went after to load.

I have noticed, though, that the weather forecast panel does remove the previous days info unless I reboot the phone. Is this normal? I've placed the screen capture below where it still shows yesterday as the first day. I took this SS today, Tuesday, and the first forecast in the list is still Monday.
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Now I'm confused a little.... I'm not fully versed on the design and terminology of the sliding panel. But, when I go into Chome configuration, it lists the separate "panels" on the main screen. I do see a TESTUIplugin, but it's "hidden"/grayed out. Your weather plugin is listed as "cWelcomeCenter".

So, lets assuming for this conversation that each panels can be based on a certain "template" and that the cWelcomeCenter panel is based on the TESTUIplugin design.

Then, what you are saying is that either Chome editor should ask me to reboot when I "save" changes, or if it doesn't, then I should experience a crash of the homescreen.

But, Chome doesn't ask me to reboot, nor do I experience a crash. Am I just been lucky?
[HTC Excalibur] timehunter:
Here's what I know about NRG's miniWeather. It uses cWelcomeCenter

and

cTestUI panels, depending on which forecast you want. I like the compressed 5 day, which is the cTestUI panel. The expanded 10 day forcast is cWelcomeCenter.

On a side note, cWelcome Center is the panel that originally housed the "Getting Started" application when you get a fresh, brandy spanking new install of WinMo 6.1. Make perfect sense to me to co-opt it for something else, which is what happened here. Though creating another panel might be a better choice long run if it is possible.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Timehunter is pretty much dead on! :)

The reason I used the WelcomeCenter plugin is for compatibilty reasons... everybody already has it enabled on their phones, where creating a new plugin and having it show up everytime (especially after a user makes changes to the plugin order, etc) has created problems for me in the past.
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
Same here on my BJII...I'd like it to be a tad bigger cause I'm old and my eyesight sux - is this something that might be addressed in the new release?
[HTC Excalibur] uansari1:
This is totally normal... gotta reboot each morning to get the updated panel (or anytime after midnight).
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Thanks for the explination - now I understand the issue a lot more :)

OK, then let me change my request to:

"It would be REAL COOL if at least allow us non-10-day-on-one-page users (non TESTUIplugin users) to have an "auto-refresh" option so it will update the forcast pages without requiring a reboot each day."

From what timehunter explained, this at least should be possible and especially "reliable" because I don't have the TESTUIplugin enabled in my homescreen.

:)
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
Are there any plans to change this in the next iteration? Like adding a screen refresh? Having to reboot the phone each morning (or whenever) is an annoyance.
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
NRG...any news on the update to mini?
[HTC Excalibur] 1oddmanout:
Patiently, anxiously, obsessingly awaiting the update (not that it's needed) and a picture of my Sprint Q9c

http://picasaweb.google.com/1oddmanout/Wallpapers?authkey=k6camH65XHM#5244232208882724962

(darn; tried to paste a link and couldn't; also, the picture at 225 kb is larger than the forum will allow)
[HTC Excalibur] southpawmedic:
I installed it last night late and tried getting it going this morning but it's stuck at 30%. any ideas on what's going on?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Works like a charm, thanks for this program.
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
Found a work around for rebooting. I had showaco's FileChanger loaded and ran the CHomeRefresh mortscript and that seems to have updated the weather forecast panel to remove the previous day.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
Yep, but like NRG has said, that only works if testui plugin is disabled. So for all users not having that enabled, it should work fine. Maybe NRG can add it to the new weather he's putting together to check if testui is enabled, and if its not and ten day is, then run the refresh.
[HTC Excalibur] Bewdy:
Anyone got this working in UK

As the titles suggests anyone got this working in the UK? I have it all installed correctly as far as I can see, but the weather results seem a little far fetched, tornado warning, followed by 5 days of bright sunshine, doesn't seem accurate with the forecasts on bbc weather for instance.

I'm putting postcode in with a space, as xxx xxx, rather than xxxxxx, is that correct?

cheers
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
No it's not. Read the instructions AGAIN. A post code is not the same as a ZIP code in the US.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Not a bad idea :) But then again if you refresh the homescreen (with any method) you lost any outstanding notifications (missed calls, emails, texts.. etc) and I REALLY hate that :P
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
That looks awesome man.
[HTC Excalibur] Bewdy:
I'd happily read the instructions just the once if I knew where they were? And if you could point me to them I'd be very grateful.

I appreciate zip and post codes are different, does the app not support UK post codes?

Thanks

EDIT: ok I've found some instructions for the Chome Weather, and I think I've sorted. So never mind, hope other people aren't quite as short as you if I need help in the future.
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
yeah, I was only talking about using it where the reboot is used now, since that allso clears the message queue, and the refresh only takes about 2 seconds insread of waiting for the reboot.
[HTC Excalibur] crashdau:
re-boot (long turn up) vs. chomeRefresh ( 2 - 3 seconds).....either way, lost message queue. I'm pretty good @ checking my message queues so that isn't an issue for me.
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
Battery Icon Needed

I am in desperate need of this icon...can someone PLEASE upload it?
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
Here ya go..,.,
[HTC Excalibur] BlackRenegade:
Thank you - Thank you - Thank You! Youre AWESOME!

MiniWeather rocks...cant wait for the update!

EDIT: Uploaded to http://www.sendspace.com/file/61qg0a for those that also need it...
[HTC Excalibur] EngineerMind:
Is there anyway to detect (like a counter in the registry for the notification plugin) if there are any outstanding notifications count and only perform the refresh if everything is "0 0 0 0".

This way, if a user is not using the TestUIPlugin, you could have the forcast pages refresh themselfs every 3 hours, unless there are outstanding notifications, then your app will suspend the refreshing and instead start checking every 30 minutes to see if the notifications have been cleared, and if so, then the homepage refresh will be performed and the refresh cycle returns to every 3 hours.