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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
Hi gutte,

The numbering in the language files begins with 0 !

So the lines go from 0 to 58, this gives 59 lines.

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Ok, thx. Then there is somethingelse that shouldbe corrected to bring a complete translation, and it seems that this now is on Dons list for fixes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Developer's release .53

Developer's release .53 has been posted on the first post

History

.53 (1/24/09)

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- add translate for "actions", "save", "minimize" - need to translate for other languages

- add theme variable "themeButtonBorder" to turn off borders - to enable, add this variable to your theme.ini and set the value to "0"

.52 (1/20/09)

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- add menu support for 240x240 navigation

- add support for 320x320

- fix for old city cache error message

1.2.2 (1/1/09)

================================================================

- recab'd developer version .51
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
For the PC version, is it possible to change from a finger swipe to a double click to switch between locations? I don't know about you, but I have a hard time finger-swiping on my PC. Secondly, how about removing the windows frame around the program?

Something changed in the spacing from D51 to D53. In D53 the text Weather not current (or whatever the exact message is if I haven't yet updated today) is ontop of the text "Last Weather Update" it used to appear above it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Thanks for the info - I didn't adjust the "out of date" error message when I moved the weather info up - I'll fix on the next release.

The only way to remove the windows frame around the program is to enable full screen mode - and it would lose the menu system. As soon as I can implement a finger swipe for some of those options (ie "up" for previous screen, "down" for settings") I will make that an option.

To do a "finger swipe" on the pc, you should be able to 1) point mouse pointer on screen, and press the left button, 2) move pointer while holder the button down, 3) release mouse button.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mr.Okada:
Japanese menu file

I updated Japanese text file for D.53.

Enjoy! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Version 1.2.3 Release

Public Release Version 1.2.3 has been uploaded to the main posts. This is the installable CAB version and includes all of the latest development releases.

Note: I moved the project to another laptop and had to rebuild the cab creator list. The cab tested ok on my AT&T Tilt so let me know if there are any cab issues.

Major changes include better support for 240x240, and 320x320 (plus some minor bug fixes)

I still have a few cosmetic changes that I want to implement in this program, such as full finger swiping so that I can eliminate the menu system (and enable full screen)

I've seen some really good weather projects being developed so I might borrow some ideas from them as well.

Thanks to all for the feedback and suggestions. Special thanks to Klaus for helping with large sections of this code.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mr.Okada:
Great! I also update Japanese text file for this 1.2.3.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] OceanSpray:
I got error in v0.53 location VEXX0031 is Valencia in Venezuela

ver.0.51 was working fine

another bug is the swipe flow location get stuck*

ex. XXXX location name

WORK OK_____________________GET STUCK

L1 XXXX_____________________L1 XXXX will go down to L9

L2 XXXX_____________________L2 XXXX

L3 XXXX_____________________L3 EMPTY

L4 XXXX_____________________L4 EMPTY

L5 XXXX_____________________L5 XXXX will stuck here wont go up, but will go down

L6 XXXX_____________________L6 XXXX

L7 XXXX_____________________L7 EMPTY

L8 XXXX_____________________L8 XXXX will stuck here sometime, most time will pass up

L9 XXXX_____________________L9 XXXX

L10 XXXX_____________________L10 XXXX

FoolProof swiping flow work from Location L1 to L9 but from L9 to L1 will stuck on empty(s) Location since "klaus_ch" imprement this option.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
It may be crashing because there are empty values in between some locations. Can you post your ini file so I can test? If this is what is causing it, I'll fix the code so that it skips over empty locations on the swiping.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] OceanSpray:
here is my weather.ini
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Please try this executable. Klaus sent me an update to the swipe routine.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Attached is version .56 - introducing swipe up (go to settings) and swipe down (minimize)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
I like the new finger swipe options, can't wait to see them in the PC version as well. There were a few formating errors of text, see attached.

-Wolf
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
Hi Don,

Concerning the missing texts, unfortunately you didn't join the last language files I posted here:

http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/open-source-projects/3323-pocket-weather.html

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Swiping should work on the PC - you have to point, hold the left button down, move the mouse, and then release. Please let me know if that works.

I'll take a look at the text that you mentioned. I am going to add a new option for full screen and will be placing a checkbox on that screen anyways.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GSD2000:
Language traduction for conditions

Hello,

First, thank you to xda to exist, this is a fantastic ressoursses site, and

sorry for my poor english !!! :D

I have a question about the conditions languages, like : mostly clouded, Rain,

etc...

I'm french and i try to find a french RSS yahoo URL for displaying the

conditions data in french (not the rest of the interface who's ok) on my HTC Touch HD, but it's seem to doesn't exist...

Is there a coding solution to convert for exemple :

Mostly clouded : Très nuageux

Rain : Pluie

Fog : Brouillard

etc...

If you answer me in english, can you use single therm and words,

Thank You :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Hi. This version only works with the yahoo RSS weather feed - and that is in English only.

I will add your request to use the words in the conditions & details files so they can be translated. But for now the conditions & details files only point to the image to use.

Thanks for trying the program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GSD2000:
Conditions language

Thank you very much to answer me so speedly, and for

your future modifications,

:):)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
Don,

This project seems to have seriously slowed down. Are you working on some big changes, or some other project? I am using the most current version, and as I posted a while ago, there are some errors with what is displayed in the menus, and I was also wondering what exactly is the target area for the minimize finger swipe down. Sometimes I get it to work, and sometimes not. I love this app, both pc version and ppc version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
I think the display errors are due to the language files not getting packed into the cab properly (I had changed PCs and had to recreate the cab installer). Could you please see what the number is on the 1st line in one of the language files? It should be 66. I'll zip up the language files and put on the project wiki site.

As to development - not much is being done at the moment. I have some code to merge in from Klaus that translates the weather description, as well as some new configuration changes. I am also working on some some integration hooks so that it updates the HTC and SPB Mobile Shell weather panel.

More challenging has been implementing date roll-over and updating the screen properly when the not yet release full-screen option is enabled.

I've also taken on a new project at work - which has cut into my personal programming time. Pocket Forecast isn't a dead project, it's just resting. :)

If the language files doesn't fix your display, please let me know.

Latest public build is 1.2.3, and latest developer's build is .57 - I plan on releasing public build 1.2.4 when I finish up developer .60

Thanks for your use and support!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
I tried to get the D.57 version but instead ended up with another copy of 1.2.3 but I did get a working copy of the WeatherE.txt that is 66 and that was alot of the issue. Did you know there are a few typos in that file since the earliest version? the months are May and Oct not Mai and Ovt. I keep fixing it, but keep forgetting to let you know. Keep up the great work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
2 observations for future version

Hi Don! PF is great, I use it all the time. But there are 2 things I hope you will correct for the upcoming version, one that I allready pointed out to you and one new minor thing:

1. When using Celsius setting, pressure always shows 0 (correct data when set to Farenheit)

2. Date is not shown in the localized format (09-02-18), allways in American (02/18/09)

;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
Hi Don,

I had a look at the 2 problems related by gutte.

1) I saw that for locations in Sweden Yahoo unfortunately sends a '0' for the pressure in mb when the °C unit is chosen. I don't know if it's the case for all locations in Sweden but at least for some. For locations in other countries the mb value is OK.

So the only solution I see for that is to always get the °F units from Yahoo, and calculate the others inside the program.

2) I suggest you to add a ComboBox in the settings where the user can select it's favorite date format.

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Not that easy

Sorry Klaus, but your conclusion regarding pressure readings is not correct. I have set up PF for a lot of other cities (Bangkok, Okeechobee, Leknes, HongKong) and for all of them PF shows pressure 0 if set to Farenheit. Furthermore, (and as I wrote in this forum earlier) Mike Singer had the same problem with his WetherWatcher mobile. When I told him about this error, he found some way to correct it, and that sw now shows correct pressure for Celcius.

Think this issue has something to do with the different localizations that there are for WM 6.0 and 6.1 I run WM 6.1 Nordic localization in my HTC Touch Dual.

Regards!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
Sorry but my conclusion is, unfortunately, a fact !

I looked in the program, I have the source code, at the messages sent by Yahoo. And in the message, for the locations in your country I tested, there is a concrete value for the pressure with °F selection, but the value sent for °C selection is '0' ZERO.

Try to select following location: Europe - Switzerland - Sion, you will see that there is a millibar value, different than 0.

Attached a screenshot.

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Hi Gutte,

Could you do a weather refresh for your location and post the xml file to this forum?

I have a separate question to all: PF currently supports AppToDate to check if there are any updates. Would a setting to have PF check for itself for any updates be something that would be useful?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
I am not familiar with ApptoDate, and don't believe I ame even using this feature. If I want to know about a new version, I check this thread, and look for a new version to download in post #1
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
I will probably add a self-check and set it to off by default.

I've merged Klaus's translated weather conditions, and fixed a few bugs and added some features (like an option to specify date format, ie "mm/dd/yy" or "yy-mm-dd") and am currently working on a fix for the issue that gutte has with the 0 millibars.

I hope to have a new version out next week.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Correct observation

Ok Klaus, you managed to find one city for which PF shows correct when set to Celsius. But try Bern or Geneva or Paris or HongKong or Bangkok.....!!!

And no, Yahoo sends correct values, else WheaterWatcher could not display them!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
One way to check to see what Yahoo is sending is to look up the code with this url: http://weather.yahoo.com/

And then use that code in this url: http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?p=CODE&d&u=f

(replace CODE with the code)

and then view the source of the page. The source should be the same as what is stored in the cache xml.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
To clarify what I am speeking about:

Below you find the Yahoo RSS answers on different requests as they are received by the program:

With the request for Paris in Fahrenheit:

http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?p=FRXX0076&d&u=f

we get the answer Paris_F.jpg below where we see the pressure value of 29.8 which is the concrete value

With the request for Paris in Celcius:

http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?p=FRXX0076&d&u=c

we get the answer Paris_C.jpg below where we see the pressure value of 0 which is the wrong value.

With the request for Sion in Celcius:

http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?p=SZXX0035&d&u=c

we get the answer Sion_C.jpg below where we see the pressure value of 1016 which is the concrete value.

You can look at these answers by clicking onto the links above and in Internet Explorer under Display display the Source and you get the message content.

That's why my suggestion still is to request, in the program always in Fahrenheit and calculate the metric values in the program.

I don't know why Yahoo sends '0' values for many locations.

I hope that it has become more clear.

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Ok, Klaus. So Yahoo is sending 0 for most places then when the request is for Celsius.

I suggest that Don contacts Mike Singer who had the same problem with his sw WetherWatcher mobile. When I told him about this error, he found some way to correct it, and that sw now shows correct pressure for Celcius.

And btw, I do get the same readings as you do when I the RSS links you provided.

Is it possible to request wind speed in meter per second?

Regards,

Jan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] klaus_ch:
Hi gutte,

Yahoo doesn't supply a request for the wind speed in m/s.

But there would be no problem to have it as an option in the configuration.

I will look with Don.

Best regards.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Version 1.2.4 Release

I have uploaded a new version on the main post.

.58 - .61

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'.58 - added some translations for conditions - klaus

'.59 - implement ini.dtFmt to allow formatting of date

'.60 - modifyed metric units display - klaus

'.61 - fixed loadthemeini to first call setDefaulttheme (override values should be specified in theme.ini), tweak 'mm/yy/dd'

The two minor changes are the metric conversions (to overcome the Yahoo data issue) and the ability to specify a date format.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
Don,

Testing the new version. I can't figure out how to modify the date format. Please advise.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
You have to manually edit the weather.ini file (sorry - this will be included in a new/improved settings editor in a future release)

The default setting is this:

DateFormat=mm/dd/yy

You can format the date however you like, most anything works.

mm/dd/yyyy

yyyy-mm-dd

yy-dd-mm

The program does a string substitution for "mm", "dd", and "yy" (for yyyy it adds the century)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
I knew about that part in the .ini file, I guess it only controls what I have boxed? I thought we would be able to adjust what I have circled as well. I am used to month first, then date.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
I uploaded a zip of the current developers version (.62)

- date format consistent on all pages

- made main page weather buttons transparent (if image border set to 0) otherwise they are not transparent. Just another theming tweak.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
Thanks Don.

Downloaded it, haven't had the chance to play with it yet. When editing the ini file if I code it as mmm/dd/yy will it display as Mar/17/09? Just wondering.

Thanks again for the great program
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
No, but that is a good suggestion for the next release.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wolfkmann:
Don, Help!

I installed the new version, and this white area appeared behind my buttons. I tried adjusting my theme.ini, but I guess I couldn't find the right setting. I attached my theme.ini, just had to change the extension to .txt so I could upload it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Sorry about that, the last code added transparency to the close/save/back buttons. I have uploaded version .63 in the zip file (main post) that fixes this.

The setting "themeButtonBorder" now only turns borders off/on for the weather buttons, not the command buttons.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Hi Don!

What has happened? Since sunday 15 I get no weather updates in PF. Have tried WeatherWatcher, same thing there no updates avialable! Something wrong at Yahoo or...?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Hi Gutte,

It is working for me in the US. Are you able to access the Yahoo site from your web browser?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
No weather data

No problem getting weather from the Yahoo site or Yahoo RSS (via my phone - HTC Touch Dual running WM 6.1 Nordic.

And the default HTC home screen weather data is updated correctly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Thx for adding m/s for wind speed! However, in the latest version (62) i find that C and F settings have been reversed - when C is selected I get F temperature readings and vice versa!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Hi Gutte, can you send me a screen shot of what you are seeing? I didn't write that piece of code so it would help me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
This has got me stumped. I'm not sure where HTC pulls their weather update from (it's not Yahoo) but since you can get weather info from Yahoo - I'm not sure why it doesn't work.

I've been testing PointUI and there is a nice weather app for it that has the source code to look at (PointUI applets are written in a C# like scripting language) It uses Accuweather feeds - I might add an option to use either Yahoo or Accuweather in PF.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] noque:
Update weather at specific time

I was wondering if it is possible to have it automatically getting the forecast update at a specific time of the day? e.g., update weather every day at 7am so that I can immediately see what can I expect for the day - by just looking at S2U2.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
No, but I will add that to the feature request list.

A work-around is to start the program at the time you want it updated, and set the refresh update setting to 1440. You should also do at at the top of the hour, since it seems Yahoo updates their feed every hour around 7 minutes before the hour.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] noque:
Thanks.

I will try the workaround and let you know the outcome.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Changes made by Yahoo?

Can it be that Yahoo changed/restricted the way to pull Weather data from within a sw, i.e. PF?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
Yahoo would not be able to tell whether the request was coming from an application or a web browser on the phone, since the application uses the same methods that the web browser does.

Could you post your weather.ini (upload as .txt) and I'll try it out on my phone?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Issue resolved !!!

My issue with PF saying "update not avialable" has been solved! When checking my HTC for free memory, I just by chance observed that the root folder "\ComMgr" was missing. I found a backup of the folder and found that it held 2 hidden files - CMMapG & CMMapP. Performed a restore of this folder and voila - PF was able to update again!

It is a mystery to me how this folder came to disappear and I don't know what the files do. Maybe someone can shed some light over this?

But I am happy with the new version and that I can get wind speed in m/s

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zoki:
pocket forecast on titanium

Don, thank you for this great application. Is it posible to make it integrated in WM 6.5 titanium today screen?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] yearn:
Hey man, great App!

Im havin a little trouble with it. I put the manilla theme in the themes folder and I cant select it under settings but it always changes back even after selecting save.

Also I cant get more than one location at a time.

I have an Alltel Touch (Vogue) CDMA. QVGA screen.

am I doing something wrong??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
I don't think so - the programming language I used doesn't support today plug-ins.

Thanks for the feedback.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
PF should display manilla in the drop-down list and reload that theme when you click the save button.

You should be able to add up to 10 locations and change between them either by using the finger side swipe or by checking the radio button beside the location you want to change to.

If you can't get it working, there is an option in settings to turn on logging. I'd be happy to look through the log file if you want to upload it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] yearn:
I turned on the logging option, it still wont change locations, if I choose one it changes to that. I can click manilla in the dropdown box then click save but then it just goes back to the white background. I was gonna try to manually change the background, where is that image located at?

Thanks for the quick reply!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
The background image for a theme is in the theme\"theme name"\background directory, and must be named the same as the "theme name"

In my manilla set up, the background image is "ManillaP.jpg"

You may also want to verify the settings in your theme.ini file:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gutte:
Two remarks

My installation of PF does note update weather data when I switch to another location. It gets old data from memory instead. Should it really be this way?

Another small thing is that it is possible to change to 24 h display everywhere else, but not in the report on time for latest uppdate (eg. 9:20 am CET). Can this be changed? The time display for renewed check is however displayed in 24 h.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
PF only updates the location currently in focus at the time interval specified in settings.

A potential problem of updating whenever location is selected is that the user may not want to update a location if they are going from the 1st location to the 7th location. That might force 5 unwanted updates.

A possible programming solution may be to add a setting to ask whether all locations should be updated at once.

I think the time string is being sent by Yahoo - I'll check on that and see if I can add a customization option for 12 or 24 clock.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] garsim:
hi digitaldon..

i've a request for you ;)

can i use your app with titanium in wm6.5?!

with titanium, it's possible to use weather with mortcript, but i prefer your app.

see this

thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Fresa:
I would like this to be available as a "service", hidden application that is.

Would also like to have the option to add it to the Windows Mobile today screen.

Btw, my application does not refresh every 5 minutes when the application is minimized, despite that I have configured it to do so in the settings tab. Why? It works when the application is "maximized".