GNOME Weather Applet


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GNOME Weather Applet

GNOME Weather Applet

GNOME Weather applet, shown in Figure 1, retrieves and displays various weather information. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the Panel and choose Panel->Add to panel->Applet->Utility->GNOME Weather.

Customization

You can customize GNOME Weather applet by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties…. This will open the Properties dialog(shown in Figure 3), which allows you to change various settings.

The properties in the Basic tab are:

The properties in the Network tab should be used if your computer is located behind a firewall. These properties are:

  • Use proxy — Select this button if your computer is behind a firewall and you must use an HTTP proxy to access the Web.

  • Proxy URL — Enter a URL of the form "http://host:port" (if you are using an HTTP proxy).

  • Username — Enter your username here, if required to access the proxy.

  • Password — Enter your password here, if required to access the proxy. (Note that this password will be saved in a private configuration file but will not be encrypted.)

The Location tab allows you to specify the geographic location that you would like GNOME Weather applet to display the weather information for. Click on any plus (+) symbol to expand the tree or any minus (-) symbol to collapse a tree branch. Select the city or region by clicking with the first mouse button.

Locations are organized in a three-level hierarchy. The top level contains broader geographical areas, the second contains sub-regions of these areas and the last contains the particular locations. This hierarchy is essentially based on the way information is organized in the US NWS (National Weather Service), and that is the reason that the US and Canada appear on the topmost level.

After you have made all the changes you want, click on OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click the Cancel button.

Further Information

GNOME Weather has a homepage at http://gweather.dhs.org/. Here you can find the latest Locations file, which is periodically updated with new cities, as sent in by users. If your city is not included in the distribution, please send an email to Spiros Papadimitriou () with the necessary information and it will be included in the next release.

You may also want to visit the homepage if you are curious to see what's new.

Frequently Asked Questions

This is a list of frequently asked questions about GNOME Weather. For further information and updates, please visit the GNOME Weather homepage. If your question is still unresolved, you can email the author at .

Authors

GNOME Weather was written by Spiros Papadimitriou (). Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the GNOME bug tracking database. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found on-line. If you are using GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use Bug Report Tool (bug-buddy), available in the Utilities submenu of Main Menu, for submitting bug reports.

This manual was written by Spiros Papadimitriou () and Dan Mueth (). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this manual to the GNOME Documentation Project by sending an email to . You can also submit comments online by using the GNOME Documentation Status Table.