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Re: [LUG] Weather

 

Neil Winchurst wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:15:44 +0100
> David Johnson <dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> On Friday 30 March 2007 12:05, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>     
>>> Found kweather by chance and installed it (kubuntu Edgy). I get the
>>> message that the requested station does not exist, although I have
>>> tried several ones nearby (eg Exeter, Plymouth). Has anyone used it
>>> please? Any comments and/or advice?
>>>
>>>       
>> It's buggy in Edgy. There's a fix mentioned here:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdetoys/+bug/44625
>>
>> Regards,
>> David.
>>     
>
> Many thanks. I had a bit of trouble at first because I was resetting
> the location to Exeter each time and that overwrote the config file
> which I had just edited. Anyway I now have it working. 
>
> I had actually misunderstood what the applet was for. I thought it
> would be a weather forecast. Actually it is just reporting current
> temperature, windspeed etc. 
>
> So if anyone can recommend a weather *forecast* applet, widget
> whatever then I would be grateful.
>
> Thanks
> Neil Winchurst 
>
>   
there is a firefox extention which does this. Can't remember its name, 
but it is one of the top ten downloads and has weather in its name...

Simon

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