rpm for xfce4-weather-plugin-0.2.0
Paul M. Bucalo
pmbuc at pmbenterprises.com
Thu Feb 19 05:30:42 CET 2004
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:03:52 -0800, Bob Snyder graced me with:
> Paul M. Bucalo wrote:
>
>
>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:37:29 -0500, Brian J. Tarricone graced me
>> with:
>>
>>
>>> Paul M. Bucalo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> 2) Then, head out to:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.weather.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and do a local search for weather based on your city and
>>>> state, or whatever criteria applies, if you are not in the
>>>> U.S. This will return a page that shows your local weather,
>>>> and more importantly, a URL at the top of your browser with
>>>> your 8-digit location code nested within.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> if you're in the U.S., don't use your zip code - that returns a
>>> different url without the location code (at least for me). use
>>> your city and state.
>>>
>>> -brian
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for clarifying that point, Brian. I thought of that after
>> I send out my post. That was what gave me such a hassle in the
>> beginning. You *have* to use "city, state* if you are in the U.S.
>> Live and learn. :0)
>>
>> Paul
>>
>
> I had tried the 8 digit code that I got from using the "city,
> state" input to weather.com and it worked great. But I was curious
> about this when using the zip code. The URL created by using the
> zip code contains the 5 digit zip code in the same location as the
> 8 digit code. So I tried using my zip code in the "Location code"
> box in the Weather Update properties dialog, and it worked. I get a
> slightly different location than before which is actually closer to
> my actual location.
>
> Can you try using your 5 digit zip code in place of the 8 digit
> code in the properties for the plug-in and let me know if it works
> for you too? If this works, it is a lot easier to use than having
> to go to weather.com and copying the cryptic code. At least for
> those in the US.
>
> Bob S.
It worked for me, too. A case of going the long way around to get what
was needed? I interpreted the developer's directions literally,
thinking that I needed a special code derived from the search process.
In truth, I got one, USNY1044, but all I needed was to interpret
"location code" as my "zip code".
Thanks for pointing this out, Bob. Should make it easier for others.
Paul
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