rpm for xfce4-weather-plugin-0.2.0

[Bob Snyder]

Paul M. Bucalo wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:03:52 -0800, Bob Snyder graced me with:
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>>Paul M. Bucalo wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:37:29 -0500, Brian J. Tarricone graced me
>>>with:
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>>>>Paul M. Bucalo wrote:
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>>>>>2) Then, head out to:
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>>>>>http://www.weather.com/
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>>>>>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.
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>>>>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.
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>>>>-brian
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>>>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)
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>>>Paul
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Bob S.
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>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". 
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>Thanks for pointing this out, Bob. Should make it easier for others.
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Thanks for the info. I've written to the author, Bob Schlärmann, with 
this info. Since he's outside the US, he might not be familiar with zip 
codes.

Bob S.