STV Import: Weather Report Suite Discussion/Support

[gplasky]

After you updated did you go back to your original SageMC_169.xml and reimport all of you imports? Try that.

Gerry

[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by scat

Anyone using this with Sage 6.5.9?

After I updated from 6.4.8 to 6.5.9 all my screens are messed up see image, I haven't changed any font setting in Sage, and the Weather Report Suite was already set up under ver 6.5.8 and working good.

Scat

FWIW, mine works fine in 6.5.9 with the default STV and dynamic custom menus.

If you are using SageMC, you should post in the SageMC sub-forum....

[scat]

Originally Posted by pjpjpjpj

FWIW, mine works fine in 6.5.9 with the default STV and dynamic custom menus.

If you are using SageMC, you should post in the SageMC sub-forum....

I am using the default STV and dynamic custom menus

Edit: 8:06 am 3-3-09

I unloaded the STV and exited SageTV, restarted SageTV, reimported and still the same thing.
I only see one java folder under c:\Programs(x86)

Sage: 6.5.9.204
Java ver 1.6.0_11

Scat

[cvitech]

There is a setting for WRS on when it downloads the weather info. You can set it to continuely update the info or download it when you use WRS(can't remember the exact details). I do remember getting the same screen as scat when I would set it to continusly download the weather info. Once I changed the setting back it seemed the problem went away. FYI....

[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by cvitech

There is a setting for WRS on when it downloads the weather info. You can set it to continuely update the info or download it when you use WRS(can't remember the exact details). I do remember getting the same screen as scat when I would set it to continusly download the weather info. Once I changed the setting back it seemed the problem went away. FYI....

Mine is set to only load when I open it (not continuously update), so perhaps this is the issue.

[scat]

Originally Posted by cvitech

There is a setting for WRS on when it downloads the weather info. You can set it to continuely update the info or download it when you use WRS(can't remember the exact details). I do remember getting the same screen as scat when I would set it to continusly download the weather info. Once I changed the setting back it seemed the problem went away. FYI....

I changed my setting to NOT continusly download the weather info, and have the samething.

Scat

[scat]

First I have never had SageTV on my main desktop computer and as a test I installed it then installed the following STV

1.) for ver 6.1.8 nielm's Multi-speed continuous FF REW module
2.) weather_report_suite
3.) for ver 6.4 or greater NielmModuleDynamicMenu
4.) I left the default weatherconfig.xml in place

and it looks the same as my Sage server, see image
my Sage Server and desktop machine have the same hardware except cases.

Sage: 6.5.9.204
Java ver 1.6.0_10

Edit 3-7-09 9:40 am
I uninstalled Java ver 1.6.0_10 and installed ver 1.6.0_07 and the screens are still messed up


Scat

[scat]

Anyone having the same problem as above?

[sagetvkid]

Originally Posted by scat

Anyone having the same problem as above?

same problem since upgraded to 6.5.9...problem disappears when I return to 6.4.8

[scat]

salsbst

What version of Sage are you using?

Please see my above post and screen shot.

Thanks

Scat

[Tiki]

I am attaching an updated weather_report_suite_import.stvi file that works with SageTV v 6.5.9.

I have corrected the menu bars along the top and left side of the screen and the local forecast so that they display at the correct size. I did not make any other changes.

I am not the original creator of this import and I don't know if the original creator of this import (salsbst) is still maintaining this import or not, but I thought I would float this out there.

I am only attaching the updated STVi file - you will still need the PNG graphics, JAR files, and XML files that come in the full release.

To use, first obtain the latest released version of the weather report suite and unzip it following the usual instructions. Then copy my updated STVi file in place of the one that came in the released ZIP file.

[scat]

Tiki

Awesome

Great job and thank you so very much
I did notice when you have multiple cities that screen need adjusting of button sizes, see image below.

I would like to know more on how you opened this and changed what you did, I have opened Studio before but couldn't find any screens that show on the STVI

I have attached screens of the default install of weatherconfig, and screens of my weatherconfig

I have watched this daily awaiting this change, I use this everyday many times a day.

PS - If the screen with the change location is a easy change then could you change that also?
Please, pretty please

Thank you so much for your work.
Scat

[Tiki]

Originally Posted by scat

I did notice when you have multiple cities that screen need adjusting of button sizes, see image below.

Hmm, I didn't look at the code for that screen - it displays OK for me.

... I just checked and it has the same code bug as the other areas. I will fix it...

Originally Posted by scat

I would like to know more on how you opened this and changed what you did, I have opened Studio before but couldn't find any screens that show on the STVI

It depends on how the STVi was created - some can be opened in Studio and others can't. However, since these are imports and not complete user interfaces, they often look like a blank screen when first launched. This is the case for this WRS import. So, here is what I did:

1. Launch Studio
2. From inside studio, open the WRS STVi. You will see a mostly blank screen.
3. Look down the studio tree to find the name of the menu you want to work with (in this case "Weather Report Suite -- salsbst"). Click on this menu widget in Studio. Then press <f5> to load (or re-load) the selected menu.
4. At this point, the main Sage window should be showing the screen you want and you should be able to navigate within it.

The change I made was this:
There are several places in this STVi where a Table Component Widget was used to create a row (or column) of buttons. The problem is that immediately underneath the Table Component Widget, they used a Conditional Widget. According to the current Studio manual, the Table Component Widget cannot be a parent for a Conditional Widget (see the table labeled "Valid Widget Parent-Child Relationships on page 54 of the manual).

It appears that Studio will not even let you place a Conditional Widget under a Table Component Widget. However, it will open an old STVi that was created this way and try to display it - it just displays it incorrectly.

To fix the problem, I added a Panel Widget in between the Table Component and the Conditional. I labeled it "Cell" (name doesn't matter) and set the Fixed Width and Fixed Height properties to "1.0". See Attached Screen Capture.

Originally Posted by scat

PS - If the screen with the change location is a easy change then could you change that also?
Please, pretty please

OK, I am attaching an updated STVi that corrects the locations menu too.

[scat]

Tiki

Awesome

Great job and thank you so very much again

Now I will try to get the local conditions to work, when I switch locations Sage locks up, I have been searching and it looks like the locations in the weatherconfig.xml file is now using your zip code before it was a number like <weathersourceinfo id="USFL0372"/>
but when I put in my zip code I still don't get the local information and as you can see in my above screen shots the default install of weatherconfig.xml shows the current conditions and its weatherconfig.xml file list the location like this: <weathersourceinfo id="USDC0001"/>

If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know.

EDIT 4-1-09 11:08 AM
Evidently mine takes a while to download all the images then it gets local information, so now my
Local Currently which show the Current Weather conditions.
and then Forcast Local which shows the 5-day of weather information are working again, see images

Thanks
Scat

[scat]

I have added the following to my weatherconfig.xml file
because last Friday there were no storms and then there were three, this hasn't happened since 1992 and then we had Hurricane Andrew in south Florida, right then I knew I had to update my weatherconfig.xml file for more than one storm.

Added animated sections:
1.) Tracking - Added tracking for up to four storms
2.) Spaghetti Plots - Added tracking for up to four storms
3.) Enhanced Satellite - Added tracking for up to four storms
4.) GFS model - Caribbean
5.) GFS Model - Atlantic

FYI:
You can only have a max of 20 images in a
type="manualanimation" array
or if the last image isn't found on the website you are getting them from
then no images from the list will get displayed.

I had trouble when adding the sections:
GFS model Caribbean
GFS model Atlantic
I thought there were 21 images and there was only 20 and nothing would display
I fought this for the last four hours, anyway just passing the info along.







I will watch the weather closely and if we have 4 storms I will test my setup and adjust if nessasary, and repost a new xml file if needed.

Rename weatherconfig.xml.txt to weatherconfig.xml
Also I use Vista x64, you may have to edit the path Program Files (x86) to Program Files in the weatherconfig.xml file for Windows XP x32 or Vista x32.

Scat

[dhgb256]

Is there a way to have % Rain show up on the local forcast screen? I searched the thread but didn't find anything on it.

[scat]

Has anyone tried this plugin in Sage Ver7?