NRG Weather 3.0 - "The pretty version..."

[NRGZ28]

Here's Chome Weather 3.0 with a 10 day forecast. Download the cab and enjoy.

1) Install the cab in the link at the bottom of the post.

2) It should ask to reboot ! Press "Ok" :)

3) Go to your Start Menu and find "Weather Options", or go down to the Settings slide on your homescreen and the second slide will be the CHome Weather options slide.

Set your Zip / Location Code to your zip code if you're in the US or a "location code" if you're anywhere else (ex: ROXX003 for Bucharest). More info on finding your specific code is here http://developer.yahoo.com/weather/#req . Set the "Fahrenheit / Celsius" option. This will only affect the reading of the current conditions panels, not the text descriptions in the forecast panels. Those will always be in Fahrenheit.

Specify whether you would like the application to attempt to connect your default GPRS connection first, before updating. If you have a constant data connection on, leave this on "N". Finally you can turn off the autoupdate feature with the last option #7.

4) Now it might be a good idea to go to Start and find "Update Weather" and run it to update the weather data! Alternatively you can click the center button while you're on any of the forecast panels.

5) The cab should set your Home Screen to "Sliding Panel + Weather!" automatically.

6) Enjoy and report any bugs you might encounter, please. :)



New features:

- New 6 day forecast layout (layout #7)

- Autoupdate using Yahoo's server time. No manual control over update interval anymore.

- Revised layouts to ensure correct wrapping

- HomeScreen update feature. No need to reboot to see forecast or layout changes. This option is turned off by default because it doesn't work for everybody. If you turn it on and you see problems with your phone's radio turning off, phone becoming very slow etc... turn it off. (it's option #10)

- Added new panel to the Settings panel at the bottom for easy access to the weather updates and settings.

- "Stardock icons" are default for forecast and regular panels.


Screenshot descriptions:

1- IPhone Layout (this is the default layout)
2- Forecast Panels screenshot
3- Slim Panels Layout with the background options enabled
4- HTC Slim Layout while updating
5- HTC Slim Layout in normal mode
6- The HomeScreen with the weather plugin in its "condensed" state at the bottom, showing current conditions
7- Regular Panel Layout with no background.
8- IPhone Slim Layout


Download link > http://www.sendspace.com/file/4mh11j

Vox Version (Currently still at 3.0.1) > http://www.sendspace.com/file/0bie7d


Current Version: 3.1

Changes in 3.1

- Rearranged the order the various subroutines run.
- Fixed autoupdate issue.
- Removed HTC icons and background PNGs from the cab. Please download them separately from the addons post if you plan to use those layouts.
- Added option to show extended forecast panels on the homescreen or not.
- Added detection routine to detect if your phone's keypad is locked and NOT to update the homescreen is that's the case. Should help with the "Phone - Incoming" message problem that's been reported
- Edited some CPRs for better alignment
- More verbose status messages
- Etc...

More to come soon. The next version will update your clock panel with current conditions info. Just wanted to get this update out of the way first.

Changes in 3.0.1:

- Added 6 day forecast layout.

- Autoupdate feature based on Yahoo server's time.

- Small bugfixes, revised Options panel.

- Compressed PNGs.

- Complete portrait support for the new 6 day layout.

- Background used in screenshots included in .cab.

Changes to 2.0.3:

- completely redesigned Options panel. Hopefully things will be easier to get around. Now it tell you what the current layout used is.
- Fixed HTC Layout (5) text not wrapping down issue.
- Added option NOT to check for internet connection before connecting.
- Options panel keeps track of what layout you're running.
- added blue, purple, WM7 style or original glass panel selection to options panel.
- updated portrait CPRs.
- forecast panels should now display "N/A" icons when a forecast is not available instead of a red x.
- ability to choose between european ("rest of the world pretty much...) or american style dates on the forecast panels.


If you like this application and feel the need to support my work, here's a link to donate to me via PayPal.

PayPal Donate Link (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=expressdigital1%40gmail%2ecom&item_name=XDA%20Dev%20OrganicM&page_style=PayPal&no_shipping=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8)

DO NOT install this to the storage card. It will not work that way!

p.s. Portrait support is included for the new 6 day layout.
p.s.s. The cab seems to take a few minutes to install, especially if you're installing over 2.0.3. So just be patient I guess... :)

[NRGZ28]

Update to 3.1

Only install this if you have 3.0.1 or 3.0.2 installed. Otherwise, download the cab in the sendspace link above and install the whole app.

[NRGZ28]

This is the "addons" post.

Added "NRG Power Key..... .cab This will add three options to the menu that comes up when you hit the power key on the side of your Excalibur. "Power off", "Reboot" and "Weather Update". I hope they're self explanatory Have fun. Take note your wireless manager might be gone, or might act erracticaly. If you have problems, just install the cab. Don't post in the thread about it, there's nothing I can do about it.

Download the Calibri font mod if you want your system font to look like the one in the screenshots.

The Yahoo, Spil, Novaweather and 7Degree icon sets are alternative icons sets for most of your layouts and extended forecast panels :)

Most of the icons sets install as a one time installation application. Which means you will not see it in the "uninstallable" list of program under "Settings". Once you run the cab, it will overwrite whatever icons are installed and that's it...

[NRGZ28]

Reserved... the last one.. I promise :)

[ascorpion]

Looks niiice :) i will be testing on Portrait (tornado)
Good Job

[seanb61]

So far so good on my Q9c. Last version had to be uninstalled due to a couple of crashes. The worst being when I plugged into the computer the home screen crashed and would not recover after a reboot.

Like the new layout.

[Jeff]

Incredible progress!

I've attached two SS's from my QVGA, using your layout #9 (Standard 6 day which is only 4 day by the way). As you can see, the bottom Temps are not lined up in either F or C and I looked at the CPR, but it is like Greek to me... I see "Bottom Temps" but fiddling and restarting gives me either to the Right or Left - I don't suppose there is a GUI for modding these CPRs is there?

Can you assist in getting it all lined up?

Thanks and keep up the GREAT work! Expect some more PayPal coming your way!

[pudgedaddy]

The new layout looks beautiful. The one thing i might suggest: You may want to add an option in advanced options to turn off the 10 day forecast. Since it appears that im going to be using this 6 day testpluginui ( and several others will be too) they may not want or need the additional 10 day forecast panel.
I personally know how to disable it via the registry, but others may not. Secondly, If that option is de-selected, if you can also put in the weather.mscr file to not update that panel, so that way the weather updater runs a little faster.

Edit: I also think that today's Hi/Lo under the city needs to be removed. Its kind of redundant info, since the same info is located in the 6 day forecast located in the first day of the 6 day forecast.
This will also allow more room for lengthier weather condition names.

[Empel1960]

Damn,

Free service is at full capacity, hope someone can mirror it later.....
I'm anxious to try it :p

[Dees_Troy]

I installed on my Q9c and I still get that font issue with large text boxes in PIE, however, I'm willing to put up with it at this point since the 6-day layout means I don't have to reboot the phone to see the latest forecast.

Any idea what might be causing the font issue? Since this weather panel is basically just scripts reading XML files and making registry changes, I can't imagine that it'd be too hard to figure out what's causing the PIE font issue. The font issue isn't a huge deal and I'd completely ignore it if it weren't for the fact that the digital font makes no differentiation between upper and lower case and many special characters just show up as boxes.

I dumped the 10-day panel and added a link to the Weather Update in my links panel if I ever decide to manually update the weather.

[pudgedaddy]

I installed on my Q9c and I still get that font issue with large text boxes in PIE, however, I'm willing to put up with it at this point since the 6-day layout means I don't have to reboot the phone to see the latest forecast.

Any idea what might be causing the font issue? Since this weather panel is basically just scripts reading XML files and making registry changes, I can't imagine that it'd be too hard to figure out what's causing the PIE font issue. The font issue isn't a huge deal and I'd completely ignore it if it weren't for the fact that the digital font makes no differentiation between upper and lower case and many special characters just show up as boxes.

I dumped the 10-day panel and added a link to the Weather Update in my links panel if I ever decide to manually update the weather.


It may be the chome_320X240.cpr file in your /windows directory. When you load a layout. his program pulls .cprs from the chomeweather directory and replaces your original chome_320X240.cpr file ... you may uninstall. copy over your chome320X240.cpr file do your PC's desktop and open it and whatever .cpr file you use for the weather layout and compare the differences.

[NRGZ28]

Glad you guys like it. I'm sorry the portrait guys are still experiencing issues, like the misalignment of the bottom temps. However, the issue needs to be taken care of in the weather.mscr file, not the cpr file. I think I will switch to png rendering of the bottom temps instead of relying on text handled by the plugin. It's just not reliable at all and the temps are always a little misaligned....

Look for 3.0.1 at the end of the day... LOL

[AbsoluteDesignz]

The new layout looks beautiful. The one thing i might suggest: You may want to add an option in advanced options to turn off the 10 day forecast. Since it appears that im going to be using this 6 day testpluginui ( and several others will be too) they may not want or need the additional 10 day forecast panel.
I personally know how to disable it via the registry, but others may not. Secondly, If that option is de-selected, if you can also put in the weather.mscr file to not update that panel, so that way the weather updater runs a little faster.

Edit: I also think that today's Hi/Lo under the city needs to be removed. Its kind of redundant info, since the same info is located in the 6 day forecast located in the first day of the 6 day forecast.
This will also allow more room for lengthier weather condition names.

I was gonna say EXACTLY what you just said. lol.

[Empel1960]

The new layout looks beautiful. The one thing i might suggest: You may want to add an option in advanced options to turn off the 10 day forecast. Since it appears that im going to be using this 6 day testpluginui ( and several others will be too) they may not want or need the additional 10 day forecast panel.
I personally know how to disable it via the registry, but others may not. Secondly, If that option is de-selected, if you can also put in the weather.mscr file to not update that panel, so that way the weather updater runs a little faster.

Edit: I also think that today's Hi/Lo under the city needs to be removed. Its kind of redundant info, since the same info is located in the 6 day forecast located in the first day of the 6 day forecast.
This will also allow more room for lengthier weather condition names.

I second that, the testui pluig in is enough for me, I already remove the welcome center because is no need to get it on the screen, anyway it looks besutiful, great work......:D

[beartard]

Great work as always, man. Amazing how you fit so much information in such a small place.

Personally, I'm sticking with the NRG Slim layout for now. Going for the "less is more" effect ;)

[serialtoon]

Whats Vox version and how do i get my NRG Colored panels with the 5 day forcast like on PIcture 4?

[NRGZ28]

The new layout looks beautiful. The one thing i might suggest: You may want to add an option in advanced options to turn off the 10 day forecast. Since it appears that im going to be using this 6 day testpluginui ( and several others will be too) they may not want or need the additional 10 day forecast panel.
I personally know how to disable it via the registry, but others may not. Secondly, If that option is de-selected, if you can also put in the weather.mscr file to not update that panel, so that way the weather updater runs a little faster.

Edit: I also think that today's Hi/Lo under the city needs to be removed. Its kind of redundant info, since the same info is located in the 6 day forecast located in the first day of the 6 day forecast.
This will also allow more room for lengthier weather condition names.

Point taken. I will remove the "hi -lo" in the top left corner and make enabling the welcome center an option ;)

[luckyland]

Excuse me for the question, but will this app work on regular WM6, or it only works with WM 6.1 Chome?
No chances to have a version for WM6?

[pudgedaddy]

Excuse me for the question, but will this app work on regular WM6, or it only works with WM 6.1 Chome?
No chances to have a version for WM6?

this app is specifically written for the sliding panel homescreen. The sliding panel homescreen is only available on the WM 6.1 platform. So no. it does not and will not work on the WM6 interface

[Rip Syntaxx]

Oh man... I SO wanna download this and "finagle" while I'm here at work, but I'll need to edit my cpr and it's too cumbersome trying to do it from the phone (instead of on my PC desktop). Blast! My love for boldened titles hinders me from enjoying this .cab this instant! lol

[Dees_Troy]

I installed on my Q9c and I still get that font issue with large text boxes in PIE, however, I'm willing to put up with it at this point since the 6-day layout means I don't have to reboot the phone to see the latest forecast.

Any idea what might be causing the font issue? Since this weather panel is basically just scripts reading XML files and making registry changes, I can't imagine that it'd be too hard to figure out what's causing the PIE font issue. The font issue isn't a huge deal and I'd completely ignore it if it weren't for the fact that the digital font makes no differentiation between upper and lower case and many special characters just show up as boxes.

I dumped the 10-day panel and added a link to the Weather Update in my links panel if I ever decide to manually update the weather.

After messing around with things for a while, I finally figured it out. I renamed \Windows\LCD.ttf to LCD.bak and rebooted. Now PIE uses its regular Courier font instead of the LCD font. Weird issue and I'm surprised that PIE seems to randomly grab a fixed-width font from \Windows but whatever. This fix probably means I can't use the LCD clock font, but I'm not using that option anyway. Probably just a Moto Q9c issue.

I'm very happy! :D:D:D Small Paypal donation made. (Note, Organic, your latest version thread here doesn't have a Paypal link - found it on another thread.)

While digging around, I noticed that the SPWeather.home.xml files and most of the cpr files are using the Nina font, which I don't think my phone has. My default chome_320x240.cpr file uses Segoe. Several of the portrait-style cpr files use Segoe instead of Nina.

[sergiopi]

Great application! Useful, beatiful graphic, fully integrated with UI and layout; try to sell it to MS (or to HTC), before they copy the concept and the code :)

[dbldown768]

right now my weather update will only go up to 20%. I have an HTC dash with the proxy...

[luckyland]

this app is specifically written for the sliding panel homescreen. The sliding panel homescreen is only available on the WM 6.1 platform. So no. it does not and will not work on the WM6 interface

Thank you.
No hope it can be adapted to WM6, to use it as a plugin for home?
At present I'm using Fizz Weather, but I really like the crisp graphics of NRG Weather.

[dbldown768]

i fixed the downloading problem, now my questions is what layout are the sample pictures using? I set the 6 day layout, but the background is not transparent like the ones displayed?

this problem is still occurring??? I dont get it. i can go to PIE and it that works fine.

[pudgedaddy]

i fixed the downloading problem, now my questions is what layout are the sample pictures using? I set the 6 day layout, but the background is not transparent like the ones displayed?

He's using a dark, but partially transparent image on the slide, this is due to the fact that he's trying to make all of the info appear better on the screen as to adapt to different types of wallpapers people use. If you used a very light background image for example, and he didnt use that filter, the white text would be difficult to see.

[NRGZ28]

Is anybody experiencing any alignment problems with the bottom temps on the new layout ?

[bowenar57]

Is anybody experiencing any alignment problems with the bottom temps on the new layout ?

Afraid so... but I'm sure you can fix it!
Patience is a virtue!
Adrian

[haans249]

Nope, no problems here!

Patience is Virtue!
Adrian


wtf? Another Adrian? haha.

[AbsoluteDesignz]

EDIT: NM, fixed it.

[NRGZ28]

There's a new autoupdate mechanism that uses the phone's notification system. It looks at the last time yahoo updated their servers and counts 65 minutes from that.. then it updates :) And so on...

[axv91]

hi organic, thank u very much for the update !!:D

2 questions:
-where do u edit the icons/txt inside the panel?.... i wanna put the location text to the far left instead of center
-is it possible to add another day for portrait devices? i think 1 more can fit :p

[Inurius]

Kind of a dumb question here

Ive just downloaded the Chome Configurator and everytime I install this app, it resets what I have hidden. If I go back into the config and change it back the weather bar vanishes. Any idea how to fix this?

[kron2]

alignment looks ok on my shadow organic are you going to make a light version and are you going to remove the hi and lo on the top if not can you point me in the right direction to remove it from Weather.mscr thx for the great app.:D

[axv91]

alignment looks ok on my shadow organic are you going to make a light version and are you going to remove the hi and lo on the top if not can you point me in the right direction to remove it from Weather.mscr thx for the great app.:D

speaking of the hi and lo, why did u not put it under the icon of "today" instead of having it blank?

[debabratadey]

ORG:

This is really awesome. I have been busy all day and installed it only now. It looks wonderful. I am going to hide the CWelcomecnter...

Will let you know if I find an issue. Once again, thanks for your hard work. A small donation is on its way...

[outerdepth]

The CHome Config refreshes your screen. It will remove the CTestUIPanel everytime. Always, reboot, then go back to CHome Config and then click on show next to the CTestUIPanel, it will then refresh the screen again and your panel will be there. It is supposed to know that CTest is running and reboot your phone to make these changes, mine does sometimes, sometimes it doesn't and I have the same problem as you.

Hint one thing I noticed. If I wait, like 3 seconds after it asks me to save changes when I exit, then it will ask if I want to reboot. Then, I say yes and all problems go away. You might want to try that wait 3 seconds thing, and see if that works for you. I can only say that I think the program has to have time to catch up in order to work correctly. Hope this helps
Kind of a dumb question here

Ive just downloaded the Chome Configurator and everytime I install this app, it resets what I have hidden. If I go back into the config and change it back the weather bar vanishes. Any idea how to fix this?

[outerdepth]

Org, this thing looks great, dude. I know you weren't too "thrilled" with my big panels, but that is no big deal. I don't hold ill wills, I was happy for the criticism. Anyway, I have not installed this yet, but have downloaded. I just got home from work, so I didn't have time, but I have to say, based off of the pics, this thing seems to be complete, finally.

Hope you're happy, brother. You should be. Take it easy. Catch you on the flipside.

[Inurius]

The CHome Config refreshes you screen. It will remove the CTestUIPanel everytime. Always, reboot, then go back to CHome Config and then click on show next to the CTestUIPanel, it will then refresh the screen again and your panel will be there. It is supposed to know that CTest is running and reboot your phone to make these changes, mine does sometimes, sometimes it doesn't and I have the same problem as you.

Hint one thing I noticed. If I wait, like 3 seconds after it asks me to save changes when I exit, then it will ask if I want to reboot. Then, I say yes and all problems go away. You might want to try that wait 3 seconds thing, and see if that works for you. I can only say that I think the program has to have time to catch up in order to work correctly. Hope this helps

That worked perfect! Thank you very much :D I was pounding my head into my desk ehre at work trying to figure it out!

[outerdepth]

You are welcome. Hey another "bump" for Organic's thread. LOL

[axv91]

i edited the slide panel background for portrait devices so it's all aligned to the text, just wanna share...:)

[NRGZ28]

Awesome. I will use this in 3.0.1 which is coming in a few hours :) Thank you!

[jdoggraz]

Good job on this one Organic, looks fresh man really fresh.

[axv91]

Awesome. I will use this in 3.0.1 which is coming in a few hours :) Thank you!

np, man.... i just noticed when editing the image, there's extra space on both sides and it can be used to add 1 more day.... just a suggestion :)

[NRGZ28]

Too late... I already did it with 4 days and it took longer then I expected to align everything up. So............:D

[axv91]

Too late... I already did it with 4 days and it took longer then I expected to align everything up. So............:D

actually its not that hard to align it.... i'll try squeeshing them to the left to make extra space.... all i need to know is how to add another day :)

[NRGZ28]

With 3.0.1... trust me, it's a ROYAL pain in the rearend. Haha

You need to look at lfat6day.cpr and pfat6day.cpr and compare them. You'll noticed the l file (which is for "l"andscape) has more days listed (6) and the p file only has 4. What you do, is you add the code for day 5 :) It's pretty easy if you look at the files... I'm sure you'll notice the differences right away. Keep in mind the digits for the temp are actual PNGs now, so alinging every single digit will be a major pain, but if you're up to it... :rolleyes::D

[axv91]

is this ok? just a little more adjustments....

[Rip Syntaxx]

Hey Org, I've noticed that it doesn't update like it should. I went to bed after a manual update and this morning the panel displayed the same info as it did before going to bed. I had an internet connection, so that wasn't the issue. It also did the same thing today. It would never update until I manually updated it. The options are set to autoupdate.

[Dees_Troy]

I installed 3.0.1 a couple hours ago. 3.0.0 also seemed to have a problem with auto updates not running for me. 3.0.1 auto update seems better, but the 6 day slim layout is not showing the first digit of the low temps in the forecast in the TestUI panel.

Nevermind, a reboot fixed my low temp problem.

[axv91]

organic, could u pls tell me how to adjust the spaces between the bottom temps, where exactly in the weather.mscr?.... tnx a bunch :)

[jacknmary]

fantastic work. absolutely beautiful!

[jdoggraz]

Hey organic, good work man, I was just wondering if you got the new version out yet?

[dbldown768]

is anyone using this with the proxy method? The application will never update through my proxy connection, only through my wifi?

[Empel1960]

Hi Org,

I just downloaded your latest version 3.01 and the low temps are not showing properly, please see the image attached.....:(

[NRGZ28]

Hey Org, I've noticed that it doesn't update like it should. I went to bed after a manual update and this morning the panel displayed the same info as it did before going to bed. I had an internet connection, so that wasn't the issue. It also did the same thing today. It would never update until I manually updated it. The options are set to autoupdate.

I've noticed it on my phone as well. Sometimes it doesn't create the required notification in order to initiate the next update automatically. I will look into this and try to figure out why...

[NRGZ28]

Hi Org,

I just downloaded your latest version 3.01 and the low temps are not showing properly, please see the image attached.....:(

Reboot! :)

[jdoggraz]

Reboot! :)

Oh nice program man, kinda sucks now that I dont have internet plan anymore. Hey also jw what is that star next to your name for?

[Empel1960]

Reboot! :)

Damn, sorry for that, it works great after rebooting.........:o

[AbsoluteDesignz]

one possible bug and one issue to report:

the 6day doesnt seem to update on my phone automatically (the other layouts do).

the 6day fat layout has the city centered above the current condition...the slim (on my phone at least) does not. any reason why?

[debabratadey]

ORG:

I have now played with it for about a day. I must say that I am really impressed. This is exactly what I have been looking for.

There is one issue I will report. Once this app is loaded, any changes made to the home screen from Settings\Home Screen results in unusual behavior, such as panels not loading, or changes not saved, etc. I am not sure if this problem was there in previous versions as well, since I never tried to change the backgound image or theme.

Rebooting helps sometimes, but not always...

Overall, great work...

[Mikey]

Mine doesnt update with any layout :(

[Rip Syntaxx]

I've noticed that you've got post #1 showing that the current download is: v3.0.1, however, when you install the file it reads v3.0. Maybe this is just an oversight, but I was wondering if I'm downloading the correct version.

[NRGZ28]

It was an oversight ;)

[Rip Syntaxx]

It was an oversight ;)

One more thing... How do I get my bottom temps to display? When I first installed, it showed the temps (but the lows only showed one digit). After rebooting, it showed the lows and highs but I had to reboot for some other reason... Now it shows the date and time of the update where the bottom temps should be. I've checked the options and couldn't find anything that stuck out to me.

[mrbcross]

I can't seem to uninstall this application. It loaded then it would not function properly (Moto Q9c). When I did the remove program option, it stated that all could not be removed.

Help please....

[Mikey]

I can't seem to uninstall this application. It loaded then it would not function properly (Moto Q9c). When I did the remove program option, it stated that all could not be removed.

Help please....

It should of said it could not remove all the files till you reboot.

[mrbcross]

I also removed the battery to see if that would work. Nothing still. Any suggestions.

[NRGZ28]

One more thing... How do I get my bottom temps to display? When I first installed, it showed the temps (but the lows only showed one digit). After rebooting, it showed the lows and highs but I had to reboot for some other reason... Now it shows the date and time of the update where the bottom temps should be. I've checked the options and couldn't find anything that stuck out to me.

Let me guess... you used your old modifed CPR (that shows stuff in bold) and didn't modify the one that came with 3.0.1 :)

[Mikey]

I also removed the battery to see if that would work. Nothing still. Any suggestions.

depending which version you have installed. You can try to "install" the cab again, over the existing one. It will remove it first. reboot, you should be good.

[NRGZ28]

I also removed the battery to see if that would work. Nothing still. Any suggestions.

You removed the battery to see if it would uninstall an application ? :rolleyes: Okaaaaaay....

Anyway, what did you mean by "it did not operate correctly" ?

[mrbcross]

NRG CHome Weather was not completely removed. Do you want to remove it from the list of installed programs?

I said no. So now I am rebooting to see if that will work.

[NRGZ28]

For everybody that has auto update issues, this should fix that. Please let me know how it works. This is an update cab that will just overwrite your existing weather.mscr and will NOT show up in your uninstallable apps list :) This is easier then releasing a whole new cab, and it's what I'll be doing in the future to release bug fixes.

[NRGZ28]

NRG CHome Weather was not completely removed. Do you want to remove it from the list of installed programs?

I said no. So now I am rebooting to see if that will work.


3.0.1 should not work on the Vox.... Try 3.0... the Vox version!

[Rip Syntaxx]

Let me guess... you used your old modifed CPR (that shows stuff in bold) and didn't modify the one that came with 3.0.1 :)

Whoa... You've hit the nail right on the head, Org. I didn't know that would've made a difference. Point taken. Thanks. :)

[mrbcross]

Tried that as well. No luck. It sees that it is there already then stops/fails on the install.

[NRGZ28]

Whoa... You've hit the nail right on the head, Org. I didn't know that would've made a difference. Point taken. Thanks. :)


Don't be scared when you see the new lfat6day.cpr file... There's a lot of scrolling to be done... haha :D:rolleyes:

[Rip Syntaxx]

Don't be scared when you see the new lfat6day.cpr file... There's a lot of scrolling to be done... haha :D:rolleyes:

I edited the cpr for v3.0. I guess you can charge it up to pure LAZINESS on my part...lol I honestly thought I could get by with my old edited cpr from v3.0. Obviously it didn't work. lol

[Mikey]

Is there any way to slim the size of this program? lol

[mrbcross]

I have the Moto Q9C phone. When I tried the other cab file, it said that it could not remove the other one. What should be my next move....A hard reset?

[Mikey]

Or how about instead of copying the whole CPR file into \Windows folder, can you have it add just the section you need to the cpr file in windows?

This way we don't need to keep editing my time wifi etc.

[lilad211]

Your phone probaly is seeing the phone as a previous version and is therefor not accepting it.

[jhoff80]

I agree with someone above, asking about a way to slim down the program memory wise. 6MB is quite a bit of space on my phone at least. I'd imagine if it was possible to get rid of all the non-chosen layouts and that sort of thing it'd be much smaller.

Also, the connect to GPRS option should be renamed since that needs to be enabled for CDMA phones as well to update over the air.

It would also be nice to have the option of displaying the high before the low, since thats how most places in the US show it as far as I know. Not entirely necessary, but it'd be a little more convenient.

I also agree that the 6-day panel now makes the weather forecast panel completely redundant for my use, so I'd love to be able to disable it, especially if disabling it would stop the need for rebooting the phone for every update (I've tried the experimental option which seems to crash on my phone often.)

It'd be nice if somehow the installer realized that the homescreen I had been using had Rinku's IconBar in use, and inserted that into the homescreen with this as well.

Finally, one last little nitpick with the 6-day Slim screen, which I otherwise love. The icon is on the left of the Clock panel, then on the right of the message center panel (I believe thats what the email / missed calls/ voicemail / texts panel is called). Then its on the right for the appointments panel, and on the left for the Weather Forecast panel, left for music, left for photos, right for settings. This is on a landscape phone. It'd be better for consistency's sake if it kept all of them with the icon on the left, as far as I'm concerned. Also, when unselected, the time and message center use center alignment and everything else is left aligned. Having everything left would again look better for consistency. (And could we get the date in the unselected version of the clock panel?)

[NRGZ28]

Well the slim panels are a personal redesign, and thats exactly how I like it. I agree it could use a few improvements, but dont count on any major design changes. If you dont like itthe way it is, dont use it or modify it to your liking by editing the cpr file in the /cprs directory. This app is first designed for me and for my phone so that always takes precedence ;)

[Rip Syntaxx]

The .cab you posted to fix the autoupdate bug seemed to only work once for me. It autoupdated one time after installation and no more after that...

[Mikey]

The .cab you posted to fix the autoupdate bug seemed to only work once for me. It autoupdated one time after installation and no more after that...

Same here.
I'm surprised nothing is in the Start Up folder anymore.

[axv91]

im still confused in editing the weather.mscr.... i want to edit the bottom temps (adjusting the space between them) but cant seem to find it in the .mscr .... can someone pls point me to the right direction, tnx :(

[kron2]

axv91 can you post your cpr. file with the five png. if you downloed the new 3.01 you can edit it in the cpr.

<Image ID="Day1Digit1l" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit1l.png" Left="21" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" Opacity="0.7" />
<Image ID="Day1Digit2l" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit2l.png" Left="28" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" Opacity="0.7" />
<Image ID="Day1Digit3l" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit3l.png" Left="35" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" Opacity="0.7" />

<Image ID="Day1Digit1h" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit1h.png" Left="41" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" />
<Image ID="Day1Digit2h" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit2h.png" Left="48" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" />
<Image ID="Day1Digit3h" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit3h.png" Left="55" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" />
<Image ID="Day1Digit4h" Source="\Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather\layout7\day1digit4h.png" Left="63" Top="99" Width="7" Height="9" />

[Rip Syntaxx]

Same here.
I'm surprised nothing is in the Start Up folder anymore.

Hey Mikey, the weather options and weather update is actually still in the Start Menu--it's under a different name (NRG Weather Options/NRG Weather Update).

[kron2]

axv91 here is a cpr. file i edited for a 5day forescast i don't know if you edited the fcastbackp.png file for 5 day but here is that to i made a cab for the cpr. file this is for 240x320 I also moved the big weather icon at the top over

[1wired1]

Great app thanks! I'm having the same problem as others with it not updating. I downloaded the update and still nothing. I'm using GPRS to update.

Thanks for any help
1w1

[AbsoluteDesignz]

Same here.
I'm surprised nothing is in the Start Up folder anymore.

yea I noticed that too, mortscript use to be there indefinitely....now its not there.

[kron2]

i have them in my start nrg weather update and nrg weather options

[AbsoluteDesignz]

i have them in my start nrg weather update and nrg weather options

we mean startup folder in windows not start menu.

[jhoff80]

To add to the list, autoupdate not working for me with a CDMA phone using EVDO either. I also installed the update cab.

And for my previous post, I guess it probably came across pretty negatively but I do see many of those as small improvements that would improve the app drastically. However, it is still a really great application as it is.

The biggest improvement for me would still be improving the memory footprint though. Along those lines, is it okay to delete the "dlls" folder which just contains the sliders and is 1.7 MB if I have no plans to change from the default slider? The same for some of these icon folders. I guess what I'm saying is that instructions on what can be cut out to save storage memory would be nice.

Also, one last little question. On the settings panel on 6day slim, I like how it adds the battery level page. However, is this supposed to be a red X icon, or is it supposed to be a battery like the 6-day normal?

[Dees_Troy]

Auto update isn't working for me either, even after the update. I get 1 auto update after a manual update, but after the one auto update, it won't auto update again until I do a manual one.

[showaco]

yea I noticed that too, mortscript use to be there indefinitely....now its not there.

I may be wrong, but I think Org is now writing the update time to the notifications queue for wm. It's a little different than having weathertimer.mscr running constantly in startup. Give him a little time and I'm sure he'll work the bug out.:)

[drewtooth]

i love the weather app, but i also like the "black dot" background in the photos. where do i get it?
thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92564&d=1213436230

[NRGZ28]

It's already installed on your phone if you installed 3.0.1 . Set your background to "background" :)

[NRGZ28]

I may be wrong, but I think Org is now writing the update time to the notifications queue for wm. It's a little different than having weathertimer.mscr running constantly in startup. Give him a little time and I'm sure he'll work the bug out.:)

I will. I've been very busy this weekend and I havent even opened my laptop today. I will definitely fix this tomorrow... I think I know what's wrong ;) It sucks, cause on my phone it doesnt update automatically AT ALL... lol

[NRGZ28]

To add to the list, autoupdate not working for me with a CDMA phone using EVDO either. I also installed the update cab.

And for my previous post, I guess it probably came across pretty negatively but I do see many of those as small improvements that would improve the app drastically. However, it is still a really great application as it is.

The biggest improvement for me would still be improving the memory footprint though. Along those lines, is it okay to delete the "dlls" folder which just contains the sliders and is 1.7 MB if I have no plans to change from the default slider? The same for some of these icon folders. I guess what I'm saying is that instructions on what can be cut out to save storage memory would be nice.

Also, one last little question. On the settings panel on 6day slim, I like how it adds the battery level page. However, is this supposed to be a red X icon, or is it supposed to be a battery like the 6-day normal?

You can delete the entire DLL folder if you never plan to change the color of your panels. Same for the HTCicons folder if you never want to use the HTC layout.. IPHONE folder for the iphone layout and so on.... :) I will figure out a solution for this and make it modular. I don't know why you would get a red x ... I will look into that.

[evolarius]

quick question for anyone here... i can only view the download sites from my phone, i have no home internet... for some crazy strange reason, i can only download part of the zip file and it never fully installs... is there a way that anyone could possibly email me the zip containing the install?

[snwahs]

I seem to be having a different auto-update problem than everyone, mine updates too many times, I never noticed it until I turned the vibrate feature on. When the auto update starts, my screen shows it updating and I do get the two vibrates for the completed update, but then it starts updating again right after the original update. This happens a total of 3 times.

I am always connected all day anyway via exchange server but the I did notice the vibrates do drain the battery a little bit more, I have since shut that feature off. Anyone else notice this or have this same problem?

[jgalea]

This program does not uninstall "nicely". Be careful installing this code. Wording carefully guarded ... I'm so not happy ... I've had to manually delete the program, short cuts, home screen and it still messed up my normal sliding windows homescreen.

[NRGZ28]

This program does not uninstall "nicely". Be careful installing this code. Wording carefully guarded ... I'm so not happy ... I've had to manually delete the program, short cuts, home screen and it still messed up my normal sliding windows homescreen.

I guess if you had to pay for it.. you would have killed somebody, eh ? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Reeg]

I guess if you had to pay for it.. you would have killed somebody, eh ? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

LOL!! pwnd!

[twolf]

wow, could this great-looking today plugin work on a pocket pc?
:D

[jgalea]

I guess if you had to pay for it.. you would have killed somebody, eh ? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Paying for it does not really cover the two hours I have already spent trying to uninstall this program. And my sliding home screen is still messed. There is a "Weather Forecast" remnant left around that is now broken. Very nice thanks. To eradicate this program I am looking at a hard reset of the phone. And then reload everything, re-pair by bt devices etc. Yes I am being very restrained in my response. :mad:

[snwahs]

Paying for it does not really cover the two hours I have already spent trying to uninstall this program. And my sliding home screen is still messed. There is a "Weather Forecast" remnant left around that is now broken. Very nice thanks. To eradicate this program I am looking at a hard reset of the phone. And then reload everything, re-pair by bt devices etc. Yes I am being very restrained in my response. :mad:

Did you install the right file for your device? Have you tried reinstalling the program, reboot and then try to uninstall?

Rather than complaining, let us know exactly what you have done and maybe I/We can try to help.

[snwahs]

wow, could this great-looking today plugin work on a pocket pc?
:D


Since the Sliding Panel homescreen is only available on WM Standard, no it will not work.

[johmann]

Hey jgalea, I am normally not one to just throw in my two cents on things like this, but I think we can all agree on one thing:

Any software we download and install on our phones is our own responsibility. You made the choice to try it and it may not have worked for you, that's the name of the game.

Organic put in a ton of work on this software, not to mention all the efforts of everyone who helped through testing and reporting.

I'll bet you can't show any bruises on your arm from being forced to try this program. You made a choice to install it and it didn't work for you . . . get over it and move on. At least there are guys like Organic willing to put in the effort - have you?

[NRGZ28]

wow, could this great-looking today plugin work on a pocket pc?
:D

Yes, very possible and it would actually look A LOT better since I'd have more customization flexibility. It can be done with rlToday. I have an HTC TyTn as well and I'm thinking about porting it to the PPC if there's enough interest...

[Rip Syntaxx]

Paying for it does not really cover the two hours I have already spent trying to uninstall this program. And my sliding home screen is still messed. There is a "Weather Forecast" remnant left around that is now broken. Very nice thanks. To eradicate this program I am looking at a hard reset of the phone. And then reload everything, re-pair by bt devices etc. Yes I am being very restrained in my response. :mad:

Your frustration is understandable...however, the applications in this forum are available on a "download at your own risk" basis. Just FYI...

[twolf]

Yes, very possible and it would actually look A LOT better since I'd have more customization flexibility. It can be done with rlToday. I have an HTC TyTn as well and I'm thinking about porting it to the PPC if there's enough interest...

thats GREAT!
:D

but isnt the rltoday limited? currently to have weather on it you need mortscript installed...

Anyway, if you need a betatester i'd be honored.
^_^

[jgalea]

Did you install the right file for your device? Have you tried reinstalling the program, reboot and then try to uninstall?

Rather than complaining, let us know exactly what you have done and maybe I/We can try to help.

My intent was not to complain, but to warn others. I've seen a number of comments in the forums about uninstall problems with this code. I do not seem to be the only one.

I installed NRG Chome Weather 3.0 Vox.cab on an HTC 710 with Dr Gonzo's 1.1 Version of WinMo 6.1. The program did not uninstall. I tried install/uninstall, reboots. Everything previously mentioned. All to no avail. The program was left in the windows directory taking space, registry wan not cleaned up and my sliding panel home screen is now messed.

Hope this helps to clarify.

[NRGZ28]

Well the Vox version is only a test... If you had an Excalibur, which is what this "code" is intended for, it would work just fine. So, install this on a Vox, ONLY if you know what you're doing...

[jgalea]

Well the Vox version is only a test... If you had an Excalibur, which is what this "code" is intended for, it would work just fine. So, install this on a Vox, ONLY if you know what you're doing...

So you can't suggest how I might get "Weather Forecast" out of the default sliding screen shy of a hard reset?

[NRGZ28]

Use the CHome configurator utility at the top of this forum to disable the "WelcomeCenter" slide.. and your weather forecast will be gone from the home screen.

[jgalea]

Use the CHome configurator utility at the top of this forum to disable the "WelcomeCenter" slide.. and your weather forecast will be gone from the home screen.

Thanks for the tip. That is a neat program. Unfortunately it just keeps coming back. Looks like a hard reset is the only way to remove this unless you have any other ideas?

[pudgedaddy]

Thanks for the tip. That is a neat program. Unfortunately it just keeps coming back. Looks like a hard reset is the only way to remove this unless you have any other ideas?

you may have already done this, but try this. Go to 2 places in your registry.
1. HKLM-->Security-->CHome-->DefaultSettings-->CWelcomeCenter ____Then locate the value called "Disabled" if it's assigned a value of 0 then change to 1.
2. HKLM-->Software-->Microsoft-->CHome-->CWelcomeCenter ____Then locate the value called "Disabled" if it's assigned a value of 0 then change to 1.

Reboot your phone.

[jgalea]

you may have already done this, but try this. Go to 2 places in your registry.
1. HKLM-->Security-->CHome-->DefaultSettings-->CWelcomeCenter ____Then locate the value called "Disabled" if it's assigned a value of 0 then change to 1.
2. HKLM-->Software-->Microsoft-->CHome-->CWelcomeCenter ____Then locate the value called "Disabled" if it's assigned a value of 0 then change to 1.

Reboot your phone.

A combination of regedit and Chome config seems to have done the trick. The Weather Forecast is now gone. Thanks for the help.

Chome Config is a nice program that allows some customization of the Sliding Panel. Very nice.

[snwahs]

Since the Sliding Panel homescreen is only available on WM Standard, no it will not work.

Sorry for the wrong information, should have clarified better.

[Dees_Troy]

I won't know for another 28 minutes if I for sure fixed the auto-update issue, but here is a modified weather.mscr file that I believe fixes the auto-update problem.

Of course, use this at your own risk.

I changed:
If (yupdatemin<nowmin)

To this:
If (yupdatemin<=nowmin)

Only 1 character difference, but without this extra character, there was no path in the code that set a value for Stamp if the current minutes equals the last update to the weather data plus 5 minutes.

UPDATE: This small change works for me. I could add a final If-Then trap just before the script adds the notification to the State and Notification Broker that checks to ensure that Stamp isn't blank or null or in the past and change Stamp to an hour from now if Stamp doesn't meet that criteria.

[axv91]

axv91 here is a cpr. file i edited for a 5day forescast i don't know if you edited the fcastbackp.png file for 5 day but here is that to i made a cab for the cpr. file this is for 240x320 I also moved the big weather icon at the top over

omg thank u very much kron.... i was actually thinking of editing the new version, just didn't have the time....this couldn't be any more perfect, the fcastbackp needs a little more adjustments but besides that, i love u man!! (T_T)

i dont think u still need it my cpr right? :p.... i think i'll just edit my own cpr using yours because it'll mess up my custom homescreen , tnx for the .cab file though

--

heres the fcastbackp.png i edited, its all perfectly aligned to the text because every single detail counts :D

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z318/axv91/fcastbackp.png

[jhoff80]

I won't know for another 28 minutes if I for sure fixed the auto-update issue, but here is a modified weather.mscr file that I believe fixes the auto-update problem.

Of course, use this at your own risk.

I changed:
If (yupdatemin<nowmin)

To this:
If (yupdatemin<=nowmin)

Only 1 character difference, but without this extra character, there was no path in the code that set a value for Stamp if the current minutes equals the last update to the weather data plus 5 minutes.

UPDATE: This small change works for me. I could add a final If-Then trap just before the script adds the notification to the State and Notification Broker that checks to ensure that Stamp isn't blank or null or in the past and change Stamp to an hour from now if Stamp doesn't meet that criteria.

Adding that one character seems to have fixed it for me as well.

[Dees_Troy]

I am finding that, for my zip code, the last update always occurs at 53 after, but the xml file must be updated much later. You can use SKTools Lite to view the Notifications Queue to confirm that auto update is properly scheduled, so I know it's working. I may further update the code to compare update times & re-update in 10 mins if no update has occured on the webpage. It's very hard to read & modify someone else's code, especially when you are unfamiliar with the project, so I will see what I can do.

[showaco]

but isnt the rltoday limited? currently to have weather on it you need mortscript installed...

^_^

This runs on mortscript anyway, so it wouldn't be anything extra. As for as rlToday, I ran it quite a bit before and never had any problems. And the great thing about porting to ppc? No working with hard to update panels, refreshing today screen is much easier than homescreen with testui. :D

[NRGZ28]

It would very easy on the smartphone also if MS would fix their BUGS !!!!!! It irks me to no end... lol

[Dees_Troy]

I continued my modifications. Here are my new updates:

1) Fixed an issue that prevented the last updated time (based on the time the update runs on the phone) from populating in the registry like it was supposed to.

2) Modified code to automatically update every 5 minutes if the update time on the webpage has not changed since the last runtime. (Added a new registry key to prevent the auto update from running every 5 minutes after a manual update. If you ran a manual update and there was no change in last webpage update, this new code could cause the phone to autoupdate every 5 minutes until the webpage updates.)

3) Updated SetOptions.mscr to change "GPRS" to "internet connection" to better represent CDMA phones.

4) Updated SetOptions.mscr to include a setting to disable updating the 10-day forecast panel (Welcome Center) to speed up the update time for those of us not using the 10-day panel (Welcome Center). Default is Yes, to update the Welcome Center whether the registry key exists yet or not. With this option set to No, you should no longer see the 75% progress bar. On my phone, this makes the whole process run about 5 seconds faster.

5) Added code to support not updating the Welcome Center panel for the above option to Weather.mscr. Default is Yes, to update the Welcome Center whether the registry key exists yet or not.

6) Changed code such that the next autoupdate occurs at a slightly random time of last webpage update + 1 hour + random 4 to 8 minutes to help reduce traffic from hitting the webpage all at the same time.

The zip file contains 2 files. Both files need to replace the files in \Program Files\NRG\ChomeWeather Use these at your own risk and back up your old files if you feel the need.

[NRGZ28]

Thanks for helping out with this. I haven't had the time to release the bug fixes (although I did fix the autoupdate feature on my phone already).

The only problem I see with your modification #5 is... If you set the option to not update the WelcomeCenter if will not update layout #7 either which is a "no no" :) I will look through your mods and post an update.cab to squash all the bugs and add your mods :)

[Dees_Troy]

Yes, you're right, I messed up that extra option. One last update from me and I think it's high time I turned the keys back over to OrganicM. This version fixes the update bug with my option and eliminates the step that downloads and writes the text descriptions of the extended forecast to the registry that isn't needed if you aren't using the 10-day (Welcome Center) panel.

[brocja01]

I must be retarded.....

Can't get my panel to be transparent? It worked in 2.3, am I missing something?

Thanks

[yamank69]

Hey guys,

Im currently in Saudi Arabia and I tried the sendspace.com link but its blocked by the ISP. Can someone upload the Original Nrg Weather file on rapidshare or 4shared, I'll be most grateful

Thank you very much

[Mikey]

Hope this helps you:
Most of the versions here (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=a1e428ed720bdf41d5a101cf914073b45418e2b7 f52a5898)

[yamank69]

thanks a million mikey that was awesome

[Mikey]

thanks a million mikey that was awesome

No problem dude...do me a favor now?!?!
*Joke* Tell your connections over there, to lower the price of exporting oil to us in the U.S.A :D

[debabratadey]

No problem dude...do me a favor now?!?!
*Joke* Tell your connections over there, to lower the price of exporting oil to us in the U.S.A :D

I second that... :D

[strongsteve]

I am using the six day panel and whenever it finishes updating, I get a brief message stating "incoming call". The problem lies in when this happens and my phone is locked. When I go to unlock the phone, the incoming call message pops up and I cant get rid of it. Is anyone else seeing this?

[pudgedaddy]

I am using the six day panel and whenever it finishes updating, I get a brief message stating "incoming call". The problem lies in when this happens and my phone is locked. When I go to unlock the phone, the incoming call message pops up and I cant get rid of it. Is anyone else seeing this?

I see the incoming call thing everytime it updates, but it goes way within 1 or 2 seconds.

[pudgedaddy]

I must be retarded.....

Can't get my panel to be transparent? It worked in 2.3, am I missing something?

Thanks

If you're using the 6 day panel. No. It is intentionally dark (semi-transparent)
the image is to allow better columnization of the weather details and also i believe it's used to allow the data to "pop-out" better on your screen, no matter what wallpaper you are using. Some wallpapers with the completely transparent slides would make some of the text info on the slide difficult to read.

[pudgedaddy]

Is there a way to edit the .cpr files and get a colored clock(time) font?
i modified the font type, But i tried FontColor= "Red" on the clock line abd it didnt change to red.
edit: I also tried Font Color="#FFFF00" and Color="#FFFF00" and Color="maroon" and when i tried those, the slider screen wouldnt open

[Rip Syntaxx]

Is there a way to edit the .cpr files and get a colored clock(time) font?
i modified the font type, But i tried FontColor= "Red" on the clock line abd it didnt change to red.
edit: I also tried Font Color="#FFFF00" and Color="#FFFF00" and Color="maroon" and when i tried those, the slider screen wouldnt open

If I remember correctly, somehow Technology got his font to change colors. I remember he made some sort of purple and yellow combination theme.

[NRGZ28]

Yeah.. You can change it in the homescreen's XML in \application\home. But not in the CPR unfortunately :/

[pudgedaddy]

Yeah.. You can change it in the homescreen's XML in \application\home. But not in the CPR unfortunately :/

well i really wanted to just change the time color. If i do it there ( and correct me if i'm wrong ) it'll change all of the colors on the homescreen

[NRGZ28]

You're right! :/

[pudgedaddy]

oh well. kinda lame that can't be done. I've installed a neon font and the extra color would have made it look cool. I really didnt want to change the other font colors on the screen. Maybe someone will post a fix for this. God knows i'm toying with it now. Just a questio ORG. is the .cpr using css or html or other type of coding? i thought it was CSS but correct me if im wrong

[NRGZ28]

The CPR file is just plan XML ;) It's kind of close to CSS coding if you'd like... :)

[jhoff80]

I don't know if anyone else is having this issue with the regular version of the mortscript files but I am having issues with Dees_Troy's newest versions. The highs and lows no longer appear in the 6-day forecast panel when selected. When unselected, the high and low for today is still there though, so I don't think its an issue with getting the data, I don't know.

[NRGZ28]

Here's an update that fixes the autoupdate feature and doesn't update the registry with the forecast information anymore. A few other code changes as well to make the whole thing take less time to update :) Enjoy and report any bugs please...

[jhoff80]

Here's an update that fixes the autoupdate feature and doesn't update the registry with the forecast information anymore. A few other code changes as well to make the whole thing take less time to update :) Enjoy and report any bugs please...

I got an error trying to run this that the previous version of NRG Weather update would have to uninstall first. Then it said the previous version couldn't be uninstalled, and asked if it should try installing anyway, and finally when it finished it said installing was unsuccessful. However, it does appear that the two scripts in my CHomeWeather directory are the new ones. I still have no high and low temperatures, so I'm going to try uninstalling the whole thing and reinstalling it again I think.

[showaco]

Here's an update that fixes the autoupdate feature and doesn't update the registry with the forecast information anymore. A few other code changes as well to make the whole thing take less time to update :) Enjoy and report any bugs please...

Install worked fine for me. On the options page, I noticed the next update time is in -20230249 minutes. Maybe you wrote the timestamp data, instead of minutes? :)

[pyrotech]

Warning to Moto Q9C users..

This is a very cool nice looking program but warnings to watch out for.. The following issues happened on 7 different Moto Q9C phones all using sprint network.

1. When locking your phone you will get a "Phone Incoming" across the top that will randomly show up and not go away until rebooting phone or updating weather
2. auto update does not work.. even if it does you still need to do a manual update to get it to show on your sliding panel
3. auto update home screen turns off your phone service
4. uninstalling the program will cause u to get prompts about the nrg weather file does not exist every hour when it use to try and auto update.. this seems to only be after installing the NRG update files..

Hopefully the issues will be resolved but for now it has been removed from my phone and wouldn't suggest Q9C users to install it.. unless it is a second device you mess around on..

[strongsteve]

Warning to Moto Q9C users..

This is a very cool nice looking program but warnings to watch out for.. The following issues happened on 7 different Moto Q9C phones all using sprint network.

1. When locking your phone you will get a "Phone Incoming" across the top that will randomly show up and not go away until rebooting phone or updating weather
2. auto update does not work.. even if it does you still need to do a manual update to get it to show on your sliding panel
3. auto update home screen turns off your phone service
4. uninstalling the program will cause u to get prompts about the nrg weather file does not exist every hour when it use to try and auto update.. this seems to only be after installing the NRG update files..

Hopefully the issues will be resolved but for now it has been removed from my phone and wouldn't suggest Q9C users to install it.. unless it is a second device you mess around on..

I get all of these things as well.. but I am going to keep it for now and hope that the bugs all get worked out.

[NRGZ28]

Warning to Moto Q9C users..

This is a very cool nice looking program but warnings to watch out for.. The following issues happened on 7 different Moto Q9C phones all using sprint network.

1. When locking your phone you will get a "Phone Incoming" across the top that will randomly show up and not go away until rebooting phone or updating weather
2. auto update does not work.. even if it does you still need to do a manual update to get it to show on your sliding panel
3. auto update home screen turns off your phone service
4. uninstalling the program will cause u to get prompts about the nrg weather file does not exist every hour when it use to try and auto update.. this seems to only be after installing the NRG update files..

Hopefully the issues will be resolved but for now it has been removed from my phone and wouldn't suggest Q9C users to install it.. unless it is a second device you mess around on..

Well instead of coming on here and talking crap about my application, saying how it doesn't work properly on your Motorola phone, maybe you should look at the top of this forum and observe the fact that this is an Excalibur forum. NOT a Motorola Q forum. So if this app gives you problems, instead of warning people to stay away from it, I suggest you just stay away completely until you get an Excalibur, which is what this application is designed to be installed on and on which it works pretty well. Thank you!! ;)

[NRGZ28]

Install worked fine for me. On the options page, I noticed the next update time is in -20230249 minutes. Maybe you wrote the timestamp data, instead of minutes? :)

No.. I didn't. But that is weird... Does it show "normal" minutes after you update manually ?

[showaco]

All's good after update. That was the reading when I first installed the update cab you posted earlier, before I ran weather update.
But I also noticed that the minutes have a negative sign in front of them, is that supposed to be?

[jhoff80]

No.. I didn't. But that is weird... Does it show "normal" minutes after you update manually ?

Before my first update it showed this. After I updated it manually once, it worked for me. Also, not quite sure what the above poster was talking about, this works great on my q9c, except I'm still getting a red X for the battery level in the settings panel, but that doesn't even matter to me that much.

[NRGZ28]

It's not and I thought I fixed that damn it! LOL Can you do yet another update and see if it goes away ? I still have to work on that part of the code, I noticed on my phone it still doesn't update at the correct intervals sometimes...

[NRGZ28]

I'll have to include some error checking for that "minutes until next update" feature... And the problem right now is, that it runs at the beginning of the script (thus, before updating) and it should really run after the new data (and the timestamp) has been downloaded. I'll do that tonite and post a new update as well... Thanks for hanging in there guys.

[NRGZ28]

Before my first update it showed this. After I updated it manually once, it worked for me. Also, not quite sure what the above poster was talking about, this works great on my q9c, except I'm still getting a red X for the battery level in the settings panel, but that doesn't even matter to me that much.

Hey.. Can you do me a favor and tell me what the version(build) of your OS is ? Your phone came with 6.1 on it right, you didn't download it like the rest of us...?

Just go to Settings/ About and see what the Build is. Mine is 19700.1.1.0 for example.

[kron2]

working good on the shadow and I have no negative sign in front of the min. but like organicm doesn't update at correct intervals sometimes and I can't get in options some times either from the start menu or the home page

[NRGZ28]

The only reason for the options not coming up would be that it's already running, but not visible. Look through your list of process and kill any mortscript.exe processes and try again. In the next update I will include a timeout for the options page that will just exit after a predifined amount of time of inactivity...:) It was there in like the first couple of version, but I removed it as it seemed unecessary.. heh

[kron2]

The only reason for the options not coming up would be that it's already running, but not visible. Look through your list of process and kill any mortscript.exe processes and try again. In the next update I will include a timeout for the options page that will just exit after a predifined amount of time of inactivity...:) It was there in like the first couple of version, but I removed it as it seemed unecessary.. heh
that's what I been doing just didn't see no post on the bug so I was giving you a heads up on it

[jhoff80]

Hey.. Can you do me a favor and tell me what the version(build) of your OS is ? Your phone came with 6.1 on it right, you didn't download it like the rest of us...?

Just go to Settings/ About and see what the Build is. Mine is 19700.1.1.0 for example.

It was an upgrade, but came from Motorola, so I believe its technically more official than the way you've needed to update.

CE OS 5.2.19208 (Build 19208.1.0.1)

[Dees_Troy]

Warning to Moto Q9C users..

This is a very cool nice looking program but warnings to watch out for.. The following issues happened on 7 different Moto Q9C phones all using sprint network.

1. When locking your phone you will get a "Phone Incoming" across the top that will randomly show up and not go away until rebooting phone or updating weather
2. auto update does not work.. even if it does you still need to do a manual update to get it to show on your sliding panel
3. auto update home screen turns off your phone service
4. uninstalling the program will cause u to get prompts about the nrg weather file does not exist every hour when it use to try and auto update.. this seems to only be after installing the NRG update files..

Hopefully the issues will be resolved but for now it has been removed from my phone and wouldn't suggest Q9C users to install it.. unless it is a second device you mess around on..

I have a Sprint Q9c, and I am running this app without much difficulty. Let me see what I can address here.

1) Yes, it does this for me, too, but I run SmartToolkit with a special background when my phone is locked. Most of the time I don't even see this message. Even if I did see it, it wouldn't bother me. If it bothers you that much, I am surprised that you can even stand to use a Windows Mobile device at all.
2) Auto updating works fine with me after the latest update cabs are installed & it updates the CTestUI panel for me every time. The 10-day panel only updates if you use the homescreen refresh option or reboot.
3) It's called an experimental option for a reason. Turn it off & use one of the 6 day panels instead. Use CHome Configurator to hide the CWelcomeCenter panel & make sure the CTestUI panel is not hidden. After saving these changes, you will get a message saying that home.exe crashed. Reboot your phone & all is well.
4) It doesn't sound like the program is uninstalled. Delete everything in \Program Files\NRG. Install & open SKTools Lite (free) & on the first screen, click View->Maintenance & select Notifications Queue. Delete any references to \Program Files\Nrg\CHomeWeather\weather.exe & no more auto updating.

With the right settings, this app does work very well with the Q9c.

[Knightofhearts]

I love this app I installed it and found it updating at strange times sometimes not for hours and hours then it would work like clockwork. Beautifully done. I was wondering at some point if the main weather panel, not the forcast panel could be integraded with the big clock panel at the top so as I do a quick look at my phone I can see the time and the weather in the same panel.

No complaints what so ever great job everyone!

[Mikey]

why not just edit this: it'll lock your time panel in.

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Chome]
Create a new DWord key:
DockOperatorBar: 1

Read this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397334)

I love this app I installed it and found it updating at strange times sometimes not for hours and hours then it would work like clockwork. Beautifully done. I was wondering at some point if the main weather panel, not the forcast panel could be integraded with the big clock panel at the top so as I do a quick look at my phone I can see the time and the weather in the same panel.

No complaints what so ever great job everyone!

[etifft]

Is there a way to get the rinku icon bar with this theme?

[Rip Syntaxx]

Is there a way to get the rinku icon bar with this theme?

If you mean running the Rinku bar and the weather app at the same time--then the answer is 'yes'. After downloading the Rinku Iconbar (if you haven't already), go to 'Settings' -> 'Homescreen' -> 'Home screen layout' -> then select 'Sliding Panel Weather Colored Top Bar'. It'll make the homescreen do some erratic stuff at first, then it may go completely blank. After that point, reboot your phone and it should have the colored iconbar along with NRG's weather panel.

[maximcs]

Hi Org! 3.0.2 works good!
Just one thing, text 2 shows everything in imperial units when European (metric) option is selected.
My settings are:
Layout option #5 HTC Normal Layout
WM7 Style glass panel
sorry i don't know how to make screen prints....
Thx, Max

[NRGZ28]

Hey guys. The next version will include an option to update the clock panel with weather info. As far as the imperial units go... i will try to convert the info to celsius in the next version.

[strongsteve]

If you could somehow fix the "incoming" thing, that would be friggin fantastic! Thanks for all your wonderful work with this app.

[showaco]

If you could somehow fix the "incoming" thing, that would be friggin fantastic! Thanks for all your wonderful work with this app.

It's wrote in the weather.mscr, look at that and delete those lines from it and no more incoming message. I don't understand what its there for anyway.

[pudgedaddy]

Like this one that was already done, credit to outerdepth for this idea and creation. Look at the dates on the screenshot.
http://mobile.txcaesar.net/mobile/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=276#276
:)

Yea, i spoke with outerdepth about this last night. Talking about ideas and options for this.

[NRGZ28]

Like this one that was already done, credit to outerdepth for this idea and creation. Look at the dates on the screenshot.
http://mobile.txcaesar.net/mobile/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=276#276
:)

If you look at the old threads about chome weather, you'll see that I was talking about putting weather info on the clock panel since before I can remember. It just wasn't possible with the knowledge we had at the time...

p.s. Posting links to a website that requires registration is pointless... since I can't see anything but a login screen :)

[strongsteve]

It's wrote in the weather.mscr, look at that and delete those lines from it and no more incoming message. I don't understand what its there for anyway.

Thanks a bunch! That did the trick.

[NRGZ28]

Just don't come crying back that your forecast information will not update now.... okay ? :)

[strongsteve]

Just don't come crying back that your forecast information will not update now.... okay ? :)

so.. the incoming message is needed??

[pudgedaddy]

so.. the incoming message is needed??

not sure, but i removed it and i havent had any problems updating automatically all day

[showaco]

Hey guys. The next version will include an option to update the clock panel with weather info.

Like this one that was already done, credit to outerdepth for this idea and creation. Look at the dates on the screenshot.


so.. the incoming message is needed??

The message opened the incoming call window so that the source pngs in the cpr will refresh. The same can be accomplished by opening start menu or using phone or starting any app. Ditch the testui and go to a panel like this, then the screen refresh can happen in the background with zero interruption. This screenshot is an early version that I linked to up above, better layout will come soon from Outerdepth.

[outerdepth]

Hey bud, thought you might like to see what I am almost done with. It doesn't require the ctestuipanel. You are way better at dealing with that than I am I guess. It does have a forecast/current conditions extended with radar and updated radar image panel as well. This will be a two parter. I will be done with the entire project in a day or so, but it is already operational and has an options exe for easy setup. I was inspired by all your hard work, Org. Thanks for the inspirations, man. Hope to hear good things from you. Take it easy, dude. Keep up the great work. Hope CTest works better for you than it did me. Later on.:cool:


Below is the only screenshot I am willing to post. I will show others on another thread. I don't want to clog up Org's thread. That's not cool.

[pyrotech]

I have a Sprint Q9c, and I am running this app without much difficulty. Let me see what I can address here.

1) Yes, it does this for me, too, but I run SmartToolkit with a special background when my phone is locked. Most of the time I don't even see this message. Even if I did see it, it wouldn't bother me. If it bothers you that much, I am surprised that you can even stand to use a Windows Mobile device at all.
2) Auto updating works fine with me after the latest update cabs are installed & it updates the CTestUI panel for me every time. The 10-day panel only updates if you use the homescreen refresh option or reboot.
3) It's called an experimental option for a reason. Turn it off & use one of the 6 day panels instead. Use CHome Configurator to hide the CWelcomeCenter panel & make sure the CTestUI panel is not hidden. After saving these changes, you will get a message saying that home.exe crashed. Reboot your phone & all is well.
4) It doesn't sound like the program is uninstalled. Delete everything in \Program Files\NRG. Install & open SKTools Lite (free) & on the first screen, click View->Maintenance & select Notifications Queue. Delete any references to \Program Files\Nrg\CHomeWeather\weather.exe & no more auto updating.

With the right settings, this app does work very well with the Q9c.


1. Yes I use smart tool kit as well.. the reason it bugs me is it blocks my battery, signal, etc.. all across the top..
2. Must just been bad luck on the phones test with then b/c none of them would update the CTestUI panel
3. i tried what you said and still nothing..
4. the prompts stopped after rebooting the phones again

Dont get me wrong... I am looking forward to this application and once it works well i will be making a donation for the great work.. This is a very clean nice looking application but seems a little buggy.. again its been like a few weeks since it was released so people can expect that.. just wanted to give a heads up if people were using the Q9C might experience problems.. if you dont like trying to figure a bunch of errors and stuff out it might not be the best to install right now..

[NRGZ28]

This application will NEVER be bug free. And the reason for that is because the sliding panels application on 6.1 has bugs. The things I do, like the incoming message etc... is to get AROUND those bugs. So, if you're waiting for this to be bug free, it'll be a long wait.

[pyrotech]

This application will NEVER be bug free. And the reason for that is because the sliding panels application on 6.1 has bugs. The things I do, like the incoming message etc... is to get AROUND those bugs. So, if you're waiting for this to be bug free, it'll be a long wait.

Yes I understand that.. Nothing could be bug free with microsoft.. Once you got something working 100% with no bugs microsoft would come in and fix that for you.. lol.. I am really hoping moving it to the clock panel will fix most of the issues i had.. atleast with the auto updating and the auto refreshing.. and from what i am reading that will remove the need to have the "phone incoming" thing as well as the auto refresh home screen shutting off the phone service.. I think for the short time WM 6.1 has been out this app is pimp..

[NRGZ28]

Moving things to the clock panel will actually bring some problems. One, would be the fact that you will have to open up some type of application to refresh the screen and see the updated temperatures. So the "incoming problem" will not be fixed, yet. Myself and TLogix worked all evening one day on a solution, but nothing worked but bringing up the Phone application for a fraction of a second, then minimizing it. This is what the "incoming" message is. It's a message it's actually the window title of the Phone application. :)

Second, you will not get updated status messages as the weather is updating the weather. Also, you will not be able to get any textual descriptions unless they're hard coded into the PNGs (which is what outerdepth seems to have done). SO changing icon sets will be next to impossible, unless he offers edited versions :)

Third, the clock panel doesn't offer any user customizable text fields, which really blows. I guess this would be categorized under the previous paragraph, but for me... this single reason is what's holding me from moving to another panel :)

My app is undergoing a major overhaul right now and it's being made "modular". You will be able to change layouts on the fly and the script will run much, much faster. If Outerdepth wants to wait, he can use the new script which I will have ready in a couple of days.

[Jeff]

For all of those Portait Peeps using axv91's 5-day rearranged/Modded background and would like to have it transparent like the other panels, today is your day! It looks lovely against a darker homescreen...

I suggest that you rename the original as to avoid posting later something like: "I don't like it and I want my old one back, whah!"

Hats off to the Org-Man for his dedicated effort in making better what M$ should have done from the start AND to Mort for his depth of logic!

Enjoy!

[germansak]

Hi Org. I've installed last version of your app. Everything works great, but for some reason it doesn't show lo's temps. This is a SS of what I'm talking about. I'm using normal 6-day forecast. It also happens on slim layout
Anyway congrats for this excellent app. This last addition of 6-day is really awesome and was just what I've wanted to have.
Cheers

[Empel1960]

Hi Org. I've installed last version of your app. Everything works great, but for some reason it doesn't show lo's temps. This is a SS of what I'm talking about. I'm using normal 6-day forecast. It also happens on slim layout
Anyway congrats for this excellent app. This last addition of 6-day is really awesome and was just what I've wanted to have.
Cheers

Hi,

That happened to me as well, just reboot and everything will be ok.......:D

[germansak]

Hi,

That happened to me as well, just reboot and everything will be ok.......:D

I did reboot several times. No luck. In fact this is happening since first version of 6-day layout, but since it's a minor thing I wanted to wait if it fixed itself :o
Thanks anyway

[Dees_Troy]

Tell me if I'm missing something here...

The clock panel only really gives me the current time and date. I run SmartToolKit which puts the current time in the start bar at the bottom. The 6-day panel has the last updated date/timestamp which is almost always the current date. So, I drop the CClock panel with CHome Configurator and move CTestUI to the top... don't I pretty much have all of the information you are trying to get without the difficulties you'll have trying to use the actual CClock panel? It just seems like a lot of work and trouble for potentially little gain, to me.

[pyrotech]

Moving things to the clock panel will actually bring some problems. One, would be the fact that you will have to open up some type of application to refresh the screen and see the updated temperatures. So the "incoming problem" will not be fixed, yet. Myself and TLogix worked all evening one day on a solution, but nothing worked but bringing up the Phone application for a fraction of a second, then minimizing it. This is what the "incoming" message is. It's a message it's actually the window title of the Phone application. :)

Second, you will not get updated status messages as the weather is updating the weather. Also, you will not be able to get any textual descriptions unless they're hard coded into the PNGs (which is what outerdepth seems to have done). SO changing icon sets will be next to impossible, unless he offers edited versions :)

Third, the clock panel doesn't offer any user customizable text fields, which really blows. I guess this would be categorized under the previous paragraph, but for me... this single reason is what's holding me from moving to another panel :)

My app is undergoing a major overhaul right now and it's being made "modular". You will be able to change layouts on the fly and the script will run much, much faster. If Outerdepth wants to wait, he can use the new script which I will have ready in a couple of days.

Is the updating the panel an issue with the home screen xml and CHome_320_240.cpr files?

[Nevermind.. I see your questions on Jorgeba's page on microsoft... =\.. So guess its bigger then that]

[pyrotech]

So let me understand something.. If you have the auto update homescreen turned off but the auto update weather turned on.. Whenever an application takes up the whole screen such as IE, sending a text, etc.. when you go back it should refresh the weather panel right?

[Rip Syntaxx]

So let me understand something.. If you have the auto update homescreen turned off but the auto update weather turned on.. Whenever an application takes up the whole screen such as IE, sending a text, etc.. when you go back it should refresh the weather panel right?

If you have the autoupdate homescreen off, that means your entire homescreen (for the benefit of the forecast panels) will refresh. Since it causes a problems for most people, Org recommends leaving it off (unless it doesn't crash your phone).

Since you have the autoupdate weather on, it'll update at the set time intervals (60 minutes, I think). Having a program open that covers the entire screen won't trigger the update to refresh the screen.

[etifft]

So, I installed this the yesterday, but I think I may have done something wrong.

I don't have the 6 days on one page, I have day per page with mutliple pages available.

Also, the first page still shows the weather from 6/18. It is not updating to show 6/20 as the current page.

Any ideas?

[pyrotech]

Microsoft says the panels cant be updated but to me that seems a little fishy.. When you get a text message it completely changes and its on the fly without refreshing the whole screen.. Actually now that i think about it.. ALL of their panels update with information.. Clock, photos, calendar, etc.. So the ability to do it is there.. They just dont want to tell people how to do it.. Go go microsoft..

[Rip Syntaxx]

So, I installed this the yesterday, but I think I may have done something wrong.

I don't have the 6 days on one page, I have day per page with mutliple pages available.

Also, the first page still shows the weather from 6/18. It is not updating to show 6/20 as the current page.

Any ideas?

Sounds like you're not using the 6-day layout. Double-check your NRG Weather Options and see which layout your panel is set to. Also, you have to disable the forecast panel (CWelcome Center) manually in the registry.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CHome\CWelcomeCenter (go to "Disabled" and change the '0' to '1') Reboot after making this change. The forecast panels should be gone.

[Dees_Troy]

I think the problem with updating panels lies with the type of panel used. The CWelcomeCenter panel that is used for the 10-day extended forecast with text descriptions wasn't designed to be updated as, for MS's intended purpose, it should never have to be updated. CClock on the other hand, obviously gets updated every minute.

CTestUI that is used for the 6-day layout can be updated without having to refresh the entire home screen. Still, you have to do something to trigger an update of the panel such as launching an application or using OrganicM's "Incoming Message" trick.

Many of the difficulties developers are experiencing with the sliding panels may be simply because MS never thought anyone would try to develop new materials for the home screen. Future versions may be made much more extensible. There's certainly no reason someone couldn't make their own home.exe type application as a homescreen replacement and replace MS's entire system with something more flexible and extensible. Maybe that's where the real money lies.

[pyrotech]

I think the problem with updating panels lies with the type of panel used. The CWelcomeCenter panel that is used for the 10-day extended forecast with text descriptions wasn't designed to be updated as, for MS's intended purpose, it should never have to be updated. CClock on the other hand, obviously gets updated every minute.

CTestUI that is used for the 6-day layout can be updated without having to refresh the entire home screen. Still, you have to do something to trigger an update of the panel such as launching an application or using OrganicM's "Incoming Message" trick.

Many of the difficulties developers are experiencing with the sliding panels may be simply because MS never thought anyone would try to develop new materials for the home screen. Future versions may be made much more extensible. There's certainly no reason someone couldn't make their own home.exe type application as a homescreen replacement and replace MS's entire system with something more flexible and extensible. Maybe that's where the real money lies.


Thats why I thought if it was on the clock panel that once the information got updated that when the clock updated it would show the new information for the weather. As Org said having it on the clock panel doesnt mean it will refresh the weather.. You still need to have something do it such as the "incoming" message thing

[etifft]

My panel layout is set to HTC slim layout. What should it be set to?

I changed the registry setting as specified above. Now I have no weather on my home screen at all.

[Rip Syntaxx]

My panel layout is set to HTC slim layout. What should it be set to?

I changed the registry setting as specified above. Now I have no weather on my home screen at all.

Either the 6 Day Slim Layout (Option 8) or the 6 Day Normal Layout (Option 9).

No weather at all?! That registry change should only remove the forecast panels. Try one of the options above, and see what happens. (you should have a current weather panel and a SEPERATE set of forecast panels)

[etifft]

It is now set to 8, rebooted, and nothing. No weather on my screen.

[Rip Syntaxx]

It is now set to 8, rebooted, and nothing. No weather on my screen.

Check your PM.

[etifft]

Check your PM.
Sorry, but what is PM?

[satru]

lol, right corner,up , private message

good luck;)


Sorry, but what is PM?

[Rip Syntaxx]

Sorry, but what is PM?

Sorry... Private Messages. It's in the top right-hand corner of the screen underneath "Welcome, etifft."

[1wired1]

Has this been discussed yet?

I don't have the auto-update on, so I have to push the center button on the panel to update the weather. Is it possible to remove this panel and just click the center button on the panel that shows the weather? Didn't know if there was a fix or some sort of change I can do to do this.

Thanks
1w1

[showaco]

Has this been discussed yet?

I don't have the auto-update on, so I have to push the center button on the panel to update the weather. Is it possible to remove this panel and just click the center button on the panel that shows the weather? Didn't know if there was a fix or some sort of change I can do to do this.

Thanks
1w1

It can't be updated from the current cond.(testui) panel unless you assign the weather.exe to a hot key. You can use smart tool kit to set keys or there are a few other programs as well.:)

[outerdepth]

I feel where you are coming from about this panel. It still possesses some issues, agreed. I just think, that there are ways around these without destroying the phone or its memory and battery. We will get it. I am looking forward to your next release. I know you work hard.

Thanks for saying you'll send me some code. Nobody ever wants to give that stuff away. I am impressed. I will get this updated in an efficient manner, and I have discovered ways around some of these issues you have mentioned already, there is only one left to get tested for long term effects. I think you'll be really surprised.

Anyway, I have said too much already, so back to work for me. Thanks so much for the ideas so far, and look forward to getting that code soon. Take it easy, bro. Have a great night.:cool:
Moving things to the clock panel will actually bring some problems. One, would be the fact that you will have to open up some type of application to refresh the screen and see the updated temperatures. So the "incoming problem" will not be fixed, yet. Myself and TLogix worked all evening one day on a solution, but nothing worked but bringing up the Phone application for a fraction of a second, then minimizing it. This is what the "incoming" message is. It's a message it's actually the window title of the Phone application. :)

Second, you will not get updated status messages as the weather is updating the weather. Also, you will not be able to get any textual descriptions unless they're hard coded into the PNGs (which is what outerdepth seems to have done). SO changing icon sets will be next to impossible, unless he offers edited versions :)

Third, the clock panel doesn't offer any user customizable text fields, which really blows. I guess this would be categorized under the previous paragraph, but for me... this single reason is what's holding me from moving to another panel :)

My app is undergoing a major overhaul right now and it's being made "modular". You will be able to change layouts on the fly and the script will run much, much faster. If Outerdepth wants to wait, he can use the new script which I will have ready in a couple of days.

[pyo]

hrm ran into a problem today. I think the phone was trying to update as I had the "phone incoming" in the top, but my phone was also locked at the time. It just froze up and couldn't do anything. Had to pull battery to restart the phone.

anyone else with the same problem?

[NRGZ28]

Did you even bother to read the last page of this thread at least ?!

[axv91]

i have 2 questions about the autoupdate feature

1. sry if this has been asked before but how do u change the interval times in the new version? i want to set it to every 12 hrs only becuase im only using wifi

2. is it possible to write a code to turn on wifi only when updating? it eats up half the battery when i leave wifi on in less than a day :(

tnx for any help :)

[Dees_Troy]

With version 3, autoupdate automatically sets the interval based on the last time the webpage has been updated. In other words, if the webpage was last updated at 2:32, the next update would be scheduled for a few minutes after 3:32. Given the infrequency of your updates and your use of wifi, you may be best off simply manually updating your weather information when you're going to look at it.

[axv91]

With version 3, autoupdate automatically sets the interval based on the last time the webpage has been updated. In other words, if the webpage was last updated at 2:32, the next update would be scheduled for a few minutes after 3:32. Given the infrequency of your updates and your use of wifi, you may be best off simply manually updating your weather information when you're going to look at it.

that really sucks :( .... it'll really be convenient if we could adjust the update intervals.... tnx for the help though :)

[pyo]

Did you even bother to read the last page of this thread at least ?!

yeah I did. I know the phone incoming is written into the code at the beginning of the refresh. I was just merely stating the conditions to when my phone froze. Just wondering if anyone elses phone has crashed during that stage

[showaco]

yeah I did. I know the phone incoming is written into the code at the beginning of the refresh. I was just merely stating the conditions to when my phone froze. Just wondering if anyone elses phone has crashed during that stage

Are you on a excalibur/dash? or didn't you have a blackjack?
I know the blackjack has problems for some reason with the refreshes.

[NRGZ28]

that really sucks :( .... it'll really be convenient if we could adjust the update intervals.... tnx for the help though :)

Well if you only update when you're on wifi, how would you know exactly how to adjust the update intervals ?! What you're saying doesn't make any sense... Just push the button when you're looking at it and update manually. It only takes about 10-15 seconds on WiFi.

[NRGZ28]

Update to 3.1 posted in post #2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2297821&postcount=2 and post #1 is the whole app.

[Dees_Troy]

If you use the update cab file that is linked in post #2 of this thread, you'll need to change all of your options before updating your weather data. The update cab changes the settings to use a certain layout (along with the ZIP code, etc.). If you weren't using that layout before the update, the wrong cpr file may be in your \Windows folder and may cause erratic display of weather data until you select a layout in the options.

[NRGZ28]

Fixed.... Thanks.

[NRGZ28]

Here's a screenshot of the current condition icon and temp on the clock panel. 2nd screenshot.. with HTC icons. Any ideas ? Suggestions ?

[Empel1960]

Here's a screenshot of the current condition icon and temp on the clock panel. Any ideas ? Suggestions ?

Hi Org,

Looks great, what if you use 24 hour format so there are more space for aditional info?

I just downloaded your last version as is working great as usual....:D

[NRGZ28]

Well I personally like the AM/PM format, so I think that's going to be designing first. What kind of additional info ? Like.. the first day of forecast info ? Don't want load it up with too many images (info), because then it will become slow and laggy like the 6 day layout. :)

[Empel1960]

Well I personally like the AM/PM format, so I think that's going to be designing first. What kind of additional info ? Like.. the first day of forecast info ? Don't want load it up with too many images (info), because then it will become slow and laggy like the 6 day layout. :)

Yes I think next day forecast will be great, with this you'll need CtestUI plugin as well to show on the screen?

[NRGZ28]

You don't need it to be on the screen to show this. But why wouldn't you ? :)

[pudgedaddy]

Here's a screenshot of the current condition icon and temp on the clock panel. 2nd screenshot.. with HTC icons. Any ideas ? Suggestions ?

this suggestion is more of a layout suggestion , and less of a functionality suggestion. That about puting the date under the time and placing the wi-fi in the header bar, where the date is..... essentially flip-flopping them.
I know this is easy to do, as this is currently how i have my .cpr set , others may also mirror my suggestion though. I just think the date is best left in the place near the time. Again, just a suggestion.

[Empel1960]

You don't need it to be on the screen to show this. But why wouldn't you ? :)
LOL, just curious, wanted to know the possibilities, you continue to amaze us with the improvements.......:D

[NRGZ28]

this suggestion is more of a layout suggestion , and less of a functionality suggestion. That about puting the date under the time and placing the wi-fi in the header bar, where the date is..... essentially flip-flopping them.
I know this is easy to do, as this is currently how i have my .cpr set , others may also mirror my suggestion though. I just think the date is best left in the place near the time. Again, just a suggestion.

Not a bad idea.. I'll do that.

[chelsea_fc]

would be nicer if you display the city and country info

[Dees_Troy]

would be nicer if you display the city and country info

Since we can't put user-defined text in the clock panel, it would be exceedingly difficult to pull this off. It might be possible using a lot of png files for the different letters and characters, but it'd be a virtual nightmare and almost certainly not worth the time and lag that it would induce.

[jrronimo]

Anyone else seeing errors during the update process?
94937

Also, CHome Weather Options says that the next update will occur in "-50 minutes". Earlier it said "-800 minutes", haha. Maybe they're related?

I had 8.0.1 or .2, I think (I've installed updates as I've seen them) before installing the update posted a page or two back... then I started seeing this trouble.

As a note, I use 'Automatic Keylock' to lock my keys if I haven't used the phone in a short time. It's either that or it starts calling people without asking me, haha.

[Dees_Troy]

That part of the update process doesn't look like it's working anymore. It's only needed for the 10-day panel as far as I can tell. I think the link will just have to be updated in OrganicM's code and hopefully it'll just start working.

[NRGZ28]

He's seeing that error because I commented out the "ErrorLevel" command for debugging purposes as I was rearranging the code. But if you get an error 502, that's usually a server error (bad gateway), not an error with my code. Are you connecting though a proxy.. like tzones ?

[jrronimo]

He's seeing that error because I commented out the "ErrorLevel" command for debugging purposes as I was rearranging the code. But if you get an error 502, that's usually a server error (bad gateway), not an error with my code. Are you connecting though a proxy.. like tzones ?

Yes I am -- t-zones itself, in fact. :) Does that not work anymore?

[pyrotech]

Is it normal not to have the current days high and low temp? I attached a screen cap.. Mon has no information below it..

[kyniemxotxa98]

Hi,

I'm sorry if this have been answered, searched thru first 8 pages and havn't seen answer.

I'm trying to get the slim 6 days layout, but doesn't seem to work after reboot. i try both storage card and main memory. tried both ver 3.0 and 3.1. also, there's like a little black square on the panel with the weather..

how to fix? thank you

[ruinertt]

Is it normal not to have the current days high and low temp? I attached a screen cap.. Mon has no information below it..

Yeah, I noticed that as well.

[NRGZ28]

Hi,

I'm sorry if this have been answered, searched thru first 8 pages and havn't seen answer.

I'm trying to get the slim 6 days layout, but doesn't seem to work after reboot. i try both storage card and main memory. tried both ver 3.0 and 3.1. also, there's like a little black square on the panel with the weather..

how to fix? thank you

Why would you try storage card when it specifically says NOT to install to the storage card, in the first post ? Post a screenshot if you can, otherwise I have no idea where to point you...

[Empel1960]

Hi Org,

I've never use the autoupdate function, I update via wifi manually, but with this new version it always try to update with the autoupdate off...:confused:

[NRGZ28]

Yeah, there's a setting I missed in there. If you know what you're doing, add a registry key under HKLM\nrg\chomewethersettings called "Autoupdate" and set it to "N", for now.

[Empel1960]

Yeah, there's a setting I missed in there. If you know what you're doing, add a registry key under HKLM\nrg\chomewethersettings called "Autoupdate" and set it to "N", for now.

Ok, I'll do that and report back......:)

[NRGZ28]

Is it normal not to have the current days high and low temp? I attached a screen cap.. Mon has no information below it..

It does that after the second half of the day usually. It's because weather.com doesn't provide the info anymore. You'll notice the same behaviour on the forecast panels as well. So that's.. normal I guess :)

[Empel1960]

Yeah, there's a setting I missed in there. If you know what you're doing, add a registry key under HKLM\nrg\chomewethersettings called "Autoupdate" and set it to "N", for now.

Yep, that did the trick, for those in the same case the registry is HKLM\software\nrg\chomewethersettings.

Thanks Org

[pyrotech]

It does that after the second half of the day usually. It's because weather.com doesn't provide the info anymore. You'll notice the same behaviour on the forecast panels as well. So that's.. normal I guess :)

yeah was going to post saying it showed up now.. but its now tuesday morning.. but thats stupid on yahoos part.. lol. oh well

[NRGZ28]

Yeah, I don't have an explanation why weather.com chooses not to display today's high lows after a certain time..but oh well... I can live with it :)

Here's the clock panel I just finished. I will be releasing this tomorrow, as an option, just like the LCD font based CPRs.

[pyrotech]

Yeah, I don't have an explanation why weather.com chooses not to display today's high lows after a certain time..but oh well... I can live with it :)

Here's the clock panel I just finished. I will be releasing this tomorrow, as an option, just like the LCD font based CPRs.

looks really nice man.. does having it on the clock panel help for anything? or just another place to put it?

I am still having problems with the reload home screen.. it shuts off my phone service.. any idea why it would be doing it?

if the auto reload homescreen is off.. does that make the auto refresh weather useless? since it doesnt update the homescreen you need to do it by manually refreshing the weather.. so it seems kinda pointless to have it auto update weather if its not displaying the updated stuff

[NRGZ28]

The reload the homescreen option is ONLY for the forecast panels. Your weather will update, even if you turn that off. And yes, the info on the clock panel IS just another place to put it :)

[tf442]

He's seeing that error because I commented out the "ErrorLevel" command for debugging purposes as I was rearranging the code. But if you get an error 502, that's usually a server error (bad gateway), not an error with my code. Are you connecting though a proxy.. like tzones ?

OrganicM.

Thanks again for your hard work on this great app. I am getting the error message quite a bit and is getting annoying. The update stops at 50%. If I try to update again it says I have no internet connection. If I go to internet explorer and open a web page and then go back and update, it works. This is using EDGE and having a good signal. Most days it will update fine 2 times and then it will error out on the next update.

Thanks

[johmann]

Hey Org! It's Tuesday . . . 45 cent wings all day :D Sorry, but I love that appointment that always shows up on your tuesday screen shots . . .

[NRGZ28]

OrganicM.

Thanks again for your hard work on this great app. I am getting the error message quite a bit and is getting annoying. The update stops at 50%. If I try to update again it says I have no internet connection. If I go to internet explorer and open a web page and then go back and update, it works. This is using EDGE and having a good signal. Most days it will update fine 2 times and then it will error out on the next update.

Thanks

I know dude. It's been happening on mine all day yesterday. It seems that weather.com server is having issues. There's nothing we can do about it unfortunately. :(

[NRGZ28]

Hey Org! It's Tuesday . . . 45 cent wings all day :D Sorry, but I love that appointment that always shows up on your tuesday screen shots . . .

Hey... thanks for reminding me !! LOL