GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 53871
gWeather Radar map- should be removed or fixed
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
Package: gnome-applets Severity: normal Version: 0.05 Synopsis: gWeather Radar map Bugzilla-Product: gnome-applets Bugzilla-Component: gweather Description: The radar map in GNOME Weather always shows the map for Jan 5 2001, even when I update the forecast. I'm in Ithaca NY if that makes a difference. ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-04-29 14:18 ------- The original reporter (scohen@cornell.edu) of this bug does not have an account here. Reassigning to the exporter, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org. Reassigning to the default owner of the component, gnome-applets-maint@bugzilla.gnome.org.
It does this for other states/cities too.
*** Bug 58124 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I assume this is because the Weather Channel has changed the web address scheme of the images gweather is using.
Is this still a problem? If so, it should really get fixed, or the option should be removed. [It was last time I looked, but I can't get it to update at all right now. :/]
*** Bug 56813 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Updating the title to indicate things a bit more clearly.
*** Bug 68579 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Urgent because of the UI freeze.
*** Bug 63279 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
From the last duplicate: ---- gweather needs to allow user-defined url for retrieving radar maps. The default always grabs an image dated Jan.2001. I fixed weather.c by using this as the url: http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_%s_ultraradar_medium_usen.jpg where %s == loc(3 letter code from Locations file). User-defined urls would be better, since there are many maps to choose from. ---
The url provided only works for a small percentage of the cities for gweather. Cvs now uses that url scheme. We need to provide custom urls or else someone has to go through the Locations file and update the radar IDs. I have a request in works to the release team to add the option of user defined urls.
Okay, provided the ability to set custom radar map urls in cvs. Removing GNOME2 keyword, and filing a new GNOME2 bug for the need for the updated Locations file.
The ability to set custom radar map does not work "if (loc->radar[0] == '-')" (see weather.c line 1489). If I understand it correctly, setting a custom url whern there is no radar code in the Locations file is useless. That is to say, setting a custom radar map works only when you don't need it...
Please upgrade to GNOME2 and reopen if you still find this bug
of course this bug is still in 2.2 Even worse the radar map isn't displayed at all.
Oops. Fixed the custom radar url.