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OldTexas
Comment #22 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 6:45 PM
Comment #22 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 6:45 PM
Whoa! The widget verion has diappeared from the list! If it's got pull fer some reason I'm dang sure de-lighted I got mine.
This's the slickest thang since windmills.
This's the slickest thang since windmills.
Will Rose
Comment #23 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 6:59 PM
Comment #23 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 6:59 PM
The widget version is being updated Wincustomize for some reason takes the old version offline while the admins look at the new version. 
OldTexas
Comment #24 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 9:00 PM
Comment #24 Wednesday, August 4, 2004 9:00 PM
Updated!!!!! Wow!!!! Now I'm gonna be sittin' here refreshin' my page all night sittin' on the edge a my chair to see what new goodies ya got.
Mr. Sir Will Rose, lemme takie again fer this one. Bein' from a rural area we tend to spend a lotta time jes watchin' the weather since that's one a the more interestin' thangs there is to watch here.
This is a dussie! I vote it Number One all-time dessktop enhancement ever to appear on WinCustomize or anywhere's else!!!
That Weatherbug program was purdy good too (if yer lookin' fer idy's), but it's spyware n' filled up with more ads than a Main Street telephone pole.
Again...thankie!
Mr. Sir Will Rose, lemme takie again fer this one. Bein' from a rural area we tend to spend a lotta time jes watchin' the weather since that's one a the more interestin' thangs there is to watch here.
This is a dussie! I vote it Number One all-time dessktop enhancement ever to appear on WinCustomize or anywhere's else!!!
That Weatherbug program was purdy good too (if yer lookin' fer idy's), but it's spyware n' filled up with more ads than a Main Street telephone pole.
Again...thankie!
GTHKayaNow
Comment #25 Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:45 AM
Comment #25 Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:45 AM
Hi Will!!! Big ups for your sattelite weather! I ve ben downloading the versions as they come... One lil question tho... Any idea as to how to "localize it" for other countries??? I went to the website where you get the info from in your object, and found the place I live in, but I am not so good at DesktopX programming... Any info will be much 'preciated.
Peace
GTH_Kaya
Peace
GTH_Kaya
Will Rose
Comment #26 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 12:04 AM
Comment #26 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 12:04 AM
For the sake of completeness, I'll point out here in the comments what should be obvious from the description:
This "object" version has been updated, and is exactly identical to the widget version, so you can download whichever one you like.
There's still no non-US satellite/radar because I've been unable to find any source of imagery that is updated more frequently than every 3 hours. My feeling for data that is that static, one might as well just go to a web-site, and it's not worth the bother of integrating. When I find something that is updated in a timely fashion, I'll work on integrating it.
This "object" version has been updated, and is exactly identical to the widget version, so you can download whichever one you like.
There's still no non-US satellite/radar because I've been unable to find any source of imagery that is updated more frequently than every 3 hours. My feeling for data that is that static, one might as well just go to a web-site, and it's not worth the bother of integrating. When I find something that is updated in a timely fashion, I'll work on integrating it.
SDHolden
Comment #27 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 2:42 PM
Comment #27 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 2:42 PM
I see accuweather now includes feeds from Environment Canada Radars (http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html)
Any chance of adding them to the list??
Stephen @ Environment Canada
Any chance of adding them to the list??
Stephen @ Environment Canada
Will Rose
Comment #28 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:04 PM
Comment #28 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:04 PM
SDHolden: An initial look indicates probably not... Firstly, the images are in a different format and are broken into separate files- this would require the addition of much additional logic and control structures in the code. Secondly, and more importantly, the names of the images are constantly changing. The web-page you load at that site is hard-coded with a server-side-created javascript that was generated with the then-current file names. There would be no way for my widget to know the names of the imagery files it needs to load, since they all include the "image time" as part of the file name. Directory listing is prohibited by the server, so you can't look up the names, and of course you can't guess. There doesn't seem to be any way to "get the most recent n images and know their temporal order" and that's what I need.
Will Rose
Comment #29 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:11 PM
Comment #29 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:11 PM
Of course, if you or some other fine Canadian who would like to see the data integrated would like to write a VBScript routine that would download the correct html page and extract the relevant file names from the embedded javascript, taking into account the user's selected Radar Station (a complete list of these would need to be built), and run fast enough it could be invoked each time the user presses the button without annoyance, I'd be happy to work with them. 
Will Rose
Comment #30 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:13 PM
Comment #30 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 4:13 PM
On the other hand, if you're with Environment Canada, could you arrange to make appropriate imagery available? If so, I'd be interested in conferring with you on this.
Pogz
Comment #31 Monday, December 6, 2004 7:12 PM
Comment #31 Monday, December 6, 2004 7:12 PM
Hi Will - was using your older version for quite some time and just decided to see if there was an update, and found this "new" version! Really nice - the improvements you incorporated into this version hit pretty much all the things I was hoping for. Awesome job! Thanks!!
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Comment #21 Monday, August 2, 2004 9:46 PM