I just wrote a new plugin called WeatherSaver. Here is a description: This screensaver expands upon the basic time and date screensaver and adds the current weather observations. It uses the XML current observation data from www.weather.gov. Just login to the website and find your state and nearest observation point code. Enter this code into the plugin settings of the server.
On the 1st line, the plugin displays the time (HH:MM) and date (in logn format). On the 2nd line the observation (clear, rain, fog, partly cloudy), temperature in F, and either windchill or heatindex are displayed. The plugin will fetch weather data according to the fetch interval defined by the weather station you choose to monitor. Most stations seem to be set for 60 minute polling interval. To download the plugin, visit : http://yzf600.dns2go.com/slimplugs.html Let me know if you have any problems with it. If you have any suggestions for improvements, let me know. I'm thinking of these new features in the next release: 1) option to display F or C (currently only F is supported) 2) allow user to specify something besides windchill or heatindex. In my week of testing, it seems that only 3 fields can be displayed without scrolling. I'd prefer to keep it that way. There are many items available for display. Check out the XML page for your weather station for a list of all observations. -- yzf600 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
