The directive "strict_ascii" means just that: only characters that can be represented in the 7 bits, or 127 characters, of the ascii code set will be printed. This does not include the degree sign.
If you truly want a degree symbol, you will have to choose an encoding. While there are dozens out there, weewx offers only two: 'html_entities', or 'utf8'. The former, html_entities, will cause weewx to emit ° which all browsers will recognize as a degree sign. Most text editors will not. The latter, utf8, will use multibyte encoding and weewx will emit two bytes 0xC2 0xB0 which most browsers and text editors will print as a degree sign. But, not all. I would suggest using utf8 and see if that works for you. I know code sets can seem terribly confusing and that's because they are. There are countless different ways of jamming all the characters we commonly use in a handful of bytes. Fortunately, these days, the world has pretty much settled on UTF8. -tk On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Jim W. <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry.. Rpi3b running latest Raspbian. Installed from DEB package. I have > modified the Standard skin.conf file with: > > > [[[temp.txt]]] > # Report that makes current outTemp available to other program > encoding = strict_ascii > template = temp.txt.tmpl > > and the temp.txt.tmpl file looks like: > > $current.dateTime > $current.outTemp.format("%.1f") > $trend.outTemp > > and the txt file generated looks like: > > > 11/22/2016 06:30:00 PM > 37.6F > -4.2F > > Thanks for any insight! > > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:40:47 PM UTC-5, Tom Keffer wrote: >> >> We're going to need a little more information. Is this a stock weewx >> installation? Or, have you made modifications to the skins or to skin.conf? >> >> What is the platform? >> >> -tk >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jim W. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> At the risk of inciting the fury of AM... I have a question regarding >>> the degree symbol. I'm using the tag $current.outTemp and >>> $current.outTemp.format("%.1f") and both produce the expected result >>> EXCEPT without the little degree symbol? I have read, re-read... and >>> re-re-read the Customization guide but can't figure it out? >>> Thanks for any insight! >>> >>> Ps... If this question causes an apoplectic reaction please hit the >>> delete key... take a deep breath and think of butterflies! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
