On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:40:25 AM UTC-5, mwall wrote:
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> On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:24:59 AM UTC-5, Dan'l B wrote:
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>> OK, all running in default mode. Now, in the skin.conf file, I am having
>> trouble understanding how to enable the various options. For example, if I
>> want to show_wind on the forecast page,
>>
>> ## Which columns should be displayed?
>>
>> .....
>>
>> #set $show_wind = int($getVar('Extras.forecast_table_settings.show_wind',
>>> 1))
>>
>>
>> I uncomment that line, but then do I also uncomment the IF loops (#if
>> $varExists('forecast')) as well as the IF condition:
>>
>> #if $show_wind
>>
>> <td class='col-wind' style='text-align:center'><img
>>> src='icons/flag.png' class='legend-img' alt='W' title='wind' /><br/><span
>>> class='units'>$unit.label.wind</span></td>
>>
>> #end if
>>
>>
>> or have I misunderstood this process?
>>
>
> dan'l,
>
> in cheetah syntax, the # indicates a directive, and ## indicates a
> comment. so
>
> #set $x = 1
>
> will set the value of variable $x to 1. and this would comment that line:
>
> ##set $x = 1
>
> the line:
>
> #set $show_wind = int($getVar('Extras.forecast_table_settings.show_wind',
> 1))
>
> is a bit of cheetah/python magic. it says that the variable $show_wind
> should be set to whatever $Extras.forecast_table_settings.show_wind is set
> to, but if that variable does not exist, use the value 1. the variable
> $Extras.forecast_table_settings.show_wind is set like this in skin.conf:
>
> [Extras]
> [[forecast_table_settings]]
> show_wind = 1
>
> or like this in weewx.conf:
>
> [StdReport]
> [[forecast]]
> [[[Extras]]]
> [[[[forecast_table_settings]]]]
> show_wind = 1
>
> hope that helps!
>
Ah, OK, that is indeed obscure to someone at my pay grade! Thank you! And
Happy Thanksgiving to you.
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