Thanks Gary, All I want to do is to modify an existing skin. Nothing more.
Thank you for taking the time to explain what is available to do and options that are present. Ron On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 18:49 gjr80 <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron, > > When i read your first post on skins I took it you were looking at > installing a skin other than those supplied with WeeWX, your last post > indicates more of a 'roll your own' approach. Unfortunately there is no > skin tutorial available, the closest there is the Customization Guide > <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm>, in particular the The standard > reporting service, StdReport > <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#_____________The_standard_reporting_service,_StdReport_________>, > Customizing reports > <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_reports>, The Cheetah > generator <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_templates> > and The image generator > <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#image_generator>. The > Customization Guide is necessary reading for those that wish to tinker. > > If you are looking at installing an existing non-WeeWX shipped skin then > you will likely find them mentioned in the WeeWX wiki > <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki#skins>, via the WeeWX showcase > <http://weewx.com/showcase.html> or station map > <http://weewx.com/stations.html> or by googling. Many skins can be > installed with the WeeWX extension installer, others need to be manually > installed. Most have some instructions for installation and/or > customisation, sometimes these are included in up front comments in some of > the skin files. > > If you are wanting to roll your own or modify another skin to suit your > needs I recommend you get in and get your hands dirty with a bit of > tinkering on an existing skin. I would avoid the more complex skins like > Belchertown and even the WeeWX Seasons skin, there are just too many other > things going on in these skins for the novice to grasp the WeeWX report > basics. Something like the original WeeWX Standard skin is ideal, it is a > very simple skin that touches on most of the WeeWX report capabilities. As > of WeeWX v3.9.0 Seasons is the default skin for new installs but Standard > is still there, you may just need to enable it. The good thing about > playing with skins is for output only skins if you do make a mistake you > tend to only bring down your report generator rather than crashing WeeWX > and risking your data. > > How you approach working with skins is up to you, if you have a spare > PC/RPi etc you might install WeeWX with the simulator and work away there > until you have what you are after and then copy over the changes to your > on-line system. You might stand up a linux virtual machine on Virtualbox or > the like and work with WeeWX and the simulator in a virtual environment. > You could work on your live machine if you want, just make sure you have a > backup copy of weewx.conf and your skins directory before you start. > > Gary > > On Wednesday, 1 January 2020 08:19:38 UTC+10, Ron Short wrote: >> >> No worries. I am trying to create my own skin, then enable it. >> >> As this thread states in the title, Newbie. Thank you for your patience. >> >> Ron >> >> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 2:06 PM vince <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:59:43 PM UTC-8, Ron Short wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok, my goal is to figure out how to apply Skins to the look of the >>>> weewx reports. I think this is correct. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> I'm sorry, I still have no idea what you are asking. >>> >>> Are you asking how to 'alter' an existing skin, 'enable/disable' one, >>> 'create' your own skin ? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f911c253-ad12-44e7-9544-51e7e01f4bbd%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f911c253-ad12-44e7-9544-51e7e01f4bbd%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/394aef89-702c-4c79-9d8d-bbf1d72af5fa%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/394aef89-702c-4c79-9d8d-bbf1d72af5fa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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