You don't get to whine unless you contribute. And, so far, there is no record of you having submitted a Pull Request.
On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 8:11 AM Julius Thijssen <[email protected]> wrote: > You may direct that towards me, but I just find it super annoying to read > fan-boys/girls here constantly pointing others to "read the documentation" > and never even trying to answer what are often easy short-cuts, or hints to > actual helpful answers. I'm just being honest about it; The weewx and > Belchertown docs are also not hiding the fact that it's quite hard and > messy, so hey, don't shoot the messenger here. > Usually I will try my best to improve and translate docs, for free, for > projects like these, because some really could use that here with weewx. > And it would be nice to see more helpful related hints and comments INSIDE > the weewx.conf file, so you don't have to constantly look up every tiny > python-quirk that it's working with. > > On Monday, August 23, 2021 at 2:44:44 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > >> Maybe a little more humility would be in order here Julius. This is an >> experimental application which has been created by Tom and his team, >> devoting thousands of hours freely given. A piece of software which has >> cost none of us a single penny. I cannot claim 40yrs experience and I am >> certainly not a Python expert but careful reading has provided most of the >> answers to my questions. If not, a polite please and thank you usually does >> the trick. Most of what I know l learnt in this forum and collaborating >> with other users. >> >> So how about disseminating some of that 40yrs experience and make your >> mark in a positive way? If there is a better way to do it, I am sure we >> would all like to learn more. >> >> In the meantime, Tom, Matt, Gary, Vince and anybody else who has >> contributed over the years, a huge thank you. >> >> Ian >> >> >> >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 11:36, Julius Thijssen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Not to burst your weewx fanboy bubble here, but its config is a total >>> mess, to be fairly honest. >>> There's a weewx.conf that holds no "defaultskin =" entry anywhere. It >>> does have >>> [StdReport], which every new user assumes is short for [StandardReport], >>> except it isn't, because under it you also find >>> [[StandardReport]] (which defaults to "false", strangely) and also >>> [[Defaults]] >>> both of which also do not hold default skin settings. >>> >>> Seriously, it took me hours to find out how to get a skin for the >>> standard html report to be used. I have never seen a config for a skin in >>> any package before in my 40 years in IT that was so unclear. And no, it's >>> not explained well in the docs. >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 10:53:42 PM UTC+2 vince wrote: >>> >>>> On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:52:08 AM UTC-7 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It is refreshing to have that level of detail to read through, but >>>>> it also takes some time to figure out what isn't there, what is there, and >>>>> what section it's in. Sometimes, it's quicker to ask people. >>>>> >>>> >>>> With all due respect, the purpose of the docs is so you can do the >>>> research and fend for yourself, rather than asking several thousand of >>>> people questions that have answers that are already documented. (and then >>>> the 'next' person does the same thing....and the next....and the next....) >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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/7746bb0d-5579-4b79-9c15-16677b25f6c4n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7746bb0d-5579-4b79-9c15-16677b25f6c4n%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/2c3706ae-d0a4-4807-a0b0-0db960b2ed4an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/2c3706ae-d0a4-4807-a0b0-0db960b2ed4an%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/CAPq0zEA3AHofGG7L1MUk3NwL2FH7OHEiB_6HOuH_QpcO0jxv0w%40mail.gmail.com.
