@Jeff: Weather Plugin Panel / Question

[ShiningDragon]

Hi Jeff ^^

I wanna ask you something. Your Plugin can be used to display informations within mainmenu, using a Panel-Function.

This is the part, i wann ask you something. It's only possible to use this commands within the Panel?

@MessageWithIcon
@MessageWithoutIcon

I tried to use something like @Temperature, which you're using within the Weather Plugin itself, but it'll display only "@Temperature".

Can you help me out? I don't need a whole book of information on the mainmenu; just the icon and a temperature ^^;

[Fatman_do]

Hi Jeff ^^

I wanna ask you something. Your Plugin can be used to display informations within mainmenu, using a Panel-Function.

This is the part, i wann ask you something. It's only possible to use this commands within the Panel?

@MessageWithIcon
@MessageWithoutIcon

I tried to use something like @Temperature, which you're using within the Weather Plugin itself, but it'll display only "@Temperature".

Can you help me out? I don't need a whole book of information on the mainmenu; just the icon and a temperature ^^;

If you only want to see the temperature, just comment out the other DrawText lines.

Code:

    <CompositeImage name="WeatherPanel" size="320,80">            
            <!--<DrawText text="@MessageWithIcon" loc="60,0" size="280,50" textStyle="StandardText" align="Left"/>    -->
            <DrawText text="@TemperatureWithIcon" loc="60,20" size="80,40" textStyle="BigText" align="Left"/>
            <[B]!--[/B]DrawText text="@OutlookWithIcon" loc="142,0" size="280,40" textStyle="StandardText" align="Left"/[B]--[/B]>
            <[B]!--[/B]DrawText text="@CityWithIcon" loc="142,50" size="280,40" textStyle="SmallText" align="Left"/[B]--[/B]>


            <!--<DrawText text="@MessageWithoutIcon" loc="0,0" size="320,80" textStyle="StandardText" align="Left"/> -->    
            <DrawText text="@TemperatureWithoutIcon" loc="0,20" size="80,40" textStyle="BigText" align="Left"/>
            <[B]!--[/B]DrawText text="@OutlookWithoutIcon" loc="100,0" size="280,30" textStyle="StandardText" align="Left"/[B]--[/B]>
            <[B]!--[/B]DrawText text="@CityWithoutIcon" loc="100,50" size="280,30" textStyle="SmallText" align="Left"/[B]--[/B]>
        </CompositeImage>

[ShiningDragon]

I made it like you wrote, but i'll get only a big red cross. The "@MessageWithIcon" and "@MessageWithoutIcon" are the only ones which seems to work.

[Fatman_do]

I made it like you wrote, but i'll get only a big red cross. The "@MessageWithIcon" and "@MessageWithoutIcon" are the only ones which seems to work.

I should have verified it before I suggested it. I just assumed that would work. Maybe the panel plugin is looking for the other values and cannot work without them.

[ShiningDragon]

I should have verified it before I suggested it. I just assumed that would work. Maybe the panel plugin is looking for the other values and cannot work without them.

Yeah, i thought same like you. I thought i could use other variables, but it seems that this isn't possible. Ok, waiting for Jeff himself ^^; He made this Panel, i think he know for best, which Variables are used through the Panel.

[ShiningDragon]

Finally, i found the solution. Jeff posted a "bugfix" already in this thread:
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=15601

The last Weather Panel Attachment.zip has a newer Version of the WeatherPanel.dll Plugin, than the one in the wiki.

I think this is the big problem with our wiki! Most files there are out of date. Like the CommonGBPVRUtilities.dll.

It's not easy to make something, if there are all different versions... :-(

[Jeff]

There are two set of string arguments, one for cases where there is an icon associated with the forecast and one for cases where there is not. Right now the weather plug-in always posts an icon (using the Unknown image for unknown forecast types, so the without icon stuff won’t be used but is there just in case.

The panel can be used in one of two ways. If you just want to post the forecast string, use the @MessageWithoutIcon and @MessageWithIcon items.

If you want control over the indiviaual elements of the forecast string (temperaure, outlook, and city) use the @TemperatureWithoutIcon, @TemperatureWithIcon, @OutlookWithoutIcon, @OutlookWithIcon, @CityWithoutIcon, and @CityWithIcon elements.

Jeff

[Fatman_do]

Finally, i found the solution. Jeff posted a "bugfix" already in this thread:
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=15601

The last Weather Panel Attachment.zip has a newer Version of the WeatherPanel.dll Plugin, than the one in the wiki.

I think this is the big problem with our wiki! Most files there are out of date. Like the CommonGBPVRUtilities.dll.

It's not easy to make something, if there are all different versions... :-(

You must include the newer version then if you distribute the skin.

I take it from Jeff's post, that commenting out those lines would work then? I don't use that panel, I use VAPanel instead.

[ShiningDragon]

You must include the newer version then if you distribute the skin.

I take it from Jeff's post, that commenting out those lines would work then? I don't use that panel, I use VAPanel instead.

Yep, i think so too.

Yes, comment out works with the new Version of WeatherPanel.dll. Now i can just display the Temperature within the mainmenu. For this i'll create another nice Graphical-Panel ^^

Another Question: Made Jeff to the VAPanel? I think i am missing something. Is for the VAPanel a .dll within the Plugins folder needed?

I have only one VAPanel.xml within the Skin/Panel Folder. Where can i get the Plugin? Video Archiver i didn't wanted install for now; first i have to made the basics of GB-PVR ready.

[Fatman_do]

Yes, there is a .dll file required. You need to install VA to get it.