Updated weather plug-in for GBPVR 0.98

[Jeff]

Now on the wiki site. From the change log:

2006-09-10 :

* Updated to work with release 0.98 of GBPVR

* Weather plug-in can now be used as a video plug-in. To do so add it to your config.xml in the VideoPlugins section. By default when displayed in video mode a small two day forecast will show up on the botton of the screen. The popup is skinable.

Jeff

[haxorboy]

Thank you, this new build felt naked without it.

[User]

Thank you! and Ditto. I have it working as a video plugin too, Super!

[pdan_pdan]

Pleae, can you post the line from config.xml with the weathe plugin?
I tried to put it on the first available line, like
<VideoPlugin3>Weather</VideoPlugin3>
and activate it with 3+F11, but it's not working

[Jeff]

Can you post your config.xml and gbpvr.exe.log file(s)?

Jeff

[pdan_pdan]

Logs attached
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[Jeff]

I think the problem is the skin you are using. Can you try switching to the blue skin and see if it works. I think the advisor skin will need to be updated to include images for the new popup display. If it works under blue, and it should, you can continue to use advisor as your skin for everyhing else. Just delete the weather subdirectory under advisor. In the new rev of GBPVR, GBPVR will automatically look for the skin files in the blue skin if they are not found in the currently active skin.

Jeff

[MixMan]

I updated the Advisor skin yesterday.
Is there a new popup in Weather ?
It seems to work fine for me.

[Jeff]

I added support for using the weather plug-in as a video plug-in. It would work fine with old skin files when used as a standard plug-in but mods are needed for the new functions. if you look in the blue skin you will see what changed.

I added some special elements to define the location of the display

Code:

    <!-- Location of the Video popup display on the VideoPopupBackground -->
        <SpecialElement name="VideoPopupDisplay" loc="0,340"/>
        <!-- Location of current conditions icon relative to the parent VideoPopupDisplay location above-->
        <SpecialElement name="VideoPopupDisplayCurrentDayIcon" loc="0,40" size="100,100" />
        <!-- Location of next day forecast icon relative to the parent VideoPopupDisplay location above-->
        <SpecialElement name="VideoPopupDisplayNextDayIcon" loc="400,40" size="100,100" />

And some images

Code:

        <!-- static background image -->
        <CompositeImage name="VideoPopupBackground" size="720,480">
            <DrawRect loc="0,340" size="720,140" borderWidth="0" fillColor="DarkBlue" borderColor="Transparent"/>
        </CompositeImage>

        <CompositeImage name="VideoPopupDisplay" size="720,140">
            <!-- Items available are @Title, @Temperature, @Outlook, @WindChill, @Wind, @Pressure,             -->
                        <!--                     @Humidity, @Visibility, @Dewpoint, @Sunrise, @Sunset, @UpdateTime,        -->
                        <!--                     @Day, @HiTemp, @LoTemp, @NextDay, @NextHiTemp, @NextLoTemp, @NextForecast -->

            <DrawText text="@Title" loc="0,3" size="710,25" textStyle="Details" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@Day" loc="0,30" size="360,25" textStyle="Details" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@Outlook" loc="125,40" size="290,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Hi Temp:" loc="125,60" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@HiTemp" loc="250,60" size="250,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Low Temp:" loc="125,80" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@LoTemp" loc="250,80" size="250,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Current Temp:" loc="125,100" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@Temperature" loc="250,100" size="250,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Wind:" loc="125,120" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@Wind" loc="250,120" size="290,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>

            <DrawText text="@NextDay" loc="400,30" size="360,25" textStyle="Details" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@NextForecast" loc="525,40" size="290,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Hi Temp:" loc="525,60" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@NextHiTemp" loc="650,60" size="250,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="Low Temp:" loc="525,80" size="210,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
            <DrawText text="@NextLoTemp" loc="650,80" size="250,20" textStyle="PopupDetails" align="Left"/>
        </CompositeImage>

Jeff

[23skidoo]

New here. Question: What do y'all mean when you say the Weather plugin can be used as a video plug-in? Does that give it additional features? Does that make it look better?

And as a post script, I have to say the Weather plug-in looks pretty good. One of the better UIs for this sort of info.