gDesklet Weather Forecast XUL Sample - Sign up for the "Is it hot or not?" Series

Hello,

   Let us know if anyone is interested in joining the
XUL Challenge Round 2. 

  In the new "Is it hot or not?" series I suggest
creating an applet/desklet that shows a five day
weather forecast using a web service (e.g.
weather.com).

   As an example check out the gDesklet XUL sample:

<display window-flags="sticky, below">
<sensor id="w" module="iWeather"/>
<group id="canvas" >
  <group id="today">
    <image id="ccIcon" x="0" y="0"
watch="uri=w:ccIcon, color=f:color1, font=f:font1"/>
    <label id="ccTemp" relative-to="ccIcon, x" x="0"
y="0" watch="value=w:ccTemp" color="white" font="Sans
bold 18"/>
    <label id="location" relative-to="ccTemp, y"
watch="value=w:location" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans
bold 12"/>
    <label id="ccSky" relative-to="location, y"
watch="value=w:ccSky" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccFlik" relative-to="ccSky, y"
watch="value=w:ccFlik" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccBar" relative-to="ccFlik, y"
watch="value=w:ccBar" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccWind" relative-to="ccBar, y"
watch="value=w:ccWind" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccHmid" relative-to="ccWind, y"
watch="value=w:ccHmid" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccVis" relative-to="ccHmid, y"
watch="value=w:ccVis" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccUv" relative-to="ccVis, y"
watch="value=w:ccUv" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
    <label id="ccDewp" relative-to="ccUv, y"
watch="value=w:ccDewp" color="#f0f0f0" font="Sans bold
12"/>
  </group>
  <group id="forecast" relative-to="today, x" x="20"
y="0" watch="color=f:color0, font=f:font0">
    <array layout="horizontal"
watch="length=w:forecastDays">
      <group id="forecastDay" x="20">
        <label id="forecastDay" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastDay" />
        <group id="dayNight" relative-to="forecastDay,
y">
          <group id="day">
            <image id="forecastDayIcon" anchor="n"
watch="uri=w:forecastDayIcon" />
            <label id="forecastTempHi" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastDayIcon, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastTempHi" />
            <label id="forecastDayHmid" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastTempHi, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastDayHmid" />          
            <label id="forecastDayPpcp" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastDayHmid, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastDayPpcp" />          
            <label id="forecastDayWind" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastDayPpcp, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastDayWind" />
            <label id="forecastSunrise" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastDayWind, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastSunrise" />
          </group>
          <group id="night" relative-to="day, x"
x="5">
            <image id="forecastNightIcon" anchor="n"
watch="uri=w:forecastNightIcon" />
            <label id="forecastTempLow" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastNightIcon, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastTempLow" />
            <label id="forecastNightHmid" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastTempLow, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastNightHmid" />
            <label id="forecastNightPpcp" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastNightHmid, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastNightPpcp" />
            <label id="forecastNightWind" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastNightPpcp, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastNightWind" />
            <label id="forecastSunset" anchor="n"
relative-to="forecastNightWind, y" color="white"
watch="value=w:forecastSunset" />
          </group>
        </group>
      </group>
    </array>
  </group>
</group>
</display>


  Pretty impressive, isn't it? Anyways, let us know if
you want to join in and I sign you up in the XUL
Challenge Round 2 also known as the "Is it hot or
not?" series.  

  - Gerald

  
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Gerald Bauer

XUL Alliance        | http://xul.sourceforge.net  
United XAML         | http://xaml.sourceforge.net
The Thinlet World   | http://thinlet.blog-city.com


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