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

Gerald,
sign me up.

--- Gerald Bauer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
> 
>   
> -------------------
> Gerald Bauer
> 
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