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Mint 17.3 No Data query #138

Closed Tomaszm700 closed 8 years ago

Tomaszm700 commented 8 years ago

Applet do not query any informations. After installation applet show it self in bar but it looks like waiting for informations ( round arrow icon ) I check all the settings with few location codes - no changes.

mockturtl commented 8 years ago

Which applet version?

The first step is to check your location codes in a browser.

https://github.com/mockturtl/cinnamon-weather/wiki/Test-my-city

If those results look OK, do you use a network proxy?

Tomaszm700 commented 8 years ago

Thanks a lot for replay - Problem found and it is not on side of applet. I test lot of WOEID codes and only huge Cities codes respond with data. My apologize for rising problem that in fact comes not from app code. Im wonder of one more thing WOEID applet is using format PLXX0040 ( Poznan, Poland ) I try to find WOEID of my little town and yahoo shown WOEID in this format 514048 ( Poznan, Poland) on Yahoo weather even my little town weather is shown (518783). Is it possible that yahoo use two databases and we are using this non fully updated or supported? and if yes can we change it somehow to make available all locations info?

Tomaszm700 commented 8 years ago

I just found how to find correct working WOEID for own location - I hope this will help someone.

  1. open this web page http://zourbuth.com/tools/woeid/ [link fixed --mockturtl]
  2. Put name of your location ( in this exaple I will use town called Slupca in Poland )
  3. List of location will be shown in respond
    • Details____WOEID
    • Slupca * Poland * Greater Poland * 518783
    • Slupca * Poland * Greater Poland * 29397281
    • Slupca * Poland * Masovian * 518784
  4. Copy your location WOEID ( in my case 518783 or 29397281 will be correct one )
  5. Now put this address in your browser http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=location and change last word location to copied before number, so it will looks like this http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?w=518783
  6. Pusch Enter

In respond you will see an generated Code in line 4 you will see <title>Yahoo! Weather - Slupca, PL</title> this confirm your location In line 5 

<link>
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/Slupca__PL/*http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/PLXX0066_f.html
</link>

As you can see on the end of the line there is a code in right format PLXX0066 This is code of closest Measuring point to your location

  1. Paste it in to applet WOEID editbox
  2. Set your location label in the bottom of settings tab