[Mobile Shell 3.0 Widget] WeatherPanel (with current conditions)

[JZ*]

Probably a dumb question...but I cannot find a manual way to update the weather/cameras with Phatfinger IV? My battery is really wearing down fast (couple of hours, and my phone got really warm?), so I turned off auto update...any help is appreciated to let me know how to update manually!

Also, will it eat battery faster with multiple cities/cameras in the database?

Great program though...Thanks storyr

[storyr]

Originally Posted by JZ*

Probably a dumb question...but I cannot find a manual way to update the weather/cameras with Phatfinger IV? My battery is really wearing down fast (couple of hours, and my phone got really warm?), so I turned off auto update...any help is appreciated to let me know how to update manually!

Also, will it eat battery faster with multiple cities/cameras in the database?

Great program though...Thanks storyr

There's no update button in the pop-up windows (not supported there), but there is on the Today screen plugin. So, if you go to the Today screen, hit the "start" button, the screen changes to the dash board. The refresh is the round arrow thingy. An alternative is to hit the settings button, which drops a menu with two update options on it.

One thing I noticed about WeatherPanel is that it may have issues (such as running constantly and causing the phone to get hot) if ActiveSync is configured with an Exchange server with "as items arrive" - in combination with low-service areas.

I changed my email schedule to "every 5 minutes", and I haven't had the problem since - nor do I have battery issues.

[storyr]

UPDATE

I've updated the first post with a new CAB. This version has a new "compact" layout (for Bob) and some improvements to the injection process (much less work to do).

If you don't care about the new layout, no need to update.

Note: This update will probably whack your existing WeatherPanel widgets, so you'll need to re-add them.

[darren.wlsn1]

lol,round arrow thingy. i installed a new theme and after you do so, you have to inject the app again, not a big deal, just thought i would let people know.

[storyr]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

lol,round arrow thingy. i installed a new theme and after you do so, you have to inject the app again, not a big deal, just thought i would let people know.

Yea - If you overwrite the qa_layouts.dat, you'll need to re-inject.

In this new version, I figured out how to place all of the widgets into their own standalone xml file (WpWidgets.xml). So, if you're only replacing the Widgets.xml (in qa_layouts.dat), you won't have to re-inject.

[darren.wlsn1]

fog icon is funky looking, thought i had a problem. lol

[Wuffpack99]

Still a no go on my Omnia. Gets stuck at line 120 - can't find ~qa_layouts.zip even though I see it in total commander. The zip to function is adding lots of spaces to the end of the layouts.zip________.

Would it be possible to get manual instructions?

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by Wuffpack99

Still a no go on my Omnia. Gets stuck at line 120 - can't find ~qa_layouts.zip even though I see it in total commander. The zip to function is adding lots of spaces to the end of the layouts.zip________.

Would it be possible to get manual instructions?

thats a ton of manual installing. what layout are you using? fatfinger?

[naso21]

Have to say great work. But I have one question, how did you get the widget on the professional screen. Would like to put there instead of the default one that came with spb shell

[Wuffpack99]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

thats a ton of manual installing. what layout are you using? fatfinger?

Not using anything specific. Just the standard MS3 shell layout.