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XBMC | As the API from Weather Channel has changed, the XBMC built-in weather forecast vanished from core and needs from 15th November onwards | ||
an additional weather-addon.<br /> | |||
Currently there is only one supported weather addon in the official repository, namely [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=114637 World Weather Online] | |||
This feature requires a build from 15th November 2011 or newer and needs the following commit included: <br /> | |||
[https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/ada86f4c96e5fbd35b9c4d35d87b0b37517f927f ada86f4c96e5fbd35b9c4d35d87b0b37517f927f]<br /> | |||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
In order to use the weather forecast you need to specify which addon shall provide the weather information. <br /> | |||
| | Additionaly you have to set your location for the forecast. All these can be set in the [[User Interface Settings|Settings]] tab off the [[General Navigation#Home Screen|Home Screen]]. | ||
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You start at specifying which addon shall provide the data: | |||
[[File:new_weather1.png|center|360px]] | |||
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Next Step is heading to the "Settings"-button below the provider menu and setting at least on location in there<br /> | |||
[[File:new_weather3.png|center|360px]] | |||
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From now on you'll be able to get your weather forecast by clicking on the weather tab in the [[General Navigation#Home Screen|Home Screen]] | |||
[[File:new_weather4.png|center|360px]] | |||
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Change between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius Celsius]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit Fahrenheit] in [[Appearance Settings]] with the [[Appearance Settings#Region|Region]] option. | Change between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius Celsius]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit Fahrenheit] in [[Appearance Settings]] with the [[Appearance Settings#Region|Region]] option. | ||
== Forecast for Unknown Locations == | == Forecast for Unknown Locations == | ||
Weather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the | Weather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the World-Weather-Online service. The only thing you can do then is select the closest larger city/village/community. | ||
[[Category:User Interface]] | [[Category:User Interface]] |
Revision as of 19:06, 15 November 2011
As the API from Weather Channel has changed, the XBMC built-in weather forecast vanished from core and needs from 15th November onwards
an additional weather-addon. This feature requires a build from 15th November 2011 or newer and needs the following commit included: ConfigurationIn order to use the weather forecast you need to specify which addon shall provide the weather information. You start at specifying which addon shall provide the data:
Forecast for Unknown LocationsWeather forecasts for smaller cities/villages/communities locations outside of America/Canada, for example in Europe may or may not exist on the World-Weather-Online service. The only thing you can do then is select the closest larger city/village/community. |