Simple prob with SBP weather software

[Guest farmgorgon]

I've just downloaded and installed the SBP weather thing. I've set it to London but it displays on the today screen next to the icon "error downloading data from site". I presume this is to do with my sync options.

My proxy and password are blank (as I don'tneed to update when docked, I presume), and my source is the default `gismeteo`. Do i have to subscribe to some third party service toget the data?

Thanks in advance

[Guest mcwarre]

What site are you using? It is worth installing the bbc weather template as this tends to be more accurate

[Guest gurujockstrap]

Never knew about the templates! Managed to get the BBC set up on mine now.

http://www.pdagold.com/themes/detail.asp?t=12007

Theres the template to download and instructions on how to get it working.:rolleyes:

[Guest richard_d]

Never knew about the templates! Managed to get the BBC set up on mine now.

http://www.pdagold.com/themes/detail.asp?t=12007

Theres the template to download and instructions on how to get it working.:rolleyes:

I like SPB Weather, but do miss wind direction info. I wonder whether there's anyway of amending the template? Or are there better weather plug-ins?

Richard

[Guest richard_d]

I like SPB Weather, but do miss wind direction info. I wonder whether there's anyway of amending the template? Or are there better weather plug-ins?

Richard

Well that was easier than I thought it would be - just a simple change to the template adds Wind Direction

Just open the template file in Wordpad or similar and replace thw wind direction section with:

// wind direction

skip_to_text("

skip_to_text("/weather/images/symbols/fiveday_sym/wind/v_", false);

begin_var;

skip_to_chars(".");

string windDirection = end_var;

and hey presto you get wind direction.

Richard

[Guest Fone_Fanatic]

Anyone have a good template for the U.S? I've tried several and they're not accurate at all. I have FizzWeather installed as well and one would say thunderstorms and the other would say Sunny... FizzWeather is much more accurate.