Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[djyoung4]

sorry im kind of new at this but what exactly do i copy from weather.com for my location?

(please dont flame)

y would we flame

[Abe21599]

y would we flame

idk im a member on other forums and i know this question is simple.

but Vindsl that deff helped out i have my location and put it in the conkyrc file. i found the forecast.config file but its read only. how do i edit this?

and are those the only two values i change in that file? or do i have to change others

thanks guys!

[VinDSL]

but Vindsl that deff helped out i have my location and put it in the conkyrc file. i found the forecast.config file but its read only. how do i edit this?

The easiest way is to open nautilus (in a terminal) in admin mode:

$ gksudo nautilus

Then navigate to your conkyForecast.config file, edit, and save it.

When you're done, you need to copy /usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyForecast.config to your /home directory and rename it to .conkyForecast.config, e.g. with a dot in front of it, to hide it.

Here's how my .conkyForecast.config looks:

# config settings for conkyForecast.py
CACHE_FOLDERPATH = /tmp/
CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5
EXPIRY_MINUTES = 30
TIME_FORMAT = %H:%M
DATE_FORMAT = %Y-%m-%d
LOCALE =
XOAP_PARTNER_ID = 1111111111
XOAP_LICENCE_KEY = 2222222222222222
MAXIMUM_DAYS_FORECAST = 4
BASE_XOAP_URL = http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/USAZ0166?cc=*&dayf=5&link=xoap&prod=xoap&par=1111111111&key=2222222222222222&unit=m

[Abe21599]

thanks but i looked around a bit more and found the gksudo command and just used it with gedit.

but i still cant get weather to show up. i edited my conkyrc file with the location (using source code) and then the /usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyforecast.config i changed the partner id and the license key only.

anything else im missing?

[kaivalagi]

thanks but i looked around a bit more and found the gksudo command and just used it with gedit.

but i still cant get weather to show up. i edited my conkyrc file with the location (using source code) and then the /usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyforecast.config i changed the partner id and the license key only.

anything else im missing?

From the forecast script thread first post:

Due to the risk of having the previously registered xoap weather.com account terminated because of high volumes of requests, I have upgraded the script to use a users own registered details.

A template config file exists which holds all the settings used by the script, and most importantly, stores the partner id and registration code for the weather.com xoap service.

It can be found here "/usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyForecast.config"

For a working script you NEED to define, in a user specific config file, a partner id and registration code for the weather.com xoap service. For this purpose the config file should be copied to "~/.conkyForecast.config" and setup as required.

To register and obtain the necessary codes you need to visit the following url and fill out the form: http://www.weather.com/services/xmloap.html

After successfully completing the form, you will then receive a couple of
emails providing you with the necessary codes to update these settings with, along with the software development kit and terms and conditions.

To copy and edit the config file, using the command line , run the following two commands in a terminal, one after the other:

Code:
cp /usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyForecast.config ~/.conkyForecast.config
nano ~/.conkyForecast.config

The config file needs copying from the directory you found it in to your home directory with a "." adding the the beginning of the file name

[VinDSL]

thanks but i looked around a bit more and found the gksudo command and just used it with gedit.

but i still cant get weather to show up. i edited my conkyrc file with the location (using source code) and then the /usr/share/conkyforecast/conkyforecast.config i changed the partner id and the license key only.

anything else im missing?

Did you include the ID, KEY, and LOCATION in the last line?

See example above...

[VinDSL]

The config file needs copying from the directory you found it in to your home directory[...]

Heh! And, I thought I was being clever, all this time -- copying it to my /home directory, and hiding it.

Hrm...

I must have read that somewhere (maybe in this thread) and forgot about it.

Anyway, good catch!

[Abe21599]

Did you include the ID, KEY, and LOCATION in the last line?

See example above...

yup i edited the one where it was at and copied it to the home directory (man i learned what those commands meant) and changed the ID, KEY, and LOCATION in the config file. there still a few lines that have no values in them (locale, proxy hose, proxy username, proxy password) - should they be empty?

[Abe21599]

wooooohoooooo its a workin now thanks to kaivalagi and VinDSL for the help

[kaivalagi]

wooooohoooooo its a workin now thanks to kaivalagi and VinDSL for the help

It's always the simple things that get missed

If you have any forecast specific questions just ask in my thread here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869328

Chimo!