https://www.cumuluswiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Claydon+dan 2026-05-04T12:59:37Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.7 https://www.cumuluswiki.org/index.php?title=Sidebar_gadget&diff=461 2009-11-01T11:19:54Z

<p>Claydon dan: Reverted to v1.2 and updated download link</p> <hr /> <div>{{AddOnBanner|name=Sidebar Gadget for Vista or Windows 7|type=3rd Party App|author=Daniel Lintott|contact='claydon_dan' via forum|updated=9 Sept 2009|version=1.2}}<br /> This is a third party application is for Microsoft Windows which provides a Weather [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/sidebar-gadgets.aspx Gadget] to your sidebar in Vista (or desktop in Window release 7). <br /> <br /> Cumulus processes an XML files, which is then uploaded to your website and access by the gadget periodically.<br /> <br /> Examples of screen shots... <br /> [[media:CumulusWinGadget-day-screenshot.png|Day screenshots]] .... [[media:CumulusWinGadget-night-screenshot.png|Night screenshots]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Requirements=<br /> <br /> *Cumulus <br /> *A website<br /> *Windows Vista or R7 for the client<br /> <br /> <br /> =Installation=<br /> <br /> [[File:ScreenShotForXMLSetup.png|200px|right|thumb]]<br /> *Download http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/files/xmltemplate.1.6.zip<br /> *Unzip the files, which will produce one file (cumulusxml.tpl)<br /> *Copy the file into your Cumulus folder on your PC<br /> *Within Cumulus click Configuration, Internet, then the 'Files' tab<br /> *Add a new entry in one of the blank lines. <br /> ::Local filename is the full path and filename of cumulusxml.tpl<br /> ::Remote filename can be anything however it should be the path to your HTML files and a filename, ending in XML. <br /> *You must tick 'Process' and 'FTP' to allow Cumulus to add values to the file and upload it.<br /> *Optionally, if you wish to produce almost live data to your gadget tick the 'Realtime' option too.<br /> <br /> <br /> *On the client PC, download the Gadget -- http://cumulus.lenzphotography.co.uk/gadget/1.2/Cumulus.gadget<br /> *The gadget should self install from both IE and Firefox if you selct the Open or Run option (if you save it to disk, navigate to the file and double-click to install). You will see a warning message like the one below. Click Install<br /> [[File:CumulusWinGadget-install.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> *If if hasn't already done so add the gadget to your sidebar, as normal. On the gadgets first run you will need to enter a couple of settings. <br /> *Hover over the gadget in the sidebar and click on the 'Wrench' icon that appears on the right.<br /> *Set the URL to the Web Address for your cumulus website with the last part as the filename of the XML fle you entered into Cumulus earlier (cumulus.xml) e.g. http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/cumulus.xml<br /> [[File:CumulusWinGadget-setup.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> *You can also adjust how often the gadget updates.<br /> <br /> [[Category:AddOns]]</div>

Claydon dan https://www.cumuluswiki.org/index.php?title=Sidebar_gadget&diff=400 2009-09-09T15:39:05Z

<p>Claydon dan: Updated to reflect v1.3</p> <hr /> <div>{{AddOnBanner|name=Sidebar Gadget for Vista or Windows 7|type=3rd Party App|author=Daniel Lintott|contact='claydon_dan' via forum|updated=9 Sept 2009|version=1.3}}<br /> This is a third party application is for Microsoft Windows which provides a Weather [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/sidebar-gadgets.aspx Gadget] to your sidebar in Vista (or desktop in Window release 7). <br /> <br /> Cumulus processes an XML files, which is then uploaded to your website and access by the gadget periodically.<br /> <br /> Examples of screen shots... <br /> [[media:CumulusWinGadget-day-screenshot.png|Day screenshots]] .... [[media:CumulusWinGadget-night-screenshot.png|Night screenshots]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Requirements=<br /> <br /> *Cumulus <br /> *A website<br /> *Windows Vista or R7 for the client<br /> <br /> <br /> =Installation=<br /> <br /> [[File:ScreenShotForXMLSetup.png|200px|right|thumb]]<br /> *Download http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/files/xmltemplate.1.6.zip<br /> *Unzip the files, which will produce one file (cumulusxml.tpl)<br /> *Copy the file into your Cumulus folder on your PC<br /> *Within Cumulus click Configuration, Internet, then the 'Files' tab<br /> *Add a new entry in one of the blank lines. <br /> ::Local filename is the full path and filename of cumulusxml.tpl<br /> ::Remote filename can be anything however it should be the path to your HTML files and a filename, ending in XML. <br /> *You must tick 'Process' and 'FTP' to allow Cumulus to add values to the file and upload it.<br /> *Optionally, if you wish to produce almost live data to your gadget tick the 'Realtime' option too.<br /> <br /> <br /> *On the client PC, download the Gadget -- http://www.lenzphotography.co.uk/cumulus/gadget/1.3/Cumulus.gadget<br /> *The gadget should self install from both IE and Firefox if you selct the Open or Run option (if you save it to disk, navigate to the file and double-click to install). You will see a warning message like the one below. Click Install<br /> [[File:CumulusWinGadget-install.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> *If if hasn't already done so add the gadget to your sidebar, as normal. On the gadgets first run you will need to enter a couple of settings. <br /> *Hover over the gadget in the sidebar and click on the 'Wrench' icon that appears on the right.<br /> *Set the URL to the Web Address for your cumulus website with the last part as the filename of the XML fle you entered into Cumulus earlier (cumulus.xml) e.g. http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/cumulus.xml<br /> [[File:CumulusWinGadget-setup.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> *You can also adjust how often the gadget updates.<br /> <br /> [[Category:AddOns]]</div>

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