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{{AddOnBanner|name=Cumulus WeatherConsole|type=HTML & Javascript|author=David Jamieson|contact=[[User:Daj|DAJ]]|updated= | {{AddOnBanner|name=Cumulus WeatherConsole|type=HTML & Javascript|author=David Jamieson|contact=[[User:Daj|DAJ]]|updated=12 Jan 2010|version=1.2}} | ||
The WeatherConsole is an simple web page presenting 'live' and automatically updating information to viewers. It is a text based display | The WeatherConsole is an simple web page presenting 'live' and automatically updating information to viewers. It is a text based display, and is easily customised to suit your own site design. | ||
Click on the example screen shot on the right | Click on the example screen shot on the right. Alternatively see the console live at http://azer.com.au/weather/WeatherConsole/ | ||
[[File:Wconsole.png|250px|thumb|Example screen]] | [[File:Wconsole.png|250px|thumb|Example screen]] | ||
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*a website | *a website | ||
*Cumulus [[realtime.txt]] file being updated regularly by Cumulus | *Cumulus [[realtime.txt]] file being updated regularly by Cumulus | ||
[[Category:User Contributions]] | |||
=The Basics= | =The Basics= | ||
*download the following file...[ | *download the following file...[https://cumuluswiki.org/files/CumulusWeatherConsole.zip CumulusWeatherConsole.zip] | ||
*Unzip the contents ( | *Unzip the contents (five files will be extracted) | ||
*Edit the file wconsole.js. There are two lines which need modified at the top. The location of your realtime.txt data file, and how often to refresh the display. | *Edit the file wconsole.js. There are two lines which need modified at the top. The location of your realtime.txt data file, and how often to refresh the display. | ||
*Copy all the files to your web site into a subfolder, or the root -- your choice | *Copy all the files to your web site into a subfolder, or the root -- your choice | ||
*open wconsole.html in a browser | *open wconsole.html in a browser | ||
=Usage= | |||
By default the Console is displayed within a current browser, however clicking on the icon on the bottom right of the screen will pop-out the Console to it's own window and can be left running in the background. | |||
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=Version Control= | |||
1.2 Fixed problem with Beaufort descriptions; two were missing! | |||
1.1 Added 'pop-out' feature | |||
1.0 Public launch | |||
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