Weather Widget
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== Mantis == | == Mantis == | ||
*Version 1 [http://mantis.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=2311 2311] | *Version 1 [http://mantis.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=2311 2311] | ||
| - | *Version 2 [http://ct.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=3206 3206] | + | *Version 2 [http://ct.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=3206 3206] Idea was removed & this feature will no longer be available. '''See [http://ct.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=3245 3245] for reference''' |
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| + | === M 3206 & M 3245=== | ||
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| + | * Original feature implemented was a free app, but starting Nov 15th, 2011 the weather channel has discontinued/changed their protocol and now requires a payment for data exchanges. See [http://ct.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=3206 3206] Simon advised "Clearly this is taking way too much time, and I’m not prepared to spend any more resources, and certainly not 20hrs of valuable development time, on this topic. Unless you can find a quick, simple, and free alternative weather app, we’ll have to fill the space with something else, or just lose it altogether.". | ||
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| + | * Therefore the following '''NEW''' task was created to remove the weather widget completely from the client application - [http://ct.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/view.php?id=3245 3245]. | ||
Current revision as of 16:32, 9 November 2011
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[edit] Mantis
- Version 1 2311
- Version 2 3206 Idea was removed & this feature will no longer be available. See 3245 for reference
[edit] Summary
- CT2 Weather Widget is aimed for display of weather forecast according to its own settings.
- Weather Widget is placed on the dashboard of CT2 homepage.
- Weather Widget is visible for Jaguar Users which have the checked "Weather" checkbox in "Edit Jaguar User" window. See Figure 1.
[edit] Functionality Overview
CT2 Weather Widget gets weather data from The Weather Channel. See Figure 2.
The Widget displays the following information:
- Name of selected city (in the header)
- Settings link
- Current conditions: weather icon, current temperature, "feels like" temperature, summary.
- Wind details. Text line that contains values of direction and speed of wind. Example: "Winds NE at 12mph".
- Weather forecast for current day and for the three next days: Week day, Date, weather icon, Hi/Lo temperature, Chance of Precip (in %).
[edit] Settings
User can open the "Weather Settings" window by clicking of "Settings" link on the top right corner of the Widget.
User can set next parameters of Weather Widget (see Figure 3):
- City:
- Widget: Searchbox.
- Example: "New York, NY", "London, United Kingdom" etc.
- Temperature unit:
- Widget: Radiogroup.
- Possible Values: °F - degree Fahrenheit, °C - degree Celsius.
[edit] Figures
[edit] Figure 1. Weather Widget Visibility
[edit] Figure 2. Weather Widget
[edit] Figure 3. Weather Widget Settings
[edit] History
[edit] M 3206 & M 3245
- Original feature implemented was a free app, but starting Nov 15th, 2011 the weather channel has discontinued/changed their protocol and now requires a payment for data exchanges. See 3206 Simon advised "Clearly this is taking way too much time, and I’m not prepared to spend any more resources, and certainly not 20hrs of valuable development time, on this topic. Unless you can find a quick, simple, and free alternative weather app, we’ll have to fill the space with something else, or just lose it altogether.".
- Therefore the following NEW task was created to remove the weather widget completely from the client application - 3245.
