[macvoiceover] Re: weather in menu bar
- From: Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:38:36 -0500
Okay. Tell me what information you want besides what it gives and I'll let you
know if i find something that does that. I'm going to stick with this one until
I find something better.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
On Aug 4, 2012, at 6:31 PM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cheryl
>
> I had this on my drive for most of a week, it didn't show enough info in the
> menu and it was a little unstable to work with. Thanks for giving it a look.
> Keith Reedy
> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On Aug 4, 2012, at 7:05 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Okay, I did a google search and that lead me back to the app store for one
>> called menuweather. I guess it used to be free but now it's $1.99. When you
>> first open it, it will ask if it can use your current location. Then after
>> that, you will think it's inaccessible because the application will say
>> system dialog but you won't be able to read it or access it. But if you go
>> into the menu extras you will see the temperature, and then when you do
>> vokeys-space on that you will get a whole list of information and
>> preferences is accessible through that. If you have other weather apps in
>> the menu get them out of there first. I still had Farensius in there and
>> even though I could find two menu items they looked the same. Once I got rid
>> of that app, weathermenu worked fine.
>> Oh, it asked to use my current location and I said okay but it was saying a
>> location that wasn't quite what I wanted so I added the one i wanted; you
>> have to have at least one location or it won't let you delete one. I think
>> you can have up to five locations.
>>
>> It does have a few quirks. If you press "more weather" in the menu, you will
>> be in a popover but you can't get out of it because I think the keyboard
>> focus stays in the menuweather window; use your window chooser menu to get
>> out. Also, I haven't found a way to get it to show me the hourly forecast
>> though there is a radio button for it. I'm still playing with it but so far
>> it's the best I've found and for $1.99 if you hate it you haven't lost much.
>> I think you have to run the application for the menu item to be there and I
>> don't know if it can start at login via its preferences but if not, there
>> may be a way to add it to your login items.
>>
>>
>> Hth.
>>
>> --
>> Cheryl
>>
>> May the words of my mouth
>> and the meditation of my heart
>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 4, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Thats the kind of problems I am having with these apps.
>>> Keith Reedy
>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 4, 2012, at 6:18 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> farensius gives me the temperature in the menu bar but I can't get tny
>>>> other information out of the app.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheryl
>>>>
>>>> May the words of my mouth
>>>> and the meditation of my heart
>>>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>>>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 4, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think I tried all the ones in the app store.
>>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 4, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Keith:
>>>>>> Maybe you could tell us which ones you've tried so we won't try the same
>>>>>> ones.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cheryl
>>>>>>
>>>>>> May the words of my mouth
>>>>>> and the meditation of my heart
>>>>>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>>>>>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>>>>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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