[macvoiceover] Re: weather in menu bar

  • From: Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 21:37:52 -0400

All I really need is the tempature and weather alerts.  Thanks.
Keith Reedy
keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx



On Aug 4, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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