== Indicator Weather ==

Introduction: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/install-weather-indicator-applet-with.html

Launchpad project: https://launchpad.net/weather-indicator

Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/weather-indicator

PPA: '''ppa:weather-indicator-team/ppa'''

Package Name: '''indicator-weather'''

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=== Idea ===
Natty Narwhal doesn't support the Gnome Weather applet, so an indicator replacement is required.  Enter: indicator-weather.

=== Features ===
 * Shows the current weather conditions and temperature in the panel
 * Shows more information about the current weather in the indicator's menu
 * Optionally shows weather conditions and temperatures at several other locations
 * Three levels of notification - none, on weather change, on severe condition weather change

=== PPA ===
indicator-weather is available from the Ubuntu repositories.  But the version in the repositories is not updated very often.  To get the latest features and bugfixes, add our stable PPA:  '''ppa:weather-indicator-team/ppa''' .  More details about the PPA are [[https://launchpad.net/~weather-indicator-team/+archive/ppa|available here]].

Known regressions with PPA version:
 * None

Differences between PPA (11.05.31) and Ubuntu repo (11.04.10+repack-0ubuntu2):
 * Using dconf to store settings instead of desktopcouch - less crashes, no excessive CPU usage
 * Fixed bug preventing some users from adding their cities
 * Fixed forecast and Google icons
 * Fix for incorrect sunrise/sunset in some locations (requires manually deleting and re-adding affected locations)

=== Coming Features ===
Right now, we're working on moving from pure Python to a Python/Vala combination, which will allow the indicator to have a very swish menu.

{{attachment:foggy_beta.png}}

When this lands, it will bring:
 * Configurable menu - see only the info you want to see
 * "Feels like" temperatures - Heat Index, Wind Chill, Humidex and Apparent Temperature
 * Guess your location
 * 3 day forecasts in the menu

In the long-term forecast:
 * Use Weather Underground data
 * Show radar maps

To request a new feature that's not on this list, you can [[https://blueprints.launchpad.net/weather-indicator|register a blueprint]], or simply hit us up on [[https://twitter.com/IndicatrWeather|Twitter]], [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indicator-Weather/160650143999010|Facebook]] or [[https://identi.ca/indicatorweather|identi.ca]].

=== Implementation ===
Weather Indicator uses the Indicator framework and Python. Weather data is obtained from Yahoo or Google, and the Google Weather API is used for forecasts.

=== Social Media ===
 * [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indicator-Weather/160650143999010|Facebook]]
 * [[https://twitter.com/IndicatrWeather|Twitter: IndicatrWeather]]
 * [[https://identi.ca/indicatorweather|Identi.ca: indicatorweather]]

=== Press ===
 * http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/readd-weather-ubuntu-1104s-panel-linux/
 * http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/05/10-useful-application-indicators-for.html
 * http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/indicator-weather-is-it-just-me-or/
 * http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/indicator-weather-puts-temperature-on-panel/
 * http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/install-weather-indicator-applet-with.html