Authentic Weather
The most honest weather app, on your desktop
Installation
- Download Übersicht
- Copy
authentic.widget
to your widgets folder. - Add your forecast.io api key to
authentic.coffee
.
Advanced
Setting the Units
Celsius and Fahrenheit units are provided in the widget. To adjust this, change the value of unit
in authentic.coffee
.
Setting the Icon Set
Three icon sets are provided with the widget: white, black, and blue. To adjust this, change the value of icon
in authentic.coffee
.
Setting the Snippet
The widget above the phrase can be changed between an icon, the temperature, or both. To adjust this, change the value of showIcon
and showTemp
in authentic.coffee
.
Setting the Refresh Rate
By default, the widget will get new data every 5 minutes. To adjust this, change the value of rate
in authentic.coffee
. The value should be in milliseconds, so multiply the number of seconds by 1000. Note that forecast.io has a limit on how frequently you can send requests.
Changelog
03/17/15
- Now requires Ubersicht v0.5 or higher
- Uses new geolocation API instead of manual lat/lon coordinates
Credits
Idea, graphics, and phrases are from Authentic Weather. Most resources have been dumped from the Android app in order to resemble it as closely as possible.