# &applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;

## Introduction

### &applet; Applet

Shows Weather Report applet. Contains a weather icon and current temperature

The &applet; applet downloads weather information from the U.S National Weather Service (NWS) servers, including the Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN). You can use &applet; to display current weather information and weather forecasts on your computer.

To add &applet; to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel Accessories &applet; .

If your computer is located behind a firewall, you must use a proxy server to access the weather servers. For more information about how to specify a proxy server, see gweather-set-proxy.

&applet; displays the following information for the default location, or a location that you specify:

- A weather icon that represents the general weather conditions. For example, an icon of the sun represents sunny weather conditions. To view a text description of the general weather conditions, point to the applet to display a tooltip.

- The current temperature.

## Usage

### To View Weather Information for a Particular Location

When you add the &applet; applet to a panel for the first time, the applet displays the weather for Pittsburg, Pennsylvania by default. To display the weather for a different location, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click on the applet.

2. Choose Preferences from the applet popup menu. The applet displays the Weather Preferences dialog. The Location tabbed section contains a list of geographical regions, subregions, and specific locations.

3. Click on the arrow next to a region to display the subregions in the region.

4. Click on the arrow next to a subregion to display the locations in the subregion.

5. Click on a location. While the applet retrieves the weather information for the new location, the tooltip "Updating" is displayed when you point to the applet.

6. Click Close to close the Weather Preferences dialog.

### To Update the Weather Information

To update the weather information that the applet displays in the panel, right-click on the applet, then choose Update.

You can configure the applet to automatically update the information at regular intervals. See gweather-configure for more information about how to configure the applet.

### To View Detailed Weather Information

To view detailed weather information, right-click on the applet, then choose Forecast. The applet displays the Forecast dialog. The Forecast dialog contains the following default tabbed sections:

- Current conditions

- Forecast

#### Current conditions

The Current conditions tabbed section displays the following information:

Location | The location to which the current weather conditions apply.
Update | The time at which the weather conditions were last updated on the weather server.
Conditions | The general weather conditions.
Sky | The general sky conditions.
Temperature | The current temperature.
Dew point | The temperature at which dew forms.
Humidity | The percentage of moisture in the atmosphere.
Wind | The direction and speed of the wind.
Pressure | The atmospheric pressure in inches of mercury.
Visibility | The range of vision as determined by the light and atmosphere conditions.

#### Forecast

The Forecast tabbed section displays a forecast for the location for the coming days, usually the next five days.

Forecasts are only available for some locations in the U.S.A.

#### Radar map

By default, the Radar map tabbed section is not displayed in the Forecast dialog. See gweather-configure for more information about how to configure the applet to display radar maps. &applet; downloads the radar maps from www.weather.com. If the radar map is not available from www.weather.com, the applet displays a question mark. To go to the www.weather.com web site, click on the Visit Weather.com button.

## Preferences

### To Set a Proxy Server

If your computer is located behind a firewall you must use a proxy server to run &applet; successfully. To configure GNOME to use a proxy server, choose Applications Desktop Preferences Network Proxy .

### To Configure &applet;

To configure &applet;, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences. The Weather Preferences dialog contains the following tabbed sections:

- Location

- General

#### Location

The Location tabbed section enables you to select the location for which you want to display the current and forecast weather conditions. See gweather-change-location for information about how to select a location.

#### General

Automatically update every xx minutes

- Select this option to enable the applet to automatically retrieve updated information from the weather server at regular intervals. Use the spin box to specify the interval in minutes at which the applet retrieves updated information from the weather server.

  Default: selected, 30 minutes.

Use metric system units

- Select this option to use Celsius and metric units of measurement instead of Fahrenheit and imperial units of measurement in the applet. The way in which this option affects the measurement units displayed in the applet is as follows:

  Measurement unit displayed for... | Use metric system units option not selected | Use metric system units option selected
  Temperature and dew point | degrees Fahrenheit | degrees Celsius
  Wind speed | miles per hour (mph) | kilometers per hour (kph)
  Pressure | inches of mercury (inHg) | millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
  Visibility | miles | kilometers

  Default: unselected.

Enable radar map

- Select this option to enable the applet to display radar maps in a Radar map tabbed section of the Forecast dialog.

  Default: unselected.

Use custom address for radar map

- By default, &applet; downloads the radar maps from www.weather.com. Select this option to display radar maps from an alternative Internet address. Type the address in the Address text box.

  Default: unselected.