XFCE Weather app can't find me - FC18

[Bill Davidsen]

Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
> On 01/27/2013 06:58 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 01/27/2013 03:17 PM, poma wrote:
>>> Put one of these three in ~/.config/xfce4/panel/weather-*.rc:
>>> $ xfce4-panel -q && mousepad ~/.config/xfce4/panel/weather-*.rc &&
>>> xfce4-panel &
>>> Use Alt-Tab ;)
>>
>> I live in Camarillo, CA.  I just installed the applet and tried to configure
>> it.  It came up with Newbury Park and only Newbury Park. Trying to search on
>> either Camarillo, CA or my zip code fails. How can I find out for myself what
>> the correct info is for the closest weather station (I assume that it's not
>> Newbury Park because Forcastfox has no trouble getting it right.) and plug it in?
>
> Maybe just add _your exact_ information in regards to location and zip code to
> the file that contains the weather-app's configuration? This way you'll be given
> a choice when you try to change it, or at the very least....it should FIND
> it!... And mind you I'm just guessing here!.
>
The issue is twofold:

1 - the initial location is taken from your IP, before you have 1st login.
2 - the search function is broken thereafter.

Note: search worked at the time fc17 came out, that's where I got the correct 
address. Relatively new problem.


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