- 22 Oct 2024
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Weather widget
- Updated on 22 Oct 2024
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This spot allows you to display the current weather via UDC interface data. You can select different display options and configure how the weather is displayed.
Note
Please contact Grassfish for information on how to get this widget.
System requirements
This widget requires IXM Platform version 11.0 or later.
Configure the spot
In the HTML Wizard, you can see all configurable spot elements in the tree structure of the spot. Changes are immediately visible in the spot preview.
You can also include HTML Wizard spots as widgets in the HTML Composer, or configure them in the Composer to use them independently.
Configure the following elements of the spot as desired:
Element | Description |
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Spot | |
Data source | Enter the name of your data source. To establish the connection, it must be identical to the description in the UDC data source. |
Display duration | Specify the display duration of the spot in seconds. |
Max. number of days | Specify for how many days including today the weather data is displayed. |
Language & units | |
Language | Select the language of the displayed weather data:
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Date format | Specify a format for the displayed weather data. Possible values:
The date also depends on the selected language. |
Temperature | Select a temperature unit:
|
Background | |
Background color enabled | Select to set a background color for the spot. |
Background color | Select a background color for the spot. |
Background image enabled | Select to enable background image. If you have a background image, the background color is not displayed. |
Background image | Click Add medium and select a background image. |
Design > Font | |
Type | Select a font type for the alphanumeric characters. |
Color | Select a color for the alphanumeric characters. |
Design > Box > Background | |
Visible | Select to set a background color for the box. |
Color | Select a color for the box background. |
Design > Box > Border | |
Visible | Select to display the box border. |
Color | Select a color for the border. |
Width | Specify the width of the box border in pixel. |
Design > Box | |
Shadow | Select to display a shadow. |
Radius (px) | Specify the roundness of the box corners. |
Design | |
Icon color | Select a color for the weather icons, such as clouds or rain. |
Indicator color | Select a color for the maximum and minimum temperature icons. |
Orientation | Select how the elements are aligned on the canvas:
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Animations | |
Delay (s) | Specify how long to delay animations in seconds. |
Animations > Intro sequence | |
Type | Select the type of the intro sequence. Check the spot preview to test the individual animation styles. |
Stagger time | Specify how long to delay intro sequence in seconds. If you enter 0, all elements are simultaneously displayed and animated. |
Animations > Outro sequence | |
Type | Select the style of the outro sequence. Check the spot preview to test the individual animation styles. |
Stagger time | Specify how long to delay outro sequence in seconds. If you enter 0, all elements are simultaneously displayed and animated. |