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- REQUIREMENTS
Internet connectivity
Linux
Python 2.4
pyGTK 2.6+
- INSTALLATION
Linux: If you have installed a previous version of pyRadar, type 'make uninstall'
in the directory where you unpacked pyRadar to remove the old version (see the
uninstallation section of the readme if you installed pyRadar in a non-default
location) and delete ~/.pyradar/last. Then, type 'make install'. Otherwise, if this is your first
installation of pyRadar, just type 'make install' as root in the directory where
you unpacked pyRadar.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
If you wish to install pyRadar some where other than the default path type 'make install PREFIX=[your install path]' instead of 'make install' (you must be root)
In the root folder of the installation path there is an icon you can use for the program if you wish.
The default installation path is:
Linux: /usr/lib/pyRadar
- USAGE
Assuming that /usr/local/bin is in your path (and you did not install pyRadar elsewhere), just type 'pyRadar' at the command prompt.
USAGE NOTES:
Changing the radar station or type of radar resets the loop, changing the update frequency does not.
Changes to the update frequency do not take effect until the next update cycle.
- UNINSTALLATION
Linux: From the directory where you extracted the source (or a directory where you
re-extracted the source) type 'make uninstall' (as root). If you installed pyRadar
to a non-default location you will have to run 'make uninstall PREFIX=[install path]'
as root. (If you forgot the install path that you used, it is stored in
/etc/pyRadar/here)
TO-DO:
Update looping mechanism so that the loop always includes the 10 latest images. Currently it is possiblible to miss an image if NOAA updates latest.gif twice between pyRadar's update cycles. Also it is possible to load duplicate frames if NOAA does not update latest.gif between pyRadar's update cycles.
CHANGE LOG:
pyRadar v0.3.1
Fixed a bug related to adding new frames to the loop. New frames were not being added properly.
pyRadar v0.3
Looping now loads the last 10 radar images as soon as looping is enabled. Showing a full loop almost instantaniously.
The loop has been increased to 10 frames from the previous 4 frames
Loop speed has been increased to 1 second a frame
Last settings file format changed for compatability between -bc and standard branches
Fixed an error in -bc branch that prevented the last config from being saved
pyRadar v0.2
Created -bc branch of pyRadar code for backwards compatability with older Python/pyGTK+ versions. If you are having trouble running pyRadar please try the pyRadar-0.2-bc release.
Corrected error where ~/.pyradar/NOAA-Stations.csv was overwritten on each launch of pyRadar. This allows users to create custom station files by removing unwanted entries from the file.
Added ability to install pyRadar wherever the user likes
Removed windows developement code from stable Linux codebase.
pyRadar v0.1
This is the first release of pyRadar, a Python 2.4/pyGTK 2.0 program that retrieves and displays NOAA NEXRAD radar images.