Comments on: Google Desktop Gadget – New Weather

By: Constantinos

Constantinos — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:48:57 +0000

I like the widget a lot, it works so much better than Google’s native one. One problem though: I would like to have always the 3 day forecast displayed so I click on the weather icon and the forecast appears on the RIGHT of the current conditions. It seems that I cannot move it below. I’d like to view the gadget exactly as it is shown on this page, with the current conditions on top and the forecast right below. Is there any way to do this?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:42 +0000

Hi, nice gadget. My request/suggestion: being a typically confused UK user it would be great to have Celsius and mph at the same time.

By: Dru

Dru — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:10:43 +0000

I’m not having any luck installing your gadget. It downloada and unzips, but I see no .exe file or anyother way to actually install it.

By: Van

Van — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:18:03 +0000

Hello, been using this gadget since several months, and have had no big troubles at all, but now after reinstalling windows and everything, is not possible to install this gadget again (which is the only google desktop gadget that shows the city where i live!). When installing prompts an error alert: “Invalid gadget package”. Is there any problem?, how can I install it and use it as I was using it before?. Thanks

By: Ben Coleman

Ben Coleman — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:23:27 +0000

Hi,

I’ve fixed the problem with “Light Rain” the issue is actually a problem with Google IMO.
When the condition says “Light Rain” the icon they specify is “mist” very odd!

Anyhow, please remove the gadget and re-download it, it should be OK now

By: a user

a user — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:58:34 +0000

Thanks for looking into it but just to let you know am still missing some icons on the main display e.g light rain(maybe others)forecast ok.the sun comment was to infer a moon would be more appropriate thanks

By: Ben Coleman

Ben Coleman — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:50:27 +0000

Yes these comments do get looked at by the developer (me).

I develop all my gadgets in my *free time*, this is not my job, and very often I might not get a chance to work on them for weeks, sometimes even months.

I’ve released a new version of the gadget a few days ago (v1.1.1) this will fix the problems with missing icons.

As for the other features … I maybe will implement them at some point. But I’ve never been a fan of apps that don’t display the sun at night time

By: a user

a user — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:00:19 +0000

still missing some icons for certain weather conditions eg light rain and others, and sun when night time.any chance this is going to get looked at?do these comments get read by the developer?be good to see it working fully would then be a great little gadget

By: Maurizia

Maurizia — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:02:37 +0000

The gadget working great, but doesn’t seem to find the .pngs, there’s a cross instead in the forecasts. It’s a pity. Any remedies?

By: a user

a user — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:06:55 +0000

its ok but missing quite a few symbols,shows the sun when its night time,not sure if its showing the right data for the city,wind speeds tend to be zero more often than not.hope this gets sorted.