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<title>Weather Report Manual</title>
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<abstract role="description">
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<para>The Weather Report Applet downloads weather information for a
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given location from the internet and displays the temperature and a
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symbol representing the current weather conditions in the panel. When
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clicked on, more information is given, such as the forecast, the time of
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sunrise and sunset, wind direction, pressure, and more. All units are
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<holder>Davyd Madeley</holder>
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<holder>Angela Boyle</holder>
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<holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
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<holder>Spiros Papadimitriou</holder>
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<holder>Dan Mueth</holder>
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<firstname>Davyd</firstname><surname>Madeley</surname>
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<orgname>GNOME Project</orgname>
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<address><email>davyd@madeley.id.au</email></address>
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<firstname>Angela</firstname>
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<surname>Boyle</surname>
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<firstname>Sun </firstname>
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<surname>GNOME Documentation Team</surname>
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<orgname>Sun Microsystems</orgname>
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<firstname>Spiros</firstname>
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<surname>Papadimitriou</surname>
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<orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
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<address><email>spapadim+@cs.cmu.edu</email> </address>
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<firstname>Dan</firstname>
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<surname>Mueth</surname>
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<orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
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<address><email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email> </address>
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<firstname>Latin</firstname>
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<surname>Translator 1</surname>
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<orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname>
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<address> <email>translator@gnome.org</email> </address>
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<contrib>Latin translation</contrib>
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<releaseinfo revision="2.26" role="review"/>
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<revnumber>Version 2.12</revnumber>
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<date>March 2005</date>
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<para role="author">Davyd Madeley</para>
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<revnumber>Version 2.10</revnumber>
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<date>March 2005</date>
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<para role="author">Davyd Madeley</para>
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<revnumber>Version 2.8</revnumber>
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<date>September 2004</date>
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<para role="author">Angela Boyle</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>Weather Report Applet Manual V2.4</revnumber>
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<date>February 2004</date>
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<para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>Weather Report Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber>
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<date>January 2003</date>
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<para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>Weather Report Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber>
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<date>August 2002</date>
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<para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>Weather Report Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber>
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<date>July 2002</date>
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<para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>Weather Report Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber>
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<date>March 2002</date>
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<para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
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<para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
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<revnumber>GNOME Weather Applet</revnumber>
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<email>spapadim+@cs.cmu.edu</email>
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<email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email>
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<para role="publisher">
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GNOME Documentation Project
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This manual describes version 2.12 of Weather Report.
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<title>Feedback</title>
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To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Weather Report applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.
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<primary>Weather Report</primary>
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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
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<sect1 id="gweather-introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<figure id="weather-applet-fig">
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<title>Weather Report</title>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/gweather_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Shows Weather Report. Contains a weather icon and current temperature</phrase>
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The <application>Weather Report</application> downloads weather information from the U.S National Weather Service (NWS) servers, including the Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) and other weather services. You can use <application>Weather Report</application> to display current weather information and weather forecasts on your computer.
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<note id="proxies-note-1">
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If your computer is located behind a firewall, you must use a proxy server to access the weather servers. To configure the GNOME Desktop to use a proxy server, use your preference tools to specify the network proxy server for Internet connections.
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<application>Weather Report</application> displays the following information for the default location, or a location that you specify:
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A weather icon that represents the general weather conditions.
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See <xref linkend="gweather-introduction-icons"/>.
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The current temperature.
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<sect2 id="gweather-introduction-icons">
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<title>Weather Icons on Panel</title>
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<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/>
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<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Icon</para></entry>
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<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Description</para></entry>
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<entry><para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-sunny.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject><textobject>
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<phrase>Stock Sunny</phrase>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-night-clear.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Stock Night</phrase>
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It is clear and fine.
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<phrase>Stock Few Clouds</phrase>
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<phrase>Stock Night Few Clouds</phrase>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-cloudy.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Stock Cloudy</phrase>
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<phrase>Stock Fog</phrase>
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It is foggy or overcast.
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<entry><para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-showers.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Stock Rain</phrase>
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<entry><para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-snow.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Stock Snow</phrase>
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<entry><para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/stock_weather-storm.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Stock Storm</phrase>
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<sect2 id="gweather-introduction-add">
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<title>To Add Weather Report to a Panel</title>
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<para>To add <application>Weather Report</application> to a panel,
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right-click on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to
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Panel</guimenuitem>. Select <application>Weather Report</application>
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in the <application>Add to the panel</application> dialog, then
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click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
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<title>Preferences</title>
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The preferences dialog is accessed by right-clicking on the Weather Report in
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<figure id="weather-applet-menu-prefs">
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<title>Weather Report menu</title>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/gweather-menu-prefs.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Context menu</phrase>
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<title>Changing to Particular Location</title>
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<figure id="weather-applet-prefs-locations-fig">
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<title>Location Preferences</title>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/gweather-prefs-locations.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Location Preferences</phrase>
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When you add the <application>Weather Report</application> to a panel for
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the first time, the application displays the weather for Pittsburg, Pennsylvania by default. To display the weather for a different location, perform the following steps:
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Choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the
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application popup menu. The application displays the <guilabel>Weather Preferences</guilabel> dialog.
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Select the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> tab. The <guilabel>Location</guilabel> tabbed section contains a list of geographical regions, subregions, and specific locations.
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Click on the arrow next to a region to display the subregions in the region.
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Click on the arrow next to a subregion to display the locations in the subregion.
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Click on a location. While the application retrieves the
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weather information for the new location, the tooltip
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"Updating" is displayed when you point to the icon.
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Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Weather Preferences</guilabel> dialog.
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the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> field. Be aware that for cities close
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<title>Updating Weather Information</title>
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panel, right-click on the icon, then choose <guimenuitem>Update</guimenuitem>.
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<listitem><para>Go to the right-click menu and select <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <guilabel>Weather Preferences</guilabel> dialog under the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, select the <guilabel>Automatically update every ... minutes</guilabel> option.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Use the spin box to specify the interval at
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which the Weather Report retrieves updated information from the weather server. The default is to check every thirty minutes.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Weather Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
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<title>Changing Units</title>
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<figure id="weather-applet-prefs-general-fig">
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<title>General Preferences</title>
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<phrase>General Preferences</phrase>
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<guilabel>Default</guilabel> will use what we think
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<title>Details</title>
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then choose <guimenuitem>Details</guimenuitem>. The Weather Report displays the <guilabel>Details</guilabel> dialog. The <guilabel>Details</guilabel> dialog contains the following default tabbed sections:
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<guilabel>Current Conditions</guilabel>
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<guilabel>Radar Map (optional)</guilabel>
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<sect2 id="gweather-current-conditions">
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<figure id="weather-applet-details-fig">
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<title>Weather Report Details</title>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/gweather-details.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Weather Report details</phrase>
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The <guilabel>Current Conditions</guilabel> tabbed section displays the following information:
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<entry colname="col1">
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Location to which the current weather conditions apply.
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Time at which the weather conditions were last updated on the weather server.
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General weather conditions.
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General sky conditions.
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Temperature at which dew forms.
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Percentage of moisture in the atmosphere.
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Direction and speed of the wind.
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Atmospheric pressure.
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Range of vision as determined by the light and atmosphere conditions.
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<para>The calculated sunrise time for your location</para>
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<para>The calculated sunset time for your location</para>
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conditions, such as refraction of light through the air, are hard
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<title>Forecast</title>
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The <guilabel>Forecast</guilabel> tabbed section displays a forecast for the location for the immediate future, usually the next five days.
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Forecasts are only available for some locations in the U.S.A,
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Australia and the United Kingdom.
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<title>Radar Map</title>
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By default, the <guilabel>Radar Map</guilabel> tabbed section is
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<application>Weather Report</application> downloads the radar maps
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from www.weather.com. If the radar map is not available from
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www.weather.com, Weather Report displays a question mark. To go to the www.weather.com web site, click on the <guibutton>Visit Weather.com</guibutton> button.
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<para>To enable the radar map, perform the following steps:
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<listitem><para>Go to the <guilabel>Weather Preferences</guilabel> dialog by selecting <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> in the right-click menu.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, select the <guilabel>Enable radar map</guilabel> option. </para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>By default, <application>Weather Report</application> downloads the radar maps from www.weather.com. Select the <guilabel>Use custom address for radar map</guilabel> option to display radar maps from an alternative Internet address. You must type the address in the <guilabel>Address</guilabel> text box.</para></listitem>
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