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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Shouldn't be too hard to add this option. I need to fix the bbc parsing problems first tho.

Matt - Nov 28 2003

Liquid Weather ++

Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Sounds like your superkaramba is broken. Try seeking help on the forums at netdragon.sourceforge.net. - Nov 28 2003

Liquid Weather ++

Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

If you're using bbc, then it's broken for the moment. Try your location on weather.com - Nov 28 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I'll have a look at it tonight. I understand the format of the BBC webpages has changed.

Matt - Nov 27 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Very sorry for wasting your time. I've fixed it - didn't have the icon theme installed.

Matt - Nov 26 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Output:

[laptop@laptop osXBar_1.0.19-Beta]$ superkaramba osXBar.theme
superkaramba: TaskManager::TaskManager()
osXBar.py:22: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module xcursor: This Python has API version 1012, module xcursor has version 1011.
import xcursor
Ready
osXBar [1.0.20 Beta] Init (0)
TaskManager Init 0
osXBar: Loading configuration file [osXBar.conf]
osXBar: Theme /home/laptop/karamba_themes/osXBar_1.0.19-Beta/
osXBar: Icons /home/laptop/karamba_themes/osXBar_1.0.19-Beta/themes/icons/
osXBar: KDE /usr/share/icons/Umicons_2.0
osXBar: Bar /home/laptop/karamba_themes/osXBar_1.0.19-Beta/themes/bar/
osXBar: Arrow /home/laptop/karamba_themes/osXBar_1.0.19-Beta/themes/arrow/
osXBar: Display resolution 1024x768
osXBar: User /home/laptop/.kde/share/icons/
osXBar: User /usr/share/icons/
osXBar: User /home/laptop/.kde/share/icons/Umicons_2.0
osXBar: User /usr/local/kde/share/icons/crystalsvg
osXBar: User /usr/local/kde/share/icons/Aqua
osXBar [1.0.20 Beta] Init (1)

Any ideas? Also, what's the xcursor error mean?

Thanks for any help - Nov 26 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

As always, I must say how fantastic this theme is. Very fast, and very smooth.

Just a small problem here. If I open an app, where there is no corresponding icon in the default theme, I'm not getting an 'x' icon added to the bar. I just get a blank space. This used to work on earlier versions, but isnot working now.

Any clues on where to look to correct this?

Matt - Nov 24 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

What location are you using. Any output when you run it from a terminal?

I need more info than "it doesn't work".

Matt - Nov 22 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Sorry, fixed the link.

Matt - Nov 22 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

There are a number of backgrounds that may fix your problems. Experiment with the "change background" option in the configure menu. - Nov 22 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Yes, I probably was a bit short with you, and for that I'm sorry.

The script does have a comment regarding altering the metric value, however, above that in capitals is a big thing saying do not edit anything within the script, do it from within the program. It then says use the configure theme menu.

Sometimes, when you are doing this, and people don't follow instructions, and then wonder why things don't work, it is frustrating. That is not an excuse, just an explanation.

Again, I'm sorry. I vowed when I started this project, I would try to be responsive and helpful to the users. I have failed on this occasion.

Matt - Nov 21 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Instead of getting all fancy, and mucking with the internals, you could just right click, and do it through the configure menu. It will be much more effective.

Matt - Nov 21 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

This is some really nice stuff you've added. The arrow themes are just fantastic (although the fire theme itself is not my cup of tea). The redround gives good visual clues for what's running etc. The only issue I have with these is that the arrows stay at the bottom and don't rise with the icon. Is that fixable?

This is by far and away the best karamba theme.

All we need now is a gui configurator :). - Nov 15 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

It should not be on top. It should always be underneath all other windows. Have a look at the discussion forums on netdragon.sourceforge.net to see if there's some discussion/a fix for this.

Matt - Nov 13 2003

KDE 3.2b1 with new Freedesktop XServer

KDE Plasma Screenshots by shm 4 comments

What's the performance/stability like of this new server?

Any install issues?

Is it network transparent?

Matt - Nov 12 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

That's a threading problem. Not sure of a fix, although I've had a number of people using Suse 9 having problems with python and superkaramba. See if there are any fixes for python available for Suse 9.

Matt - Nov 12 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

You need to give people information to work with. Clearly your python installation is bung. Tell us what distro, what version of python etc.

Matt - Nov 08 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

In order for anyone to give you any help, you will need to help yourself first. One of the great features of unix/linux, is that programmers try to maximise the amount of information available when a programme goes wrong. However, usually this is only easily available if you run a program from a terminal.

So you need to open up a terminal (use konsole), and run superkaramba using the following command:

superkaramba /path/to/theme/themename.theme

please note that you'll have to replace the /path/to... bit with the actual path to the theme you want to run and the actual theme name. Once you have done that, cut and paste the output and email it to me, and I'll endeavour to help.

Matt - Nov 08 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

On your website, the changelog is up to v 1.0.16, but only 1.0.14 is available. Why? - Nov 06 2003

Expose(OSX.3)

GTK1 Themes by nedkelly 16 comments

Is this available as a kde theme as well?

It is v. nice. - Nov 05 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

middle click on the button that rises to the top when the map is displayed. It will be displayed in kuickshow.

Matt - Nov 04 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I think it's the threading. I get the occasional freeze also, but restarting fixes it. I'm looking into it.

Matt - Oct 31 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

This theme uses the urllib module to download the data. This should work transparently with a proxy that doesn't require authentication. However, you need to set the http_proxy environment variable in the shell from which you launch the theme. The obvious place to put it is in .bashrc. Just add the line:

export http_proxy="http://some.proxy.com:3128"

You should then be good to go.

Matt - Oct 28 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

How can I bug fix if you give me no information. Help me to help you - give me some information. At the very least, the location code you are using ...

I can't fix bugs if you don't tell me something about the problems you are having!

Matt - Oct 28 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

OK. In response to your questions:

1. The radar map function does not work for the BBC site - sorry. If you want that, use weather.com. The button on the right will display webcam pictures. You need to tell the theme where to get them from. You would have learned this if you'd read the readme/faq (at the bottom of the configure menu).

2. See above.

3. Agreed. I'll change it in the next release. - Oct 25 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

It's working for me. If it stops working, could you please download the file with the following command:

wget -c 'http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/97420?cc=*&dayf=5&prod=xoap&par=1003666583&key=4128909340a9b2fc'

and email it to me on dmbkiwi at yahoo dot com.

Thanks

Matt - Oct 24 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

What would be helpful would be if you told me what location code you were using to get weather.

If you downgrade to a pre 1.6 version, you can still use it with 0.33, but the text will be smaller.

In order to fix bugs, I need info. Give me info :)

Matt - Oct 23 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Do you have a wallpaper on your desktop, or just a colour?

If it's just a colour, then you need to have an image, otherwise the transparency doesn't work properly.

Matt - Oct 21 2003

my desktop

KDE Plasma Screenshots by stic 11 comments

Depends on which way you look at it. As the developer of the client application, a change on the server is a server problem from my perspective. From weather.com's perspective, it is my problem ... so I've fixed the client.

Matt - Oct 21 2003

my desktop

KDE Plasma Screenshots by stic 11 comments

You need to upgrade to the latest version.

Matt - Oct 21 2003

Liquid Weather ++

Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I get this occasionally. Just right click on the theme, choose "Change the background" from the configure menu, and the background should appear.

Haven't worked out why this happens. However, upgrade to 0.33 (superkaramba that is) and see if that helps. You'll also need to upgrade to the latest liquid_weather ++

Matt - Oct 21 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I'm fixing this (thought I had already, but obviousy not).

Matt - Oct 21 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

It helps if you read the change log and the bit that says "PLEASE NOTE".

Matt - Oct 20 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Did you delete ~/.superkaramba/liquid_weather.rc before running it?

Matt - Oct 20 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Initially it's:

Sleeping: 0.01

Then it changes to:

Sleeping: 0.5

Does that help?

Sorry don't have access to a mac. Maybe the issue for me is that I have my icons start at 32, and zoom to 64. If I started at 64 and zoomed to 128, maybe it'd look ok.

Matt - Oct 18 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Hi, me again.

Got 1.0.11.

Couple of points:

I don't see any improvement in CPU usage on idle (if anything it's slightly higher) - about 8% on a AMD Duron 1.2GHz. 1.0.10 was about 2-5% on the same CPU.

Also, the theme is much wider now (to accomodate the realosx animation), even if you don't use realosx. Not a biggy.

See my previous post for some other things.

Still my favourite theme (except for Liquid Weather ++ = but you always like your own stuff best :)).

Matt - Oct 17 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Just downloaded 1.0.10.

This is really nice now. CPU usage on idle (on a pIII 600Mhz laptop) is 2-5%.

Animation is really smooth. The bug where the icons didn't quite go to rest properly now works well. However the animation where they drop down to rest is still very slow.

Can you add the option to have icons bounce multiple times when a window opens.

Other than this, this is now very useable.

Great work!

Matt - Oct 17 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Two comments:

The superkaramba developer is supposed to be fixing the font problem in the next release, allowing font sizes to be specified by pixel rather than point size. I have been waiting for this, rather than implementing an ugly hack.

Regarding background issues, that's a superkaramba issue, which I can't fix. Post to the forums on netdragon.sourceforge.net.

Regarding speed, I am in the process of trying to shift to weather.com's xml service. This requires that I learn how to parse xml in python, as well as working out how to comply with their rather strict rules.

Matt - Oct 16 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Sorted. Doing some investigations. Issues about license, and xml-parsing.

Matt - Oct 16 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

There are a couple of things in there that are of concern. However, it's their content, and they can choose how they distribute it.

Putting on my pragmatic hat, in order for there to be an issue (ie. they take legal action), they would either have to suffer loss, or they could take an account of profit (ie $0). It's hard to see what practical risks there are.

However, it might be even more pragmatic to leave things as they are, or if their site changes too often, move to another site.

Matt - Oct 15 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Ok, maybe I'm stupid, but where's the xml? I've got a login, I'm signed in, but can't find any xml. If someone would be so kind as to help out that would be greatly appreciated.

Matt - Oct 15 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

Using 1.0.9.

The icons don't always return to their resting point after mouse out. Definitely don't return when there is no window maximised (ie only the desktop showing). And sometimes doesn't happen when there is a window maximised.

Matt - Oct 14 2003

osXBar

Karamba & Superkaramba by stefano 169 comments

This is getting really good. Some feedback:

- The animation when the widget returns to resting after a mouse out is very slow.

- The icons don't return to their original resting position after a mouse out. They are still a bit jumbled.

- If I specify the "kmail" icon, I get the crystal kmail icon, and not the icon from the iconset I'm currently using (umicons). All other icons are umicons.

- CPU usage on idle is between 0 and 3% on an AMD 1.2GHz Duron w/ 256MB Ram.

- CPU usage on mouseover is between 45 and 65%.

- If I click Reload Theme, I get:

Call to widgetUpdated failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "osXBar.py", line 68, in initWidget
theEngine.Init(0)
File "osXBarEngine.py", line 174, in Init
theSensor.Init(NextStatus)
File "osXBarSensor.py", line 248, in Init
thread.exit(self.EngineThread)
TypeError: function takes no arguments

And a crash. Not a major, as it only affects reload.

I may now have to ditch 0.90pre4 for this version.

Keep up the good work!

Matt - Oct 12 2003

Liquid Weather ++

Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

sounds like you've got a font problem. You can manually fix this by going through the liquid_weather.py file searching for "prettyText", and change the size of the text there.

The next release of Superkaramba is supposed to have a fix for this, and as soon as it comes out, I'll be fixing this problem.

Matt - Oct 10 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

when you look at the detail panel, does the time entry change? That is the time of the last forecast update on weather.com.

If it's updating in the console, it should be updating in the theme.

You are experiencing very strange behaviour, that I can't explain. Are you sure that the display does not reflect the data displayed in the console?

Matt - Oct 07 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

It's very difficult to come up with solutions, when it works for me, and 99.9% of all other users. Either there's an issue with your connection, or the forecast your using isn't updating. What's the location you're using?

Matt - Oct 06 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Interesting. All the conversion stuff was written by Heikke, who lives in the UK (I think). To be honest, there's not a lot of incentive to add yet another option to accomodate one strange country that can't quite make its mind up. But I may get to it in the next release.

Matt - Oct 06 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I used an hour and a half as a reasonable time for updating. If you want to change it, you'll have to change both the INTERVAL variable in the .theme file, and search for the number 3600 in the .py file. That is a number in seconds, reduce it to what you want.

What's wrong with an hour and a half?

Matt - Oct 06 2003

Liquid Weather ++

Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

Try clicking on the area where the theme should be. It should appear. If not, right click on that area, and press "update" or "reload".

Matt - Oct 05 2003

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Karamba & Superkaramba by Matti 1794 comments

I'm looking into this. I have set the update delay for more than an hour, (previously was 90 seconds for some very strange reason). I have to test for a while, to see what the issue is.

Matt - Oct 05 2003