MòdnaTemp GNOME Applet

MòdnaTemp is a small standalone applet that can be used on any GNOME desktop environmnent.
It fetches periodically readings of the current outside temperatue in Modena, Italy and displays them in a separate window or in the icon overlay.

MòdnaTemp is written in C and makes heavy use of the GTK+ framework. It also implements some of the XML parsing functions offered by the XML Gnome toolkit.

For comments and/or suggestions you can contact me at: asgozzi AT gbhtech DOT com

MòdnaTemp è un piccolo applet sviluppato per ogni tipo di desktop GNOME.
Permette di conoscere la temperatura esterna istantanea registrata a Modena e di visualizzarla in una finestra separata oppure sull'etichetta a scomparsa sopra l'icona.

MòdnaTemp è stato sviluppato in linguaggio C. Sfrutta le funzionalità del framework GTK+ e delle librerie XML Gnome toolkit.

Per commenti e/o suggerimenti potete scrivermi a: asgozzi AT gbhtech DOT com

FAQs

What is "MòdnaTemp" ?

MòdnaTemp is a very basic applet for the GNOME desktop environment.
Its only purpose is to display the outside temperature recorded in Modena, Italy with at precision to the 1/1000th degree Celsius.

What about "gweather2" (Weather Report)? Isn't that better?

Weather Report is in fact MUCH better than MòdnaTemp.
It provides not only current conditions reports but also customizable forecasts for locations all over the world.

Then why was "MòdnaTemp" created?

First of all because I have a big ego and I like seeing my name in as many source files as I can :D .
Secondly because if you ever tried a desktop/bar applet to see current weather conditions in Modena you must have been very disappointed. The
only weather station that provides public weather data around here is at Bologna's airport (BLQ), almost 50 kilometers from Modena.
This means inaccurate readings, especially during autumn, winter and spring.

I understand the applet reads an XML feed from a sensor in Modena. Where does the data come from?

From my house :) .
I recently installed an outside temperature sensor (to alert me if I need to wear my winter jacket or not) and then I thought of making the data
public. But since I had never worked on anything GTK+, I said "Why not make it an applet altogether?".

How do I install and use "MòdnaTemp"?

Who's the bearded guy in the popup window?

Why all the text is written in English? Modena is in Italy!

I love "MòdnaTemp" so much that I want to make a donation

Thank you for the kind thought, but I don't need money.
Give it to charity instead.

Screenshots

temp

Temperature window

settings

Settings window

Setup

A script is provided to take care of all installation procedures.
Part of the installation needs administrative privileges to install files in system-wide locations.

Removal

Should you need (or want) to remove the applet from your system, just use the provided installation script that will remove all
the previously installed files.