Non-metric scales in SteelSeries

[KarlS]

Hi Mark:

Until recently I used Bindows gauges on my web site. For some reason they stopped working in Firefox, so I decided to switch to the SteelSeries gauges. I am customizing the demoRadial script for this and it is in most parts straight forward.

http://www.friendsofbridgelake.org/page ... php?unit=i

The only "problem" I have is that I want to swich between the metric unit we use here in Canada and US (imperial) units. The scale for the rain gauge will go from 0 - 2 inches. As of now, the labels are 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 ... and the library has no way to label the tick marks in the customary steps of 1/8 of an inch (or even 1/4) - at least I haven't found one yet.

I hope you can help me with this little "problem". Maybe this even has been asked and solved before and I just couldn't find it on the forum?

[mcrossley]

Hi Karl, no solution for you I'm afraid. The SS library as it stands only displays decimal values.

[KarlS]

Thanks Mark, can we hope for this feature in an upcoming version?

[mcrossley]

It would be way down the list l'm afraid. There is lots of work to do on the library; modularise it, change to using CSS for layers to minimize redrawings etc.

[WoodburyMan]

While on the topic ability to change temperature scale would be nice as well. As of now it's 30-100. In my location we'll have days where it doesn't get out of the teens in the winter, and -'s at night, and even get over 100 in the summer.

[KarlS]

Well, if you know what you are doing, the min/max temperature values for Fahrenheit are set in lines 1608-1620 in the gauges.js script. But be careful, because as Mark notes, "if you break it, it's up to you to fix it".

For the last few days I've played around with the steelseries.js library a bit, and I was able to 'teach' it how to display inches as mixed fractions (for example 3/4” instead of 0.75"). Take a look here (Note: if the display says 0” it only means that it's not raining at the moment ).

[bhcarney]

Karl,

I really like the simplicity of your layout.

I understand if you cannot (and especially as my 'programming' skills are limited to cut/paste/modify) but is it possible for me to get the file set you created (for personal; not professional) to use on my website [http://climate.tommueller.com/gauges-ss.htm]. I think I can modify on my own.

Bridge

[mcrossley]

Well, if you know what you are doing, the min/max temperature values for Fahrenheit are set in lines 1608-1620 in the gauges.js script. But be careful, because as Mark notes, "if you break it, it's up to you to fix it".

It would be easier to set the values on lines 90 & 91

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            tempScaleDefMinF       : 0,
            tempScaleDefMaxF       : 100,

[KarlS]

Right you are, Mark. But my remark was written back in April 2012, and the SteelSeries script has come a long way since

[mcrossley]

Doh! I didn't notice the date of the old posts - this is a bit of a resurrection!

[bhcarney]

Hi KarlS,

I did 'download' your website page using the Ctrl-U as suggested. Should I not be able to copy that right file [Friends of Bridge Lake - Bridge Lake Weather Update.htm' to my current steel-series capable website [http:/climate.tommueller.com/gauges-ss.htm] website and have it run just as you have it? Or does one need to make some basic modifications to the now downloaded 'Friends of Bridge Lake - Bridge Lake Weather Update.htm' file before it will operate?

Cut/paste but not programmer savvy Bridge

[KarlS]

Hi Bridgeman

If you look at the previous posts in this thread you will notice that I made this 'enhancement' request about two years ago. At the time, Mark wasvery busy implementing the SteelSeies gauges as a 'standard' for Cumulus (there is even a special board for it now) and my request probably got lost along the way.

As I mentioned in my PM to you, I have modified the SteelSeries Javascript code myself to get the non-metric labels displayed. However, as a consequence my script is not compatible with the official release, and as the script is working for me, I've seen no reason to incorporate all the changes Mark has made over the last two years. Also, I'm not using the reatimegauges.txt file to generate the data but a PHP script that read the Cumulus web tags file.

All this means is that a simple cut-and-paste of my web page won't work ...

[bhcarney]

Hi Karl,

Too bad as it it a beautiful and accomplished site!

Bridge