Update from Cumulus 1 issues

[esanford]

Thanks for your help. I just had a Cumulus 1 mindset. I was looking for an installer and an app. Its been 30 years since I had to mess with DOS. It never occurred to me that it would run in a browser. I don't remember reading that. One last question. If the browser is not open, is MX still running and communicating to Wunderground etc... Or should I keep the browser open all of the time. I actually have a laptop that is basically set up to interface with my station.

Thanks

Ed

[water01]

As long as the command interface window is open (i.e. you haven't typed Ctrl+C) CumulusMX and all its functions continue to run. You do not have to keep the browser open, this is only to monitor your station from any computer browser on your network and to adjust the settings etc.

[Phil23]

The problem with that is some people (me included) run CumulusMX on machines that do not have a graphical interface and browser, or even a screen/keyboard!

It's the Download/Run novices that I'm thinking about.
They just expect an application to be "Clickable" & if it's not they walk away.

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Only bumping the Browser Auto Load for one reason.....

Stumbled over one such user this morning in a more generalized forum.
https://whrl.pl/Rf8GBm

The guy had run Cumulus 1 for years; needs a new station, looked at MX & declared he could not get into it.
Also admitted he wasn't real good at computer stuff......., but he did get by on the old app.

I'd still lean to a default new install launching the interface; but would have no desire to have it auto launched myself.

Cheers.

[mcrossley]

Only bumping the Browser Auto Load for one reason.....

Tell me how I can do that on Windows, Linux, and MacOS, each of which may or may not have a browser of some description installed and I'll think about it

[Phil23]

Tell me how I can do that on Windows, Linux, and MacOS

Point well taken.
So dismissing Linux for starters, as it's users a generally more IT literate....
MacOS; not sure we have that out in the bush...

That leaves Windows...
So on a different tangent, for beginners, maybe someone could create a small script, or exe that simply loads CMX, then launches Http://localhost:8998 the default browser.
No changes required to MX, just an alternate launcher for those first time unskilled users to use.

There are lots of instances where Http://localhost:8998 doesn't work;

In the Bing Search box or where ever some other add-in has moved the browsers focus away from the address bar.

You & I both know that the address bar is where URL's are typed, but on a regular basis I'm belting on others heads about address bar vs whatever other box they have.

Just thinking of beginners & will put some thought into some kind of script myself.

Cheers.

[Phil23]

This is WAY to basic to be completely error free, but it's a start point.
Will have a better tinker with it in my spare time if you think it has merit.

The attached EXE throws Freddie the new user straight into the interface; where they get to click about in pretty stuff!
Immediate reward!
(Sorry @Freddie , was the first name to mind.

Not really a programmer here, but sure other could achieve a similar thing in a real language like C.

Code: Select all

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
Run c:\CumulusMX\CumulusMX.exe
Run Http://localhost:8998

Cheers.