Version 2.0 Beta

[mcrossley]

It's about time I finally put out the next version of the SteelSeries web page. There are lots of changes - mainly under the covers - so I think it would be best if a few kind souls were willing to beta test this before I make a formal release. Also some of the translations are incomplete (German, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, and Catalan) and ideally I'd like these completed as well before release.

As it will be a test version I'd advise that you run this in parallel with your existing pages.

Any takers?

Here are the main changes:

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2.0.0
    * Much of the code rewritten and/or reformatted
      - Most things now contained in a 'gauges' object to avoid polluting the global namespace with
        numerous variables etc.
      - Load orders changed to speed up initial page load/display
    * Updated gauges.js
      - Added ability to select the display units:
          Temp: °C, °F
          Rain: mm, inch
          Wind: km/h, m/s, mph, knots
          Baro: hPa, mb, inHg, kPa
      - Added (optional) cookie handling to preserve end user unit preferences across sessions
      - Added variables to set the default min/max values for gauges
      - Changed the temperature gauge scaling logic so both gauges always use the same range (except
        for the indoor temperature)
      - Default units are now 'metric': °C, mm, hPa, km/h
      - Fixed bug in getord() routine
      - Added config.dewDisplayType setting to control initial 'dew' gauge display
      - Added smaller gauge size option for 'mobile' devices
    * Updated Language handling, all languages now use a single (English by default) template HTML file,
      calling changeLang(LANG.newLanguage) now updates the HTML as well as the gauges.
    * Updated realtimeGaugesT.txt & customclientrawlocal.txt
      - Added todays dominant wind direction
    * Added Danish, Norwegian, and Italian translations
    * Changed gauges-ssT.html to use <div>'s for the layout rather than tables.
    * Removed ddimgtooltip.css - now incorporated into gauges-ss.css
    * Removed ddimgtooltip.js  - now incorporated into gauges.js
    * Removed tween.min.js     - now incorporated into steelseries.min.js
    * Updated realtimeGaugesT.txt and ccrT.txt files to ver8 - added dominant wind direction
    * Updated steelseries.js
      - Updated to v0.11.13

[mspec]

I am always up for a test drive

[water01]

I will test it if you wish.

[Matt.j5b]

If it is of help I am willing to give it a test (note that my site is not updated all the time).

[gwheelo]

Count me in - I am a glutten for punishment.

gwheelo

[tobyspond]

I'm up for it!

Kerry

[mcrossley]

OK, I'll get a zip uploaded some time tomorrow.

[KarlS]

I don't use the gauges.js on my website, but I would definitly like to look at the changes in steelseries.js that you made.

I'm rather busy at the moment with my Raspberry. It's reading the data from my FO weather station, generates the same webtags that Cumulus uses and FTPs the data every 10 minutes to my ISP. A 24h test run went without a hitch, but now I'm back to Cumulus while fine-tuning the Raspi program (loosely based on Jim Easterbrook's pywws, a big "thank you" to Jim for this fine program, I learned a lot from it!).

Anyway, I've got a few moments left to check out the v2.0, so let's have it ...

[mcrossley]

OK, here is beta 1. I'll be out this evening so have fun - on your own!

for reference, I have it running (unprocessed) here:
http://weather.wilmslowastro.com/gauges ... s-ssT.html
Running on an old laptop in my shed - so be kind!

Edit: File superseded by beta 2

[water01]

OK, I have got mine up and running fine http://dmjsystems.co.uk/weather/gauges-ss.htm

I notice in the release notes it says "Added (optional) cookie handling to preserve end user unit preferences across sessions". I changed mine but when I came back to the page it reverted to the standard, have I missed a setting in the script to create the cookie? EDIT Ignore this the cookie is working, didn't seem to the first time but is on subsequent loads.

Also rather than your defaults (C, mm, hPa, mph) can I set my defaults for my site in the script i.e. C, Inch, mb, mph?

Thank you for the new version, very nice.

[mcrossley]

Also rather than your defaults (C, mm, hPa, mph) can I set my defaults for my site in the script i.e. C, Inch, mb, mph?

Good point, I guess the page should default to the native station units, the gauges always used to, so I must have changed this with selectable units code. I'll take a look and see what I can do...

[KarlS]

Mark:

Is it possible to include the un-minified version of steelseries.js in your zip?

[mcrossley]

Is it possible to include the un-minified version of steelseries.js in your zip?

yep, I'll include in the next test version.

[water01]

Thought you were out tonight!!

[mcrossley]

I was, but I'm back and the tablet was just lying there all lonely. Off to bed now though..