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Noobie Requesting Aid!

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I,Jedi
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Joined: July 14th, 2010, 1:59 am

Noobie Requesting Aid!

Post by I,Jedi »

Hey Rainmeter forum lurkers!

Noobie here with a quick question for you folks. I recently discovered Rainmeter, and I've been trying to set it up the way I like it; however, I have unfortunately run into a few "snags" along the road to successfully getting what I want done, and having exhausted all resources, besides seeking help here, I am now inclined to do just that: ask you folks.

First and foremost, I am having trouble with Gnometer theme (default installed theme), in relation to choosing which sites I want in my "Feeds." I have looked around, messed around with the "4-in-1.ini" file, as well as other files in the "Feeds" folder, and I cannot, for my life, find a way to edit sites for my own choosing. If someone could explain how this process is done, as I have even read the Gnometer manual, and that has apparently still gotten me confused, I would appreciate the knowledge on how to do this.

Second of all, I am using a skin called VClouds Weather, and I have come to realize that it is a rather popular skin to choose for Rainmeter; however, this, too, will not seem to work for me. The skin loads, but I cannot seem to get the city to change to my own city. Below is a picture of the .ini file I edited to match my city's code number from the Weather.com website. I have also made sure I load the RIGHT .ini file to correspond with when I want to display. I.e. Today/evening, 5 day forecast, etc.

I would appreciate anyone's help on these two matters, as they're driving me nuts!

Thanks again in advance,

Tyler
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Reflex
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Joined: June 19th, 2010, 3:13 am

Re: Noobie Requesting Aid!

Post by Reflex »

For the RSS, use the config tool. But first, I'd redownload the RSS skin to undo whatever you've messed up. Right-click on any skin and navigate: Configs -> Gnometer -> Settings.ini . Then click on Feeds to edit the URLs. Refresh the skin, and finished. :D

As for the weather VClouds, I'm unsure, sorry. If I figure it out I'll let you know. ;)
I,Jedi
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Joined: July 14th, 2010, 1:59 am

Re: Noobie Requesting Aid!

Post by I,Jedi »

Hey Reflex,

Thanks for the quick, simple reply! Turns out that your instructions on the "Feeds" worked like a charm, so thank you again. :} If I can't get the VCloud Weather skin/plugin to work, no problem. Thanks for keeping an eye out for a solution, though.

Tyler
Reflex
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Joined: June 19th, 2010, 3:13 am

Re: Noobie Requesting Aid!

Post by Reflex »

*fast reply x2*

No problem. As for the VClouds, are you using the detailed, simple, or simple small? Also check for silly errors in the code, like extra spaces or unclosed brackets.