[Xastir] Weather Data

[Chip Griffin]

On Jan 4, 2008, at 17:45, Gerry Creager wrote:

> TO do that, you'd have to cache or database all the data locally...  
> OR... place a web service request to a server somewhere, OR, an SQL  
> request to a server.

Personally I'd prefer the data to be stored locally. The data is  
already coming in to the computer via one of the interface  
connections. Also to mine from another source can only lead to  
heartache and grief down the line when the format changes. I vote for  
using the available information.

> At this point, I don't see that as a mouse-over service as that'd  
> require some fairly hefty coding on the UI in Xastir.  I could see  
> it added to a right-click, with less work, however.

I think my initial words were misleading. I was talking about the  
right-click menu (which in the program is called the "Mouse Pointer  
Menu" and can be also called up using the last option under the Map  
menu).

> Parsing it from logs is tedious and time-consuming.  Believe me.  I  
> know.

I think it would likely require a new log, perhaps one in just the  
format we need. Of course an indexed database would be quicker but  
would require some additional dependencies (berkeley db is already  
used for some other options, so perhaps that is the way to go).


-- Chip