Weather applet not working

[Jigar Shah]

Weather applet is not working in docky. Even after configuring my city zip code, I get weired weather information, with a '?' for the weather icon and other weired temperature info. I have tried removing docky, deleting the Docky folder in .local, but the problem seems to persists.

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Please include the exact information you entered into the weather settings dialog.

Please include a screenshot of the docklet with 'weird temperature info'.

[Jigar Shah (jigar-shah1984)]

Hi Robert,

Here's a snapshot of the problem I am talking about...

The thing is, the problem persists even in a guest login, so i doubt it
is a per user login issue.

There is another snapshot of information I have entered in the weather
settings dialogue...

Regards,

Jigar

On Wed 28 Sep 2011 01:14:45 PM CDT, Robert Dyer
<email address hidden> wrote:

> Please include the exact information you entered into the weather
> settings dialog.
>
> Please include a screenshot of the docklet with 'weird temperature
> info'.
>
> ** Changed in: docky
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: docky
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

What version of Docky?

Have you tried other weather providers?

You use metric units in Texas? I guess your state is more progressive than we give it credit for! ;-)

[Jigar Shah (jigar-shah1984)]

Docky version 2.2.0

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[Info 14:38:07.662] Docky version: 2.2.0 bzr docky r1817 ppa
[Info 14:38:07.672] Kernel version: 3.0.0.12
[Info 14:38:07.673] CLR version: 4.0.30319.1
[Debug 14:38:08.025] [UserArgs] BufferTime = 0
[Debug 14:38:08.025] [UserArgs] MaxSize = 2147483647
[Debug 14:38:08.026] [UserArgs] NetbookMode = False
[Debug 14:38:08.026] [UserArgs] NoPollCursor = False
[Debug 14:38:08.053] [SystemService] Using org.freedesktop.UPower for
battery information
[Info 14:38:08.089] [ThemeService] Setting theme: HUD
[Debug 14:38:08.106] [DesktopItemService] Loading remap file
'/usr/share/docky/remaps.ini'.
[Debug 14:38:08.114] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'Picasa3.exe' to
'picasa'.
[Debug 14:38:08.114] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'nbexec' to 'netbeans'.
[Debug 14:38:08.114] [DesktopItemService] Remapping
'deja-dup-preferences' to 'deja-dup'.
[Debug 14:38:08.114] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'VirtualBox' to
'virtualbox'.
[Warn 14:38:08.115] [DesktopItemService] Could not find remap file
'/home/jigar/.local/share/docky/remaps.ini'!
[Debug 14:38:08.117] [DesktopItemService] Loading desktop item cache
'/home/jigar/.cache/docky/docky.desktop.en_US.UTF-8.cache'.
[Info 14:38:08.455] [DockServices] Dock services initialized.
[Error 14:38:08.472] [DBusManager] Bus Name 'org.gnome.Docky' is already
owned
[Fatal 14:38:08.472] Another Docky instance was detected - exiting.

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Here's all the output from my terminal with command 'Docky --version'. I
usually try out all the different combinations for it to see if the
problem persists or not....

Have a look at the highlighted line....

On Wed 28 Sep 2011 02:25:43 PM CDT, Robert Dyer
<email address hidden> wrote:

> What version of Docky?
>
> Have you tried other weather providers?
>
> You use metric units in Texas? I guess your state is more progressive
> than we give it credit for! ;-)
>

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Can you please run docky as 'docky --debug' and then recreate the problem and post the terminal output log docky generated?

Also, did you try all of the weather providers? Keep in mind that if you change providers you probably have to delete/re-add your location (as providers require different data to find your location, usually zip code works for all of them).

[Jigar Shah (jigar-shah1984)]

Hi robert...

thats seems like a way to debug the problem...

I have attached the log generated by the terminal....what I saw was that
the data for various providers was getting a success, but there was some
error with the

drawing service. It may be possible that the data is getting fetched,
but is not being rendered due to some service that is causing the
problem. This is my view

of the problem. What do u think....?

On Wed 28 Sep 2011 03:49:15 PM CDT, Robert Dyer
<email address hidden> wrote:

> Can you please run docky as 'docky --debug' and then recreate the
> problem and post the terminal output log docky generated?
>
> Also, did you try all of the weather providers? Keep in mind that if
> you change providers you probably have to delete/re-add your location
> (as providers require different data to find your location, usually zip
> code works for all of them).
>

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Oh wow, thanks for that log... there is definitely something wrong here.

I am guessing you tried using other weather providers in this log? It looks like you at least tried Wunderground and Weather.com.

I see 2 issues in this log. First, there are lines where it says fetching from iGoogle and then it shows the url for wunderground! Second, there are a lot of lines that just say it refreshed the weather, but there is no fetching of weather. I am not sure exactly what is going on for you.. but something is very much broken.

Let's try resetting your configuration and see if it fixes it. Here is what you do:

1) quit Docky
2) run this from a terminal: gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/docky-2/WeatherDocklet
3) run Docky again, open the weather settings, add your zip to whatever weather provider is default and see if it helps

[Jigar Shah (jigar-shah1984)]

Thanks for your suggestion robert...but no help :(

its still the same

On Wed 28 Sep 2011 04:52:01 PM CDT, Robert Dyer
<email address hidden> wrote:

> Oh wow, thanks for that log... there is definitely something wrong here.
>
> I am guessing you tried using other weather providers in this log? It
> looks like you at least tried Wunderground and Weather.com.
>
> I see 2 issues in this log. First, there are lines where it says
> fetching from iGoogle and then it shows the url for wunderground!
> Second, there are a lot of lines that just say it refreshed the weather,
> but there is no fetching of weather. I am not sure exactly what is
> going on for you.. but something is very much broken.
>
> Let's try resetting your configuration and see if it fixes it. Here is
> what you do:
>
> 1) quit Docky
> 2) run this from a terminal: gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/docky-2/WeatherDocklet
> 3) run Docky again, open the weather settings, add your zip to whatever weather provider is default and see if it helps
>

[fishro (rob-fish)]

I get NO information from any PROVIDER including one (a friend) that I know supplies a WeatherUnderground station.

Ubuntu Ocelot for my OS.

First time trying Docky.

Generic Ubuntu weather app (not Docky) DOES work.

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

@fishro: and what version of Docky?

[aamer (aamermoquim)]

Exact same problem.

Ubuntu version= 11.10

docky -- debug =

xxx@xxxx:~$ docky --debug
[Info 02:27:49.989] Docky version: 2.1.4 bzr docky r1810 pre-release
[Info 02:27:49.998] Kernel version: 3.0.0.12
[Info 02:27:49.999] CLR version: 4.0.30319.1
[Debug 02:27:50.330] [UserArgs] BufferTime = 0
[Debug 02:27:50.330] [UserArgs] MaxSize = 2147483647
[Debug 02:27:50.330] [UserArgs] NetbookMode = False
[Debug 02:27:50.330] [UserArgs] NoPollCursor = False
[Debug 02:27:50.354] [SystemService] Using org.freedesktop.UPower for battery information
[Info 02:27:50.384] [ThemeService] Setting theme: HUD
[Debug 02:27:50.402] [DesktopItemService] Loading remap file '/usr/share/docky/remaps.ini'.
[Debug 02:27:50.410] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'Picasa3.exe' to 'picasa'.
[Debug 02:27:50.410] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'nbexec' to 'netbeans'.
[Debug 02:27:50.410] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'deja-dup-preferences' to 'deja-dup'.
[Debug 02:27:50.410] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'VirtualBox' to 'virtualbox'.
[Warn 02:27:50.411] [DesktopItemService] Could not find remap file '/home/xxx/.local/share/docky/remaps.ini'!
[Debug 02:27:50.413] [DesktopItemService] Loading desktop item cache '/home/xxx/.cache/docky/docky.desktop.en_US.UTF-8.cache'.
[Info 02:27:51.053] [DockServices] Dock services initialized.
[Debug 02:27:51.072] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: org.gnome.Docky
[Debug 02:27:51.078] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: net.launchpad.DockManager
[Debug 02:27:51.272] [PluginManager] Plugin manager initialized.
[Debug 02:27:51.295] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Battery Monitor".
[Debug 02:27:51.313] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Bookmarks".
[Debug 02:27:51.314] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "CPU Monitor".
[Debug 02:27:51.315] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clippy".
[Debug 02:27:51.316] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clock".
[Debug 02:27:51.317] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Desktop".
[Debug 02:27:51.318] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Gmail".
[Debug 02:27:51.319] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Mounter".
[Debug 02:27:51.320] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "NPR".
[Debug 02:27:51.321] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Network Manager".
[Debug 02:27:51.322] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Recent Documents".
[Debug 02:27:51.323] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Session Manager".
[Debug 02:27:51.324] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Timer".
[Debug 02:27:51.325] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Trash".
[Debug 02:27:51.326] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Weather".
[Debug 02:27:51.328] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Workspace Switcher".
[Info 02:27:51.418] [PluginManager] Loaded "Network Manager".
[Info 02:27:51.420] [PluginManager] Loaded "Docky.Widgets,1.0".
[Info 02:27:51.420] [PluginManager] Loaded "Weather".
[Info 02:27:51.421] [PluginManager] Loaded "CPU Monitor".
[Info 02:27:51.440] [PluginManager] Loaded "Trash".
[Info 02:27:51.441] [PluginManager] Loaded "Clock".
[Error 02:27:51.505] [ConnectionManager] org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:...

[Matthew Hollis (mdhollis)]

Same issues here. It doesn't work at all for me. I tried the suggestions above. I'm running Docky version 2.1.3 with ubuntu 11.10 in gnome -shell.

matthew@ocelot:~$ docky --debug
[Info 20:35:42.523] Docky version: 2.1.3 Release
[Info 20:35:42.529] Kernel version: 3.0.0.12
[Info 20:35:42.530] CLR version: 4.0.30319.1
[Debug 20:35:42.794] [UserArgs] BufferTime = 10
[Debug 20:35:42.795] [UserArgs] MaxSize = 2147483647
[Debug 20:35:42.795] [UserArgs] NetbookMode = False
[Debug 20:35:42.795] [UserArgs] NoPollCursor = False
[Debug 20:35:42.820] [SystemService] Using org.freedesktop.UPower for battery information
[Info 20:35:42.853] [ThemeService] Setting theme: Transparent
[Debug 20:35:42.870] [DesktopItemService] Loading remap file '/usr/share/docky/remaps.ini'.
[Debug 20:35:42.878] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'Picasa3.exe' to 'picasa'.
[Debug 20:35:42.878] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'nbexec' to 'netbeans'.
[Debug 20:35:42.878] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'deja-dup-preferences' to 'deja-dup'.
[Debug 20:35:42.879] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'VirtualBox' to 'virtualbox'.
[Warn 20:35:42.879] [DesktopItemService] Could not find remap file '/home/matthew/.local/share/docky/remaps.ini'!
[Debug 20:35:42.882] [DesktopItemService] Loading desktop item cache '/home/matthew/.cache/docky/docky.desktop.en_US.UTF-8.cache'.
[Info 20:35:43.094] [DockServices] Dock services initialized.
[Debug 20:35:43.115] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: org.gnome.Docky
[Debug 20:35:43.123] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: net.launchpad.DockManager
[Debug 20:35:43.287] [PluginManager] Plugin manager initialized.
[Debug 20:35:43.320] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Battery Monitor".
[Debug 20:35:43.335] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Bookmarks".
[Debug 20:35:43.339] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "CPU Monitor".
[Debug 20:35:43.340] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clippy".
[Debug 20:35:43.341] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clock".
[Debug 20:35:43.342] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Desktop".
[Debug 20:35:43.350] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Gmail".
[Debug 20:35:43.351] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Mounter".
[Debug 20:35:43.352] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "NPR".
[Debug 20:35:43.353] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Network Manager".
[Debug 20:35:43.354] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Recent Documents".
[Debug 20:35:43.354] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Session Manager".
[Debug 20:35:43.355] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Timer".
[Debug 20:35:43.355] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Trash".
[Debug 20:35:43.356] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Weather".
[Debug 20:35:43.357] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Workspace Switcher".
[Info 20:35:43.471] [PluginManager] Loaded "Workspace Switcher".
[Info 20:35:43.472] [PluginManager] Loaded "Docky.Widgets,1.0".
[Info 20:35:43.472] [PluginManager] Loaded "Weather".
[Info 20:35:43.473] [PluginManager] Loaded "Trash".
[Info 20:35:43.517] [PluginManager] Loaded "Session Manager".
[Debug 20:35:43.522] [SystemManager] ...

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

I think this is the same issue affecting bug 875886 and there is a possible resolution in there. I will try to investigate and push a fix.

[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Duplicate of bug 734490.

[Tiger (manwithcake)]

Has anything happened with this? I just installed Docky with Xubuntu 11.10 and the weather docklet doesn't give me any data either.

[Costas Vorlow (costas-vorlow-z)]

It seems to work under Linux Mint but not Ubuntu....

[Dionisis Politis (denpolites)]

neither in Mint 13...

[Rodolfo González (gonzalez.rod.a)]

Same on Fedora 18 with Docky 2.1.4

Running docky --debug get:

[Fatal 15:47:48.550] [Pango] pango_layout_set_text: assertion `length == 0 || text != NULL' failed

[Robert Cress (robertwcress)]

Same with Xubuntu 13.04.

[martin (martin-andersen)]

Same issue with a newly-installed Mint 15 system using all weather providers. Is there really no way to fix this? The bug has been around for years!

Using docky 2.1.4-1

[Hugo (hugo-bio)]

Same bug with Ubuntu 14.04, docky version 2.2.1.1
What solved for me was restarting the network AFTER booting and running docky.
People even made a script for that: http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=11894.0

I'm puzzled to know why this is happening, and also why no one is looking into it?