XFORECAST(1) X Version 11 XFORECAST(1)
Release 4
NAME
xforecast - X window system interface to the weather program
SYNOPSIS
xforecast [toolkit options]
DESCRIPTION
Xforecast is an X Window System interface to the weather program.
Xforecast will bring up a map of the USA and allow X users to click on
cities (that appear as dots) to get the current weather forecast for
that area. The current (closest) city will change from a solid dot to
a hollow dot, when the cursor is near. In addition, the name of the
city, state and 3 letter airport code will be displayed at the bottom
of the screen.
Typing a "q" or clicking on the top "quit" bar will cause xforecast to
end.
Clicking the left mouse button will popup a window containing the
current weather for that city.
Clicking the middle mouse button will popup a window containing the
current weather for that state.
Essentially, this is a wrapper for the weather program, a Perl script
that queries the weather server at The University of Michigan.
RESOURCES
The application class name is xforecast. The resources it uses are:
popupwidth (class Width)
Specifies the width of the popup window that contains the
forcast.
popupheight (class Height)
Specifies the height of the popup window that contains the
forcast.
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY To get default host and display number.
FILES
cities List of city names and X,Y coordinates.
BUGS
Possibly the location of some of the cities. Occasionally a city will
not be redrawn as solid, but this is usually fixed the next time a
refresh happens.
SEE ALSO
weather(1)
- 1 - Formatted: November 30, 2025
XFORECAST(1) X Version 11 XFORECAST(1)
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1991, Frank Adelstein
- 2 - Formatted: November 30, 2025
