Download Weather Watcher 5.6.26

Mike Singer from Singer’s Creations has updated Weather Watcher to version 5.6.26. This program lets you know from the system tray what the weather forecast is for a large number of cities around the world. For example, the temperature, humidity and air pressure are displayed. In addition, it is also possible to view the position of the moon and various weather and satellite maps. This is probably one of the last versions of the 5.x series, as a beta release of version 6.0 has already been available. The changelog for this release shows the following changes and improvements:

Added:

• 200+ new weather maps.
• “General” –> “Store user files in the Weather Watcher program folder” option. If this option is not checked (it’s unchecked by default), Weather Watcher will store all working files in the current user’s Windows profile.
• “Map Manager” button in the “Maps” tab of the Weather Watcher Options window.
• Map Manager button to check/uncheck all listed maps.

changed:

• When using the INI option (-i or -id command line parameters), WW will store the INI files in the Weather Watcher install folder (default = C:/Program Files/Weather Watcher).
• Added quotes to the Weather Watcher program registry path — used when Weather Watcher is set to start with Windows. This should prevent the Weather Watcher program folder from opening when Windows starts.
• The animated wallpaper option is now disabled in the “Wallpaper” Weather Watcher Options window tab for Windows Vista users. Windows Vista does not include the Active Desktop feature, so animated map images cannot be displayed as wallpaper.
• Remove 1-4 minute intervals from the “Forecast Auto Update Rate” dropdown in the “Auto Update” tab of the Weather Watcher Options window.
• When using the double-click action in the “Tray Icon” tab of the Weather Watcher Options window, Weather Watcher will use the native Windows double-click speed to detect double-clicks.

Fixed:

• Updated Weather Watcher downloader (GetFile.exe) to URL encode proxy username and password. This will allow proxy usernames and passwords to contain non-alpha and non-numeric characters (eg p@ssword).
• Updated various window control colors — some of the controls were hard to read when different Windows themes were used.
• On weather updates, data from outdated servers will no longer be downloaded. This will resolve the issue where the weather data flips back to a previous time.
• “Print..” and “Print Preview…” menu links were not always enabled when the main Weather Watcher window was visible.
• Font list was not loading into the “Tray Icon” tab of the Weather Watcher Options window.
• On weather updates, data from outdated servers will no longer be downloaded. This will resolve the issue where the weather data flips back to a previous time.
• The daily forecast was not displaying the correct wind direction night value.
• Formatting of the last observed/downloaded date at the bottom of the forecasts.
• Updated tab order for all Weather Watcher windows — now tabs from top to bottom.

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