Note: this thread is for install upgrade info and comments. If you need assistance with your setup, please post a new thread to the forum with your request. Thanks.
New Drag to install instructions for Intel Macs
The new design of Weather Display Mac now makes it possible to drag/install the application like any modern Mac program.
These instructions apply to Weather Display Mac version 10.37L build 44 and above, Mac Os X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Please read the attached Read Me file for more info.
ALL USERS - A default printer should be selected in your System preferences as some usb drivers from various weather station vendors have been seen to incorrectly attempt connections to unassigned ports (sometimes connected user’s printers instead of the station) causing issues for the app on startup.
New User and Full Installations
If your station requires a driver to be installed, you will need to obtain it from the station’s manufacturer. Example - for the Davis USB stations, download and install the Silicon Labs Intel Mac USB Driver, from the Davis Support page.
Basically, for a new installation all you have to do now is open the Disk Image that is downloaded (full install) and opens in a window on your desktop.
Then:
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Drag the WeatherD application icon to the Application folder shortcut on the left in that window.
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Double click on the Resources Installer in the lower right portion of the window and follow the instructions in the installer. WMR100/200 Users, Irox users, and LabJack users, you will also need to select the extension in the installer that will talk to your station via usb in addition to the “New Install Libraries - All Stations” in the selection screen. See the Read Me file for instructions.
You will be asked to enter your administrator password, and a restart will be required. -
After the restart, open your Applications folder and double click the WeatherD icon to start the application and begin your setup. You will get a warning from the operating system that the app was downoaded and prompting you to proceed the first time you open the application. This is normal so click ok.
Welcome to Weather Display Mac
Upgrading Weather Display
(Assuming you have installed WD Mac before and it’s icon resides in your Applications folder)
Download the latest Application Update from the downloads page.
Quit Weather Display until after the upgrade is complete.
If it is in a Disk Image that opens a window on your desktop, drag the file to the Applications Folder shortcut to the left, replacing your old WeatherD icon as you are asked by the system.
Eject the Disk Image, which will be viewable either on your desktop or in a finder window, by dragging it to the trash or clicking on the arrow beside it’s icon. The WeatherDisplay.Dmg file you downloaded will be in your downloads folder which can be mounted later should you wish to access it again or back it up although not necessary. No need to install from the Resources installer unless there is a library update and it is posted.
If it is in a zip file, unzip the file you downloaded and drag the WeatherD icon to your Applications folder, replacing the old icon when asked.
You will get a warning from the operating system that the app was downoaded and prompting you to proceed the first time you open the application. This is normal so click ok.
Things that are different now: :lol:
Weather Display, the application and all its resource files, executables and crons, is now entirely contained within the WeatherD application icon, conforming to Apple’s guidelines for Application Bundles. A very good thing that will make upgrading the program a breeze from now on, and eliminating the need for installers for new builds to the application. There will no longer be any need to open the application’s bundle to replace the program’s executables as the complete bundle (the WeatherD icon) will be distributed with every new build, so you will get everything in the app (crons, executables, etc) updated on each build with no more confusion regarding where and how to place each item.
The folder /Applications/wdisplay is now obsolete as of 10.37L build 44 . If you prefer to keep the WeatherD icon in that folder make sure you do not have multiple copies of that icon on your system. However, all of the crons and other files in that folder can be safely deleted. Assess whether any of the files are data files, as they are now kept (and have been since January of 2009) in the Application Support/wdisplay folder. If you decide to delete that folder you should see only a single WeatherD icon in the Applications folder like any other Mac application, with all data being stored safely in the Application Support folder as designed.
No more permissions scripts required to run after upgrading. Now the permissions are set in the application bundle by our fearless developer, so those scripts (although resident in the bundle for now) will no longer be necessary.
This redesign from Windy’s perspective has been a huge undertaking, and demonstrates his commitment to the Mac community as he continues to migrate even more features from the Windows and Linux versions to the already robust and stable Mac version. Now the structure of the application is much more user friendly regarding installation, and improvements to the application can be used by all as they are released without waiting for installers to be prepared. Also the program is completely self contained, which also makes it fully portable as it will now run from anywhere it is moved on the user’s Mac.
Many thanks Windy for the hard work you have put into this new install and upgrade process.
jmar
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