possible to change weather server?

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Hello SD Community.

I asked myself, if it would be possible to change the weather-server the DX-Widgets point to, but I couldn't find
a responsible file in the programs folder.

Background: I'm living in Germany. And the weather widgets seem to point at a server in the US. That causes a delay in showing
the right day in the morningtime.
e.g. this morning is friday, but it shows thursday as current day.

Can anybody help to solve this for me?


desktopx
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Most weather widget makers code for Weather.com . . you'd have to recode for their format and sites.  The Stardock created widgets use accuweather.com due to licensing issues . .they can't change.

Hope this helps.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Thank you.

I'm not skilled in coding exe or other files.
Only html or text-based files like xml, ini etc.

So I have to live with that. :)

Thanks again.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi BarberioX! what weather widget use?
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
The standard Weather-Dock ObjectDock Plus came with (yes, registered and originally bought via SD-Shop :-).
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hmm....that od not widget.... :)
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Ups, you're right. ;)
But the problem concerns both - Object Dock and DesktopX.
So when you know how to change the server for ONE of them,
it would be a great help to me.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As a commercial product (one for sale), to license use with a weather service.  That's what Stardock did with OD to accumweather.  They do the same for the DX weather widgets they create.

Users can use whatever they want (as long as they follow whatever license the feed has).

Not sure this helps you . . but I hope it gives clarity.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I understand.
But I just thought, I could change settings to a german server (similar
as I could do with the timeservers for various widgets).
i.e you open settings or an .ini file, and replace the adress to the server.
But I missed that possibility.

It's not THAT important to me, but would have been nice.

(Hope my english isn't too rusty to explain my concern)

Thanx for your answers.