graphs: Unicode and Cardinal Wind directions

[Pila]

How to get unicode letters in graph title: Kiša should look like this: Kiša

Wind directions in graphs: how to change scale of graphs from deg to letters to display Cardinal points instead of numbers?

I am reading docs, and have modified many items, but these I can not get on my own for now.

[Thomas Keffer]

How to get unicode letters in graph title: Kiša should look like this: Kiša

Just use UTF-8 encoding for the label title in the appropriate configuration file. For example, for the Seasons skin, in file Seasons/skin.conf, change this

[[[dayrain]]]
    # Make sure the y-axis increment is at least 0.02 for the rain plot
    yscale = None, None, 0.02
    plot_type = bar
    [[[[rain]]]]
        aggregate_type = sum
        aggregate_interval = 3600
        label = Rain (hourly total)

to this:

[[[dayrain]]]

    # Make sure the y-axis increment is at least 0.02 for the rain plot
    yscale = None, None, 0.02
    plot_type = bar
    [[[[rain]]]]
        aggregate_type = sum
        aggregate_interval = 3600

        label = Kiša

 

Wind directions in graphs: how to change scale of graphs from deg to letters to display Cardinal points instead of numbers?

Unfortunately, you can't. All scales must be numbers. Sorry.

-tk

[Pila]

OK, I see, not HTML chars but the plain ones are needed for graphs.

And as for the Cardinal points - I was afraid that may be the answer seeing the strucutre of data usage.

[Thomas Keffer]

The disadvantage of HTML entities (such as š) is that they can only be used in, well..., HTML. That means the templates. 

The advantage is that they consist of nothing but ASCII characters, so they are always displayed the same way.

By contrast, the advantage of UTF-8 characters is that they are easy to understand. Kiša is more intuitive than Ki%scaran;a. 

The disadvantage is they require that software be told what the encoding is. Many text editors don't handle this well.

So, WeeWX uses entities where it can (the templates), and UTF-8 elsewhere.

-tk

-tk

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 5:48 AM Pila <da...@vip.hr> wrote:

OK, I see, not HTML chars but the plain ones are needed for graphs.

And as for the Cardinal points - I was afraid that may be the answer seeing the strucutre of data usage.

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