So far, it is not much different from any weather application/gadget out there. Once selected, the second list will become populated with the cities/towns in that specific state.īut let’s get to the most interesting point of this application. There, the state can be either selected on the map, or through the list on top. Here, the user can either enter the location directly or use the Location Selector, which is useful if the user lives in the United States – once clicking the button with the globe, a window with a map will appear. To specify the location, the user should click on the Change Location label. The numbers above each of the four days represent the highest and the lowest temperature expected for the day. Then there comes the humidity and the forecast for the next four days. The current temperature is represented both in Fahrenheit and Celsius scales. The image on the left represents the current conditions in the city/town specified. The main application window looks like this: I used Google Weather API as the interface to worldwide weather (it is easier to use and it returns enough data in a single API call). The application I have created is called WeatherBar, and it uses the taskbar to display weather conditions in a specific location. Since I had some experience developing software that is using the new Windows 7 features (the taskbar and associated jumplists, to be specific), I thought that it would be a good idea to participate in this contest as well.Īfter a short period of brainstorming and whiteboard drawing, I decided to use the full potential of the Windows 7 taskbar. The idea behind it is creating an application that is using some of the new features Windows 7 has introduced. I decided to enter the CodeProject “Windows Work” article contest. Weather In The Taskbar How to show weather information in the Windows 7 taskbar using native system functionality.

Show current temperature in taskbar