Plugin
 
Plugin configurations

Select Plugin at preference window switch to plugin setting page, see figure 1:


(Figure 1)

1. Plugins
  • Choose correspond plugin category, then choose related plugin from the list to config. (Currently only have weather plugins)
  • Select correspond plugin, click OK to use the plugin as the default plugin for the selected plugin category.
  • Click Preference... bring up the plugin configuration window, refer to below content for how to config the weather forecast pluin options.
  • Upate interval: Set the selected plugin's auto refresh duration, when the time comes, program will auto connect to internet and download the newest plugin content if needed.
  • Note: After you exit the program and launch again, the timer is continue from the last saved time, such as you set change wallpaper every 3 hours, after 2 hours you exit the program, then after 1 hour you launch again, the plugin contents should auto refresh immediately, not 3 hours later.
2. Lunar plugin
  • You can change the default lundar plugin here, this only affect the skin which support lunar.
  • Refer to lunar support for more information.
Installing new plugin
  • Navigate to http://www.coolcalendar.net/cn/plugins.php to browse the exist plugins.
  • Download the plugin which you like and copy to the plugins folder under the directory where cool calendar installed.
  • Modify the plugins.ini according it's format, then restart program, the new plugin will available for using.
Weather forecast

Feature of cool calendar weather forecast:

  • Fully integrate with desktop wallpaper, no application window, only take little system resources.
  • Support moon phase, after sunset, for some weather conditions, will display the moon phase.
  • We'll keep adding more weather plugins, to provide more exact weather information for different locations.
1. Yahoo! Weather

Weather forecast from Yahoo! Weather, see figure 3:


( Figure 2)


( Figure 3)

  • Temperatures mode: Celsius or Fahrenheit
  • Weather icon set: Currently only have Dashboard.
  • Location / Zip code: Input the correspond location, click the button to query the localtion. It will pop up a window to let you choose a location if there are more than one locations are accord with the query string (Figure 3), otherwise, the textbox will auto filled with the location name. Click OK to make new setting take effect.
Manual refresh plugin contents
  • You may need to manual refresh the plugin contents when unexpected error happens such as internet breaked.
  • Right click the cool calendar icon at system tray, then select Update plugins content... from the pop up menu.
  • Note: Sometimes even you have selected manual refresh plugin content, but the desktop doesn't refresh, this is because program will compare the updated contents with current contents displayed on desktop, if no change, it will keep current contents.
Plugin SDK
  • Coming soon...