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Description of problem: Missing city in GNOME weather applet - Jerusalem/Israel Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.28.0-7 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the applet preference window 2. Try to select Jerusalem from search box or 3. Try to select Jerusalem from the list of cities Actual results: It's impossible to use weather data for Jerusalem/Israel. Only data for Tel Aviv is available, but the weather in Jerusalem is quite different then the Tel Aviv.
Sorry, there is a small syntax error in "Actual results" "but the weather in Jerusalem is quite different then the Tel Aviv" should be read as "but the weather in Jerusalem is quite different then the *one in* Tel Aviv"
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Ray, is this something we can fix or it needs to be implemented upstream first?
The weather station data actually lives in libgweather, not in gnome-applets. Moving this bug there.
Created attachment 559159 [details] proposed patch Proposed patch. After a bit of investigation, I found out the METAR weather station for Jerusalem (LLJR) is not available anymore, since the Atarot International Airport has been closed for some time. My proposed patch uses the nearby Ben Gurion International Airport station (LLBG), which is the same used for Tel Aviv though. The airport is geographically located near the highway between the two cities according to Wikipedia. I think this is a reasonable compromise; having the location and some data is better than not having it at all.
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, the libgweather library did not contain information for the city of Jerusalem, making it impossible to search for the city or select the city from the list of cities offered by the weather panel applet. This update adds the missing information to the libgweather database, so that users can now select Jerusalem as a valid option.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0381.html