Radar

[Paul]

Just noticed the text above the radar saying these are known issues, nevermind then.

Should have a fix in place for them today

[Mapantz]

Should have a fix in place for them today

To the mobile site as well? I still can't change the radar scales, it enables/disables the Euro radar or opens up the coverage page. It's like the rendering means the button has merged with the one above and below it.

[Mapantz]

V4 is working on Chrome (Desktop) somewhat now, it loads the radar on opening the page and it updates. The 'Reset' settings isn't working though.

[Bobby]

Seems to be working now, yay.

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

I'm having a problem with this new radar on my work computer. It's running IE7.

When I open it, it starts with 24hrs accumulation on and runs animation without me doing anything. The buttons are all very stretched out across the whole screen and button to turn off the accumulation seems to be hidden behind something else on the drop down list, so at the moment I cannot see the current radar at work.

Personally I would rather it stayed as it was, I think a seperate mobile app would have been better than making everyone use what is effectively just a large mobile version, but that's just my opinion.

[Paul]

I'm afraid the new version of extra no longer supports IE7, it's very old now and was superceded by IE8 in 2009, so anyone using it really needs to be upgrading asap. As an example Google stopped supporting IE7 in a number of their products (such as apps etc) in 2011, and last year stopped supporting IE8, so IE7 really is beyond its useful existence!

Everyone using a desktop doesn't get a large mobile version, they get the full featured pc version with the same features as the previous design, which scales to the size of their screen, the mobile view is cut back, with a different layout specifically for mobiles. We have mobile apps in development to go alongside this too.

[Summer Sun]

Like the new look to the radar guys

[Mapantz]

Any fixes for the mobile render of the v4?

[Paul]

A number have already gone in

[Mapantz]

I still cannot change the radar scales, the button is somehow merged with the euro and coverage button as it it opens/enables them.

[Paul]

It's a strange one that as we can't recreate it on any mobiles at the moment, which browser are you using?

[Mapantz]

I use the stock browser with my Nokia.

All the other drop down menu's work fine, just not the scales, it wants to open other things up.

out of interest, how long would it take to put the scales drop down just above the radar? Or below the animation one? I think that it would go better there ..

Everytime it tries to update, i get the broken image icon appear now, and it's still draining my battery fast. I know updates need to happen but this is just no good now, i never had any of these problems before.

Edited March 22, 2013 by Mapantz

[Paul]

We're not having any other reports of image update problems and nothing's been changed in terms of the way it does update, so I don't think that's related to the upgrade. The same applies to any battery drain - it's all in the browser and aside from a change of layout there have been no fundamental changes in the way the page loads or updates, so nothing would cause additional battery load.

We have just updated the scale buttons to a different format though, so that should eliminate the problem you've seen with those?

[Mapantz]

We're not having any other reports of image update problems and nothing's been changed in terms of the way it does update, so I don't think that's related to the upgrade. The same applies to any battery drain - it's all in the browser and aside from a change of layout there have been no fundamental changes in the way the page loads or updates, so nothing would cause additional battery load.

We have just updated the scale buttons to a different format though, so that should eliminate the problem you've seen with those?

The new buttons make it a lot better!

Just a few more queries .. lol

I presume there's no way to save the settings on the mobile render?

One thing i've never got around to asking, why is it not possible to be logged in to two separate devices at once?

Thanks for your effort and patience Paul.

[Paul]

No problem, glad the buttons help. Settings saving is on the way to the mobile version shortly. Being logged in on two devices isn't possible right now, this is because it would then allow people to share logins etc but it is something we'd like to introduce if we can.

[peterf]

Spot on Paul,the mobile is great.super work yet again by all involved.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Is there a glitch with the radar at present in terms of the data coming in? On both V5 and V6, a large area of ppn disappeared from the east and south-east around lunchtime - if you play the past hour it's there for the first few 5 minutes frames, then instantly vanishes.

[Paul]

Yes, looks like one of the Met Office radar sites in the southeast is down at the moment, sure they'll be working to get it running asap though

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Yes, looks like one of the Met Office radar sites in the southeast is down at the moment, sure they'll be working to get it running asap though

Cheers Paul - that's what I thought must have happened. I asked to get a more expert opinion.

[TonyH]

On mobile phone v4 was great and favourites could be saved, no longer able to, also the map is too small and cannot be enlarged. Don't like the mobile version for same reasons, v6 very awkward lo handle due to map position changing as you attempt lo navigate the page. Thanks.

[Terminal Moraine]

I'm using the computer at work at the moment and the V6 radar image is pixellated rather than smoothed. I've had a good look around but can't see where to change it; could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks.  

[Paul]

The V6 doesn't have the smoothed option, that's currently only available on the v4

[Terminal Moraine]

The V6 doesn't have the smoothed option, that's currently only available on the v4

Blimey, now I'm really confused!  The image on the computer at work is defintely much more 'blocky' than on my home p.c if that makes any sense. I haven't used the V4 for quite a while so I'm not mixing the two.

[Paul]

Maybe it's that's the office pc has a lower resolution monitor so appears that way - v5 and v6 have never had any smoothing options. Another possible is that you maybe have the european radar selected in the office? That has a 5km resolution, whereas the UK one has 1km. 

[Terminal Moraine]

Maybe it's that's the office pc has a lower resolution monitor so appears that way - v5 and v6 have never had any smoothing options. Another possible is that you maybe have the european radar selected in the office? That has a 5km resolution, whereas the UK one has 1km. 

It must be the resolution of the monitor, Paul as I did have the UK, rather than the European on.

Thanks anyway.