Echo Show: anyone writing skills?
Would really like my show to show NOAA radar, would be handy on the road, e.g., https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/NCR/GWX_loop.gif.
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ccchuck wrote:
Without programming, you're limited to what's provided by the Skill Blueprints and it doesn't look like they have much functionality. You pick a template and fill in the blanks, basically. So like a quiz show where you provide the questions and answers or a story teller where you provide the story.
Would you guess if a skill to show a webpage is possible? I have no background in programing, so I'm at the mercy of whatever gets posted by DIY types. Would appreciate a heads up should you see something that might work for me.
Even if you can program, displaying a webpage is probably going to be a challenge in any case. The Show's display capabilities are limited to some predefined templates, as far as I know. In theory, you could probably create an image of what the website display looks like, but I think it would be a lot of effort.- I still don't understand why you think that without programming there are only some restrictions on templates. Not always there are some restrictions, much also depends on skills and it isn't necessarily programming
- I gave my wife an echo show "8" for Xmas
It has web browser browsing built In
No longer need to create an special skill MrWizard wrote:
that link doesn't work
try this and click a blue dot
https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/
I do that one every day. Then using the links on the left I can go to the local area and either static or looped
Learned a lot about reading Weather Radar after years of looking at the map and then out the window.- There is a skilll for Alexa show....My Radar NOAA Weather Radar. Search for it in skills
- Thanks for sharing, very informative!
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