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The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« on: July 20, 2008, 09:28:54 PM »
I don't know if there was already one here, but I'm gonna go ahead and start it.

This is a thread where we all discuss about The Weather Channel weather icons used on the WeatherSTAR 4000, XL, IntelliSTAR, National feed, and weather.com & its services.

If anybody has questions, comments, and or changes on the icons, feel free to post them. And if anyone wants to request an icon, ask me, Tyler, Al, and/or anyone else that holds the icon sets. Just remember that they're owned by The Weather Channel and TWC Interactive and we ask you to PLEASE DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE THEM.
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As some of y'all may know on a topic recently posted here on the "Everything Else TWC" section, the WX icons on weather.com's "Weather On Your Website" program has been modified. And from what "season lover" said, it seems TWC's site may make an icon change itself. We'll see what happens.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008, 12:55:35 PM »
It's now official!
As of today, weather.com has now updated all of their icons. Take a look at the following screenshots:



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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 02:28:08 PM »
Quote from: season lover on July 22, 2008, 12:55:35 PM
It's now official!
As of today, weather.com has now updated all of their icons. Take a look at the following screenshots:





Will this take place on the IntelliSTAR too?
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2008, 02:30:37 PM »
I'm not sure
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2008, 02:31:50 PM »
Quote from: Victor on July 22, 2008, 02:28:08 PM
Will this take place on the IntelliSTAR too?
Most likely not.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2008, 02:47:56 PM »
No, those icons are just "web-friendly." They won't debut on the STAR's. Personally, I think they are better than the older icons. They don't have those white edges like the older ones did.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2008, 03:09:27 PM »
I'm gonna miss the old icons set though, but I do like the change.

At least I still have the previous set in ".png" form.

Speaking of those new icons, I have just created over a dozen of them myself from that set since yesterday. Click on the link to see them.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2008, 05:21:21 PM »
Whoa, this is absolutely crazy. :wacko: Now weather.com has switched back to the old icons.  :blink: Possibly what I saw earlier was just weather.com testing the icons to see how they would look?  :dunno:
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2008, 07:29:03 PM »
Quote from: season lover on July 22, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Whoa, this is absolutely crazy. :wacko: Now weather.com has switched back to the old icons.  :blink: Possibly what I saw earlier was just weather.com testing the icons to see how they would look?  :dunno:
I was kinda puzzled myself. Though the test might be the possible explaination.

Judging from the pictures in your earlier post, it does look good though.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2008, 07:30:41 PM »
Quote from: season lover on July 22, 2008, 05:21:21 PM
Whoa, this is absolutely crazy. :wacko: Now weather.com has switched back to the old icons.  :blink: Possibly what I saw earlier was just weather.com testing the icons to see how they would look?  :dunno:
I'm still seeing the updated web-safe icons.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2008, 11:23:07 PM »
The web-friendly icons kicked back into the main weather.com database as of now.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 11:33:17 AM »
Quote from: texasstooge on July 22, 2008, 11:23:07 PM
The web-friendly icons kicked back into the main weather.com database as of now.


Yes, they did. :yes: I didn't realize they came back last night; I just noticed them this morning. Hopefully they will STAY this time.

For Hurricane Dolly coverage, weather.com has live conditions for cities in south Texas. The live conditions use much bigger versions of the new icons:

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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 11:45:36 AM »
Quote from: season lover on July 23, 2008, 11:33:17 AM
Quote from: texasstooge on July 22, 2008, 11:23:07 PM
The web-friendly icons kicked back into the main weather.com database as of now.


Yes, they did. :yes: I didn't realize they came back last night; I just noticed them this morning. Hopefully they will STAY this time.

For Hurricane Dolly coverage, weather.com has live conditions for cities in south Texas. The live conditions use much bigger versions of the new icons:




I would love to see the "Live Conditions" box added to the Weather On Your Website program. If for nothing else than to create a "Getaway" page for my "Weather Window" site.
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2008, 10:48:04 PM »
OK, the weather.com staff really need to make up their minds, are they gonna go back to the current icons used on TWC or are they switching to the web-friendly kind?
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Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2008, 11:56:01 PM »
Clear your cache. Then you'll see all the icons matching.
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