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Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) Changelog

What's new in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 5.0.1

Sep 19, 2018
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent connections to the server

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 5.0 (Apr 2, 2016)

  • 100% rewrite with an all new UI.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2.5 (Feb 6, 2013)

  • 🐞 Fixed bug where MenuWeather would hang

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2.4 (Dec 22, 2012)

  • Fixed launch at startup bug
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2.3 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • Updated for Mountain Lion
  • Other bug fixes and enhancements

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2.2 (May 18, 2012)

  • Added option to disable loading indicator
  • Added option to disable alerts icon
  • Fixed bug where temperature scale would be displayed for feels like and dew point even if the user disabled it
  • Fixed bug where launch at startup setting wouldn't save
  • Fixed bug where preferences window would not close immediately
  • Improved iCloud syncing with iOS version (upgrade to MenuWeather 1.0.2 for iOS for best results)

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2.1 (Mar 9, 2012)

  • Support for app sandboxing
  • Added weather alerts for the whole world
  • Added global Growl toggle
  • Added option to disable crash reporting
  • Added iCloud syncing with iOS version
  • Rename location field is now populated with display name
  • Removed support for Snow Leopard
  • Fixed bug where icon sets wouldn't work using German localization
  • Fixed bug where text would be cut off in menu
  • Added Dutch localization
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.2 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • Completely redesigned "More Weather" window (Lion only)
  • Added the ability to customize the weather readouts
  • Added quick weather access in More Weather window. See the weather for any location without having to add it to your locations in the preferences (Lion only)
  • Hourly forecasts are now submenus of the daily forecast (Lion only)
  • Replaced 2 day hourly forecast with 7 day hourly forecast
  • Added astronomy data (sunrise, sunset, moon phase, etc.)
  • Added last update time option
  • Added rain and snowfall amounts
  • Added option for 12-hour or 24-hour time
  • Added name field when adding a location
  • Added German localization
  • Added Simplified Chinese localization
  • Added Weezle icon set
  • Fixed crash when closing More Weather window in Snow Leopard
  • Interface enhancements
  • Other bug fixes
  • Removed Dutch localization (If you'd like to help translate email me at [email protected])

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.1.1 (Oct 10, 2011)

  • You can now click a location in the menu to move it to the top
  • More Weather window will now remember your selection and window size
  • Fixed bug where MenuWeather would fail to determine your location
  • Fixed bug where the same weather alert would appear multiple times
  • Fixed bug where "No Report" would be shown for the condition
  • Decreased memory footprint
  • Other bug fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.1 (Sep 21, 2011)

  • Streamlined location searching
  • Added ability to zoom radar maps
  • Added Italian localization
  • Added pressure to main current conditions display
  • Added direction of pressure to pressure readings
  • Fixed bug where weather would be shown for past hours
  • Fixed bug where locations would be added multiple times
  • Fixed bug where "No Report" would be shown for the condition
  • Other bug fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.0.1 (Sep 3, 2011)

  • Re-added 15 minute update interval
  • Fixed bug where multiple error messages would be displayed
  • Fixed bug where "Send Feedback" would not send
  • Other bug fixes and enhancements

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 4.0 (Aug 17, 2011)

  • Complete rewrite of MenuWeather.
  • New features:
  • Available worldwide
  • Location searching
  • 15 Day daily forecasts
  • 48 Hourly forecasts
  • Choose between daily and hourly forecast in menu
  • Option to select amount of days/hours in forecast
  • Separate “More Weather” window to view all available days/hours of weather
  • Severe weather alerts for U.S. and Canada
  • Doppler radar images for U.S. and satellite maps for everywhere else
  • Ability to select different unit for each type of measurement
  • Global keyboard shortcuts
  • Localized into several different languages

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.8 (May 5, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where weather would be shown for the wrong location
  • Fixed bug where sunset time would be null
  • Added improved logging for finding problems
  • Added timezone correction for sunrise and sunset times.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.7 (Apr 22, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where weather would be shown for the wrong location

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.6 (Apr 19, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where locations with special characters wouldn't load
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for copy, paste, undo, etc.
  • Other bug fixes and enhancements

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.5 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where location would not update if it contained a space
  • Other bug fixes and enhancements

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.4 (Mar 18, 2011)

  • Bug Fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.3 (Mar 12, 2011)

  • Location entry verification
  • Fixed bug where location wouldn't be recognized
  • Fixed bug when waking from sleep

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.2 (Mar 1, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where update interval would not be remembered
  • Fixed bug where not allowing auto location detection would trigger several popups
  • Fixed bug where menu item would not be highlighted
  • Fixed bug where application would hang when waking from sleep
  • Fixed memory build up
  • Improved error handling
  • Reduced memory footprint by over 50%

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.2.1 (Feb 9, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where update interval would not be remembered
  • Fixed bug where not allowing auto location detection would trigger several popups

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.1.2 (Nov 16, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where connection error dialog would be wrongfully displayed.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.1.1 (Nov 15, 2010)

  • Growl notifications now only appear when the weather has changed.
  • Fixed bug where MenuWeather would not get your current location.
  • Improved how MenuWeather responds when Mac OS X cannot determine your location.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.1 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • Added support for Growl notifications.
  • You can now set a display name for the default location.
  • Added safeguard to keep MenuWeather's log under 500 KB.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.0.2 (Oct 6, 2010)

  • Fixed bug that would cause donate window to appear on each launch.
  • Weather now updates when connected to internet after not being connected.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.0.1 (Oct 5, 2010)

  • Fixed bug that would cause crash when waking from sleep.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 3.0 (Oct 1, 2010)

  • Completely rewritten from scratch in native Mac OS X Cocoa.
  • General stability enhancements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.3.3 (Jun 17, 2010)

  • Fixed memory leak.
  • Fixed bug when clicking weather.com links
  • General stability enhancements.
  • Fixed memory leak.
  • General stability enhancements.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.3.1 (Jun 14, 2010)

  • Fixed memory leak.
  • Fixed crash that would occur when waking from sleep.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.3 (Jun 12, 2010)

  • Added support for multiple locations.
  • Added a compact menu option which moves all menu items except for the weather to a submenu.
  • Added a weather.com icon set.
  • Removed Donate menu item.
  • Various bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.2.5 (May 28, 2010)

  • Added links to weather.com.
  • Added the ability to change the menu item's text color.
  • Coming Soon: Multiple location support.
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you experience a problem with MenuWeather, click Send Feedback in MenuWeather's menu.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.2.1 (May 28, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where MenuWeather wouldn't work for a manual location
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you experience a problem with MenuWeather, click Send Feedback in MenuWeather's menu.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.2 (May 27, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where MenuWeather would hang.
  • Fixed bug where wind speed wouldn't update.
  • Added an option to display the wind speed as meters per second when the units are set to Metric.
  • Added an option to show the current condition in the menu bar.
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you experience a problem with MenuWeather, click Send Feedback in MenuWeather's menu.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.1.2 (May 25, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where MenuWeather would hang on its first run
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you experience a problem with MenuWeather, click Send Feedback in MenuWeather's menu.

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 2.0 (May 24, 2010)

  • No longer relies on evancoleman.net servers for getting the weather. Now MenuWeather gets it straight from Yahoo!
  • Now you can change the size of the menu item font and image.
  • Added icon sets
  • Added longer forecast
  • Interface enhancements

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 1.2 (May 17, 2010)

  • Manual location setting
  • Multiple icon sets
  • Interface enhancements
  • Fixed bug that would cause Apple's locationd to use a lot of bandwidth

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 1.1 (May 14, 2010)

  • Forecast and current conditions added.
  • Bug Fixes

New in Orbis (formerly MenuWeather) 1.0.1 (May 13, 2010)

  • Bug Fixes