My custom mirror

[greedyvegan]

Raspberry Pi 4 connected to a 40" tv, mounted on a wall, vertically.
I built a box around the tv and used paint stirrers for the front of the frame

Modules:
MMM-anotherNewsFeed (default newsfeed with image of article)
MMM-Breathwork (a reminder to inhale and exhale)
MMM-CalendarExt3Agenda (mini month view and agenda)
MMM-Chuck-Norris (silly Chuck Norris ‘jokes’)
MMM-Chess-Daily (visibly hidden until you play a game)
MMM-Dad-Jokes
MMM-GooglePhotos (slideshow of google photos folder)
MMM-iHaveBeenThere (the places that my wife &. I have visited
MMM-OnSpotify (displays the currently playing song)
MMM-OnThisDayWikiApi (things that happened on today’s date)
MMM-Snake (play vintage snake game in full screen)
MMM-text-clock (the current time written in words)

Here’s what gives each module its own “floating” background.
(you have to modify the positions & regions in custom.css)

/* css/custom.css */

html {
  cursor: default;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #c4c4c4;
}


body {
  margin: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  width: calc(100% - 20px);
  height: calc(100% - 20px);
  margin-bottom: -10px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: black;
  background: transparent;
}

header {
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 0.7px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  color: black;
  font-size: 20px;
}
.dimmed {
  color: black;
}

.normal {
  color: black;
}

.bright {
  color: black;
}

/**
 * module.color_border_shadow
 */ 
 .module.clock,
 .module.calendar,
 .module.newsfeed,
 .module.weatherforecast,
 .module.currentweather,
 .module.compliments {
  padding:8px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 20px -15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 55px 50px -35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 85px 60px -25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  background: white;
}

.clock .time {
 font-size: 80px;
 text-align: center;
 margin-top: 25px;
 color: black;
 padding: 15px;
}
.clock .date {
  background: transparent;
  padding: 5px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 0.7px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  color: black;
  font-size: 20px;
}


/**
 * module.width_height
 */
.module.calendar {
  width:450px;
  height: 320px;
}
.module.weatherforecast {
  width:400px;
  height: 220px;
}
.module.currentweather {
  height: 180px;
  width:400px;
  text-align: center;
}

thank you @MMRIZE & @sdetweil for your assistance.

[BerkSmash1984]

@greedyvegan very cool! Which module are you using for the word clock?

[MMRIZE]

@greedyvegan
It will look better to arrange newsfeed module more harmonized.

/* css/custom.css */
/* This is just and example. Adjust to your color and dimensions */

.MMM-anotherNewsFeed .newsfeed-image {
  min-width: 150px;
  min-height: 150px;
  max-width: 150px;
  max-height: 150px;
  margin: 10px 20px 10px 10px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.region .module.MMM-anotherNewsFeed {
  width: 600px;
  height: 300px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  margin-top: 0;
  background-color: #333; 
}

[greedyvegan]

@MMRIZE nice, I like that; thank you

[greedyvegan]

@BerkSmash1984 https://github.com/ngnijland/MMM-text-clock

[greedyvegan]

@MMRIZE
how do I get the news article image to have a permanent position, whether it appears/loads or not?? just like in your image.

is that float or margin?

|(image) (text text text text) |

[MMRIZE]

@greedyvegan
newsfeed item could have a container with selector withImage or not.

        <div class="container {% if config.showImage and image %} withImage {% endif %}">
            {% if config.showImage and image %}
                <div class="newsfeed-image" style="background-image: url({{image}})"></div>
            {% endif %}

So you can specify your style for each case, withImage or not.

.MMM-anotherNewsFeed .module-content .container {
  text-align: right;
  ...
}

.MMM-anotherNewsFeed .module-content .container.withImage {
  text-align: left;
  ...
}

Image and contents are arranged by container’s display:flex so you can reorder or justify with flex-related attributes.

[BerkSmash1984]

@greedyvegan Thanks!

[greedyvegan]

@MMRIZE
thank you very much, what’s the hierarchy levels as far as region, container, module in css?

[sdetweil]

@greedyvegan use the developers window elements view to see it