Trying to create a white background with black text to the clock module title block.

sdetweil

@synint said in Trying to create a white background with black text to the clock module title block.:

.module.clock (
background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
border-radius:8px;
padding:8px;
)

the 1st and last parens need to be braces {}
also don’t need .module

also don’t edit the root settings, for color… affects everything…

just do it in the .clock override

color:  black

sdetweil

@synint also

the clock module sets these classes

	// Style Wrappers
		dateWrapper.className = "date normal medium"; 
		timeWrapper.className = "time bright large light";
		secondsWrapper.className = "seconds dimmed";
		sunWrapper.className = "sun dimmed small";
		moonWrapper.className = "moon dimmed small";
		weekWrapper.className = "week dimmed medium";

you could over ride ,
this worked

.clock {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.clock .time{
 	color: black;
}

synint

@sdetweil

His Sam applied the changes as detailed below but it still has not added a white background,

/* Custom CSS Sample
 *
 * Change color and fonts here.
 *
 * Beware that properties cannot be unitless, so for example write '--gap-body: 0px;' instead of just '--gap-body: 0;'
 */

/* Uncomment and adjust accordingly if you want to import another font from the google-fonts-api: */
/* @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@100;300;400;700&display=swap'); */

:root {
  --color-text: #000;
  --color-text-dimmed: #000;
  --color-text-bright: #000;
  --color-background: black;

  --font-primary: "Roboto Condensed";
  --font-secondary: "Roboto";

  --font-size: 20px;
  --font-size-small: 0.75rem;

  --gap-body-top: 60px;
  --gap-body-right: 60px;
  --gap-body-bottom: 60px;
  --gap-body-left: 60px;

  --gap-modules: 30px;
 
.clock {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.clock .time{
 	color: black;
}

sdetweil

@synint lack of a closing } on the root entry causes an error and the rest of the css is not processed

I would NOT override the root… as it affects EVERY module…

sdetweil

@synint I re-read your original post

you said clock title block…

what is that ? the header? (which is optional and not used on the clock)

synint

@sdetweil

Hi Sam,

I thought it would be easier if I showed an image of my MagicMirror screen and explain what I mean.

As you can see the clock text top left of the image covers the image and when the image has a light background you can not see/read the text easily. So I would like to make the background of the text white with say 50% opacity and the text black. I have also added below the last CSS.Custom file but still not showing white background.

CSS Custom file

/* Custom CSS Sample
 *
 * Change color and fonts here.
 *
 * Beware that properties cannot be unitless, so for example write '--gap-body: 0px;' instead of just '--gap-body: 0;'
 */

/* Uncomment and adjust accordingly if you want to import another font from the google-fonts-api: */
/* @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@100;300;400;700&display=swap'); */


}
.module.clock (
   background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
)
)

Cheers,
John

sdetweil

@synint yes try mine instead

Also add, after .time

, .date

sdetweil

@synint tge stuff before the open brace {
is called the selector clause

it selects the elements the stuff inside the braces will be applied to

.module.clock

on the elements with BOTH classes ( no space between them)… AND ONLY THOSE elements

but (it, only one) doesn’t have text or a background

Mine says

for the elements within class .clock and below change its background.

and secondly within .clock change the text color in .time

synint

@sdetweil

Hi Sam,

Thank you and based on your comments the clock is now working correctly.

I have 3 other modules I am trying to apply the same styling and using the CSS Customer file as detailed below I am getting the following visual appearance.

clock - Working
calendar - White box appears but text is also white
MMM-OpenmapWeather - No change to appearance
newsfeed - No change to appearance

/* Custom CSS Sample
 *
 * Change color and fonts here.
 *
 * Beware that properties cannot be unitless, so for example write '--gap-body: 0px;' instead of just '--gap-body: 0;'
 */

/* Uncomment and adjust accordingly if you want to import another font from the google-fonts-api: */
/* @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@100;300;400;700&display=swap'); */


.clock {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.clock .time, .date{
 	color: black;
}

.calendar {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.calendar .calendar-check{
 	color: black;

.MMM-OpenmapWeather {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.MMM-OpenmapWeather {
 	color: black;
}

.newsfeed {
   background-color:white;
   border-radius:8px;
   padding:8px;
}
.newsfeed {
 	color: black;
}

Kind regards,
John

sdetweil

@synint every module is different

many styles are not inherited from its parent

see this on how to use the developers window elements tab to find the classes and styles to use

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/90135