Magic Mirror on Windows 8.1 tablet?

cowboysdude

@roxx Great job!! The problem is that really no one is doing the exact same thing and sometimes you have to tinker to get it. Nice job going out on the net to find your answer … installing it as a package clears it up most of the time :)

When I first started out in MM I had a HUGE problem installing it sooooooo I would get as far as I could and then take my error out on the internet and find out how to fix it…well yeah it took me an entire day to get it working but it did finally. So cudos to you and great job!! Can’t wait to see it!

justjim1220

I was working with an original Surface RT which had Windows 8.1 on it.
The Surface itself would not allow the programs such as node, npm, electron, git bash, or MM be downloaded OR installed in any way. The RT was a joke for this kind of situation as it would only allow certain proprietary programs be downloaded and installed.

I was only commenting that was what I experienced with it alone. It had nothing to do with Mykle1’s walkthrough instructions, and I have not had any other Windows Tablets to try it with, But, I can say, that with any other Windows PC’s I have used his (Mykle1’s) walkthrough with has been done so without fail.

I’m sorry you all feel like I have no clue. But, I guess I’m just not meant to try to comment or help out with any of my experiences with all that I have tried and either met with failure or success.

I’m pretty sure the posts here have told me that I am nothing more than a dimbass to everyone. So, I guess this has opened my eyes that I am not welcome here anymore. :pensive_face:

bhepler

@justjim1220 said in Magic Mirror on Windows 8.1 tablet?:

I’m pretty sure the posts here have told me that I am nothing more than a dimbass to everyone. So, I guess this has opened my eyes that I am not welcome here anymore.

This seems to be a strong reaction to the thread. I wouldn’t let it bother you that much. And I would hate to see a module developer leave.

That Surface RT sounds like it was locked down to within and inch of its life. Did you ever get anything interesting to work on it?

roxx

Hello everyone!!
Friends, i am able to pinch and zoom in and zoom out in MM… is this normal??🤔🤔 … on my touchscreen windows tablet, while MM is running, i could zoom in & out, like we do with our pictures on our android mobile, gallery app, same thing…

Havent read anywhere about zooming in/out so i feel its not normal…
Video:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KuSX0BZgdn48rbHTTupZ3Bmt-ZI7YZTc/view?usp=drivesdk

bhepler

@roxx - Well… the Magic Mirror framework is a web application at heart. Whether you’re viewing it via Chromium or Electron, it’s still just hosting a web page. So I think it’s normal. But I do think you’re the first person to try pinch zooming on a mirror.

roxx

@bhepler
Thanks!! I guess it good that i could zoom so we could read if something comes up too small!! 😃

roxx

Hello…!!
Is it possible to run MM and also edit the config.js?? So that we could see the changes instantly… or atleast something like that…

i cant access any thing on my touchscreen tablet once MM is started… i have to kill its process then i could come back to open windows, explorer, IE, notepad, etc… Because i have to start and kill MM hundred times after each time i edit the config.js file… Many times i make mistakes in the code, modules, typing and it doesn’t work…

bhepler

@roxx - Try installing the MMM-RemoteControl module and the associated mobile phone app. It should let you change/install all sorts of things from your phone.

I don’t think Win8.1 enables RDP, so I think you would have to install either a VNC or SSH host on your tablet. That would let you have access to the file system from your regular computer to change your config.js. You can just hit your tablet from the web browser on your desktop/laptop in order to evaluate the config. Once you make a change, just refresh your browser.

roxx

@bhepler said in Magic Mirror on Windows 8.1 tablet?:

@roxx - Try installing the MMM-RemoteControl module and the associated mobile phone app. It should let you change/install all sorts of things from your phone.

I don’t think Win8.1 enables RDP, so I think you would have to install either a VNC or SSH host on your tablet. That would let you have access to the file system from your regular computer to change your config.js. You can just hit your tablet from the web browser on your desktop/laptop in order to evaluate the config. Once you make a change, just refresh your browser.

… oh okay. Thanks, will try it…

bhepler

@roxx - Oh wait! I just had a thought. You can share the MagicMirror/config folder on your tablet, so long as you turn on network discovery (which I believe was still a feature in 8.1). You can then access the config.js file from any other windows machine by opening a file explorer window and typing \\[tablet name]\. The config folder should be visible as a shared folder.

Edit the config.js file, save it and then refresh your web browser. That will give you most of what you’re looking for. The more complicated modules that require the node_helper will require a process restart.

roxx

@bhepler
Thanks, but i dont have my laptop currently… well so i will need to do it just with the tablet for now…

I have still lot to do & learn with modules and config.js… Still need to merge my google Calendar with my events and default google Calendar with public holidays…
Now, 8" screen is small to fit all these modules: clock, weather current, weather forecast, calendar, news.

Thats it… and ya, Magic Mirror loads, runs only when wifi is connected… else i get an error when i input npm start command without wifi connection… that doesn’t seem a big problem anyway…

I added google news feed but does anyone know how to make the fonts bigger?? The news lines looks small to read…

roxx

A new problem now, with Email module!!
it always says loading and MM shuts down after few mins…
I installed email module:https://github.com/ronny3050/email-mirror
I want MM to show my Gmail… please tell me whats wrong…
Here is my config…

		module: 'email',
                position: 'bottom_left',
                header: 'Email',
                config: {
                    accounts: [
                        {
                            user: 'roxx.kkkkk@gmail.com',
                            password: 'qwertyzzz',
                            host: 'imap.gmail.com',
                            port: 993,
                            tls: true,
                            authTimeout: 10000,
                            numberOfEmails: 8,
                        }
                    ],
                    fade: true,
                    maxCharacters: 30
                }
	    },

The first time I did, I received email about sign in blocked… so I clicked (it was me) in that email… but still my emails doesn’t load and MM shuts down after about 3-5mins…

roxx

Final Update!!
I had borrowed the tablet for few days and wished to buy if everything with MM went well… but i returned it back as i had problems with email module… and after adding all the modules i wanted, 8" screen felt much smaller and it didnt seemed that good, bigger screen is good i think… so i gave up… now i am working with Rpi 3B+ to set up MM… thanks friends for helping me out…!

justjim1220

@roxx I use the MMM-Mail module for my email. Works a lot better! :winking_face:

roxx

@justjim1220 said in Magic Mirror on Windows 8.1 tablet?:

@roxx I use the MMM-Mail module for my email. Works a lot better! :winking_face:

I tried with gmail but it always says no new email… Could you share with me part of your config.js without private information?? I will check and try on my Rpi…

justjim1220

@roxx

{
	disabled: false,
	module: "MMM-Mail",
	header: "My Gmail et. al. ...",
	position: "top_left",
        config: {
            user: "justjim1220@gmail.com",
            pass: "PassWord",
            host: "imap.gmail.com",
            port: 993,
            tls: false,
            numberOfEmails: 15,
            fade: false,
            subjectlength: 60
},

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roxx

@justjim1220 i tried but got no success with gmail, however i was able to setup in another way… all my gmail synced to microsoft account so i tried to set up office account and its working. so now i am able to see my emails from gmail that get synced to outlook.office365 … thanks.