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    Magic Mirror on Windows 8.1 tablet?

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    • bheplerB Offline
      bhepler Module Developer @roxx
      last edited by

      @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.

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        roxx @bhepler
        last edited by 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…

        Only a biker knows why dogs stick their head outside the window of a moving vehicle!!

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          roxx
          last edited by

          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…

          Only a biker knows why dogs stick their head outside the window of a moving vehicle!!

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            roxx
            last edited by

            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…!

            Only a biker knows why dogs stick their head outside the window of a moving vehicle!!

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            • justjim1220J Offline
              justjim1220 Module Developer @roxx
              last edited by

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

              "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
              Jim Hallock - 1995

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                roxx @justjim1220
                last edited by

                @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…

                Only a biker knows why dogs stick their head outside the window of a moving vehicle!!

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                  justjim1220 Module Developer @roxx
                  last edited by 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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                  "Life's Too Short To Dance With Ugly People"
                  Jim Hallock - 1995

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                    roxx
                    last edited by

                    @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.

                    Only a biker knows why dogs stick their head outside the window of a moving vehicle!!

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