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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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    Need more compliments? compliments.json

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      E3V3A
      last edited by

      thanks :)

      "Everything I do (here) is for free – altruism is the way!"
      MMM-FlightsAbove, MMM-Tabulator, MMM-Assistant (co-maintainer)

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        dmd
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        First of all, thanks for the new compliments! But I’m a noob and I can’t seem to figure this out. As I understand, first you copy this file to: pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments

        Do I have to edit config.js or compliments.js and what exactly do I put there?

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          ryck Module Developer @dmd
          last edited by

          @dmd Just add remoteFile: “compliments.json” to the compliments module configuration

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            gotchabeats
            last edited by

            i still cant figure it out. How do i remote to the file?

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              sdetweil @gotchabeats
              last edited by

              @gotchabeats you don’t its just a word…

              means the compliments are the file, not in config.js

              just

              {
              module: 'compliments',
                 config: { 
                   remoteFile: 'whatever the filename is',
                 ...
                 ...
                 }
              },
              

              Sam

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                gotchabeats
                last edited by

                @sdetweil said in compliments.json:

                @gotchabeats you don’t its just a word…

                means the compliments are the file, not in config.js

                just

                {
                module: 'compliments',
                   config: { 
                     remoteFile: 'whatever the filename is',
                   ...
                   ...
                   }
                },
                

                thanks that worked

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                  amanzimdwini @ryck
                  last edited by

                  @ryck
                  I was wondering how I can just link to a LOCAL file (instead of your github): I’d like to change the contents.
                  (Yes, I could copy to my OWN github and modify, but that seems a bit wierd).
                  I have to date failed with

                  remoteFile: "~\MagicMirror\config\compliments.json"
                  

                  where I had copied your file to.

                  What am I missing?
                  Thanks
                  Karl

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                    ryck Module Developer @amanzimdwini
                    last edited by

                    @amanzimdwini I always use it locally, github is just a place for sharing it, so you are doing the right thing. You can always fork it to keep your personal compliments safe, but that’s up to you.

                    To use it, copy the file to somewhere (ie, in the compliments module folder: modules/default/compliments/compliments.js) and use it in your config like this:

                        {
                          module: "compliments",
                          position: "bottom_bar",
                          disabled: false,
                          config: {
                            remoteFile: "compliments.json",
                            updateInterval: 10000,
                            classes: "thin bright medium",
                            fadeSpeed: 2000,
                          },
                        },
                    

                    Good luck!

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                      pastormingle @ryck
                      last edited by

                      @ryck Do you know if compliments can be set to fit a grid? I have it at the top right about my todo list and when it rotates it causes the todo to also change in size?

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                        amanzimdwini @ryck
                        last edited by

                        @ryck
                        I am struggling with this… why am I dense?

                        1. IF I use
                        remoteFile="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ryck/..."
                        

                        (ie just pointing at YOUR file online), THEN things work. (but this is what I did not like in the first post of mine)

                        1. IF I copy your compliments.json into ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/compliments.json
                          like I read your response, and use
                        remoteFile="compliments.json"
                        

                        THEN all I get are the “original” compliments.

                        1. IF I replace (ouch!) the original compliments.js (your response could be read to imply that) with your compliments.json and use
                        remoteFile="compliments.json"
                        

                        THEN I get no compliments at all (but at least no warnings either: that’s impressive).

                        Right now, if I want to add my own compliments, all I can do use approach (1), but place your compliments.json into my own git, edit and point to that. Which seems awkward…

                        Any help would be appreciated.

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