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MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow (yet another background slideshow module)

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  • R Offline
    rs
    last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 6:15 AM

    @sdetweil, many thanks for pointing me to the right direction, the working path was:

    modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/
    

    Thanks again!
    Cheers,
    RS

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      rs
      last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 9:31 AM

      now that i have it working I have one more question:

      while the mirror runs, the content of the images folder changes from time to time; looking at the console output, the module capture the changes in the files, for example, adding and removing files from the images folder:

      [23.09.2021 12:20.44.712] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images 
      [23.09.2021 12:20.54.765] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images 
      [23.09.2021 12:20.56.258] [ERROR] ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/black.jpg'
      [23.09.2021 12:20.56.761] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow:  - 1 images
      [23.09.2021 12:21.05.666] [ERROR] ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/MirrorMsg.png'
      [23.09.2021 12:21.06.169] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow:  - 1 images
      [23.09.2021 12:21.08.725] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images 
      [23.09.2021 12:21.34.396] [ERROR] ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/MirrorMsg.png'
      [23.09.2021 12:21.34.900] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow:  - 1 images
      [23.09.2021 12:21.45.058] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images 
      [23.09.2021 12:22.09.272] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images 
      [23.09.2021 12:22.28.684] [ERROR] ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/MirrorMsg.png'
      [23.09.2021 12:22.29.191] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow:  - 1 images
      [23.09.2021 12:22.31.327] [ERROR] ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/MirrorMsg2.png'
      [23.09.2021 12:22.31.828] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow:  - 1 images
      [23.09.2021 12:22.35.920] [INFO]  BGSS Sending update to 4690_module_0_MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow: + 1 images
      

      However, the image shown on the mirror doesn’t change and stays the same (slideshowSpeed: 5000); is there a way to force the module to refresh itself without stopping the mirror?

      Thx again!

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        sdetweil @rs
        last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 11:15 AM

        @rs hm… the enoent means file not found

        and it doesn’t use the full path… weird…

        I don’t use that module myself.

        Sam

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          rs @rs
          last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 1:35 PM

          @sdetweil said in MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow (yet another background slideshow module):

          @rs hm… the enoent means file not found

          and it doesn’t use the full path… weird…

          I don’t use that module myself.

          it is what it is then :)
          Thx anyways!

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            sdetweil @rs
            last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 2:01 PM

            @rs I use this one,

            https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-ImagesPhotos

            modified from original

            I don’t like my photos stretched etc…

            also has color or blur fill around pic

            uses only ONE source, ‘uploads’ folder in the module folder… I just symlink to another (my mounted server share) using the ln command

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              rs @sdetweil
              last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 3:07 PM

              @sdetweil, agree, this is the one i finally use, it updates the shown photos when the folder content changes, good enough for my current needs!

              Cheers,
              RS

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                sdetweil @rs
                last edited by Sep 23, 2021, 3:25 PM

                @rs i also have a module that shows a qr code and lets users upload pics from their phone (to the images location)…

                see
                https://github.com/sdetweil/uploadPics

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  robertybob @sdetweil
                  last edited by Sep 26, 2021, 2:41 PM

                  @sdetweil I’ve just tried out this module and the Readme on your github needs editing to point the installation link (git clone) to your one, rather than the original Github link :) Also, could you update the example in the Readme to detail exactly how to correctly size images? e.g.

                  For percentage:

                  maxWidth:"50%",
                  

                  or for pixel dimensions:

                  maxWidth:"50",
                  

                  For novices like myself, it isn’t very clear :)

                  I can’t for the life of me get the module to respect the sizes that I specify, it’s always too big, goes off the screen and isn’t central (despite me not changing the default position)

                  {
                  	module: "MMM-ImagesPhotos",
                  	position: "middle_center",
                  	config: {
                  		opacity: 0.9,
                  		animationSpeed: 500,
                  		updateInterval: 11000,
                  		maxWidth:"50%",
                  		maxHeight:"70%",
                  		backgroundColor: 'grey',  // not used if fill is true
                  		fill: true,   // fill around image with blurred copy of image
                  		blur: 10,   // only used if fill is true
                  	}
                  },
                  
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                    sdetweil @robertybob
                    last edited by sdetweil Sep 26, 2021, 3:11 PM Sep 26, 2021, 2:46 PM

                    @robertybob sorry, don’t know about sizes… I use it as full screen background

                    if u are looking at my repo, then u would clone from my repo.

                    generally when u fork a repo, its to contribute changes back, so, the original readme content should be unchanged, except for new parms.

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                    R 1 Reply Last reply Sep 26, 2021, 3:06 PM Reply Quote 0
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                      robertybob @sdetweil
                      last edited by robertybob Sep 26, 2021, 3:06 PM Sep 26, 2021, 3:06 PM

                      @sdetweil Ah ok, no worries. On your mirror, do you use the position ‘fullscreen_above’ rather than the default of ‘middle_center’ ?

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