MMM-MplayerRadio

[robfer]

Hi!

my second post :)
I’ve lost my first one somewhere , sorry if you read twice :) :)

I’ve raspberry with AIY voice module , magic mirror software and a little touchscreen

the touchscreen works good ( in the lego cabinet) with touch software like MMM-ModuleBar
but I can’t use the buttons below the MMM-MplayerRadio , they seems dosn’t work or send notification

the MplayerRadio module is working , and I really like hear the music from the module but i want to use the touch buttons too 😃

i’ve used the “/etc/asound.conf” of your hints and the radio plays ok (with the “Pulse” configuration) but only if the trick below:

I put the option DisplayStatioOnStartup: true and I click on the suggested radio

(with this option = false, the radio dosn’t start or I cannot go in the menu with the radio display list)

I’ve also installed MMM-Volume module too, but the volume button I suppose have the same problem of previous , play and next buttons

Do you have any advice or hints or config example ?

thanks for reading
Roberto

[wishmaster270]

@robfer Hi, normally there is some other module covering the buttons in such cases.
You can solve this by setting z-index in your custom.css.
The higher the index the more in the foreground the module will be.

The following config is part of my custom.css file:

.MMM-ImagesPhotos, .MMM-ImageSlideshow, .MMM-COVID19, .MMM-Spotify, .MMM-Temperature, .MMM-LEDStripControl {
    z-index: -1;
}

.MMM-MplayerRadio {
    z-index: 999;
}

[robfer]

@wishmaster270
thanks,
you was right, the module newsfeed cover the buttons on my little screen

hiding and showing it solve my problem, now i can use the radio and the volume buttons too :)

maybe without use the custom.css
but in this case a little extra question, if you know: can I put standard module newsfeed in the custom.css file? (I tryed but seems not work)

[wishmaster270]

@robfer Hi, sure you can. The right class will be “.module.newsfeed”

[totofar]

Hi,

@bugsounet created notifications/patterns in his module MMM-GoogleAssistant to drive this module MMM-MplayerRadio.
Did anyone manage to implement these commands in GoogleAssistant ? How does it work ?

Thanks in advance

[totofar]

Found the solution…

FYI, for newbies like me…
If you want to use MMM-GoogleAssistant to command MMM-MplayerRadio, just use the recipe installed by default with GA.
To setup this function, just setup that way in config.js

	{
		  module: "MMM-GoogleAssistant",
		  position: "fullscreen_above",
		  config: {
			recipes: [
			  "Reboot-Restart-Shutdown.js", "MMM-MplayerRadio.js", 
			],
			debug: true,
			assistantConfig: {...

Then MPlayerRadio will be driven with the voice “Jarvis radio play”, “Jarvis radio next”, …

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