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  • C Offline
    Chrisflex
    last edited by May 4, 2020, 4:50 AM

    If I hover over the Electron icon in the taskbar I can see it must be open somewhere but not visible on one of the screens.

    information entered like this

    var config = {electronOptions:{fullscreen:false, x:1920, width: 600, height:800 },

    alt text

    S 1 Reply Last reply May 4, 2020, 11:07 AM Reply Quote 0
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      sdetweil @Chrisflex
      last edited by May 4, 2020, 11:07 AM

      @Chrisflex i haven’t tried on windows… may boot over there today

      Sam

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      C 1 Reply Last reply May 4, 2020, 12:24 PM Reply Quote 0
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        Chrisflex @sdetweil
        last edited by May 4, 2020, 12:24 PM

        @sdetweil Thanks I appreciate your help.

        S 1 Reply Last reply May 4, 2020, 2:02 PM Reply Quote 0
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          sdetweil @Chrisflex
          last edited by sdetweil May 4, 2020, 6:28 PM May 4, 2020, 2:02 PM

          @Chrisflex

          this did what we were talking about

          var config = {
          	electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},
          	address: "localhost", 
          

          alt text

          this did on second screen not full screen (MM default size is 800x600)

          var config = {
          	electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false },
          	address: "localhost", 
          

          alt text
          and this did second screen full screen

          var config = {
          	electronOptions: { x:1920},
          	address: "localhost", 
          

          alt text

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            Chrisflex
            last edited by May 4, 2020, 2:47 PM

            @sdetweil said in Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size:

            electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},

            the first option gives me this error

            var config = {
            electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},

            WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\config\config.js:11
            var config = {electronOptions:electronOptions: {x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},
            ^

            SyntaxError: Unexpected token :
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
            at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
            at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
            at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
            at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
            at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
            at loadConfig (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:69:12)
            at App.start (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:210:3)
            at Object. (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\electron.js:115:7)
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

            The second option
            var config = {
            electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false },
            address: “localhost”,

            gives me this error

            WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\config\config.js:11
            var config = {electronOptions:electronOptions: {x:1920,fullscreen:false},
            ^

            SyntaxError: Unexpected token :
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
            at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
            at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
            at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
            at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
            at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
            at loadConfig (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:69:12)
            at App.start (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:210:3)
            at Object. (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\electron.js:115:7)
            at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

            the last option

            starts MM in a window that can be dragged across to the second monitor but is not sized correctly.
            It is the size of the normal full screen

            S B 2 Replies Last reply May 4, 2020, 2:51 PM Reply Quote 0
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              sdetweil @Chrisflex
              last edited by May 4, 2020, 2:51 PM

              @Chrisflex u are adding just the electronOptions line

              I was just showing where it went

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                Chrisflex
                last edited by May 4, 2020, 3:42 PM

                Copied from my config js file

                var config = {electronOptions:{x:1920 },
                address: “localhost”, // Address to listen on, can be:
                // - “localhost”, “127.0.0.1”, “::1” to listen on loopback interface
                // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
                // - “0.0.0.0”, “::” to listen on any interface
                // Default, when address config is left out or empty, is “localhost”

                Is that correct?

                S 2 Replies Last reply May 4, 2020, 3:59 PM Reply Quote 0
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                  sdetweil @Chrisflex
                  last edited by May 4, 2020, 3:59 PM

                  @Chrisflex better when on separate lines

                  That looks ok

                  Should be full screen on second display

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                    sdetweil @Chrisflex
                    last edited by May 4, 2020, 6:28 PM

                    @Chrisflex posted pics above

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      bhepler Module Developer @Chrisflex
                      last edited by May 5, 2020, 1:12 PM

                      @Chrisflex - Please use the markdown features of the forum when posting code or logs.

                      C 1 Reply Last reply May 6, 2020, 6:35 AM Reply Quote 0
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