MMM-OpenWeatherForecast - Replacement for MMM-DarkSkyForecast

[chris1971]

I tried several API tokens from Pirateweather without success… But the old DarkSky APi is working again - I assume it will work only until March31st… :disappointed_face:

[sdetweil]

@chris1971 you would have to change the dark sky module to use the pirate weather url too

[chris1971]

Do you have additional information what to change?
Thx

[sdetweil]

@chris1971 no, but the pirateweather.net site would probably tell you

[chris1971]

Tried to install MMM-OpenWeatherForecast acc. the description and got a lot of errors during installation:

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.41-v7+

npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/node” “/usr/bin/npm” “install”

npm ERR! node v6.12.0

npm ERR! npm v3.10.10

npm ERR! path /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/node_modules/.staging/@iarna/cli-64fafd25

npm ERR! code ENOENT

npm ERR! errno -2

npm ERR! syscall rename

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/node_modules/.staging/@iarna/cli-64fafd25’ -> ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@iarna/cli’

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/node_modules/.staging/@iarna/cli-64fafd25’ -> ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@iarna/cli’

npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself

npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.

npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:

npm ERR! /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-OpenWeatherForecast/npm-debug.log<

After modification of the config and npm start I got a black screen and had to reset the system by disconnection from power supply. Any recommendations?

[sdetweil]

@chris1971 said in MMM-OpenWeatherForecast - Replacement for MMM-DarkSkyForecast:

npm ERR! node v6.12.0
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10

WAY downlevel…

should be node 16 and npm 8

use my install script, it sets up everything…
see https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

[chris1971]

I only have to type <“$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/upgrade-script.sh)”> in the command line and the Update will be done automatically? No changes to the existing System?

[sdetweil]

@chris1971 no type, just copy paste ( use ssh VM from desktop/laptop)

but still it’s a two part process, check by default, advise, make no changes

then rerun with Parm at the end to DO the upgrade

if you are ALREADY at the latest release, it will abort, unless that Parm is force

[BerkSmash1984]

Awesome module! Question for you: I am using MMM-Wallpaper and some of the text can be hard to read during certain wallpapers. I looked in the MMM-OpenWeatherForecast.css file but did not see an obvious place to change the color for the text highlighted in the red boxes below. I would like to set them to white (#FFFFFF). Can you tell me where in that css to set that? Thanks for your help!

[sdetweil]

@BerkSmash1984 I do not know … but you can find out thru using the developers console

see
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/14862/help-with-a-couple-css-issues?_=1679584458559

[BerkSmash1984]

@sdetweil
Thank you! I will dig into it via the dev console

[BKeyport]

@BerkSmash1984

It uses the defaults from MagicMirror for grey text. I use:

root {
	--color-text: #DDD;
	--color-text-dimmed: #666;
	--color-text-bright: #fff;
      --color-background: #000;
	
}

/* Originals: 
  --color-text: #999;
  --color-text-dimmed: #666;
  --color-text-bright: #fff;
  --color-background: #000;
/*

[BKeyport]

Anyone know how to get the entire table to center within the region? I don’t want to center the contents, only the position of the table being built by the app.

thanks!

[sdetweil]

@BKeyport

position: relative
either use margin or x and width, margin is easier

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil the problem is that I can’t find the right CSS class to apply it to.

[sdetweil]

@BKeyport did u use the dev console to examine the content? click on the element u mean to adjust?
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/14862/help-with-a-couple-css-issues?_=1679584458559

may not be a class, so you would have to select more … just have to be careful if the table is in a div, in a div… then its ‘size’ and position are relative to the parent (div) …

.modulename table {
position: relative
...
...
}

this is my goto for figuring out the selector ( the thing before the { )
https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_selectors.php

look at the css for the form in MMM-Config

https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/blob/main/webform.css

selector doesn’t have to start with a class…
note in the cheat sheet its ALWAYS selects ALL elements that match

[BKeyport]

@BerkSmash1984 FYI, there’s more ways to make things easier to read - fade the background - or add a background to the modules themselves.

Here’s how to add a background to the modules:

the .5 is the opacity in this case, I’ve got it set to 50% visible.

.module {
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5); 
}

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil found it. Missing a * on the opening CSS when I did it…

.MMM-OpenWeatherForecast * {
	box-sizing: border-box;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}

does it, for anyone else that runs across this.

[BKeyport]

@BerkSmash1984 I’ve also found, in the documentation for MMM-Wallpaper, a “filter” option - If you don’t want to put a background on the modules, you can use this to improve readability.

[BerkSmash1984]

@BKeyport
Thanks for the responses! The filter for MMM-Wallpaper worked perfectly (I actually had values specified already but must have forget when I first setup the module). I dropped the grayscale and brightness down to 0.2 and that seems to be the sweet spot for ensure the default text color is legible, regardless of the background.

Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it!