MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow (yet another background slideshow module)

robertybob

Does this module stretch images to fit the mirror? The original module had two different options for this, if I recall correctly

MagicInMe

@robertybob I currently have it so that it uses the css “cover” attribute which stretches to fill. Is that what you want?

rs

Hi MagicInMe,

Thank you for sharing your work!

I’ve installed MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow but for some reason the background stays black, I double-checked the images in the correct folder and i use the full path in the config as well:

{
			module: 'MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow',
			position: 'fullscreen_below',
			config: {
				imagePaths: ['/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images'],
				slideshowSpeed: 15000,
				randomizeImageOrder: false,
			}
		},

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but… no joy…

I clearly missing something basic here :)

I appreciate any thought!
Best,
Ram

sdetweil

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

MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow

the code says

imagePaths: [], // resolves relative to MM root. So ‘images’ => ~/MagicMirror/images

so, you cannot use the full absolute path

the folder MUST be in the MM folder tree…
like this, in your case

modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images'

you could use a linked folder to access outside the MM folder tree
(I do this for my server shared images path for the MMM-ImagesPhotos module)

see the ln command

rs

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

modules/MMM-SimpleBGSlideshow/images/

Thanks again!
Cheers,
RS

rs

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!

sdetweil

@rs hm… the enoent means file not found

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

I don’t use that module myself.

rs

@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!

sdetweil

@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

rs

@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