[HOW_TO] MagicMirror as Desktop Wallpaper (all platform : updated)

[MMRIZE]

@OscarVsp

I’ve tested MacOS and Windows, but not Linux, sorry. But Electron Manual says type: 'desktop' options would work on Linux Environment too.
What kind of Linux are you using?

[MMRIZE]

@OscarVsp
You can check whether MM is really ‘most-bottomed’. Adjust some CSS to check whether MM is “COVERING but just transparent” against other icons or applications.

[MMRIZE]

@OscarVsp

• Non-X-11 based Linux Desktop might not work.
• This behaviour may severely be dependent on the platform, so in some environment, it might not work.
• When some OTHER application occupies the “most-bottomed position” later, MM might be expelled to the foreground. I’m not sure.

[MMRIZE]

Just for confirmation about still-working. (2024-05-16)

Both electronOptions and electronSwitches to be added must reside within the config variable in config.js. I didn’t mention it because it seemed obvious. Surprisingly, it seems to be misunderstood as adding this to the end of the file.

[plainbroke]

@MMRIZE
I tried to figure out what and how to make this work. Wow, way above my abilities.
Can you make a script for all of it so, us dummies can use it?

[MMRIZE]

@plainbroke which environment are you using?

[plainbroke]

@MMRIZE
MM latest and windows 10

[MMRIZE]

@plainbroke can you install MM on your windows and be able to run it? Or should we start from there?

[JohnGalt]

@MMRIZE
Do you know whether the install script developed and maintained by @sdetweil would install on various specified versions of Windows [E.G. Win7, Win 8, Win 8.1, Win 10 or Win 11]? if that script will install on the various implementations of Windows, that would likely solve this question of how to do it.

[MMRIZE]

@JohnGalt
To be honest, I always install MM on various env, manually by myself. Never with his script. So my experience will not be helpful.
Anyway,
Even in windows (I installed MM many times on Windows) it is always same.

1. Install git-bash
2. Install nvm-for-windows, then install node js through it.
3. Make a working directory for MM on git-bash terminal.
4. Clone repository of MM on that directory with git command.
5. Edit some path in package.json for Windows.
6. execute npm install.
7. Make config.js, custom.css
8. For fonts and bundle, install them.

Well, For me it’s not difficult at all but I recommend @sdetweil ‘s script for beginners. As far as I know, it will work on all Windows version.