<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Re: <a href="/topic/16690/mmm-calendarext3">MMM-CalendarExt3</a></p>
<p dir="auto">I’m feeling particularly dense, but can anyone answer these questions?</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p dir="auto">Can cells (month view) have background images? If so, how? I like to set them for holidays and such.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto">How do you use glance and step to “flip” to the next month? (I did this in CalExt2 using scenes and views) Do I need another instance of the default Calendar and CalExt3?</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto">When I try to use symbols other than the default symbol (changed in default Calendar config), my events don’t load in CalExt3 (or, oddly enough, the only events that load are from the only calendar I pull from Outlook…the rest are Google and don’t populate).  I’ve checked the default Calendar module, and the new symbols are displayed there. Any ideas?</p>
</li>
</ol>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/16877/a-few-calext3-questions-background-images-glance-and-symbols</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:58:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/16877.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:29:37 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:01:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">CX3 is definitely one of the most versatile modules, but getting the CSS right for those background images can be a bit of a rabbit hole! I’ve found that if the background image is too ‘busy,’ it completely kills the readability of the event symbols.<br />
I’ve actually been using <a href="https://solidbg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">https://solidbg.com/</a> to quickly strip the backgrounds off custom icons or logos before I host them for my mirror. It’s way faster than manually editing PNGs when you just want a clean, transparent symbol that doesn’t clash with the CX3 ‘glance’ view.<br />
Are you applying the background image to the .CX3 .event container specifically, or are you trying to do a full module background? Sometimes the z-index acts up depending on the position of other modules.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/130115</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/130115</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[BiaGen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:09:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mmrize" aria-label="Profile: MMRIZE">@<bdi>MMRIZE</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">thank you very much</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115940</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115940</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[greedyvegan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:37:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/greedyvegan" aria-label="Profile: greedyvegan">@<bdi>greedyvegan</bdi></a><br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1708939925859-mm-resized.png" alt="mm.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
Of course, you may need some adjusting size and position, anyway, its possible.</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">/* In your css/custom.css */
.CX3 .cell {
  background-image: url("https://forum.magicmirror.builders/assets/uploads/files/1708912838487-calendar-background.001.png");
  background-position: top left;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.CX3 .cell.today {
  background-image: url("https://picsum.photos/200?1");
  background-position: center center;
}

.CX3 .cell.month_2.date_28 {
  background-image: url("https://picsum.photos/200?2");
  background-position: center center;
}

.CX3 .cell.month_3 {
  background-image: url("https://picsum.photos/200?3");
  background-position: center center;
}
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">You can also use other prepred selectors like <code>thisWeek</code>, <code>thisMonth</code>, <code>thisYear</code>, <code>year_2025</code>, <code>weekday_3</code>,  and its combination.<br />
And this method was by the static date.<br />
If you want to change the background of the specific cell dynamically by the event, See the cell manipulation parts in README.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115918</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115918</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MMRIZE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:37:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:02:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mmrize" aria-label="Profile: MMRIZE">@<bdi>MMRIZE</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/102298">A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p dir="auto">1</p>
</blockquote>
<pre><code class="language-css">.CX3 .month_6.date_16 {
  background-image: url("https://img.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-corpus-christi-illustration_23-2148934727.jpg?w=400");
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<p dir="auto">Can I use this to add a background image to every date/square with “background-repeat” as a default and override it for specific dates?<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1708912838487-calendar-background.001.png" alt="calendar background.001.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115914</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/115914</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[greedyvegan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:02:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:56:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/blouzbee" aria-label="Profile: blouzbee">@<bdi>blouzbee</bdi></a><br />
DayOfYear is not supported yet, but I’ll consider it in the future version.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104737</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104737</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MMRIZE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:56:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:21:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mmrize" aria-label="Profile: MMRIZE">@<bdi>MMRIZE</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">works! my syntax was correct.  i think having the folder of .jpgs outside the MMM-CalendarExt3 folder was why it wasn’t working.</p>
<p dir="auto">How would I target cells for holidays that don’t fall on the same day every year?  Is there a way to target the 328th day of the year?</p>
<p dir="auto">again thank you very much.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104735</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104735</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[blouzbee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:21:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:48:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/blouzbee" aria-label="Profile: blouzbee">@<bdi>blouzbee</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">I’ll assume your target local file would locate in</p>
<pre><code>~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-CalendarExt3/resources/target.png
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">AND you might run your MM on localhost like this;</p>
<pre><code>http://localhost:8080
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">Then, you can access like below;</p>
<pre><code>background-image: url("/modules/MMM-CalendarExt3/resources/target.png");
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">OR</p>
<pre><code>background-image: url("http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-CalendarExt3/resources/target.png");
</code></pre>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104714</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104714</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MMRIZE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:48:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:42:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mmrize" aria-label="Profile: MMRIZE">@<bdi>MMRIZE</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">your example works as you posted it. but if i want to target a local file as a background image for a specfic day. i cant get it to work. any HTTPS: i use works fine. i feel ive tried every variation i could find online. What’s the proper way to do that in calext3? thank you.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104712</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/104712</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[blouzbee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:42:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:03:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mmrize" aria-label="Profile: MMRIZE">@<bdi>MMRIZE</bdi></a></p>
<ol>
<li>
<p dir="auto">Thanks! I was so close. I thought I had to specify .cell. Also, I had completely forgotten to make an images folder, but that only took me 10 minutes to remember. :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto">Thanks. I’ll look at MMM-Touch.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto">Here’s my code. Yes, default works fine. It only messes up when I try to specify an icon.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Default Calendar</strong></p>
<pre><code>{
                        module: "calendar",
                        //position: "bottom_center",
                        config: {
                                colored: true,
                                broadcastPastEvents: true,
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                        url: ...
                                        name: "CJ",
                                        color: "#3061E3",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,
                                              pass: ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                        {
                                        url: ...
                                        name: "Family",
                                        color: "#DA2528",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,
                                              pass:  ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                        {
                                        url: ...
                                        name: "Fiji",
                                        color: "#d2cf2a",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,
                                              pass: ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                        {
                                        url:  
                                        name: "Clararee",
                                        color: "#a716b8",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,
                                              pass: ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                        url: ...
                                        name: "Birthdays",
                                        symbol: "fa-solid fa-cake-candles",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,,
                                              pass: ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                        {
                                        url: ...
                                        name: "Music",
                                        symbol: "fa-solid fa-music",
                                        auth: {
                                              user: ...,
                                              pass: ...
                                        }
                                        },
                                ],
                        }
                },
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto"><strong>CalExt3</strong></p>
<pre><code>        {
            module: "MMM-CalendarExt3",
            position: "middle_center",
            config: {
                    mode: "month",
                    instanceID: "currentMonth",
                    firstDayOfWeek: 0,
                    useSymbol: true,
                    calendarSet: [],
            }
        },
</code></pre>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/102316</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/102316</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[almightyyoshi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:03:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to A few CalExt3 questions: background images, glance, and symbols on Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:52:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/almightyyoshi" aria-label="Profile: almightyyoshi">@<bdi>almightyyoshi</bdi></a><br />
1.</p>
<pre><code class="language-css">.CX3 .month_6.date_16 {
  background-image: url("https://img.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-corpus-christi-illustration_23-2148934727.jpg?w=400");
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1655322355722-eabebe82-29e2-4ef6-b5aa-25c5c4b22aa7-image.png" alt="eabebe82-29e2-4ef6-b5aa-25c5c4b22aa7-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<ol start="2">
<li>
<p dir="auto">You need any “Commandable” module like MMM-Touch for touchscreen or MMM-GroveGestures for gesture sensor or MMM-RemoteControl or MMM-GoogleAssistant or any module which can emit custom notifications by your intentional condition.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto">Show me your config. which symbol were you trying? With default symbol everything was ok?</p>
</li>
</ol>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/102298</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/102298</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MMRIZE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:52:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>