MMM-Modulebar - A module that adds touch buttons for showing/hiding other modules.

[tosti007]

Nice to see people making different versions of my code :)
This indeed was one thing that my module can’t do! Now people can choose to use this module if they want buttons for single modules :D

[Snille]

@tosti007 Yes! That’s exactly what I wanted. :) I’m using your modules for accessing the “profiles” and my module as a “quick” option to just view one thing.

Thank YOU, for making the first module. :)

[tosti007]

@Snille yes that’s a a great way to use the modules :) you’re welcome for my version but thank you for yours :D

[chaseb1357]

Is it possible to make the module bar itself toggle-able? It covers a large amount of screen real-estate; I was just wondering if its possible, how I could do that.

[Snille]

@chaseb1357 Well, you could “hide” it with a button, but the problem is to get it back again. :)

[chaseb1357]

@Snille Haha, I tried that yes. only to realize my mistake.

[Snille]

@chaseb1357 Personally I’m using the “Hide all” module for removing everything. :)

[chaseb1357]

@Snille I have that module installed also, I was just wanting a quick way to hide certain modules like for example email. For whenever I don’t want any friends snooping, while i still get to show off the mirror. :)

[Snille]

@chaseb1357 Hmm… I have not tried it… But what if you have two instances of the modulebar one with only one button hiding the “other” module bar. :)

[chaseb1357]

@Snille That was a brilliant idea! I got it to work just as I wanted.
The Modules button is a separate module bar that I set up to toggle the one that I will fill with all my modules. I achieved this by going to my modules folder and duplicating the “MMM-Modulebar” folder and renaming it “MMM-ModulebarHide”. I then renamed everything referencing “MMM-Modulebar” to “MMM-ModulebarHide” for consistency.

My config file is set up like this:

		{
        		module: "MMM-ModulebarHide",
       			position: "bottom_right",
			//header: "Modules",
        		classes: "default everyone",
        		config: {
        			buttons: {
   				 	"1": {
	  					module: "MMM-Modulebar",
      						text: "Modules",
    					},
       				}
       			}
    		},
		{
        		module: "MMM-Modulebar",
       			position: "bottom_bar", // This can be any of the regions.
			header: "Modules", // Optional
        		classes: "default everyone", // Optional
        		config: {
        			buttons: {
   				 	"1": {
	  					module: "clock",
      						text: "Clock",
    					},
   					"2": {
						module: "currentweather",
      						text: "Current Weather",
      					},
      					"3": {
      						module: "calendar",
      						text: "Calender",
      					},
      					"4": {
      						module: "weatherforecast",
      						text: "Weather Forecast",
      					},
      					"5": {
      						module: "newsfeed",
      						text: "News Feed",
      					},
      					"6": {
      						module: "MMM-SystemStats",
      						text: "System Stats",
      					},

      				}
           			// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
       			}
    		},

I can now toggle the module bar! Thanks so much!