Newbie Trying to Get Started

[LoneSoldier]

@MMRIZE

Here’s the whole file. I don’t know yet what else to put in. Just trying to get started:

// in your config.js add these lines.

electronOptions: {
  width: 1920,
  height: 1200,
  fullscreen:  false,
  backgroundColor: '#00000000',
  titleBarStyle: 'none',
  frame: false,
  type: 'desktop',
  hasShadow: false,
  transparent: true,
  resizable:   false,
},
electronSwitches: ["enable-transparent-visuals"],

[MMRIZE]

I tested on my Mac, it works still.(MM 2.27) For linux, I believe it has to work also. (Because it is one of the default features of the Electron.)

CONFIG.JS

/* config.js */
...
timeFormat: 24,
units: "metric",

/* Insert here */
electronOptions: {
	fullscreen:  false,
	backgroundColor: '#00000000',
	titleBarStyle: 'none',
	frame: false,
	type: 'desktop',
	hasShadow: false,
	transparent: true,
	resizable:   false,
},
electronSwitches: ["enable-transparent-visuals"],

modules: [
	{
		module: "clock",
		position: "top_left"
	},
...

CUSTOM.CSS

/* custom.css */
:root {
  --color-text: #ddd;
  --color-text-dimmed: #bbb;
  --color-text-bright: #fff;
  --color-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
  /* make fonts color brighter */

  --font-size: 2vh;
  --font-size-small: 0.75rem;

  --gap-body-top: 20px;
  --gap-body-right: 120px;
  --gap-body-bottom: 20px;
  --gap-body-left: 40px;
  /* adjust margin for your screen */
}

* {
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000; /* make text more readable on the background image */
}

[sdetweil]

@LoneSoldier that cannot be the whole file.

see the config.js.sample in the vonfig folder as a starter. you can add those fields to it

my install script copies the sample to start with

[LoneSoldier]

@sdetweil The issue here is indeed something with the install. The app appears to run, but it did not create a config file for me.

So I copied the one from https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/blob/master/config/config.js.sample and also added the lines as above and launched it again, but it’s the same.

It’s supposed to be in

~/MagicMirror/config/config.js

apparently, and that’s where mine is.

But if I rename that file, I get the same results. So I think it’s not picking up that config file at all.

Perhaps I should install from the repo instead of using Arch’s build?

[sdetweil]

@LoneSoldier the git clone/npm install does NOT copy the sample config.js

see step 4 of the installation instructions

3. Install the application: npm run install-mm
4. Make a copy of the config sample file: cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js

you do NOT need to copy from the github repo… the file is in the config folder

also why verion 2.22?? we are on v 2.27 now

if there is an ERROR, then there is a built in minimal config.js used

easy way to determine
is to add

disabled: true,

after some module:
entry
and restart magic mirror

note if you created a service to start MM on boot, THAT instance is running and you MUST stop it to change config settings…

you don’t need to reinstall… just do the correct things

to see if something is running from a terminal window do

ps -ef | grep -i magicmirror

if there is more than one line then you have to stop it…

[LoneSoldier]

@sdetweil OK, the issue was that I used this

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/magicmirror

It’s 2.22 and I’m not sure how it works.

I installed normally from git now and it works, and also the “wallpaper” code works for me.

Thank you for your help.

Now I will try to configure this.