Let it snow now Magic Mirror

sdetweil

@cgillinger see the doc
with a useful example
https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html#advanced-configuration-and-frequently-asked-how-to-configure-examples

OliWer

Hey, thanks for the module! Really like it.
Just two things that come to my mind:

From other modules I’m used to only do the config in the config.js (only compliments is different, but for a good reason). For your module I have to add it in config.js, but do the module configuration in a separate file. I’d really would appreciate it, if you could move the configuration also to the config.js. Also not sure if it the config would be reverted if I have to update the module or something.
there are two Flake Counts, one in the “defaults” part and one in the performancePresets, same for size. Not sure which wins in which situation.

Thanks again for the module!

cgillinger

@OliWer I’ll fix this, this is one of my first modules, so I’ve done quite a few errors when it comes to following the frame work standard. And I think the flake count is because I sort of panicked when I realised that my Raspberry Pi almost choked on my first iteration, and I speed fixed the performance part. Ill look into it.

cgillinger

And think I got it going, after reworking the module yesterday.

OliWer

Just updated and changed my config. Thanks for your fast response and changes!
Good work now and easier for me to play with to find perfect settings for my screen =)

HNpis

@sdetweil said in Let it snow now Magic Mirror:

@cgillinger said in Let it snow now Magic Mirror:

I cleared my MM installtion of modules to test this

just fyi… you can use another config.js
without removing the existing or removing any modules

in the terminal window you are using to start/stop/test mm
export MM_CONFIG_FILE=config/_other_config_name.js
then npm start will use _other_config_name.js for config
(and in that other config you can point to a different custom.css!)
see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html

Thanks for the tip, that’s a great suggestion. Using export MM_CONFIG_FILE=config/_other_config_name.js makes testing easier without removing modules or modifying the main config.js. Plus, being able to point to a different custom.css in that alternate config is really useful. I’ll give it a try!

sdetweil

@HNpis you never have to uninstall modules. just add

disabled:true.

on a line after the module: line

you can also run multiple MagicMirror instances at once off the same folder and using any of the modules installed, even same module in both instances.(warning some modules write data to their folder)

AND altho i wrote config/

it can be any folder off the MagicMirror folder

we run testing with the tests folder