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    enhancing Text Readability on Bright Wallpapers: Adding Background Textures or Boxes with CSS?

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      Socrates
      last edited by sdetweil

      How can I add a texture behind the module to ensure readability against bright wallpapers? I’m using the Unsplash module, which offers many attractive wallpapers, but I often have to choose the darkest ones for the white text to be visible. Can this be achieved through CSS? Do I need to write CSS for each module individually, or is there a way to automatically add a texture or box behind every module?

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        sdetweil @Socrates
        last edited by sdetweil

        @Socrates there is no way currently to deal with this problem. i want it too.

        you can provide a background for a module in css, but it will be above the background. and the more opaque it is the more it obscures the background and starts to make MagicMirror screen like a bunch of post-it notes

        my background is pictures, so constantly changing

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          sdetweil @Socrates
          last edited by sdetweil

          @Socrates maybe invert
          https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/filter-function/invert

          i dont know if its live or at draw time assuming a stable background

          mixed blend mode sounds better
          https://css-tricks.com/reverse-text-color-mix-blend-mode/

          Sam

          How to add modules

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            Socrates @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil said in nhancing Text Readability on Bright Wallpapers: Adding Background Textures or Boxes with CSS?:

            @Socrates maybe invert
            https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/filter-function/invert

            i dont know if its live or at draw time assuming a stable background

            mixed blend mode sounds better
            https://css-tricks.com/reverse-text-color-mix-blend-mode/

            Hello and Good Evening Sam, thanks for looking into my posts and helping with your valuable tips as always.
            I found something that might interest you too.
            Check out
            MMM-Glassy module.
            https://github.com/bugsounet/MMM-Glassy

            I was able to achieve this. In this module u dont need to add css layers for each module, they will automatically show up in all the modules u have. Infact you can add exceptions to which u dont want the mmm-glassy module wrap around the module.

            mm1.JPG

            This is how i did it.

            {
              module: "MMM-Glassy",
              disabled: false,
              config: {
                debug: false,
                ignoreModules: ["MMM-Worldclock","MMM-Remote-Control","MMM-OpenmapWeather","MMM-OpenWeatherMapForecast","MMM-Mov>
                modulePadding: "10px",
                moduleRadius: "10px",
                moduleShadow: "5px",
                moduleBackgroundRGB: "0,0,0",
                moduleBackgroundOpacity: "15%",
                moduleBorderRGB: "255,255,255",
                moduleBorderOpacity: "10%",
                moduleShadowOffsetX: "-5px",
                moduleShadowOffsetY: "-5px",
                moduleShadowBlur: "8px",
                moduleShadowColor: "black",
                moduleBlur: "5px",
                moduleSpacing: "15px",
                mirrorMargin: "10px",
                mirrorBackground: false,
                mirrorBackgroundOnSuspend: true
              }
            },
            
            
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              sdetweil @Socrates
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              @Socrates ok, don’t see the effect and don’t know what glassy means

              Sam

              How to add modules

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                Socrates
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                I will further tweak the look of the layer so to make it look smart and classy

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                  Socrates @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  Look at the calendar items on the left hand side of the screenshot for reminders and appointments, and national holidays, also ecobee module. I just added the glassy effect on the items that are hard to read

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                    sdetweil @Socrates
                    last edited by

                    @Socrates does that mean the blur box?

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      sdetweil @sdetweil
                      last edited by sdetweil

                      @sdetweil ok, this is my screen with pages enabled
                      Screenshot at 2024-12-18 18-36-07.jpg

                      the date is completely washed out top left. above the time

                      using MMM-ImagesPhotos with blur(8) and fill

                      the unblurred section is the photo resized to keep aspect ratio consistent
                      (not cover or contain)
                      so it changes with every image

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                        sdetweil @sdetweil
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                        @Socrates sometimes the blur is top and bottom
                        Screenshot at 2024-12-18 18-47-45.jpg

                        Sam

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                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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