Random Quotes

[KirAsh4]

I forgot who asked me to release my code, it may have been @paviro, but I honestly don’t remember. One of the very first modules I wanted was something that displays a random quote, so I modified the supplied ‘Compliments’ one to my needs. I used the popular http://www.brainyquote.com web site to fetch quotes, however they don’t provide an API. And looking around the web, all of the random quotes web sites that I found with an API only allows you one random quote per day. If you want a random one each time you send a request, then you need to subscribe and pay them. So, in keeping the ‘free’ nature of the module, I decided to hard code a few categories and quotes from each from BrainyQuote. If you want to edit the quotes, you’ll have to do that in the module’s js file.

http://github.com/KirAsh4/random_quotes/

[Wilco89]

I just installed it. it’s working fine, Did send you a PR there were some typos in the readme file. some people wouldn’t be able to install it with that typos.

[KirAsh4]

Thanks, merged into dev. Will push it to master as well.

[pietrodona]

Hi, I am very bad with javascript is it possible to load the quotes from a text file?

[KirAsh4]

Not as written. It would require a bit of rewriting to allow for a local call to a file. Not impossible, just not written.

[geeflaxx]

so is that right that you put the information from your script not from brainyguote?
so i can change it in vocal to learn an another language ?
i mean its only a script what change the text per time ?
if that is it that i am thanksfull
that i need it (for example for my english…)

[KirAsh4]

All the quotes are in the random_quotes.js file. You can change them to anything you want.

[geeflaxx]

so i have to add the paramteres (updateintervall etc) in my config ?

because in your example wasn’t that
very thank you!

‘modules: [
{
module: ‘random_quotes’,
position: ‘lower_third’,
config: {
updateIntervall=500 // The config property is optional
fadeSpeed=4 // Without a config, a random quote is shown,
category=random // selected from all of the categories available.
}
}
]’

[KirAsh4]

Correct, as the documentation shows.

[strawberry 3.141]

@geeflaxx you need to write it down like this

{
    module: 'random_quotes',
    position: 'lower_third',
    config: {
        updateIntervall: 500,
        fadeSpeed: 4,
        category: 'random'
    }
}

[geeflaxx]

very thanksfull an both you help me a lot

i edited it

[geeflaxx]

how i can do a wordwrap ? (that the word is under my words) (i hope you understand despite my english skills ^^)
like that :
hello
my name is

[KirAsh4]

Can’t. It’s a single line each time.

[Jopyth]

@KirAsh4 Couldn’t @geeflaxx insert a <br> inside all quotes? Would be a lot of manual work though.

[yawns]

That’s what I was thinking as well. After all it is just text in a <div> isn’t it?

[KirAsh4]

Actually, yes you could. Basically any HTML tag would (should?) work. I did a ‘split’ on a key character so I can apply two different styles, one on the quote, and one on the author. Slightly different approach.

[geeflaxx]

how i can config the data so, that the autor is always the same ?

or
do i need after a quote add the autor with “~” ?

[qqqqqqqq]

@geeflaxx said in Random Quotes:

how i can config the data so, that the autor is always the same ?

or
do i need after a quote add the autor with “~” ?

Too late, but here it goes.

You can add all the quotes from the same author in a category (like motivational or life) and change the config file to show quotes from that category only.

It’s upto you to add “~”, but if you do, they will follow different styles as set by the developer.

@KirAsh4 , I’ve noticed that the selection of quotes isn’t true random. Every time I start MM, I get the same quotes.

[A Former User]

@KirAsh4

Love the module, works a treat.
Can’t figure out how to change the size of the quote and/or author however.

I’ve tried adding the following to custom.css

.random_quotes .medium {
font-size: 50px;
}

and

.random_quotes .quote .medium {
font-size: 50px;
}

Neither work however.
I think you’ll be able to see what I tried to do here, but please could you help me figure out where I am going wrong?

Thanks in advance.