Display modules in a carousel

[barnabycolby]

https://github.com/barnabycolby/MMM-Carousel

Instead of displaying all of the modules at once, each one is displayed for a configurable amount of time before displaying the next in the list. This is useful on smaller screens, where there is not enough space to display more than a single module.

[amanzimdwini]

@barnabycolby

Nice module. Two requests:
a) Please post a “typical” config.js file (not just the minimal instructions - might make it easier for noobs)

b) [BIGGER] Can you “flip” the config to “positive inclusion” instead of “negative exclusion” (ie alert) ? Right now all my modules display one at a time - useful on TINY screens, but what I want is this:
Mod A = Top Right
Mod B= Top Right
Mod C = Bottom Left
Mod D = Bottom Left
Mod E = Bottom Right

config:
swap={‘Mod A’, Mod B’}, {‘Mod C’, ‘Mod D’}
swaptime = 10000

So that I see (alternating):
Mods A, C, E
Mods B, D, E

(This was kind of hacked a while ago - please have a look at
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/373/alternating-modules-to-save-on-real-estate)

I think it would be a GREAT module, but have lacked the time to do it.

Thanks for at least reading. Nice work,

[barnabycolby]

Thanks for the feedback! :)

I’ve created the sample config.js file and opened a GitHub issue for the feature request, which I will get round to at some point.

[cowboysdude]

A cool feature to add to this would be for touch screens… instead of scrolling it could be done by touch… like a tablet :)

[cowboysdude]

But then… that’s not needed… :)

[barnabycolby]

I completely agree, I’ve opened a GitHub issue, but as you can see from the previous conversation, it will take me a while to get around to it. Pull requests welcome :)

[wjdw87]

Hi, how to install on Mac Book Air (have the mirror installed) just not clued up on the module installs via terminal… many thanks…

[barnabycolby]

Instructions can be found here: https://github.com/barnabycolby/MMM-Carousel

The instructions should work on a Mac. In short, you want to clone the github repository into the modules directory and modify the magic mirror configuration to use the module.

[wjdw87]

Thanks, tell me can you not just download all the modules and put them in the directory manually rather than using terminal? Thanks!

[wjdw87]

https://github.com/barnabycolby/MMM-Carousel

Ok think i have working as only have one thing showing at a time… how can i define to specific things for specific times?