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 :)

A Former User

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.

A Former User

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

A Former User

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?