regions...

justjim1220

is there any way to add regions to MM?

For instance: where middle_center is , how could i be change to add middle_left and middle_right?

Also, could there be a way to get more than 3 in a section?
IE: currently we have top_left, top_center, & top_right
Could it be changed to have 4 or 5 sections?

My interest is to have modules as a frame to a completely blank center

16 modules:

top_left            top_left_center           top_center           top_right_center             top_right

middle_top_left                                                                          middle_top_right

middle_center_left                                                                    middle_center_right

middle_bottom_left                                                                    middle_bottom_right

bottom_left        bottom_left_center        bottom_center        bottom_right_center        bottom_right

would this be possible???

I’ve tried to declare them in custom.css, but of course, it didn’t work, so I am assuming they are declared elsewhere in MM’s core coding…

sdetweil

@justjim1220 they are in MM/css/main.css
there isn’t much real estate to make many distinct regions…

A Former User

@justjim1220
You should modify main.js which has a definition of module position hardcoded

yawns

Shouldn’t the index.html be changed as well to add additional divs with his classes?

justjim1220

@sdetweil

The real estate is there when using a 46" TV as a monitor, and it can always be modified with using ‘zoom’ or ctrl - or ctrl shift +

I did try modifying the main.css also, still no luck.

justjim1220

@sean

I tried to modify the main.css and it didn’t do anything.

justjim1220

@yawns

never thought to look there, will try it and see if it works, thanks!

sdetweil

@justjim1220 others noted that you will also have to edit the index.html to add the regions and the main.js

var updateWrapperStates = function() {
var positions = [“top_bar”, “top_left”, “top_center”, “top_right”, “upper_third”, “middle_center”, “lower_third”, “bottom_left”, “bottom_center”, “bottom_right”, “bottom_bar”, “fullscreen_above”, “fullscreen_below”];

which lists all the known regions

justjim1220

@sdetweil

thanks, was looking at that just now. :winking_face:

geograha

@justjim1220 I’m actually trying to do the exact same thing, but very limited knowledge with css. I’d be curious to see your index.html and main.css files if you get this working as expected. I updated main.js to be aware of the positions for now and am going to dig into creating the separate regions

justjim1220

@geograha

Sorry, got sidetracked into doing other stuff

My investigating showed there are a few places needing changed within MM code to get it to work

I haven’t given up, just placed it on the back burner for now.

Likewise with you, if you happen to figure it out before I do, let me know what you did. :winking_face:

BKeyport

I’d love to see this - I’ve got a ton of dead space on my MM because of the lack of 5 columns of info.

justjim1220

@bkeyport
I know the feeling
To keep up with the ‘mirror’ effect, I am wanting to surround the middle with a ‘frame’ of modules
Kinda like a monopoly game board with the middle or inside the properties being free of any modules to keep the mirror functioning as a mirror

Of course I am trying to make one with a 42" tv, rotated vertical, so I will have plenty of room at the top and bottom for more than one row of modules

My first idea, was to figure out how to show the modules in a frame around a working TV, without any interference to what is being watched. Which Is what I really want to be able to do!

justjim1220

@bkeyport

I don’t even really need modules on the sides, I have been paying attention a lot to how most tv I watch, which are movies, they almost always have a black area at the top and bottom of the screen. It’s getting the modules and the tv to display at the same time!

cowboysdude

You don’t need to create new regions…just make your module width larger…

There is no need to create new regions when you can just ‘stack’ your modules and they will move automatically…

justjim1220

@cowboysdude
Moy sure I am following what you mean

justjim1220

@cowboysdude
the reasoning for our inquiry is to have more than 3 regions like in the top or bottom
I would like to have 5 (or more) modules side by side across the top or bottom

Stacking the modules? that is still 3 regions, but having modules on top of each other in each region, not side by side

cowboysdude

If you put more then one module in a region starting with the top of the config down will stack them in the region you put them in…

sdetweil

@cowboysdude he doesn’t want stack, he wants side by side

justjim1220

@cowboysdude
Just forget it. You don’t seem to be grasping the concept we are referring to.

I know you feel that I am just a dumbass

So, don’t anyone listen to me any more!

Geez!