@broberg said in Share your config.js right here....:

@cowboysdude The showing your mirror category should only be for each mirror made, not general sharing threads.
I think it will get confusing and cluttered if there is ANY other threads than project threads in there.

Agree that it could get cluttered with people asking quite a lot of points about that particular build, and certain points gets lost (This is why Mykle1 will soon reach 1M views… lol ) also if the Author is no longer here, or not online to answer any questions, and is then cluttered with other posters replying to help out.

I suppose the only way that could possibly work, is if the post was locked after pictures and files were posted, (But still leaving the option to Up vote the build) and directing users to then post their question(s) in the relevant place(s) pertaining to their question(s)?
But at least they would see how the Author had laid out his Config.js, etc, so they would have that to compare to, and refer back to, very easily.

If they are directed to the relevant thread for an answer, then it would be there that they could be told the relevant info they need, in order to get the result they want, while subconsciously understanding what is required, having seen the relevant files beforehand… which would also give those helping, a good reference point?
And possibly a Highlighter option so helpers can actually highlight certain areas within the full area picture of the file? Like a virtual finger pointing directly to where, and what, should be done.

I don’t know?.. I’m just throwing some ideas and reasons into the pot… from a newbies eyes.

"You, Sir, are an absolute GENIUS! Absolutely PERFECT!

Many thanks!"

+1 I just did the same, and screen estate looks a lot better now :-)
I’ve started today making a folder and every time I see a great tip like this, I screenshot it, name it as the tip, and place into folder. ;-)

Through the eyes of a newbie - I remember the very first time I saw the MM picture online, by pure accident, and clicking on numerous links that eventually brought me here.
Looking at the main forum page here, and seeing all the categories, the one and only category that I wanted to see first, was, Show your Mirror…

That was enough to convice me that I wanted to build one… so back to the Main Forum I went to see what is needed.

The only thread titles there that stood out was Hardware - Parts needed… then Modules - Software needed. Everything else, for me at least, could wait until I actually got the set up done.
Then, thats when Trouble shooting became 3rd on the list. And having to wok out the right question to ask to get the right answer needed… and quckly realising how frustrating it is work out what goes where and what keystroke to use/not use, and at what place exactly to put them, within the config.js etc…

I can only underline Mykle1’s point when he said above " I wish I would have seen such a category when I first joined the forum. It would have made a huge difference to have actually seen what a proper config looks like, and a picture of the outcome."

I’ve lost count of the number of times Ive had to search and jump in and out of numerous posts where I seen numerous helps given that shows entries to be made to config.js and some Ive simply forgot what post I seen them in, so end up asking the same question that was maybe answered several days earlier.

As an example… ( This is just a quick example that I randomly selected simply to point out how a newbie may like to see where to place the code given… as a whole, and in relation)

	module: 'clock',
		position: 'top_left',
		config: {
			displaySeconds: false,
			timezone: "America/New_York",
	                     }
      },

compared to

{
	module: 'MMM-Globe',
	position: 'bottom_center',
	config: {
	style: 'natColor',
	imageSize: 200,
	ownImagePath:'',
	updateInterval: 10*60*1000
}
},
{
	module: 'clock',
	timezone: 'America/New_York',
	position: 'top_center'
},
{
	module: 'calendar',

The latter shows me the exact position, and exactly what { } }, are needed/should be there … by seeing the whole picture I can see straight away if I have put in an extra } or }, or not.

Again, this is just what I, as a newbie, would have liked to have seen when getting help in this way, simply by seeing the soloution within the whole picture… It’s okay placing the first example when explaing to someone that has moved up a rung on the learning ladder and has already done this several times already, but through the eyes of a newbie, it’s a bit like Pinata (Mexican Donkey)

So yeah, I think having an aptly named thread, with Finished Mirrors, and attached files used, would be a great thing for a newbie to refer back to.

@broberg
ok will try that now… Yes that did it… I didn’t know not to include .Module there… Thought they all had the same command, apart from MMM

I changed mines to 250px as that was about maxed out or else it would move the large Moon icon onto top bar and would become 1/3 of its original size and not look right, or look good… so I’m pretty happy at that.

However, I thought to do the same thing to the calendar that’s directly opposite, on the top right…to keep the aspect look… Nope! It wont budge for some reason?
Side effect now is a slight 5 - 7 second load time to WunderGround, Calendar, and News feed on bottom bar… No idea if this is linked or no?No effect at all on Compliments or SimpleLogo.
.Module_calendar {
width : 250px;
}

No idea if this is relevant, but should I have included the calendar header Uk Holidays? My calendar is also linked to Google Calendar so no idea if that could be a reason either why it wont allow width to be adjusted, but thought to mention

@broberg

Ah, ok… I was jumping ahead of myself there… so I will try

.MMM-WunderGround {
    width : 200px;
}

200px; or whatever looks good.
Thanks again.

@cowboysdude said in Changing Module Display Width:

 {
    module: 'MMM-History',
    position: 'top_right',
         config: {
	 maxWidth: "33%"
		}
          },

Oooooo MM didn’t like that :-) So I musta entered something wrong or didn’t enter something I should have? Can you please guide me to what part I did wrong here?

 {
    module: 'MMM-WunderGround',
    position: 'top_left',
         config: {
	 maxWidth: "33%"
		}
          }, 
apikey: 'pws: mydetailshere',
hourly: '1',
fctext: '1'

@broberg
Oh, ok… Well I will play about with it anyway just to see what that does to it… just so I will know for experience as its another learning curve i’ve learned

@broberg

Ahhhhhhhhh… Gotcha ;-)… reduce the % of the container also reduces it’s contents in relation. Thanks.