@thartley said in MMM-HolidayLights beautiful CSS for a slightly calmer light:
@Sam-0 Thank you for this module and the css code.
I like that the lights are partially covering the information that is already being displayed in the upper area, but the “twinkle” effect lets the information show through when the bulbs go into their dim phase. It is kind of a 3D effect.
I usually struggle with trying to modify css to tweak settings. Your comments/notes in your HolidayTemplate.css file explained things nicely for what the various parts do and how they control parts of the light string.
Using that information, I added a couple more colors (blue and orange) to a copy of the Christmas.css file. With all the examples you provided, I was able to copy code snippets from your other examples and paste them into my Christmas test copy, edit their position numbers, and add two more instances in the “.strand li:nth-child…” section of the css file. One thing that wasn’t notated in your documentation was what color name (ex: blue or red) each section creates, but you did tell us to go to https://www.colorhexa.com/ where we can get the information. From there it’s an easy task to get the color names and add a color name comment for each light in the css file.
I grabbed the code for the blue and orange from your Pride.css file. Blue is light #2, orange is light #5 from that css file.
One last comment - my normal MM setup is pretty basic. I can run my Le Potato with just a heat sink and the CPU temperature stays at 46C. With the Holiday Lights module running, it gets up to 67C so I reinstalled the 10cm fan that came with the case and it’s down to 49C.
Thanks for your comment. To be clear, I am not the creator of this module. But I enjoyed adjusting the colors and sharing this css. What you also indicated and I now see the connection is that my CPU heat also increased. I have installed heat sinks for this.
