Module: Calendar [Monthly]
The calendar_monthly
module is a simple month-view calendar created for the MagicMirror project
by Michael Teeuw (https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror). The modules refreshes its timer every
hour however it will only update the calendar display once a day, at midnight.
Installing the module
Clone this repository in your ~/MagicMirror/modules/
folder ( $ cd ~MagicMirror/modules/ )
:
git clone https://github.com/KirAsh4/calendar_monthly
Using the module
To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js
file:
modules: [
{
module: 'calendar_monthly',
position: 'top_left',
config: {
// The config property is optional
// Without a config, a default month view is shown
// Please see the 'Configuration Options' section for more information
}
}
]
Configuration options
The calendar_monthly
module has several optional properties that can be used to change its behaviour:
Option | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
More options may get added later. | ||
fadeSpeed |
How fast (in seconds) to fade out and back in at the midnight refresh | 2 seconds |
showHeader |
This allows you to turn on or off the header on the calendar. The header consists of the month and year. | true - Other option is false . |
cssStyle |
Calendar_monthly allows you to use a custom CSS to style your calendar, or you can use one of the built-in ones. Please read the 'CSS Styling' section for more information. | block - Other options are clean , slate , and custom . Others
may be added in the future. Please note that the slate style is designed for mirror-less displays. |
updateDelay |
How long (in seconds) to wait before refreshing the calendar at midnight This is primarily done in case there are other modules also triggering at exactly midnight. This allows the user to set a delay so the calendar won't refresh at the same time. |
5 seconds |
Custom CSS Styling
The calendar_monthly
module creates a table that contains the various elements of the calendar. Most of
the relevant elements are tagges with either a class
or id
making it possible
for anyone to make changes to the default styling.
The full element tree is as follows:
<table id="calendar-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th id="calendar-th">
<span id="monthName">[month name]</span>
<span id="yearDigits">[4 digit year]</span>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr id="calender-tf">
<td class="footer"> </td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr id="calendar-header">
<td class="calendar-header-day">[day name]</td>
/* Repeat above line 7 times for each day of the week, Sun/Mon/Tue/etc. */
/* ... */
</tr>
<tr class="weekRow">
<td class="calendar-day">
<div class="square-box">
<div class="square-content">
<div>
<span [class="... read Note #1 below ..."]>[date number]</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
/* Repeat above block 7 days, once for each day */
/* ... */
</tr>
/* Repeat above block as many times as there are weeks in the month */
/* ... */
</tbody>
</table>
Note #1: If the date being displayed is:
- from the previous month, the class name will be
monthPrev
- from the next month, the class name will be
monthNext
- the current day, the class name will be
today
- any other day of the month, the class name will be
daily
To create your own styling, navigate to the modules/calendar_monthly/
folder and open the file called
styleCustom.css
. Take a look at the various elements already defined and start
playing with them.
Hint: It's useful to set your cssStyle
to custom
and see what that
looks like before you start making changes. This will serve as a reference when you're looking at
the CSS file.