The Alternative Interface (ai.cmx)

An Alternative (additional) Interface

Following the release of the new default website for CumulusMX, an alternative interface pack is now available. It runs in tandem with the existing Interface and provides similar facilities. It's primary purpose at this stage is to make its style fit with the default website and provide the facility to change the colour theme used throughout the site. Some pages have had some cosmetic or layout changes and the menu has been condensed.

Here are some screenshots of the AI.

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  The Alarm Setting page. It is now responsive.

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  A reworked dashboard. Alarms ar at the top. Looking to include records as well.

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  The Data Logs Editor page. The table scrolls sideways within the page frame.

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  A re-designed diary editor. The calendar also uses the theme colours.

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  This and most pages that use 'alpaca' forms are generally unchanged apart from the theming. Also shows one of the dropdown menus.

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  The standard Gauges page but now the tooltips reflect the theme colours.

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  The data log editor

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  The included theme selector. Themes can be temporary or permanent - it's up to you.

Note: Better screenshots will be provided shortly.

You can download the alternative theme using this link Alternative Interface for CumulusMX. It is also available on the Forum under CumulusMX ~ Alternative Interfaces.

Installation

Once you have downloaded the zip file, extract it somewhere other than your CumulusMX installation. This will avoid accidentally overwriting your existing Interface contents.

The Extracted package should consist of a single folder - ai.cmx, which can then be copied into the existing Interface folder so it shows as a sub-folder.

You are there ready to start using it. If you use the url: http://localhost:8998/ to run your normal interface, you can simply add the folder name to the end like so: http://localhost:8998/ai.cmx/

Of course localhost can be replaced with the IP address of the machine running CumulusMX.

You still have access to the default interface if you want. It can also be run from the alternative interface - there is a menu item at the right end to do this.