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The Alternative Interface (AI) is currently provided as an '''addition''' to the existing Interface for CumulusMX. The ~~existing~~default Interface is maintained by Mark and will always provide all the tools needed to manage your installation of your weather station, The '''AI''' can be used as an alternative except immediately after an upgrade that has added new features to the interface as these may not yet be implemented on the AI (although every effort is made to do this). In the near future it may replace the existing Interface but this is still under discussion. The AI is built using the same technology as the alternative public website and is intended to be flexible and responsive on all screen resolutions. It is modular and designed so that end users can make changes to the way page content is displayed without too much knowledge of html coding. It comes with themes that allow its colour to be changed to suit your personal preferences and a configuration page so that you can do this easily. ~~====The AI for CumulusMX Version 4+====~~ ~~In this version ALL the features of the included Interface work as expected with some enhancements.~~ ~~Further to the '''ai2''' supplied with CumulusMX, I have now developed '''aiX'''. This is has the same look and feel as the original but...~~ * Used more of the default JavaScript reducing its size and dependence on custom scripts * Uses the new theme developed for the Alternative Website * Uses newer html features where appropriate and... * Removes redundant styles and scripts. ~~It can be loaded alongside the existing ai2 so you can evaluate and test it for your own weather station.~~ It can be downloaded from [[file:AiX.zip\|here]] and also from [https://oaktreewebs.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=wiki:ai:overview my Wiki] (Updated 13/04/2025). Just unzip it in the interface folder of your CumulusMX installation and then access in the same way as ai2 but using the folder aiX. ~~Any comments / observations to me please.~~ === Installation === As far as possible, the menu has been split between those pages that simply allow you to view information provided by your weather station and those that allow you to edit them. [[File:~~Screenshot AI~~CumulusMX Menu 2025-10-26.png\|800px\|alt=AICurrent CumulusMX Menu\|~~The latest~~Current AICumulusMX Menu]] '''Note''' The link to the default Interface has been moved to the '''''Utilities''''' menu and a new drop-down, called ''''Support'''' has been added to provide access to the Wiki, the Forum and my Wiki. ===Viewing Data=== ~~[[File:Screenshot Weather Data Menu.png\|350px\|left\|alt=AI Weather Data menu\|The mainWeather Data menu]]~~ [[File:View Menu Screenshot 2025-10-26.png\|350px\|thumb\|left\|alt=Viewing your weather data\|Viewing your weather data]] ====The first three menu items==== These are '''Dashboard''', '''Weather Data''' and '''Extra Sensors'''. The '''Dashboard''' menu item is always visible in both large and small screen, other menu items collapse until you expand the menu with the classic ''hamburger'' item. <br><br> The '''Weather data''' menu, as shown on ththe left, contains links for all other pages that simply allow you to view rather than edit data. The exceptions are for the NOAA reports pages which can still be used to regenerate the currently displayed or all missing reports. The ''Extra sensors''' menu provides access for any extra sensors that are attached or 'air linked' to your weather station. <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>▼ ===Editing Data=== [[File:~~Screenshot~~ Settings ~~Menu~~Screenshot 2025-10-26.png\|600px\|thumb\|left\|alt=The Settings Menu\|The Settings Menu]] As can be seen in the screenshot on the left, there are four top level menu items to the right of the ''diamond''. These give access to either ~~page~~pages that enable you to configure ~~setting for~~ your ~~CumulusMX~~CMX ~~system~~setting or to editing your weather station data. These are: '''Logs''', '''Settings''', '''Edit''', '''Utilities''' and '''~~Utilities~~Support'''. These mirror the same menu items as on the default Interface. One feature of the AI is that the '''''Settings''''' Menu is a drop down panel with columns. On the mobile menu it reduces to two columns. This makes it easier to access all items even on small screens. ~~<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>~~ ====The Default Interface====▼ ▲===== The Default Interface ===== ~~Access is provided to this via the last top level menu at the extreme right of the menu (just visible in the screenshot). It will open the Interface in a new Window.~~ This is now accessed using the '''''Utilities''''' drop-down menu. ▲~~<br>~~<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> ==Using the AI Settings Page== :The default is None (however, the seagull does still fade in at its default position). :You can choose: ::'''~~Float~~''Grow ~~down the screen~~upwards''''', or ::'''~~Slide~~''Fade ~~across the screen~~Downwards''''', or ::'''''Expand diagonally''''' :If you chose an animation you can adjust the speed in seconds. Setting this to 0 effectively stops the animation. *:Regardless of any animation, you can force the seagull to hide behind page content if preferred.