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#I unzipped the contents (on my Windows PC) into a partition I use just for software downloads | #I unzipped the contents (on my Windows PC) into a partition I use just for software downloads | ||
#I used a package that verifies the files it copies to duplicate the folder '''CumuluxMX''' onto the drive where I run Cumulus. I then noticed that the package contained some very obsolete copies of some external packages: | #I used a package that verifies the files it copies to duplicate the folder '''CumuluxMX''' onto the drive where I run Cumulus. I then noticed that the package contained some very obsolete copies of some external packages: | ||
#*As downloaded, the MX package contained obsolete vintage version 2.1.4 (2015-03-10) of Highstocks and Highcharts, so I downloaded latest versions from [https://www.highcharts.com/blog/download/ the Highstock link] on this page. I then created a new folder obsolete at "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\highstock\js", moved the folders "modules" and "themes" that were there in my new folder, and the various highstock and highchart files that were there were moved into the obsolete folder. Now I navigated to the code folder within that download, copied the files within it to "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\highstock\js" and then copied the folders "modules" and "themes" from that code download folder into the same location. So now (in March 2020) everything is related to version 8.04 released 10 March 2020. | #*As downloaded, the MX package contained obsolete vintage version 2.1.4 (2015-03-10) of Highstocks and Highcharts, so I downloaded latest versions from [https://www.highcharts.com/blog/download/ the Highstock link] on this page. I then created a new folder obsolete at "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\highstock\js", moved the folders "modules" and "themes" that were there in my new folder, and the various highstock and highchart files that were there were moved into the obsolete folder. Now I navigated to the code folder within that download, copied the files within it to "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\highstock\js" and then copied the folders "modules" and "themes" from that code download folder into the same location. So now (in March 2020) everything is related to version 8.04 released 10 March 2020. This matches the version I use with my web pages on my web server. | ||
#*As downloaded, "\CumulusMX\webfiles\lib\jquery" contained jQuery version 1.9.1, that is 2014 vintage and very obsolete, I already have the latest jQuery on my web server, so I did not need to put that new version into this webfiles\lib location, I just noted that this new path meant I ''may'' have to make some change on my web server later. If you do want to use a newer version of jQuery on your web site, you can download latest compressed production version from [https://jquery.com/download/ jQuery web site]. I prefixed the version in the MX package with the word OBSOLETE (OBSOLETEjquery-latest.min.js), you will find the latest version you download is called '''jquery-3.4.1.min.js'''. If | #*As downloaded, "\CumulusMX\webfiles\lib\jquery" contained jQuery version 1.9.1, that is 2014 vintage and very obsolete, I already have the latest jQuery on my web server, so I did not need to put that new version into this webfiles\lib location, I just noted that this new path meant I ''may'' have to make some change on my web server later. If you do want to use a newer version of jQuery on your web site, you can download latest compressed production version from [https://jquery.com/download/ jQuery web site]. I prefixed the version in the MX package with the word OBSOLETE (OBSOLETEjquery-latest.min.js), you will find the latest version you download is called '''jquery-3.4.1.min.js'''. If you are using MX web pages, rename the new jQuery to "jquery-latest.min.js" to match the name that MX uses. | ||
#*I | #* Other parts of the interface also had old versions of library software, but (because the interface uses json files to drive content of the various screens) I had no guarantee that its screens would work with later versions of the following libraries: | ||
#** "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\jquery" contained the same old jQuery version 1.9.1, that is 2014 vintage and very obsolete, whether you update that or not is your choice, but there is no guarantee that the MX user interface will work fully with latest jQuery version. | |||
#* "\CumulusMX\interface\lib\alpaca" included "alpaca" old version 1.1.3, the latest I found [http://www.alpacajs.org on the alpaca home page] was version: 1.5.27 released on 14 May 2019, again there is no guarantee that the MX user interface will work fully with these new versions. | |||
=== Copying Cumulus 1 files into MX folder === | === Copying Cumulus 1 files into MX folder === | ||