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 === Overview ===
-Following the release of the responsive default website for CumulusMX, I have now developed an alternative interface pack so that both your live site and your CumulusMX Console site look similar.  The general layout is the same but without a sidebar.  The header and footer are static by default but both can be made to scroll if preferred.
+Following the release of the responsive default website for CumulusMX, I am now looking at the development of the main CumulusMX Interface.
-Like the default website, you can change the theme with impacts all elements on the pages including tooltips and calendars.  Unlike the default site, you get nearly 30 colour themes included which can also be used with the default site.
+Although the main focus of the Interface is to manage your weather station, it also provides your initial view of the data that you are collecting.  As such I feel that it should also use the same up-to-date features as the supplied public default website.
+Like the public website supplied with CumulusMX, the AI uses colour themes and, wherever possible, is fully responsive.  This should make it easier to use on tablets and phones as well as the more traditional desktop/laptop screen.
+Like the supplied Interface, the AI includes all the required pages to manage your weather station but also provides some additional information, especially on the dashboard page.  It also provides 30+ themes that can be applied to it and the default public website, it required.
 === How it fits with the existing inteface ===
-It has been developed to run in tandem with the existing Interface, has the same pages (plus one to manage the themes), and each page does the same as the Interface.  This is a deliberate choice so that you don't need to do anything differently.  The menu has been reworked to shorten it; I have grouped together pages that just show you your weather data and those that enable you to configure or edit it.
+The AI has been developed as an '''alternative''' to the existing Interface - it is '''not a replacement'''.  The existing Interface '''should always be retained''' as it is this that will be updated by Mark as and when required.
+As said above, the AI includes all the same resources needed to view the data being generated by your website; to configure your station and to edit data should errors occur.
+However, some changes to layout have been made:
+*The '''Header''' and '''Footer''' are both fixed by default.  This can be changed by you if required.
+*The '''Menu''' has been adapted to take less space but includes a button to return to the default '''Interface''' pages.
+*The '''Dashboard''' page
+**Shows the '''alarm LEDs''' at the top of the page.<br/>(These can be hidden/re-displayed using the button provided with the page title).
+**The '''Sun and Moon''' rise & setting times are displayed in a popup; again using the button in the page title bar.
+<!--**The Temperature, Pressure, Winds & Rain panels will flash when a new record is set-->
+<!--**For those users with Davis weather stations, you can see '''Packets''' data, '''CRC errors''' and the percentage failure rate.<br/>I have found that this last piece of info is a good indicator for when the battery needs changing.-->
+*The Charts pages
+**All charts can be zoomed, i.e., you can swipe the mouse over parts of the chart to view readings in detail.
+**The '''recent''' and '''historic''' charts use buttons that always span a complete line (or lines).
+**The '''Select-a-Chart''' groups the buttons in threes, as in the default Interface.
+  Page under development.  All information is, however, still current.
 One other alteration is on the main dashboard.  I have moved the alarms panel to just underneath the sun and moon times.  When using the Interface I like to be made aware of any alarms without scrolling; especially ones about the system.  This page is already being modified to improve its layout - I will be releasing a new version shortly that enables the alarm panel to be hidden once scanned for issues.