- After 1 hour of inactivity the screen switches to a fullscreen
crossfade slideshow of photos from static/photos/
- Touch anywhere on screen to dismiss and return to the calendar
- /api/photos endpoint serves a shuffled list of images from static/photos/
- Two-slot A/B image swap for smooth 1.5s crossfades; next image preloads
in the background while current is displayed (15s per photo)
- Slideshow only activates if static/photos/ contains at least one image
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Show today + next 4 days instead of a fixed Sun-Sat week grid
- Replace Next Week column with a right-side info panel (live clock,
date, current weather + 3-day forecast)
- Simplify topbar to just the view pill, date range, and member filter
- Adjust grid to repeat(5, 1fr) 190px
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Replace scrolling event list + photo background with a Sun–Sat week grid
plus a "Next Week" preview column; Prev/Next navigation and per-member filter
- Add [Name] event title prefix convention for color-coded family member cards
(Ludwig/Dad=blue, Michelle/Mom=pink, Jason=green, Daniel=yellow)
- /api/calendar now accepts ?start=YYYY-MM-DD, returns bucketed week payload
with member/color metadata; fetches 14 days to populate Next Week column
- Drop rotating background photo and dad joke from the display (endpoints kept)
- Update README with new UI overview, prefix convention, and API docs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Major improvements to the calendar display application:
- Redesigned weather display: moved forecast to header alongside time
- Added 3-day forecast with icons and high/low temps in header
- Simplified main layout: removed separate weather section, calendar now full-width
- Made layout more compact to fit on one screen without scrolling
- Added 2 new background images for rotation
- Updated image rotation interval to 1 minute
- Improved responsive design and spacing
The display now shows:
- Header: Time/date on left, current weather + 3-day forecast on right
- Main: Full-width calendar events section
- Footer: Dad joke
All elements now fit on a single screen with a clean, readable layout.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Built a full-featured smart display app with Flask backend and responsive frontend.
Features:
- Real-time clock display
- Weather integration (OpenWeatherMap API) for Hamilton, NZ
- Google Calendar integration (placeholder, needs credentials)
- Rotating background images from local directory
- Dad jokes display (icanhazdadjoke API)
Technical stack:
- Backend: Python Flask with API endpoints
- Frontend: HTML/CSS/JavaScript with auto-updating data
- Caching system to avoid API rate limits
- Responsive design for various screen sizes
Deployment ready for Raspberry Pi with systemd service and Chromium kiosk mode setup instructions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
