I've just installed rainmeeter, configured some skins, restarted my PC and got empty desktop.
Do I have to load skins manually on each startup?
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How to persist configured layout?
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
No, you don't. Make sure you have full read/write permissions to C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter.
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
I have full access in security, but folder and files are marked read only (i suppose it is done intentionally by app?).
Anyway, I got this in rainmeter.ini
that tells me that settings are actually saved, but for some reason not activated on startup.
Anyway, I got this in rainmeter.ini
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[minimo]
Active=2
WindowX=217@2
WindowY=1172@2
ClickThrough=1
Draggable=1
SnapEdges=0
KeepOnScreen=1
AlwaysOnTop=0
AutoSelectScreen=0
HideOnMouseOver=0
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
Looks like it is skin-specific issue, default skins are getting loaded.
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
Do you mean the skins are missing, or neither the Windows icons aren't there?usuario wrote:restarted my PC and got empty desktop.
And based on the following options:
I think your [minimo] skin is on your second screen, supposing you have two. If you don't have, just remove the @2 from both WindowsX and WindowsY options:usuario wrote:Code: Select all
WindowX=217@2 WindowY=1172@2
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WindowX=217
WindowY=1172
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
Now I'm sure it's not. See above.usuario wrote:Looks like it is skin-specific issue, default skins are getting loaded.
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
I'm sure it is, I've configured default illustro skin in same place, and it was loaded as expected.
With minimo I have to press load, and then it appears where I left it before restart.
With minimo I have to press load, and then it appears where I left it before restart.
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
And now when [minimo] is visible, what values do you have for the WindowX and WindowY options in the [minimo] section of Rainmeter.ini?usuario wrote:With minimo I have to press load, and then it appears where I left it before restart.
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
minimo doesn't load anyway, no matter what is in its coordinates (I've tried both removing @2 and setting @1).
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Re: How to persist configured layout?
Are you sure it's not loaded? To check, right click Rainmeter icon in the notification area, go to Skins, go to the config of the minimo skin and see if in the submenu the appropriate name of the .ini file (probably, but not absolutely necessary minimo.ini) is checked. If it is, it is loaded, if it's not checked, the skin isn't loaded.usuario wrote:minimo doesn't load anyway, no matter what is in its coordinates (I've tried both removing @2 and setting @1).
Is it loaded?
And when you manually edit the Rainmeter.ini, you have to do a Refresh all after each change of the options. Or an even better solution would be to completely close Rainmeter, then start it again. Have you tried these?