Would anyone happen to know whether this plugin could grab color information from a Wallpaper Engine background?
It would be nice if the application saved a single screenshot whenever a Wallpaper Engine background were loaded, allowing people to use that jpeg to pull color information easily for other apps. Anyone know if it does this?
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[V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
I suppose instead of FrostedGlass plugin, Chameleon could do this. Give it a try...Cariboudjan wrote: ↑October 28th, 2019, 4:29 pm Would anyone happen to know whether this plugin could grab color information from a Wallpaper Engine background?
It would be nice if the application saved a single screenshot whenever a Wallpaper Engine background were loaded, allowing people to use that jpeg to pull color information easily for other apps. Anyone know if it does this?
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Ok, it happens sometimes. But Chameleon definitely can do what you want.Cariboudjan wrote: ↑October 29th, 2019, 3:27 am Oops. I meant to post this in the Chameleon thead. Thanks.
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I don't think it can, since it needs a jpeg in order for it to pull information from. Wallpaper Engine, to my knowledge, doesn't do this. It is an animated overlay on the Windows desktop that the Chameleon plugin obviously won't be able to read.
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
I suppose you could save a screenshot of the Wallpaper Engine, have windows use it as the wallpaper, then start Wallpaper Engine. Chameleon will then use the Windows Wallpaper for colors. I Think?
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
Ok, maybe (probably) you're right. I have to admit I don't know what Wallpaper Engine is, I just supposed it sets from time to time new wallpapers. Sorry if I was wrong...Cariboudjan wrote: ↑October 29th, 2019, 11:17 am I don't think it can, since it needs a jpeg in order for it to pull information from. Wallpaper Engine, to my knowledge, doesn't do this. It is an animated overlay on the Windows desktop that the Chameleon plugin obviously won't be able to read.
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
Nah. Animated desktop overlay.
You could absolutely do that, but then that would defeat the purpose of the plugin setting colors automatically.
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
Unfortunately this topic just loops back around to this the current thread. Is there an update on this issue?Neurohax wrote: ↑June 13th, 2019, 2:03 am Just a heads up that 1903 might have introduced some quirks for this plug in. Still works, but dragging meters is slow.
More info and example: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=32501
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Re: [V1.1.2] FrostedGlass - Now with more acrylic
Noticed this. Dragging a window with Acrylic type causes extremely slow dragging with extreme lag. Setting the same window to regular blur doesn't have this effect.
1 = Regular blur
2 = Acrylic blur
1 = Regular blur
2 = Acrylic blur