System volume plugin idea for Rainmeter - Need feedback

[jsmorley]

The plugin is complete. Check it out: http://reiswaffel.deviantart.com/art/Windows-7-Audio-Plugin-166316150

Mute sets the numeric measure to 0. Unmute sets it back to the previous value. See the example config for bangs.

Worked fine for me. Great job. You ready to get the code into our repository and have this included with the Rainmeter build? You get full credit as author of course.

[JpsCrazy]

Any chance there'll be a plugin for XP?
It's not completely outdated yet. :P

[wasky1]

Dell lattiude d620. 55gb harddrive and 1gb of ram. Default video card, with no pixel shading. I need a new computer altogether. Ahaa.

that will run 7 easy, and not just basic. a bit more ram wouldnt hurt and its not expensive now for ddr2

[wasky1]

im just wondering if there will be any future developments to this plugin, perhaps controlling left/right independantly or speakers/systemsounds ect. this is great either way!

[reiswaffel]

Worked fine for me. Great job. You ready to get the code into our repository and have this included with the Rainmeter build? You get full credit as author of course.

Sounds good, should I commit myself or do you just want the code?

im just wondering if there will be any future developments to this plugin, perhaps controlling left/right independantly or speakers/systemsounds ect. this is great either way!

I'm afraid the API doesn't support this.

Any chance there'll be a plugin for XP?
It's not completely outdated yet. :P

Well, yes it is
It might be hard to find a developer who hasn't already switched to something more recent on his own machine. XP is almost 9 years old.

[jsmorley]

Sounds good, should I commit myself or do you just want the code?

I'd need the code. You can PM it to me.

[mhinckley3]

Is there a way to display the measured volume as text (eg. Volume: 50%) using the Win7AudioPlugin? Also I can't seem to get the SetVolume bangs to work. The SoundExample Skin works just fine but for some reason when I copy and paste the bang to my skin it doesn't work. Here is the current code for the skin I am trying to apply the plugin to. Ignore the first 3 Measures as they are from the original skin by nasasempai and involve registry values. I am running Win 7 Pro 32 bit and Rainmeter 1.2. Thanks in advance for any help.

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[Rainmeter]
Update = 100
MouseActionCursor=1
Author = nasasempai

;Metadata added by RainBrowser
;http://rainmeter.net/cms/Rainmeter101-EditingSkins

[Metadata]
Name=
Config=
Description=
Instructions=
Version=
Tags=
License=
Variant=
Preview=

;End of added Metadata

[Variables]
Color1 = 255,255,255,80
Color2 = 0,235,255,255
Color3 = 0,180,255,150
RegPath = SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\GlobalSettings\RearLineOut\Node000
RegPath2 = SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\GlobalSettings\RearLineOut\Node001
 

;MEASURES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;[Measure_Calc1]
;Measure = Calc
;Formula = 1

;[Measure_VolRegKey]
;Measure = Registry
;RegKey = #RegPath#
;RegHKey = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
;RegValue = Chan000

;[Measure_Vol]
;Measure = Calc
;Formula = ( ((SGN((TRUNC((FRAC((Measure_VolRegKey)/100000000))*10000))-8872))=(-1)) ? (100) : (ROUND(((0.167214*1.010333**((TRUNC((FRAC((Measure_VolRegKey)/100000000))*10000))-8872))/100.896625)*99)) )
;MaxValue = 100
;MinValue = 0

[MeasureVolume]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Win7AudioPlugin.dll

[MeasureMute]
Measure = Registry
RegKey = #RegPath2#
RegHKey = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
RegValue = Chan000
Substitute="1.0":"Muted","0.0":""
IfEqualValue=1.0
IfEqualAction=!execute [!RainmeterHideMeter Meter_Vol_Text] [!RainmeterShowMeter MeterMute]
IfBelowValue=1.0
IfBelowAction=!execute [!RainmeterShowMeter Meter_Vol_Text] [!RainmeterHideMeter MeterMute]


;METERS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Meterbg]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
W=150
H=60
SolidColor=0,235,255,1

[MeterMute]
Hidden=1
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureMute
X=75
Y=0
StringAlign=Center
FontColor = #Color2#
AutoScale = 1
StringStyle = BOLD
AntiAlias = 1

[Meter_Vol_Text]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureVolume
X=75
Y=0
StringAlign=Center
FontColor=#Color2#
;AutoScale=1
StringStyle=BOLD
AntiAlias=1
Text="Volume: %1%"

[MeterVol]
Meter=Bar
MeasureName=MeasureVolume
X=0
Y=21
W=150
H=15
SolidColor=#Color3#
BarColor=#Color2#
BarOrientation=HORIZONTAL

[Meter25%]
Meter=Image
X=36
Y=28
W=3
H=8
SolidColor=0,0,0,255

[Meter50%]
Meter=Image
X=73.5
Y=r
W=3
H=8
SolidColor=0,0,0,255

[Meter75%]
Meter=Image
X=111
Y=r
W=3
H=8
SolidColor=0,0,0,255

[Meter25]
Meter=String
X=36
Y=5R
StringAlign=Center
FontColor=#Color2#
Text="25%"
LeftMouseDownAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 25"]

[Meter50]
Meter=String
X=73.5
Y=r
StringAlign=Center
FontColor=#Color2#
Text="50%"
LeftMouseDownAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 50"]

[Meter75]
Meter=String
X=111
Y=r
StringAlign=Center
FontColor=#Color2#
Text="75%"
LeftMouseDownAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 75"]

[wasky1]

Is there a way to display the measured volume as text (eg. Volume: 50%)

im using:-

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[Variables]
TXT=100

[MeasureWin7Audio]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Win7AudioPlugin.dll

[text]
Meter=String
X=100
Y=100
FontFace="Trebuchet MS"
FontSize=9
FontColor=255,255,255,255
Text="Volume: #TXT#%"
DynamicVariables=1

[1]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=A.png
X=10
Y=10
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 10"][!RainmeterSetVariable TXT 10]

[2]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=A.png
X=R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 20"][!RainmeterSetVariable TXT 20]

[3]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=A.png
X=R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 30"][!RainmeterSetVariable TXT 30]

[4]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=A.png
X=R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [!RainmeterPluginBang "MeasureWin7Audio SetVolume 40"][!RainmeterSetVariable TXT 40]

and so on.

hope this helps!

[mhinckley3]

I found the issue with the bangs. I forgot to change the measure name from MeasureWin7Audio to MeasureVolume in the quotes. Bang syntax is now on the reading list.

@Wasky1
I like your method but I won't always use the skin to change the volume as my laptop has touch buttons on it for the volume and mute and the value wouldn't update if I use them. Great idea though.

[wasky1]

ok sussed it:-

[MeasureWin7Audio]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Win7AudioPlugin.dll

[CalcMeasureWin7Audio]
Measure=Calc
Formula=MeasureWin7Audio

[1text]
Meter=String
MeasureName=CalcMeasureWin7Audio
X=100
Y=100
FontFace="Trebuchet MS"
FontSize=9
FontColor=255,255,255,255
Text="Volume: %1%"
DynamicVariables=1

This working for me


Its actually 1% out though