[bug] String Value Is Not Paused/Disabled

[oZone]

When I pause/disable measure NowPlaying with PlayerType=Position, number value is paused/disabled but string not.

[CyberTheWorm]

post your code so we can help

[balala]

No need to post any code. Disabling measures don't affect their string values just their numeric values, which turn to zero. Rainmeter always worked this way (at least since I'm using it):

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[MeasureString]
Measure=String
String=My string
Disabled=1

[MeterString]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasureString
X=0
Y=0
Padding=15,5,15,5
FontColor=220,220,220
SolidColor=0,0,0,150
FontSize=8
FontFace=Segoe UI
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=LEFT
AntiAlias=1
Text=%1
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!ToggleMeasure "MeasureString"]

[jsmorley]

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/general-options/#Disabled

[oZone]

So it's normal that string value is still updating.

Edit:
Pause/disable won't work on string value for subsequent NowPlaying measures if first NowPlaying measure is not paused/disabled.

Also pausing/disabling first NowPlaying measure will pause/disable subsequent NowPlaying measures.

[balala]

So it's normal that string value is still updating.

No, if the measure is disabled / paused it doesn't update, as you can read in the link posted by jsmorley.

pausing/disabling first NowPlaying measure will pause/disable subsequent NowPlaying measures.

No, probably won't, but if the parent (you named it first) measure is disabled (paused) it doesn't update and as such, no child measure doesn't update. These aren't the same at all...

[oZone]

No, if the measure is disabled / paused it doesn't update, as you can read in the link posted by jsmorley.

So if I use the code below, string values should remain same as below values. But after starting playing song every string values except from mProgress and mPlayer (which is correct, as it's not paused and should not change) change.
mPlayer - 1
mTitle - N/A
mArtist - N/A
mAlbum - N/A
mDuration - 00:00
mPosition - 00:00
mProgress - 0

I am trying to understand how Disabled=1 and Paused=1 do work. Because when I pause/disable other "non-NowPlaying" measures everything is paused/disabled and values are not updated.

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[Variables]
media.Player=

[mPlayer]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=#media.Player#
PlayerType=Status

[mTitle]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Title
Substitute="":"N/A"
Paused=1

[mArtist]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Artist
Substitute="":"N/A"
Paused=1

[mAlbum]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Album
Substitute="":"N/A"
Paused=1

[mDuration]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Duration
Paused=1

[mPosition]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Position
Paused=1

[mProgress]
Measure=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=Progress
Paused=1

[balala]

So if I use the code below, string values should remain same as below values. But after starting playing song every string values except from mProgress and mPlayer (which is correct, as it's not paused and should not change) change.
mPlayer - 1
mTitle - N/A
mArtist - N/A
mAlbum - N/A
mDuration - 00:00
mPosition - 00:00
mProgress - 0

In your code [mTitle], [mArtist], [mAlbum], [mDuration], [mPosition] and [mProgress] are child measures and they probably follow the parent measure (which in this case is the [mPlayer] measure). That one being not paused, the child measures will also work, even if they are paused.
If you try to pause the parent measure ([mPlayer]) and un-pause all its child measures (removing the Paused=1 option), they won't work, although they aren't paused.

[oZone]

In your code [mTitle], [mArtist], [mAlbum], [mDuration], [mPosition] and [mProgress] are child measures and they probably follow the parent measure (which in this case is the [mPlayer] measure). That one being not paused, the child measures will also work, even if they are paused.
If you try to pause the parent measure ([mPlayer]) and un-pause all its child measures (removing the Paused=1 option), they won't work, although they aren't paused.

Ok so child measures which return different numerical and string value will ignore Paused=1 or Disabled=1 option for string value and will update them, because they follow parent measure.

[jsmorley]

Ok so child measures which return different numerical and string value will ignore Paused=1 or Disabled=1 option for string value and will update them, because they follow parent measure.

The way to envision this is that the parent measure actually sets the value for child measures when it updates, and nothing having to do with UpdateDivider, Disabled or Paused has any effect on a child measure.