[Suggestion] Docs: FileView & Nested Variables

[oZone]

FileView plugin option Path does not support nested variables. It should be mentioned in documentation.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual-beta/plugins/fileview/#Path

[balala]

FileView plugin option Path does not support nested variables. It should be mentioned in documentation.

Are you sure? Could you give us an example, please?

[oZone]

Are you sure? Could you give us an example, please?

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[Rainmeter]
BackgroundMode=1
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1
Update=-1

[mPath]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=FileView
Path=[#CURRENTPATH]

[Text]
Meter=String
MeasureName=mPath
X=10
Y=5
Padding=10,4,10,4
SolidColor=40,40,40,220
AntiAlias=1
FontColor=237,237,237,150

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Invalid Path: "#CURRENTPATH" (Test\test.ini - [mPath])

[balala]

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[Rainmeter]
BackgroundMode=1
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1
Update=-1

[mPath]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=FileView
Path=[#CURRENTPATH]

[Text]
Meter=String
MeasureName=mPath
X=10
Y=5
Padding=10,4,10,4
SolidColor=40,40,40,220
AntiAlias=1
FontColor=237,237,237,150

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Invalid Path: "#CURRENTPATH" (Test\test.ini - [mPath])

It seems you perfectly are right. Hope one of the admins will add the mention to the documentation.

[Brian]

I added a note to the docs. Thanks for reporting.

-Brian