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Im new to making skins but give some feedback

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I've noticed with making skins refreshing it can get real annoying so i tried to making something to help with it.

[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
BackgroundMode=2

[MeterRefresh]
Y=1R
X=0R
Meter=String
AntiAlias=1
Text=Refresh
FontColor=255,255,255
FontSize=20
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
FontFace= Sensation Regular
LeftMouseUpAction=!RefreshApp
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Re: Im new to making skins but give some feedback

Post by eclectic-tech »

While viewing the skin, you can right-click and select "Refresh" from the context menu. ;-)

But while editing the code it is a bit more work, so I would recommend using an alternate text editor such as Notepad++ to create skins.

You can add "Refresh skin" and "Refresh All" to the context menu of Notepad++.

Also there is Rainlexer plugin, by poiru, to it to provide syntax highlighting and other great tools.

Another option is to add Notepad Snippets to have meter templates, measure templates, plugin code templates, and actions bangs readily available. :sly:

This should help you have more fun coding. :welcome:
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Re: Im new to making skins but give some feedback

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Oh My... :jawdrop All this time I've been doing it the hard way..Which is any way but this way.

Thank you electic-tech.

Now excuse me while I go kick myself where the sun don't shine a few times... O.O
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SCR wrote:Oh My... :jawdrop All this time I've been doing it the hard way..Which is any way but this way.

Thank you electic-tech.

Now excuse me while I go kick myself where the sun don't shine a few times... O.O
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Re: Im new to making skins but give some feedback

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Thanks for the help guys <3
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