Help with pausing a Gif Image Loader

[Lukaka]

Hey guys, im trying to get this skin to download a radar map gif, extract it into frames, and play it (that worked fine) But then I want it to pause when i midle click it, and play again when i left click it.Cant get it to work The Rskn file is included, as well as the code here:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=10000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[MeasureAnimLoop]
Measure=Calc
Formula=(MeasureAnimLoop % 9) + 1
Disabled=1

[MeasureImage]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
URL=http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosaic_400x300_public/sir/inmasirCT_.gif
Download=1
DownloadFile=current.gif
ForceReload=1
FinishAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureExtract "Run"]
disabled=0

[meterBackgroundFrame]
meter=Image
x=3
y=3
H=95
W=64
ImageTint=#Color1#
ImageName="hi.png"
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseDownAction=[!WriteKeyValue MeasureImage disabled "0"][!Refresh "RadarMap\Radar"]

[MeasureExtract]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=gif2frames.exe current.gif
StartInFolder=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
FinishAction=[!SetOption MeterAnimLoop ImageName current0000[*MeasureAnimLoop*].png][!EnableMeasure MeasureAnimLoop]

[MeterAnimLoop]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
DynamicVariables=1
MiddleMouseUpAction=[!WriteKeyValue MeasureImage disabled "1"][!Refresh "RadarMap\Radar"]
LeftMouseDownAction=[!WriteKeyValue MeasureImage disabled "0"][!Refresh "RadarMap\Radar"]

[balala]

I can't check this solution right now, so I'm not sure it is 100% ok, but I'd be tempted to replace the MiddleMouseUpAction and LeftMouseDownAction options of the [MeterAnimLoop] measure with something like:

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[MeterAnimLoop]
...
MiddleMouseUpAction=[!PauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]

A refresh of the skin is not a good solution, because after it, the animation will be restarted, from the first frame.

[Lukaka]

That did not seem to work, it is still just a gray box.

[balala]

That did not seem to work, it is still just a gray box.

Now I tried it and have to say, it's working well. The animation appears after the gif is downloaded and replacing the MiddleMouseUpAction and LeftMouseDownAction options of the [MeterAnimLoop] meter with the !PauseMeasure / !UnpauseMeasure bangs, did the pausing / unpausing job.
But in your initial post, you've said

im trying to get this skin to download a radar map gif, extract it into frames, and play it (that worked fine)

so, I understood that the skin is working, the animation is played, just you can't pause / unpause it. I misunderstood something?
If you can't make to work and the animation appear, maybe it would deserve a restart of Rainmeter. The skin uses the WebParser plugin and sometimes to can make it to work well, it requests a such restart.

[Lukaka]

Ok somehow the extract program was deleted, I fixed it and it works now!

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[MeasureAnimLoop]
Measure=Calc
Formula=(MeasureAnimLoop % 9) + 1
Disabled=1

[MeasureImage]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
URL=http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosaic_400x300_public/sir/inmasirCT_.gif
Download=1
DownloadFile=current.gif
ForceReload=1
FinishAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureExtract "Run"]
disabled=0

[meterBackgroundFrame]
meter=Image
x=3
y=3
H=95
W=64
ImageTint=#Color1#
ImageName="hi.png"
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]

[MeasureExtract]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=gif2frames.exe current.gif
StartInFolder=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
FinishAction=[!SetOption MeterAnimLoop ImageName current0000[*MeasureAnimLoop*].png][!EnableMeasure MeasureAnimLoop]

[MeterAnimLoop]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
DynamicVariables=1
MiddleMouseUpAction=[!PauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]

I think the background code is unnecessary now, but it helps me know when the script is not working vs. when its downloading the image. Thanks again!

[balala]

You're welcome. I'm glad if it's working well now.

[Lukaka]

Ok now it is no longer re-downloading the image every once and a while. Sorry im so inexperienced, first skin

Edit: After playing around i noticed that it IS re-downloading the image, but it is not extracting it. Turns out this was because i had deleted the extracting program.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[MeasureAnimLoop]
Measure=Calc
Formula=(MeasureAnimLoop % 9) + 1
Disabled=1

[MeasureImage]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
UpdateRate=60
URL=http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosaic_400x300_public/sir/inmasirCT_.gif
Download=1
DownloadFile=current.gif
ForceReload=1
FinishAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureExtract "Run"]
disabled=0

[meterBackgroundFrame]
meter=Image
x=3
y=3
H=95
W=64
ImageTint=#Color1#
ImageName="hi.png"
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]

[MeasureExtract]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
UpdateRate=60
Parameter=gif2frames.exe current.gif
StartInFolder=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
FinishAction=[!SetOption MeterAnimLoop ImageName current0000[*MeasureAnimLoop*].png][!EnableMeasure MeasureAnimLoop]

[MeterAnimLoop]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#CURRENTPATH#DownloadFile
DynamicVariables=1
RightMouseUpAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureImage"]
MiddleMouseUpAction=[!PauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UnpauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]

[balala]

Ok now it is no longer re-downloading the image every once and a while. Sorry im so inexperienced, first skin

Edit: After playing around i noticed that it IS re-downloading the image, but it is not extracting it. Turns out this was because i had deleted the extracting program.

So, now if you put back the extracting program, it's working well, or not?

[Lukaka]

Its working 100% fine. Sorry to be confusing!

[balala]

Its working 100% fine. Sorry to be confusing!

Ok, I'm glad.
I have just one more observation about the code: instead of using the MiddleMouseUpAction and LeftMouseDownAction, on the [MeterAnimLoop] meter, for pausing / unpausing the [MeasureAnimLoop] measure, I'd remove the MiddleMouseUpAction and would replace the LeftMouseDownAction, with the following LeftMouseUpAction (just mention that the LeftMouseDownAction is a usually undesired option): LeftMouseUpAction=[!TogglePauseMeasure "MeasureAnimLoop"]. This bang would pause the unpaused measure and would unpaused the paused one (with the same action - left click). Which solution do you prefere, is your choice - but at least I would use, for sure, that with the !TogglePauseMeasure bang.