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[Adishatz]

Hello,

I am currently trying to modify the Spectrum launcher.
https://birdalliance.deviantart.com/art/SPECTRUM-Launcher-v2-for-Rainmeter-673534908

Unfortunately I have only one link that works, one for a game.
All others block at different stages, and I go around in circles for 2 days trying parentheses, .exe etc but nothing works.
If a charitable soul could help a little Frenchman completely lost.
Here is what I currently have.

• ;Group 1
  
  ;Name and icon for the navbar
  
  Group1BarName=Applications
  Group1BarIcon=hexagons.png
  
  ;Launcher settings: action, name, icon and mouseover background
  
  Group1Launcher1Action=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD
  Group1Launcher1Name=Word
  Group1Launcher1Icon=Word
  Group1Launcher1BG=Alphabet
  
  Group1Launcher2Action=D:\Photoshop Elements 12\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe
  Group1Launcher2Name=Photoshop
  Group1Launcher2Icon=_c_photoshop.png
  Group1Launcher2BG=Photo
  
  Group1Launcher3Action=shell:ProgramFilesX86\yaDIS\yaDIS.exe
  Group1Launcher3Name=yaDIS
  Group1Launcher3Icon=
  Group1Launcher3BG=
  
  Group1Launcher4Action=D:\Program Files\Nox\bin\Nox
  Group1Launcher4Name=Nox
  Group1Launcher4Icon=
  Group1Launcher4BG=
  
  Group1Launcher5Action=D:\VLC\vlc
  Group1Launcher5Name=VLC
  Group1Launcher5Icon=
  Group1Launcher5BG=
  
  Group1Launcher6Action=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Revo Uninstaller\Revo Uninstaller
  Group1Launcher6Name=Revo Uninstaller
  Group1Launcher6Icon=
  Group1Launcher6BG=

I tested several solutions for each but only VLC works.

Thanks

[eclectic-tech]

Try enclosing all of your 'ACTIONS' in quotation marks; they contain spaces...

VLC works because there are no spaces in the action.

Group1Launcher1Action="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD"

[jsmorley]

Try enclosing all of your 'ACTIONS' in quotation marks; they contain spaces...

VLC works because there are no spaces in the action.

Group1Launcher1Action="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD"

You are actually going to want:

Group1Launcher1Action=["C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD"][/quote]

Don't forget that beginning and ending "quotes" are stripped off of options (and variables) in Rainmeter.

[Adishatz]

Yes !
Thank you, I tried with quotation marks, with the .exe but not with the "hooks" .

Now I hope everything will roll.

Another big thank you.

[jsmorley]

Yes !
Thank you, I tried with quotation marks, with the .exe but not with the "hooks" .

Now I hope everything will roll.

Another big thank you.

Brackets should really just ALWAYS be used on bangs. Don't listen to those who tell you sometimes they aren't needed. They are technically correct, but still wrong...

LeftMouseUpAction=C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe : Fail
LeftMouseUpAction="C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe" : Fail
LeftMouseUpAction=["C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe"] : Success

You will have a lot less head-scratching if you just always enclose all bangs in [brackets].

LeftMouseUpAction=!HideMeter MeterOne : Works, but don't do it...
LeftMouseUpAction=[!HideMeter MeterOne] : Better...


P.S.

(parentheses)
{braces}
[brackets]

[balala]

LeftMouseUpAction=C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe : Fail
LeftMouseUpAction="C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe" : Fail
LeftMouseUpAction=["C:\Program Files\MyApp\MyApp.exe"] : Success

Technically speaking, the first two variants are also working, if the path doesn't contain space(s).
But obviously the best behavior is to use the brackets, especially to get used to use them.

[jsmorley]

Technically speaking, the first two variants are also working, if the path doesn't contain space(s).
But obviously the best behavior is to use the brackets, especially to get used to use them.

Technically speaking though, they DO contain spaces...

[balala]

Technically speaking though, they DO contain spaces...

In your example definitely. But I spoke generally.

[jsmorley]

In your example definitely. But I spoke generally.

So generally technically speaking...

[balala]

So generally technically speaking...

Ok, sorry for my not extremely good English...