Help creating a rotating carousels for those game launchers?

[StavrosPro]

Here is my desktop: https://imgur.com/a/sWAFD. I am pretty new at this. What I want to do is add a rotating carousel for those games down there and for the games that will follow but I am clueless on how to do it. If a rotating carousel left to right isn't possible, can something similar to this be achieved?

[balala]

I'm not sure what a rotating carousel would be. Could you detail a bit please?

[StavrosPro]

I'm not sure what a rotating carousel would be. Could you detail a bit please?

Of course. This was a project I was looking at: https://imgur.com/r/python/S3DPLJo. Visually, I want it to be similar to this. Now the differences are:
1. I want it to be horizontal
2. I want it to return to default position after x time and not have those ugly buttons, only the arrows.
I hope you can understand from this.

EDIT: I found a better representation of what I want, link changed

[balala]

For first please give a try to the following skin, created one year ago: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?p=121037#p121037
It isn't exactly what you talk about, but let's see.
I hope you know what to do with the downloaded zip file. If you don't, let me know.

[StavrosPro]

For first please give a try to the following skin, created one year ago: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?p=121037#p121037
It isn't exactly what you talk about, but let's see.
I hope you know what to do with the downloaded zip file. If you don't, let me know.

Well it's completely different than what I have in mind. This is a 3D Carousel and I want a 2D (as you can probably check from the link I showed you). If you haven\t checked the new link I put in my reply, please do.

[balala]

Ok, here is my first attempt. When you try out this code pay attention to the followings:

• For now I used solid colors (red, green, blue, yellow and purple, accordingly) instead of the images. Later we (I) will change them with images.
• I added just five icons (colors), what I think is enough to can check if it looks what you'd like. Again, alter suplimentar icons can easily be added.
• The actions also will have to be added to the icons. For yet you can't click them, to open the appropriate apps.

The variables are already prepared to can easily add the images and the appropriate actions, but for now I leaved them empty.
What do you think?

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1

[Variables]
IconWidth=80
IconHeight=80
Pos=0
Icon1=
Path1=
Icon2=
Path2=
Icon3=
Path3=
Icon4=
Path4=
Icon5=
Path5=

[ButtonStyle]
W=#IconWidth#
H=16
FontColor=220,220,220
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
FontSize=8
FontFace=Segoe UI
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=CENTERCENTER
AntiAlias=1
Group=Buttons
DynamicVariables=1

[IconStyle]
W=#IconWidth#
H=#IconHeight#

[MeasurePosition]
Measure=Calc
Formula=#Pos#
IfCondition=(#CURRENTSECTION#=0)
IfTrueAction=[!ShowMeter "MeterIcon1"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon4"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon5"][!Redraw]
IfCondition2=(#CURRENTSECTION#=1)
IfTrueAction2=[!HideMeter "MeterIcon1"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon4"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon5"][!Redraw]
IfCondition3=(#CURRENTSECTION#=2)
IfTrueAction3=[!HideMeter "MeterIcon1"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon4"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon5"][][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterUp]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=ButtonStyle
X=(#IconWidth#/2)
Y=8
Text=Up
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,150"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,1"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Pos "((#Pos#+1)%3)"][!UpdateMeasure "MeasurePosition"][!UpdateMeterGroup "Buttons"]

[MeterIcon1]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,0,0
X=(-(#IconWidth#/2))r
Y=12r

[MeterIcon2]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=0,255,0
X=0r
Y=4R

[MeterIcon3]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=0,0,255
X=0r
Y=4R

[MeterIcon4]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,240,0
X=0r
Y=4R

[MeterIcon5]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,0,240
X=0r
Y=4R

[MeterDown]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=ButtonStyle
X=(#IconWidth#/2)
Y=12R
Text=Down
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,150"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,1"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Pos "((#Pos#=0)?2:(#Pos#-1))"][!UpdateMeasure "MeasurePosition"][!UpdateMeterGroup "Buttons"]

[StavrosPro]

Ok, here is my first attempt.

Damn I am terribly sorry, I mean I want it horizontal. If it isn't too much for you, can you change it so I can start working on it?

[balala]

Damn I am terribly sorry, I mean I want it horizontal.

But the last posted gif shown it vertically, I think. So, it should have to be horizontally?

[StavrosPro]

But the last posted gif shown it vertically, I think. So, it should have to be horizontally?

Yeah. In the first difference I wanted, I meant horizontal not vertical. Let me change it my post.

[balala]

Ok, here it is:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1

[Variables]
IconWidth=80
IconHeight=80
Pos=0
Icon1=
Path1=
Icon2=
Path2=
Icon3=
Path3=
Icon4=
Path4=
Icon5=
Path5=

[ButtonStyle]
W=16
H=#IconHeight#
FontColor=220,220,220
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
FontSize=16
FontFace=Segoe UI
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=CENTERCENTER
AntiAlias=1
Group=Buttons
DynamicVariables=1

[IconStyle]
W=#IconWidth#
H=#IconHeight#

[MeasurePosition]
Measure=Calc
Formula=#Pos#
IfCondition=(#CURRENTSECTION#=0)
IfTrueAction=[!ShowMeter "MeterIcon1"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon4"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon5"][!Redraw]
IfCondition2=(#CURRENTSECTION#=1)
IfTrueAction2=[!HideMeter "MeterIcon1"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon4"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon5"][!Redraw]
IfCondition3=(#CURRENTSECTION#=2)
IfTrueAction3=[!HideMeter "MeterIcon1"][!HideMeter "MeterIcon2"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon3"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon4"][!ShowMeter "MeterIcon5"][][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterUp]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=ButtonStyle
X=8
Y=(#IconHeight#/2)
Text=<
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,150"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,1"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Pos "((#Pos#+1)%3)"][!UpdateMeasure "MeasurePosition"][!UpdateMeterGroup "Buttons"]

[MeterIcon1]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,0,0
X=12r
Y=(-(#IconHeight#/2))r

[MeterIcon2]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=0,255,0
X=4R
Y=0r

[MeterIcon3]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=0,0,255
X=4R
Y=0r

[MeterIcon4]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,240,0
X=4R
Y=0r

[MeterIcon5]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=IconStyle
SolidColor=255,0,240
X=4R
Y=0r

[MeterDown]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=ButtonStyle
X=4R
Y=(#IconHeight#/2)
Text=>
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,150"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption #CURRENTSECTION# SolidColor "0,0,0,1"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Pos "((#Pos#=0)?2:(#Pos#-1))"][!UpdateMeasure "MeasurePosition"][!UpdateMeterGroup "Buttons"]