Auto resizing dropdown box.

[inpowell28]

Hi Guys. I'm trying to create a dropdown menu linked to a folder: using fileview and folderinfo I have been trying to get the size of the dropdown to dynamicaly adjust to the number of files in the folder. Ive tried several ways:

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[FileCountMeasure]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=FolderInfo
Folder=#@#\Aplications"
InfoType=FileCount
DynamicVariables=1

[Background]
W=200
H=([FileCountMeasure] * 20)
SolidColor=0,0,0,200

[testCount]
Meter=String
text=[FileCountMeasure]
MeterStyle=TextStyle 

/ the test count returns 0 even though the folder has 9 files in it. /

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[Background]
W=200
MeasureName=FileCountMeasure
H=%1 * 20
SolidColor=0,0,0,200

[testCount]
Meter=String
MeasureName=FileCountMeasure
text="%1"
MeterStyle=TextStyle 

/ this one returns 9 but the backgrond doesn't show, i've tried several alterations of the syntax. /

Any Ideas where im going wrong?

[mak_kawa]

Hi inpowell28

What if the option of [Background] is H=([FileCountMeasure]*20) and add DynamicVariables=1 to the meter?

Possibly, only H=(%1*20) may solve, but not sure.

Ps.: Parentheses are necessary to declare that it is a calculation formula.

[mak_kawa]

Ah, sorry... for the first question, maybe DynamicaVariables=1 is needed in [Background] and [testCount] meters.

And... meter type declaration Meter=Image are missing in the [Background] meter.

[mak_kawa]

Further... #@# has trailing "\", as far as I know. If so, Folder=#@#Aplications", instead of Folder=#@#\Aplications, or in the case that your skin path includes spaces, Folder="#@#Aplications".

BTW, I didn't test your code actually as running skin, so I am not sure what is the exact solution, sorry.

[inpowell28]

Thanks, got it working with you help. dynamicvariables+braketing fixed the problem.

[balala]

Further... #@# has trailing "\", as far as I know.

Yes, but adding further backslashes is not a problem (see the PS here).

If so, Folder=#@#Aplications", instead of Folder=#@#\Aplications, or in the case that your skin path includes spaces, Folder="#@#Aplications".

Quotes are not needed, neither in options, nor in variables. They are simply ignored by Rainmeter: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27375&p=142041&p142041#p142041
However, the original Folder=#@#\Aplications" option ([FileCountMeasure] measure), doesn't look good, since it has a not matching final quote.

[mak_kawa]

Welcome back, balala.

"Bountiful" tolerance in Rainmeter skin code is really grateful, but sometimes confusing me...

[balala]

"Bountiful" tolerance in Rainmeter skin code is really grateful, but sometimes confusing me...

Not sure. Why?

[Yincognito]

Not sure. Why?

I assume it's because it's not consistent across the entire spectrum of scenarios (e.g. quotes ignored in options, but required in bangs, to give just one example). That's pretty much the main reason why I also try to "normalize" the code by using them everywhere, even where they are not really required.

[balala]

I assume it's because it's not consistent across the entire spectrum of scenarios (e.g. quotes ignored in options, but required in bangs, to give just one example). That's pretty much the main reason why I also try to "normalize" the code by using them everywhere, even where they are not really required.

Might be. However: