Help me: Using PowerPlugin

[daniel1229]

I want to change an image displayed on background from "heart_battery.png" to "charging.png" only when my laptop is plugged in.
the .png files are in "C:\Users\(Username)\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\"

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[Variables]
batteryBarFront="#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\heart_battery.png"
batteryBarBack="#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\heart_backframe.png"


[MeasurePowerSource]
Measure=Plugin
PlugIn=PlugIns\PowerPlugin.dll
PowerState=ACLINE
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=[!SetVariable Variables batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\charging.png"][!Redraw]
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=[!SetVariable Variables batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\heart_battery.png"][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasurePercent]
Measure=Plugin
PlugIn=PlugIns\PowerPlugin.dll
PowerState=PERCENT
UpdateDivider=60


[barFront]
MeasureName=MeasurePercent
Meter=BAR
BarOrientation=HORIZONTAL
BarImage=#batteryBarFront#

[barBack]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#batteryBarBack#

not working. what's wrong with the code? help me

[jsmorley]

Add DynamicVariables=1 to both of those meters. You can actually remove it from the plugin measure.

[balala]

not working. what's wrong with the code? help me

There are more problems with the IfEqualAction and IfBelowAction options of the [MeasurePowerSource] measure:

• The #SKINSPATH# variables are missing their last #. Add them back.
• The used !SetVariable bangs are wrong. As you're using them they should be !SetOption bangs, but to modify a variable, the !SetVariable is required. This !SetVariable bang is requiring (usually) two parameters: the name of the variable you want to modify and the value you want to assign to the variable. Don't have to use the Variables section name.
• See jsmorley's reply above, adding the DynamicVariables=1 option as he suggested.
• Finally even if this is not a problem, redrawing a skin without updating the measures where the variable(s) is/are used makes no sense. Accordingly add the [!UpdateMeter "barFront"] bang next to [!Redraw]

Accordingly the [MeasurePowerSource] measure should look something like this:

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[MeasurePowerSource]
Measure=Plugin
PlugIn=PlugIns\PowerPlugin.dll
PowerState=ACLINE
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=[!SetVariable batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\charging.png"][!UpdateMeter "barFront"][!Redraw]
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=[!SetVariable batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\heart_battery.png"][!UpdateMeter "barFront"][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[daniel1229]

There are more problems with the IfEqualAction and IfBelowAction options of the [MeasurePowerSource] measure:

• The #SKINSPATH# variables are missing their last #. Add them back.
• The used !SetVariable bangs are wrong. As you're using them they should be !SetOption bangs, but to modify a variable, the !SetVariable is required. This !SetVariable bang is requiring (usually) two parameters: the name of the variable you want to modify and the value you want to assign to the variable. Don't have to use the Variables section name.
• See jsmorley's reply above, adding the DynamicVariables=1 option as he suggested.
• Finally even if this is not a problem, redrawing a skin without updating the measures where the variable(s) is/are used makes no sense. Accordingly add the [!UpdateMeter "barFront"] bang next to [!Redraw]

Accordingly the [MeasurePowerSource] measure should look something like this:

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[MeasurePowerSource]
Measure=Plugin
PlugIn=PlugIns\PowerPlugin.dll
PowerState=ACLINE
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=[!SetVariable batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\charging.png"][!UpdateMeter "barFront"][!Redraw]
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=[!SetVariable batteryBarFront "#SKINSPATH#\Heart Pixel Battery\Shares\heart_battery.png"][!UpdateMeter "barFront"][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

Now Working! Thanks a lot!!!

[balala]

Now Working! Thanks a lot!!!

Great!