Click to copy text?

[sl23]

Sorry for the confusion, I thought I'd made it clear?

I always seem to pick the awkward things to do in Rainmeter !

I am not trying to copy the icon, I am trying to copy the string.

So if I click on an icon, it copies the text not the icon. Then that text can be used anywhere.

So is that the answer? To escape the variable using two * ?

Thanks for your help

[death.crafter]

Sorry for the confusion, I thought I'd made it clear?

I always seem to pick the awkward things to do in Rainmeter !

I am not trying to copy the icon, I am trying to copy the string.

So if I click on an icon, it copies the text not the icon. Then that text can be used anywhere.

So is that the answer? To escape the variable using two * ?

Thanks for your help

Actually, the best thing to do is to store the variables as \xmmmm and use it as [#variable#] and use in bang as [*#variable#*]. But I guess you figured that out already.

[sl23]

Not too sure what you mean?

Currently, I have 100 variables per skin. 1 for each icon- Icon1=[\xE123].
Then in meters.Inc file, I have a left click action - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[##CurrentSection#]"]. So do you mean I need to escape the variable with * like this - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[*##CurrentSection#*]"]?

Ah, just reread it. I think you mean to have the variables without the square brackets and use the call for them to place the brackets. Then I can escape the variable, is that right?

[jsmorley]

Not too sure what you mean?

Currently, I have 100 variables per skin. 1 for each icon- Icon1=[\xE123].
Then in meters.Inc file, I have a left click action - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[##CurrentSection#]"]. So do you mean I need to escape the variable with * like this - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[*##CurrentSection#*]"]?

Ah, just reread it. I think you mean to have the variables without the square brackets and use the call for them to place the brackets. Then I can escape the variable, is that right?

Yes, like this:

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

[Variables]
Icon1=\xe756

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
FontSize=30
Text=[#Icon1#]
FontFace=Segoe Fluent Icons
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[*#Icon1#*]"]

[death.crafter]

Not too sure what you mean?

Currently, I have 100 variables per skin. 1 for each icon- Icon1=[\xE123].
Then in meters.Inc file, I have a left click action - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[##CurrentSection#]"]. So do you mean I need to escape the variable with * like this - LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[*##CurrentSection#*]"]?

Ah, just reread it. I think you mean to have the variables without the square brackets and use the call for them to place the brackets. Then I can escape the variable, is that right?

If you are using vscode or something that has regex substitution, do

find: ^\s*(?!Text[^\w])([^\s]+)\s*=\s*\[(\\x\w{4})\]\s*$
replace: $1=$2

$1, $2 are capture groups in vscode, you code editor might have different syntax

[sl23]

Thank you for clarifying JSMorley.

@ death.crafter: I assume that's a fine and replace for those 1200 variables?

Well it's probably half that, but thanks I'll take a look when I get time.

[death.crafter]

Thank you for clarifying JSMorley.

@ death.crafter: I assume that's a fine and replace for those 1200 variables?

Well it's probably half that, but thanks I'll take a look when I get time.

Well, doesn't matter if it's 1200 or 1200k, regex replace can do it in a blink of an eye.

[balala]

Yes, like this:

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

[Variables]
Icon1=\xe756

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
FontSize=30
Text=[#Icon1#]
FontFace=Segoe Fluent Icons
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetClip "[*#Icon1#*]"]

It seems I missed something
A while ago escaping variables were done as [#*Icon1*#], not as [*#Icon1#*]. I checked and the [*#Icon1#*] form is definitely working, however I'm not sure why. This probably is something new (to me definitely).

[death.crafter]

It seems I missed something
A while ago escaping variables were done as [#*Icon1*#], not as [*#Icon1#*]. I checked and the [*#Icon1#*] form is definitely working, however I'm not sure why. This probably is something new (to me definitely).

Actually what is being escaped here is, [\xe756] as [*\xe756*] to not resolve it to unicode character literal and not [#Icon1#] as [*#Icon1#*]. More like a [*MeasureName*].

[balala]

Actually what is being escaped here is, [\xe756] as [*\xe756*] to not resolve it to unicode character literal and not [#Icon1#] as [*#Icon1#*]. More like a [*MeasureName*].

Makes sense. Missed this, so thanks for the info.