Make Text Bold By Hovering over it.

[SirVictory]

Hello Guys! I'm new here!
Anyway, I am working on a Mockup of Ubuntu Netbook Edition's Shell: (This is the actual thing, not mine lol)


I'm Trying to figure out how to make the Font become bold when I hover over the words or the BOX Behind it.
This is how I set it up:

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[Favorites]
Meter=Strimg
X=100
Y=165
W=105
FontFace=Arial
FontColor=ffffff
StringStyle=NORMAL
StringAlign=CENTER
Text="Favorites"
MouseOverAction= StringStyle=Bold ;I'm Pretty sure the error is occuring here

But the text
What am I doing wrong? Amd how Can I make it so it will perform the same action for that object(meter) if I hover over another?

[smurfier]

Try this:

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[Variables]
T.Bold=NORMAL

[mtString]
Meter=String
Text="Test"
StringStyle=#T.Bold#
MouseOverAction=!Execute [!RainmeterSetVariable T.Bold "BOLD"][!RainmeterRedraw]
MouseLeaveAction=!Execute [!RainmeterSetVariable T.Bold "NORMAL"][!RainmeterRedraw]
DynamicVariables=1

Just a quick concept.

[SirVictory]

Thank you so much. I have another question (as I may have many more) There is a bit of a lag to it. Do I need to adjust the Update? Or is there another way? And can I draw a Rounded Box with an Outline? Or should I just make a images and use that method?

[poiru]

Use something like:

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[FavoritesN]
Meter=String
X=100
Y=165
W=105
FontFace=Arial
FontColor=ffffff
StringStyle=NORMAL
StringAlign=CENTER
SolidColor=00000001
Text="Favorites"
MouseOverAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeter FavoritesN][!RainmeterShowMeter FavoritesB][!RainmeterRedraw]

[FavoritesB]
Meter=String
X=100
Y=165
W=105
FontFace=Arial
FontColor=ffffff
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=CENTER
SolidColor=00000001
Text="Favorites"
MouseLeaveAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeter FavoritesB][!RainmeterShowMeter FavoritesN][!RainmeterRedraw]
Hidden=1

[dragonmage]

You'll need to use images for rounded rectangles.

[Chewtoy]

You'll need to use images for rounded rectangles.

Or roundline and square images. But that's more work then you get out of it.

[dragonmage]

Or roundline and square images. But that's more work then you get out of it.

Couldn't do an outline that way.

[Chewtoy]

Couldn't do an outline that way.

Yes you can. But it takes "more work then you get out of it." Double the meters, have them of by 1-2px. Outline.

[dragonmage]

Ok, you could do it. If you were completely insane.

I think however he wants rounded corners, not rounded ends. I know you could do that also but it would require 18 meters per button, so it just makes more sense to say "No."