Can it be done?
I've been looking around for this and haven't found anything. What I want is for a skin (Arcs) to change position based on what desktop background is showing (using the Windows 7 wallpaper sideshow). Is there maybe a script I can write to edit the .ini periodically or is there a more straightforward way of doing this in Rainmeter?
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Auto-moving skins with desktop backgrounds
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Re: Auto-moving skins with desktop backgrounds
Rainmeter has nothing to do with the wallpaper. The only way to accomplish what you want is to write your own AutoIt script (assuming it can change the wallpaper) that will change the wallpaper and make the appropriate change to Rainmeter.ini.
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Re: Auto-moving skins with desktop backgrounds
Actually, it is possible. If you know ahead of time what the backgrounds are going to be, you can get the current background image from the registry. Then, substitute the name of each background to a number and then you can use IfAbove/Below/EqualAction with a !RainmeterMove bang to move the skin exactly where you want it.
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Re: Auto-moving skins with desktop backgrounds
For future reference where is the background image name in the registry?
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Re: Auto-moving skins with desktop backgrounds
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop on xp in the list look for wallpapersmurfier wrote:For future reference where is the background image name in the registry?
or you can just search registry with your current wallpaper name
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