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Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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QUESTION 1
Is it possible to fade in (or fade out) one meter with a !bang in Rainmeter?
I know it's possible to fade the whole Rainmeter skin in or out, but is it possible to do it only for a meter?

QUESTION 2
Is it possible to move one meter with a !bang in Rainmeter?
Again, I know it's possible to move the whole skin, but is it possible to do it for only one meter?

QUESTION 3
Is it possible to close one skin (not all of Rainmeter) with a !bang?
I know closing all of RM is possible.

Please answer as many questions as you know the answers to, I would like to finish my skin ASAP :P

Thank you,
csm725
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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csm725 wrote:QUESTION 2
Is it possible to move one meter with a !bang in Rainmeter?
Again, I know it's possible to move the whole skin, but is it possible to do it for only one meter?
!RainmeterMoveMeter [X] [Y] [Meter] (Config)
Moves the given meter (i.e. not the window, but the meter) to a new location.
csm725 wrote:QUESTION 3
Is it possible to close one skin (not all of Rainmeter) with a !bang?
I know closing all of RM is possible.
!RainmeterHide (Config)
Hides the Rainmeter-window.
or
!RainmeterDeactivateConfig [Config]
Deactivates the configuration ini-file.

One (or both?) should work.
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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csm725 wrote:QUESTION 1
Is it possible to fade in (or fade out) one meter with a !bang in Rainmeter?
I know it's possible to fade the whole Rainmeter skin in or out, but is it possible to do it only for a meter?

QUESTION 2
Is it possible to move one meter with a !bang in Rainmeter?
Again, I know it's possible to move the whole skin, but is it possible to do it for only one meter?

QUESTION 3
Is it possible to close one skin (not all of Rainmeter) with a !bang?
I know closing all of RM is possible.

Please answer as many questions as you know the answers to, I would like to finish my skin ASAP :P

Thank you,
csm725
All your answers are in the manual: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Bangs_beta Time to start looking things up and not post URGENT messages here demanding that we do it for you.
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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DeactiveConfig did it, thank you.
What about fading?
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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jsmorley wrote: All your answers are in the manual: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Bangs_beta Time to start looking things up and not post URGENT messages here demanding that we do it for you.
Alright, no need for such harshness. You know what they say, don't bite the newbies.
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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csm725 wrote: Alright, no need for such harshness. You know what they say, don't bite the newbies.
Not being harsh. Nobody objects to questions, it's what this forum is for. But you are basically going one bang at a time asking if it can be done when there is a manual page that lays it all out, and you can go look at it just as quick as we can. All I'm asking is that you meet us halfway and go skim through the manual to see what Rainmeter is capable of. Then when you get stuck (and we all do) feel free to ask for clarification.
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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After looking around IN THE MANUAL I found no way to fade a specific meter, only a group. (The group didn't work for me either...)
I place the line 'Group = GroupName1 | GroupName2" in the meter itself, right?
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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csm725 wrote:After looking around IN THE MANUAL I found no way to fade a specific meter, only a group. (The group didn't work for me either...)
I place the line 'Group = GroupName1 | GroupName2" in the meter itself, right?
There is no way to fade a "meter", only a "config".

As to how to use Groups for a meter: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Skins-MeterMeasureGroups_beta That page describes exactly which bangs work with meter "groups". Any not listed, don't.
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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Okay, got the Groups working. Thanks.
Couldn't seem to find a definition, but what is the difference between a 'config' and a 'meter'?
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Re: Fading, moving, and closing one meter with !bang - Urgentish

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As to Config "groups", that is here: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Settings-ConfigGroups_beta Those are defined in Rainmter.ini, not in the individual skins.