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Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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StArL0rd84
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Converting RGB to HEX with lua

Post by StArL0rd84 »

Lua still baffles me...
Found this example lua script,
and my best guess was that (color) is were it gets the RGB code to convert.
But the script measure still reads out 0.
What am i missing here?

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function ConvertToHex(color) -- Converts RGB colors to HEX
	local hex = {}

	for rgb in color:gmatch('%d+') do
		table.insert(hex, ('%02X'):format(tonumber(rgb)))
	end

	return table.concat(hex)
end

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[MeasureRgbToHex]
 Measure=Script
 ScriptFile=#@#Lua\RgbToHex.lua
 Color=255,33,154
 UpdateDivider=-1
([mWorkTime] = 1 ? #Work# : ([mEnergyLoss:%] >= 70% ? #Chillmode# : </>))
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

Post by jsmorley »

StArL0rd84 wrote: March 16th, 2019, 2:20 pm Lua still baffles me...
Found this example lua script,
and my best guess was that (color) is were it gets the RGB code to convert.
But the script measure still reads out 0.
What am i missing here?

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function ConvertToHex(color) -- Converts RGB colors to HEX
	local hex = {}

	for rgb in color:gmatch('%d+') do
		table.insert(hex, ('%02X'):format(tonumber(rgb)))
	end

	return table.concat(hex)
end

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[MeasureRgbToHex]
 Measure=Script
 ScriptFile=#@#Lua\RgbToHex.lua
 Color=255,33,154
 UpdateDivider=-1
That's not going to work, as you have two different approaches going on.

You have a Script measure that is attempting to execute the Update() function of a Lua script, while containing an option that holds the "color". In a Lua script with an Update() function, you could use SELF:() to read that color option from the Script measure, then take the action, which in and of itself is fine, and return the hex value to the Script measure to use elsewhere in your skin.

But you have a ConvertToHex() function in the Lua file, which is expecting to be directly called with a parameter of the "color" you want to return. That would be useful in Inline Lua, but as you have it now, that function is never called by anything.

I can get deeper into it if you want, but it would help to know how and where you want to use the hex value you are converting from rgb.
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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Skin:

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

[Variables]
MyColor=255,255,255

[Lua]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=#CURRENTPATH#Test.lua
Disabled=1

[MeterColor]
Meter=String
FontSize=15
FontWeight=400
FontColor=#MyColor#,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1
Text=RGB is #MyColor# | HEX is [&Lua:ConvertToHex('#MyColor#')]

Test.lua:

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function ConvertToHex(color) -- Converts RGB colors to HEX
	local hex = {}

	for rgb in color:gmatch('%d+') do
		table.insert(hex, ('%02X'):format(tonumber(rgb)))
	end

	return table.concat(hex)
end

1.jpg


Change the MyColor variable to 181,255,191 and you get:
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/lua-scripting/inline-lua/

There is just no advantage, and some disadvantage, to using this as a call to Update() in the Lua script with a SELF() option of the color. The disadvantage is that then you can only use it in one instance, since the color is hard-coded and can only deal with that one color. With Inline Lua, the same .lua file can be used to convert any color(s), on demand, as many places in the skin as you want.
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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jsmorley wrote: March 16th, 2019, 2:29 pm That's not going to work, as you have two different approaches going on.

You have a Script measure that is attempting to execute the Update() function of a Lua script, while containing an option that holds the "color". In a Lua script with an Update() function, you could use SELF:() to read that color option from the Script measure, then take the action, which in and of itself is fine, and return the hex value to the Script measure to use elsewhere in your skin.

But you have a ConvertToHex() function in the Lua file, which is expecting to be directly called with a parameter of the "color" you want to return. That would be useful in Inline Lua, but as you have it now, that function is never called by anything.

I can get deeper into it if you want, but it would help to know how and where you want to use the hex value you are converting from rgb.
Found the script here: https://docs.rainmeter.net/snippets/colors/
But it does not go into how to use it...

I want to use the hex code in a image meters imagetint function.
The image meter is a icon for a menu which can have two colors depending on the state.

Just trying to condense:
ImageTint=(#MenuMode#=1?#ColorR#:#DefaultR#),(#MenuMode#=1?#ColorG#:#DefaultG#),(#MenuMode#=1?#ColorBlue#:#DefaultB#)

Into something like this:
ImageTint=(#MenuMode#=1?[ColorHex]:#DefaultRGB#)
([mWorkTime] = 1 ? #Work# : ([mEnergyLoss:%] >= 70% ? #Chillmode# : </>))
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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jsmorley wrote: March 16th, 2019, 2:36 pm Skin:

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

[Variables]
MyColor=255,255,255

[Lua]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=#CURRENTPATH#Test.lua
Disabled=1

[MeterColor]
Meter=String
FontSize=15
FontWeight=400
FontColor=#MyColor#,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1
Text=RGB is #MyColor# | HEX is [&Lua:ConvertToHex('#MyColor#')]

Test.lua:

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function ConvertToHex(color) -- Converts RGB colors to HEX
	local hex = {}

	for rgb in color:gmatch('%d+') do
		table.insert(hex, ('%02X'):format(tonumber(rgb)))
	end

	return table.concat(hex)
end


1.jpg



Change the MyColor variable to 181,255,191 and you get:

I think i can use that code, thank you
([mWorkTime] = 1 ? #Work# : ([mEnergyLoss:%] >= 70% ? #Chillmode# : </>))
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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Skin:

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

[Variables]
MyRed=181
MyGreen=255
MyBlue=191

[Lua]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=#CURRENTPATH#Test.lua
Disabled=1

[MeterImage]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#Images\Chrome.png
GreyScale=1
ImageTint=[&Lua:ConvertToHex('#MyRed#,#MyGreen#,#MyBlue#')]
DynamicVariables=1

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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

Post by balala »

I suppose jsmorley will disagree pretty much this, but this has been discussed before and I've suggested a solution which didn't use lua script for this conversion. Here it is, if you're interested: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=26950
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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balala wrote: March 16th, 2019, 2:56 pm I suppose jsmorley will disagree pretty much with this, but this has been discussed before and I've suggested a solution which didn't use lua script for this conversion. Here it is, if you're interested: https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=26950
No, I don't disagree. Simply converting RGB to HEX probably doesn't require Lua.

Again though, I like the fact that a simple function in Lua can be used a hundred places in your skin without having to duplicate any effort or create a bunch of extra measures.
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Re: Converting RGB to HEX with lua

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jsmorley wrote: March 16th, 2019, 2:57 pm No, I don't disagree. Simply converting RGB to HEX probably doesn't require Lua.
I'm glad. It was a suggestion in case my code fits StArL0rd84's needs.