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[ShauryaUniyal]

I need to create a background glowing effect around my launchers on hovering. It would look something like in the image with my launcher sitting on top of it.
https://cdn130.picsart.com/237362768018212.png

What's the best way to do it?

Should I use ActionTime plugin to fade in the transparency of the image of the glowing light ? Is there a way to create a glowing effect skins using only rainmeter?(without using such glowing images). Thanks!!!!!

[balala]

I need to create a background glowing effect around my launchers on hovering. It would look something like in the image with my launcher sitting on top of it.

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[ShauryaUniyal]

OK. Please open the link.

[jsmorley]

I'd be tempted to look at doing something like this:

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

[Variables]
U=[!UpdateMeasure MeasureGlow][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
Size=0.0

[MeterGlow]
Meter=Shape
Shape=Ellipse 100,100,100 | StrokeWidth 0 | Fill RadialGradient Glow
Glow=0,0 | 251,255,51,255 ; 0.0 | 251,255,51,1 ; #Size#
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureGlow]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat Grow, 10, 20
ActionList2=Repeat Shrink, 10, 20
Grow=[!SetVariable Size "(Clamp(#Size#+0.05,0.0,1.0))"]#U#
Shrink=[!SetVariable Size "(Clamp(#Size#-0.05,0.0,1.0))"]#U#
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterIcon]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#@#Images\
ImageName=Chrome.png
W=100
H=100
X=50
Y=50
MouseOverAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureGlow "Stop 2"][!CommandMeasure MeasureGlow "Execute 1"]
MouseLeaveAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureGlow "Stop 1"][!CommandMeasure MeasureGlow "Execute 2"]

test1.gif

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/shape/#Ellipse
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/shape/#DefiningGradients
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/actiontimer/

Play with the radius of the Ellipse, the amount to shrink and grow on each iteration, the number of and wait timing between interactions and all that to vary this to be what you want.

I will caution that if you have 50 icons in your launcher, this is going to be a fair amount of code... You will need 50 variables, 50 Shape meters, 50 ActionListN options on the ActionTimer measure, and 100 "shrink and grow" options.

Doing this with an image that you make more or less opaque doesn't offer any functional advantage over this.

The "artifacts" in the image are just a result of creating the .gif to show you.

[ShauryaUniyal]

It works perfectly. I have learned a lot from reading your posts here since I began. Thanks!!!!

[jsmorley]

It works perfectly. I have learned a lot from reading your posts here since I began. Thanks!!!!

Glad to help!