Jeff wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 3:06 pm
Oooo now I can finally share this trick http://rainmeter.github.io/rainmeter/status.json
If you wanna automatically update Rainmeter when a new version appears, use this site to get the latest version.
I only see final version details there, not the latest beta info. Is it supposed to be like that, especially for Rainmeter?
Jeff wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 3:06 pmRight now Rainmeter only tells you in the corner there's a new version when it happens and that's all...
Which corner? In the program itself or on GitHub?
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Personally, I would see a good usage case for the silent install in situations in which a skin one installs needs a certain Rainmeter version and up to function properly. Then, the said skin could check if the user's version is greater than the required version and if not, install the latest or the required, instead of not allowing the user to proceed further, like it is now.
Not sure if this would be desirable, secure, and all that though. If not, the blocking window itself could implement a small script & link to install the required or latest Rainmeter version, instead of just stating one should visit Rainmeter.net to do it. Nothing wrong with visiting Rainmeter.net, of course, the said user could even be a frequent visitor here, I'm just talking about the easiness to get the environment needed for such a skin to install.
Yincognito wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 4:20 pm
Which corner? In the program itself or on GitHub?
The notification flyer. Or toaster. Whatever you know it as.
Yincognito wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 4:20 pm
Personally, I would see a good usage case for the silent install in situations in which a skin one installs needs a certain Rainmeter version and up to function properly. Then, the said skin could check if the user's version is greater than the required version and if not, install the latest or the required, instead of not allowing the user to proceed further, like it is now.
Tho possible, it should not be done by skin authors. And should be cautioned by the devs. If someone is not willing to get beta, I personally wouldn't want to force them.
But you can just ask for permission and run a script.
death.crafter wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 5:02 pmTho possible, it should not be done by skin authors. And should be cautioned by the devs. If someone is not willing to get beta, I personally wouldn't want to force them.
But you can just ask for permission and run a script.
1) It is no longer required to run the installer "As Administrator". If the installer is run without elevation, it will pop up a UAC confirmation prompt when run. If you need truly "silent" operation, you will still need to run "As Administrator", or install portable.
2) Rainmeter will now restart after the install is complete, IF Rainmeter was running when the installation was started. This behavior can be overridden with a new /RESTART=0/1 option.
jsmorley wrote: ↑July 21st, 2021, 10:16 pmWe have changed things in the new beta r3504
Probably not worth bothering you with such minor details, but there's a tiny tiny typo here for r3504: restart instead of retart. Hopefully I'm not a "retart" for mentioning this.
Yincognito wrote: ↑July 21st, 2021, 10:26 pm
Probably not worth bothering you with such minor details, but there's a tiny tiny typo here for r3504: restart instead of retart. Hopefully I'm not a "retart" for mentioning this.