Changing color of clock skin based on time of day

[balala]

No it wasnt a typo. I guess if its better to join them, I'd rather do that. Thanks a lot for your help!

I'm glad, but I think we didn't finish yet. Beside the existing bangs (the !SetVariable ones) add the followings as well, to get updated the meters and redrawn the skin: [!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]. With these the measure looks this way:

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[MeasureHour]
Measure=Time
Format=%#H.M
IfCondition=(MeasureHour<=8)
IfTrueAction=[!SetVariable MyColor "255,255,255"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]
IfCondition2=((MeasureHour>8)&&(MeasureHour<=16))
IfTrueAction2=[!SetVariable MyColor "0,0,0"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]
IfCondition3=(MeasureHour>16)
IfTrueAction3=[!SetVariable MyColor "255,255,255"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]

Please check the code and let me know if it works.

[sumduck]

Sorry I had to go out for a little bit. I put that in but maybe I put it in the wrong spot or something because it's still not working. Here's my code right now:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
Author=Connect-R
BackgroundMode=2
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1
MouseScrollUpAction=[!SetVariable Scale "(#Scale#+#ScrollMouseIncrement#)"][!WriteKeyValue Variables Scale "(#Scale#+#ScrollMouseIncrement#)"][!Refresh] 
MouseScrollDownAction=[!SetVariable Scale "(#Scale#-#ScrollMouseIncrement# < 0.5 ? 0.5 : #Scale#-#ScrollMouseIncrement#)"][!WriteKeyValue Variables Scale "(#Scale#-#ScrollMouseIncrement# < 0.5 ? 0.5 : #Scale#-#ScrollMouseIncrement#)"][!Refresh] 
LeftMouseDoubleClickAction=!ToggleConfig "Mond\Settings" "Settings.ini"

[Variables]
@include=#@#Variables.inc
@include2=#@#Language\Language.inc
Scale=1.16

;-------------------------------------------------------------
;-------------------------------------------------------------

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time
Format="%#Format#:%M"

[MeasureAmPm]
Measure=Time
Format="%p"

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%A
Substitute=#Date#

[MeasureDate]
Measure=Time
Format=%d  %B,  %Y.
Substitute=#Date#

[MeasureHour]
Measure=Time
Format=%#H.M
IfCondition=(MeasureHour<=8)
IfTrueAction=[!SetVariable MyColor "255,255,255"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]
IfCondition2=((MeasureHour>8)&&(MeasureHour<=16))
IfTrueAction2=[!SetVariable MyColor "0,0,0"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]
IfCondition3=(MeasureHour>16)
IfTrueAction3=[!SetVariable MyColor "255,255,255"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDay"][!UpdateMeter "Meter24hClock"][!UpdateMeter "Meter12hClock"][!UpdateMeter "MeterDate"][!Redraw]
;-------------------------------------------------------------
;-------------------------------------------------------------

[Meter24hClock]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureTime
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
FontFace=Quicksand
FontColor=MyColor
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(120*#Scale#)
Text="- %1 -"
AntiAlias=1
Hidden=#Hidden#
DynamicVariables=1

[Meter12hClock]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureTime
MeasureName2=MeasureAmPm
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
FontFace=Quicksand
FontColor=MyColor
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(0*#Scale#)r
Y=(0*#Scale#)r
Text="- %1 %2 -"
AntiAlias=1
Hidden=#Hidden2#
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterDay]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureDay
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
FontFace=Anurati
FontColor=MyColor
FontSize=(40*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(0*#Scale#)
Text="%1"
InlineSetting=CharacterSpacing | (10*#Scale#) | (10*#Scale#)
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterDate]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureDate
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
FontFace=Quicksand
FontColor=MyColor
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(75*#Scale#)
Text="%1"
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1

[balala]

I put that in but maybe I put it in the wrong spot or something because it's still not working.

What is wrong is that in the replaced FontColor options of the four String meters ([MeterDay], [Meter24hClock], [Meter12hClock] and [MeterDate]), you didn't use the #MyColor# variable, but only and simply MyColor, which can't be used this way. So replace these options (FontColor=MyColor) in all four meter with FontColor=#MyColor#.

[sumduck]

FINAALLY! Thank you so much it works perfectly.

[balala]

FINAALLY! Thank you so much it works perfectly.

Glad to help, however I'd definitely do something else as well.
for instance instead of having four almost similar String meters, would create a meter style section, where all common options could be added, then would use this section into all meters. Here is the example: replace the [Meter24hClock], [Meter12hClock], [MeterDay] and [MeterDate] meters with the following [StringStyle] section and the following slightly modified meters:

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[StringStyle]
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
FontColor=#MyColor#
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1

[Meter24hClock]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
MeasureName=MeasureTime
FontFace=Quicksand
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(120*#Scale#)
Text=- %1 -
Hidden=#Hidden#

[Meter12hClock]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
MeasureName=MeasureTime
MeasureName2=MeasureAmPm
FontFace=Quicksand
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(0*#Scale#)r
Y=(0*#Scale#)r
Text=- %1 %2 -
Hidden=#Hidden2#

[MeterDay]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
MeasureName=MeasureDay
FontFace=Anurati
FontSize=(40*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(0*#Scale#)
Text=%1
InlineSetting=CharacterSpacing | (10*#Scale#) | (10*#Scale#)

[MeterDate]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
MeasureName=MeasureDate
FontFace=Quicksand
FontSize=(14*#Scale#)
X=(340*#Scale#)
Y=(75*#Scale#)
Text=%1

See that the meters themselves have been reduced a little bit, making maybe the code easier to follow.
Additional note: There is not needed to include any option into quotes. Rainmeter simply ignores them. It's not a problem if you have them, don't cause trouble, but simply are useless. I'm talking about how have you included the Text options for instance into quotes. For example the Text option of the [Meter24hClock] meter was this: Text="- %1 -". the quotes being not-needed, I removed them, getting this: Text=- %1 -, which is perfectly enough. Some details here.

[sumduck]

I see. Okay I'll update it. Thanks for all your help!

[balala]

I see. Okay I'll update it. Thanks for all your help!

Glad to help.