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Enabling core plugins
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Enabling core plugins
Probably a dumb question, but for the life of me I can't see how to enable any of the built in plugins, like CoreTemp. I know it has a dependency on a third party app, which I've got, but in the Rainmeter UI, how exactly do I get it showing up? The docs just show configuration information.
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Re: Enabling core plugins
Did you install Core Temp App? https://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/cfjedimaster wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 8:10 pm Probably a dumb question, but for the life of me I can't see how to enable any of the built in plugins, like CoreTemp. I know it has a dependency on a third party app, which I've got, but in the Rainmeter UI, how exactly do I get it showing up? The docs just show configuration information.
You cannot see the cpu related information without installing this application.
CoreTemp plugin works with this application.
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Re: Enabling core plugins
Yep, I did. But... what's next? Like how do I tell Rainmeter to use it?
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Re: Enabling core plugins
for example you want to learn CPU namecfjedimaster wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 9:00 pm Yep, I did. But... what's next? Like how do I tell Rainmeter to use it?
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[MeasureCPUName] ;
Measure=Plugin ; Plugin
Plugin=CoreTemp
CoreTempType=CpuName ;<== You want
[MeterCPUName] ;Meter
Meter=String ;Meter type
MeasureName=MeasureCPUName ;Connect Plugin value/string
X=5
Y=5
W=200
H=20
FontColor=255,255,255,255
Text="CPU Name: %1" ; "%1"= MeasureCPUName Value/String
sorry, my english not good.
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Re: Enabling core plugins
So does this just go in the main rainmeter config file? LIke I can drop it at the end? I guess I was expecting I'd be right clicking on an element, going into the nav, and enabling it that way.
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Re: Enabling core plugins
You are creating a new skin. There are different ways to do this. Paste this code into an "ini" file. Then copy this file to an empty folder in the path "c:\users\username\document\rainmeter\skin". Restart Rainmeter. You will see this ini file in the folder name you created in the "Management" section. You can see the meter by installing the skin.cfjedimaster wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 9:18 pm So does this just go in the main rainmeter config file? LIke I can drop it at the end? I guess I was expecting I'd be right clicking on an element, going into the nav, and enabling it that way.
EDIT: I forgot to Rainmeter Section.
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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
[MeasureCPUName]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=CoreTemp
CoreTempType=CpuName
[MeterCPUName]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureCPUName
X=5
Y=5
W=200
H=20
FontColor=255,255,255,255
Text="CPU Name: %1"
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Re: Enabling core plugins
Sorry if I got the wrong impression, but it sounds like bit like you may not understand what Rainmeter is. Rainmeter is a host for "skins" that you create, and your skins would then display information provided by Rainmeter and various plugins, like CoreTemp.cfjedimaster wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 9:18 pm So does this just go in the main rainmeter config file? LIke I can drop it at the end? I guess I was expecting I'd be right clicking on an element, going into the nav, and enabling it that way.
Your best bet is to find a skin or set of skins that someone has already created to display the core temp info you are looking for. Once you do that, you can see how things work and then create your own, or look for other skins that fit your style.
Here are two similar skin suites that use CoreTemp to display CPU temperature info:
Gadgets, CoreTemp instructions are here.
ModernGadgets
Lots more here on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/search/deviations?q=rainmeter
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Re: Enabling core plugins
@tass_co - Thank you, I'm a lost closer now, but loading it I get:
I'm using the code you shared, but for completeness, here's what I have in the ini file:
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The skin, "raytest\raytestcputemp.ini" does not contain any meters and will be deactivated.
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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
[MeasureCPUName]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=CoreTemp
CoreTempType=CpuName
[MeterCPUName]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureCPUName
X=5
Y=5
W=200
H=20
FontColor=255,255,255,255
Text="CPU Name: %1"
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Re: Enabling core plugins
Disregard - I got it - and thank you all.
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Re: Enabling core plugins
Can you run this file and try again?cfjedimaster wrote: ↑May 19th, 2022, 2:04 pm @tass_co - Thank you, I'm a lost closer now, but loading it I get:
I'm using the code you shared, but for completeness, here's what I have in the ini file:Code: Select all
The skin, "raytest\raytestcputemp.ini" does not contain any meters and will be deactivated.
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[Rainmeter] Update=1000 [MeasureCPUName] Measure=Plugin Plugin=CoreTemp CoreTempType=CpuName [MeterCPUName] Meter=String MeasureName=MeasureCPUName X=5 Y=5 W=200 H=20 FontColor=255,255,255,255 Text="CPU Name: %1"
The codes are same, I just made it installable.
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