screenareawidth symmetrical text query

[dv-ent]

so im making a bar using the nowplaying plugin using the full #screenareawidth# and ideally i would like the text of the artist and songtitle the same length apart symettrically either side of the middle icon.

obviously the text changes length for each song title and artist so how would i go about this ?

ie. not like the attached image !

many thanks in advance

[jsmorley]

There is no reliable way to measure the "length" of a string in Rainmeter or even Lua, so I think your best bet is to left justify (StringAlign) the artist, center the icon, and right justify the song title.

[dv-ent]

thx - i guessed you were going to say that !

could i postfix the artist meter from the song title meter and get rid of the icon - then at least it would all be centered ?

[Seahorse]

What about centering text/icon/text on 3 points, using 1/4 of screenarea, 1/2 & 3/4s or there abouts, at least the text would orginate in the same spot every time?

[jsmorley]

thx - i guessed you were going to say that !

could i postfix the artist meter from the song title meter and get rid of the icon - then at least it would all be centered ?

Sure, you don't need to literally use postfix or prefix either.

[MeterSong]
Meter=String
X=(#SCREENAREAWIDTH# / 2)
Y=20
MeasureName=MeasureArtist
MeasureName2=MeasureTitle
StringAlign=Center

Something like that would work.

[dv-ent]

bingo !

you sir, are a legend :bow2:

[jsmorley]

bingo !

you sir, are a legend :bow2:

In my own mind...

Probably want to use Text= on the meter, so you can so some formatting like:

Text=%1 - %2

[dv-ent]

yup that better..

..and theres no way to put an image in the middle of Text=%1 - %2 ??

[jsmorley]

yup that better..

..and theres no way to put an image in the middle of Text=%1 - %2 ??

No way to "embed" it in the text, but you could center the icon behind the string meter, with an alpha set low enough that it is "faded" behind the string, or above or below the string meter with full alpha. Since the size of the icon is a "known" thing. You can easily center it as well.

[dv-ent]

thats ok - it wouldnt look right anyway.

but thanks again !!

...my quest for symmetry is surely a sign of OCD