Using Time to trigger event

[Alkazaar]

Hi, I'm almost completely new to this.


I have a clock, and I want to display a png image at 4:20 am and pm, (I specifically use 12 hr time anyway).
I decided to use a dynamic variable for the opacity of the image, and turn it up at the right time.



My Problem is with the measure's format and ifaboveValues.

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[Variables] 
420Opac=0

[Measure420]
;returns img at 420 (am & pm)
Measure=Time
Format=%I%M
IfAboveValue=419
IfAboveAction=!SetVariable 420Opac 165
IfAboveValue=430
IfAboveAction=!SetVariable 420Opac 0
DynamicVariables=1

[Meter420Girl] 
W=640
H=640
ImageAlpha=#420Opac#
Meter=IMAGE
MeasureName=Measure420
ImageName=420chanGirl.png

Will "Format=%I%M" give a HourMinute number? Or how exactly does it work?
I saw "Format=%#I" or something similar once or twice, but I couldn't get it working.
I thought maybe something nested, or possibly a separator, I'm not sure.




I'm sure my code is sloppy, and this is probably a common asked question, but i couldn't find anything similar for a few pages back.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thank You,
Alkazaar

[jsmorley]

You are on the right track for sure.

You can't have two IfAboveValue / IfAboveAction options on one measure though. So let's do this another way:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time
Format=%#I%M

[MeasureCalcTime]
Measure=Calc
Formula=((MeasureTime >= 420) && (MeasureTime < 430) ? 1 : -1)
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=!SetOption Meter420Girl ImageAlpha 165
IfBelowValue=0
IfBelowAction=!SetOption Meter420Girl ImageAlpha 0

[Meter420Girl]
Meter=IMAGE
ImageName=420chanGirl.png
ImageAlpha=0
W=640
H=640

What this is doing is getting the time into a format that Rainmeter will see as a number, with the leading zeros removed Format=%#I%M. Then we are using a conditional formula in a Calc measure to test if the value is between 420 and 429, setting the value of the Calc measure to 1 if yes, and -1 if no. Then we can use !SetOption to set the alpha value of the image based on the result.

No need for any [Variables] or DynamicVaribles=1 to support this approach. You also don't need the MeasureName= setting on the image. That wasn't needed in your approach either, as on an Image meter that is used to get the name of an image from a measure, and would not do anything with the value of a Time measure in any case.

One last note, you had put the DynamicVariables=1 on the Time measure where you were setting the variable. Remember that DynamicVariables=1 needs to go on the measure or meter where you are "using" a variable in a dynamic way, not where you are "setting" it.

[jsmorley]

Correction... I was using the old name for the Time measure you had in my formula. It should look like this:

Formula=((MeasureTime >= 420) && (MeasureTime < 430) ? 1 : -1)

[Alkazaar]

Thanks so much jsmorley.

Amazingly quick and amazingly helpful.
I'll be sure to come back and do my bit once my coding is up to scratch.

Thanks again,
Alkazaar

[jsmorley]

Glad to help.