Just got some more development issues, Meters

[Onlmusha1]

Hey guys, trying to make my own theme. Need just a little bit of help.
Got the buttons done, just used photoshop, got all the code setup and its not wanting to work.
heres my .ini file

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;Meters================

[MeterBackground]
meter=image
imagename=Background.png
AntiAlias=1

;Launchers============

[MeterLauncher]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=LauncherButton.pngButtonCommand=!Execute ["#SLP#"]
Antialias=1

;Launcher Text=============
[MeterLauncherText]
meter=string
meterstyle=textstyle
text="#SLT#"
x = 30
y = 5

[MeterLauncherText2]

;Launcher Icons==========
[MeterLauncherIcon]
meter=image
imagename="#SLI#"
w=40
h=40
x=28
y=28
antialias = 1

And then the .inc file code

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[Variables]

;Launchers==========

SLT=Chrome
;Program Name
SLP=c:\Users\Nicole\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe
SLI=#SKINSPATH#\Claytors\Launchers\Chrome.png
;Program Image

The Button launcher looks like this. whats wrong?

[Seahorse]

Looks like you need to read through the manual (via Rainmeter 101)...

[Onlmusha1]

I've been reading through it, i'm making my own style now, all i need is like GIMP to start from scratch and make this my own. Any ideas?
How do i make something transparent in Photoshop?

[Seahorse]

I use Gimp, which on the Colours menu has a "Colour to Alpha" which allows you to select a colour to be transparent. I presume there is something similar in Photoshop, but I don't have it or use it.

Your button meter image needs 3 'frames'. have a look here for details...

Using a button to launch something can be as simple as:

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[MeterLauncher]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=LauncherButton.png
LeftMouseDownAction=!Execute ["#SLP#"]