Sunsetting Skin

[Canayon9]

Im trying to make this really simple skin that makes a picture of a sun go up and down based on the time of day. For some reason its not plotting the sun. Help please. Here's my code:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time
Format="%#H"

[MeasureSunHeight]
Measure=Calc
Formula=MeasureTime < 6 ? 0 : MeasureTime > 19 ? 0 : MeasureTime > 12 ? 24-MeasureTime

[MeterImage]
MeasureName=MeasureSunHeight
Meter=Image
ImageName=sun.png
w=350
h=350
X=1050
Y=((#SCREENAREAHEIGHT#-500)*[MeasureSunHeight])
DynamicVariables=1

[wiedzmawiedzma]

look here http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13170

[Canayon9]

Im trying to do it differently, I'm pretty certain its right but it just keeps on plotting the sun at #SCREENAREAHEIGHT#-500 and disregards the rest.

[MerlinTheRed]

Have you tried adding parentheses in that formula? I'm not sure what priority exactly this if-then-else operator has, so I'd better bracket them just to be sure.

[jsmorley]

Have you tried adding parentheses in that formula? I'm not sure what priority exactly this if-then-else operator has, so I'd better bracket them just to be sure.

Merlin is right, take a look at the parentheses in this example:

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[MeasureOne]
Measure=Calc
Formula=2

[MeasureTwo]
Measure=Calc
Formula=(MeasureOne < 1) ? 99 : ((MeasureOne < 2) ? 98 : ((MeasureOne < 3) ? 97 : 96))

This measure would return 97. Since the first statement of MeasureOne < 1 is false, the formula begins testing the nested formulas in order until the condition becomes true . If none of the conditions are met, the final false value of 96 would be set.

[Kaelri]

You're also missing an "else" condition at the very end of your formula:

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Formula=MeasureTime < 6 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 19 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 12 ? (24-MeasureTime) ) )

This says "if (MeasureTime > 12), do (24-MeasureTime)." But you also need to provide a value for when (MeasureTime > 12) is not true.

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Formula=MeasureTime < 6 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 19 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 12 ? (24-MeasureTime) : ??? ) )

[Canayon9]

It's still not working...

[MerlinTheRed]

You might want to look at this post. It does something similar to what you seem to want.

http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=76101#p76101

[Kaelri]

It would also help if you could describe a) how it's not working, and b) what code you're using now.

[Canayon9]

This is my current code. I have it at #SCREENAREAHEIGHT#-500 because that's where the horizon is. It's not working because all it will do is plot at #SCREENAREAHEIGHT#-500. I think its disregarding the rest of the formula because the MeasureSunHeight value isnt being carried over?

[Rainmeter]
Author=Canayon
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time
Format="%#H"


[MeasureSunHeight]
Measure=Calc
Formula= MeasureTime < 6 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 19 ? 0 : (MeasureTime > 12 ? (24-MeasureTime) : MeasureTime) )

[Plot]
Meter=Image
ImageName=sun.png
w=350
h=350
X=1050
Y=(#SCREENAREAHEIGHT#-500)+([MeasureSunHeight]*70)
DynamicVariables=1