Virtual Desktop dynamic color change

[onani_master]

Hi folks, I'm making a simple desktop switcher for "VirtuaWin" and using info from here: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Plugins-VirtualDesktops

At this moment I have 4 virtual desktops at VirtuaWin and made simple test skin for switching them by clicking on image background:

1.jpg

Current skin code is:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
FontName=calibry
FontHeight=8

Color_1=1, 1, 1
Color_2=255,255,255

Switch1=!RainmeterPluginBang "SwitchDesktop 1"
Switch2=!RainmeterPluginBang "SwitchDesktop 2"
Switch3=!RainmeterPluginBang "SwitchDesktop 3"
Switch4=!RainmeterPluginBang "SwitchDesktop 4"

;======================

[CurrentDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop

[SwitchDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=SwitchDesktop

;======================

[Background_1]
Meter=IMAGE
X=0
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [#Switch1#]
MouseActionCursor=1

[Label_1]
Meter=STRING
X=50
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=#FontName#
FontSize=#FontHeight#
Text="Desktop_Name_1"
StringAlign=Center

[Background_2]
Meter=IMAGE
X=110
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [#Switch2#] 
MouseActionCursor=1

[Label_2]
Meter=STRING
X=160
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=#FontName#
FontSize=#FontHeight#
Text="Desktop_Name_2"
StringAlign=Center

[Background_3]
Meter=IMAGE
X=220
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [#Switch3#] 
MouseActionCursor=1

[Label_3]
Meter=STRING
X=270
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=#FontName#
FontSize=#FontHeight#
Text="Desktop_Name_4"
StringAlign=Center	

[Background_4]
Meter=IMAGE
X=330
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [#Switch4#] 
MouseActionCursor=1

[Label_4]
Meter=STRING
X=380
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=#FontName#
FontSize=#FontHeight#
Text="Desktop_Name_4"
StringAlign=Center

And here is my question: can I somehow make current selected desktop based on CurrentDesktop to use different color for text and background?

For instance if CurrentDesktop is 2 than set color at [Background_2] to #Color_1# and at [Label_2] set color to "#Color_2#" or something like this and at the end it would look like something like this:

2.jpg

The problem is I don't know how to properly organize this code and hope you will help me with this. Thanks!

[smurfier]

Try this:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Color_1=1, 1, 1
Color_2=255,255,255


;======================

[CurrentDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop

[SwitchDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=SwitchDesktop

;======================

[LabelStyle]
X=50r
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=clibry
FontSize=8
StringAlign=Center

[BackgroundStyle]
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#

[Background_1]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=0
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 1

[Label_1]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Desktop_Name_1"

[Background_2]
Meter=IMAGE
X=110
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 2

[Label_2]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Desktop_Name_2"

[Background_3]
Meter=IMAGE
X=220
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 3

[Label_3]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Desktop_Name_3" 

[Background_4]
Meter=IMAGE
X=330
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 4

[Label_4]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Desktop_Name_4"

[CurrentBack]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=(110*([CurrentDesktop]-1))
SolidColor=#Color_2#
DynamicVariables=1

[CurrentLabel]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
MeasureName=CurrentDesktop
Text=Desktop_Name_%1
FontColor=#Color_1#

1. !RainmeterPluginBang was depreciated in favor of !CommandMeasure.
2. I changed your code to use MeterStyles.
3. Instead of changing existing meters, it's easier to just create a specific meter just for displaying which one is current.

[onani_master]

Works perfectly, thank you very much, man!

[onani_master]

One more question, what if I change my desktop labels instead of "Destkop_Number_1", "Destkop_Number_2" and so forth, to something like "Main", "Web", "Media", "Work", and now based on "[CurrentLabel]" it shows "Desktop_Name_%" text at current desktop.
Can I somehow make it use same text for "CurrentLabel" as in "DesktopLabel" like "Work" instead of "Desktop_Name_4"?

Code is same as provided to me by smurfier, with changed only labels of desktops. Thanks!

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Color_1=1, 1, 1
Color_2=255,255,255


;======================

[CurrentDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop

[SwitchDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=SwitchDesktop

;======================

[LabelStyle]
X=50r
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=clibry
FontSize=8
StringAlign=Center

[BackgroundStyle]
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#

[Background_1]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=0
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 1

[Label_1]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Main"

[Background_2]
Meter=IMAGE
X=110
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 2

[Label_2]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Web"

[Background_3]
Meter=IMAGE
X=220
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 3

[Label_3]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Media"

[Background_4]
Meter=IMAGE
X=330
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 4

[Label_4]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Work"

[CurrentBack]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=(110*([CurrentDesktop]-1))
SolidColor=#Color_2#
DynamicVariables=1

[CurrentLabel]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
MeasureName=CurrentDesktop
Text=Desktop_Name_%1
FontColor=#Color_1#

[eclectic-tech]

Add a substitution line to your measure...

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[CurrentDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop
Substitute="1":"Main","2":"Web","3":"Media","4":"Work"

This should return the name rather than the number.

On the Current label meter you can eliminate the Text= line or change it to Text=%1

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[CurrentLabel]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
MeasureName=CurrentDesktop
Text=%1
FontColor=#Color_1#

Haven't tried this, but it should work.

[onani_master]

Thanks for help! It worked, but for some reason when I add substitute to "[CurrentDesktop]" my desktop background stopped switching, when I'm changing between desktops and always stays at desktop_1 / "main". What I've done is simply made copy of "[CurrentDesktop]" but without substitute and tell "[CurrentBack]" to use this copied CurrentDesktop measure , maybe there is a better solution for this but it works. Again thanks for help!
Here's my final code:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
Color_1=27, 27, 27
Color_2=180, 180, 180


;======================

[CurrentDesktop1]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop
Substitute="1":"Main","2":"Web","3":"Media","4":"Work"

[CurrentDesktop2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=CurrentDesktop

[SwitchDesktop]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=VirtualDesktops.dll
VDManager=VirtuaWin
VDMeasureType=SwitchDesktop

;======================

[LabelStyle]
X=50r
Y=8
FontColor=#Color_2#
FontFace=cure
FontSize=7
StringAlign=Center

[BackgroundStyle]
Y=5
H=20
W=100
SolidColor=#Color_1#

[Background_1]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=0
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 1

[Label_1]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Main"

[Background_2]
Meter=IMAGE
X=110
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 2

[Label_2]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Web"

[Background_3]
Meter=IMAGE
X=220
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 3

[Label_3]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Media"

[Background_4]
Meter=IMAGE
X=330
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
LeftMouseUpAction=!CommandMeasure SwitchDesktop 4

[Label_4]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
Text="Work"

[CurrentBack]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=BackgroundStyle
X=(110*([CurrentDesktop2]-1))
SolidColor=#Color_2#
DynamicVariables=1

[CurrentLabel]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=LabelStyle
MeasureName=CurrentDesktop1
Text=%1
FontColor=#Color_1#

[smurfier]

What happened is that we were using the number for a calculation and the substitute changed it to a string. Luckily the number is still there we just have to tell Rainmeter that it's what we want to use.

In the [CurrentBack] meter, just change this one line:
X=(110*([CurrentDesktop:]-1))

By adding a colon to the end of the Section Variable we are using the Number value instead of the string.