Pause Quote plugin slideshow?

[Asagrim]

I searched the forums for "quote slideshow pause", came up with four results, three relevant, all in a single topic written a year ago in the introduction section, with a dead link to my solution.

Here is my (very incomplete, about 30% done) code:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
userprofile=%USERPROFILE%
speed=15

[MeasurePictures]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=QuotePlugin
PathName=#userprofile#\Pictures
Subfolders=1
FileFilter=*.jpg;*.gif;*.bmp;*.png;*.jpeg
UpdateDivider=#speed#
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterSlideshowBackground]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
SolidColor=0,0,0,150
W=475
H=250
UpdateDivider=-1

[Resume]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Play.png
X=20r
Y=0
Hidden=1
ButtonCommand=!Execute [!SetVariable "speed" "15"][!Showmeter Pause][!Hidemeter Resume]

[Pause]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Pause.png
X=r
Y=r
Hidden=0
ButtonCommand=!Execute [!SetVariable "speed" "-1"][!Showmeter Resume][!Hidemeter Pause]

[SetAsWallpaper]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Desktop.png
X=r
Y=20r
ButtonCommand=!SetWallpaper [MeasurePictures] Fit

[MeterShowPicture]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasurePictures
X=25
Y=0
W=450
H=250
PreserveAspectRatio=1
;LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [[MeasurePictures]]

Here is the problem:
The play/pause buttons are defunct. When i want to pause a picture, the Quote measure only updates (pauses) at the next picture, not at the one i pressed pause at, and when it pauses, i can't resume it anymore, since Quote doesn't re-enable itself after changing the update interval to a positive value again.

So the question at hand is: how could i interrupt/resume the slideshow at instant, instead of waiting for the next cycle?

[smurfier]

Try this:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
userprofile=%USERPROFILE%
speed=15
pause=1

[cCounter]
Measure=Calc
Formula=cCounter%#speed#+#pause#
IfEqualValue=#speed#
IfEqualAction=!UpdateMeasure MeasurePictures
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasurePictures]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=QuotePlugin
PathName=#userprofile#\Pictures
Subfolders=1
FileFilter=*.jpg;*.gif;*.bmp;*.png;*.jpeg
UpdateDivider=-1

[MeterSlideshowBackground]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
SolidColor=0,0,0,150
W=475
H=250
UpdateDivider=-1

[Resume]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Play.png
X=20r
Y=0
Hidden=1
ButtonCommand=[!SetVariable pause 1][!Showmeter Pause][!Hidemeter Resume]

[Pause]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Pause.png
X=r
Y=r
Hidden=0
ButtonCommand=!Execute [!SetVariable pause 0[!Showmeter Play][!Hidemeter Pause]

[SetAsWallpaper]
Meter=BUTTON
ButtonImage=Desktop.png
X=r
Y=20r
ButtonCommand=!SetWallpaper [MeasureMyPictures] Fit

[MeterShowPicture]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureMyPictures
X=25
Y=0
W=450
H=250
PreserveAspectRatio=1
;LeftMouseUpAction=["[MeasureMyPictures]"]

[Asagrim]

Works like a charm! Thank you! If i'm ever going to release a skin including this slideshow, i will give you credit of course!

I also added [!Refresh] to resume, so it wouldn't show the paused picture for another cycle.