New network options for SysInfo plugin

[jsmorley]

We have added two new SysInfoType option values to the SysInfo plugin.

SysInfoType=LAN_CONNECTIVITY : Checks to see if your computer is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network).

SysInfoType=INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY : Checks to see if your computer is connected to the Internet.

The measure will be set to 1 on success, to -1 on failure.

This can be used to test and react to the state of network connectivity in your skins. Like the Windows notification area icon, it can react to having no network connection at all (LAN) or having no Internet (WAN) connection.

A sample skin to demonstrate:

CheckNetwork_1.0.rmskin

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureNetwork]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo
SysInfoType=LAN_CONNECTIVITY
UpdateDivider=5
IfCondition=MeasureNetwork = -1
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption MeterImage ImageName ErrorNetwork.png][!DisableMeasure MeasureInternet][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw] 
IfCondition2=MeasureNetwork = 1
IfTrueAction2=[!SetOption MeterImage ImageName NetworkOk.png][!EnableMeasure MeasureInternet][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
IfConditionMode=1

[MeasureInternet]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=SysInfo
SysInfoType=INTERNET_CONNECTIVITY
UpdateDivider=5
Disabled=1
IfCondition=MeasureInternet = -1
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption MeterImage ImageName ErrorInternet.png][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw] 
IfCondition2=MeasureInternet = 1
IfTrueAction2=[!SetOption MeterImage ImageName NetworkOk.png][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
IfConditionMode=1

[MeterImage]
Meter=Image
ImagePath=#@#Images\
ImageName=NetworkChecking.png

CheckNetwork.jpg

[Mordasius]

Whoopee! This will hopefully avoid the stutters and hangs when skins find themselves connected to a LAN but can't get a Ping value or response from Webparser.

My thanks to all involved.

[jsmorley]

Whoopee! This will hopefully avoid the stutters and hangs when skins find themselves connected to a LAN but can't get a Ping value or response from Webparser.

My thanks to all involved.

Yeah, as in that sample skin, you can leave WebParser measures disabled unless the test for "internet" succeeds, and if it doesn't, perhaps react with some error meter.

[poiru]

Note that this feature is supported only on Vista and later (for now, at least).

[jsmorley]

Note that this feature is supported only on Vista and later (for now, at least).

We have modified the behavior in the latest beta (r2218) so that on a Windows XP system, it will always assume success and return "1". That way skins you distribute won't just consistently misbehave on XP systems.

[TweaknFreak]

Good, saves a lot of lines.