Toggle Buttons

[liljohn360]

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[jsmorley]

http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=90054#p90054

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

[Variables]
ToggleVar=0

[MeterToggle]
Meter=String
FontSize=13
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=ToggleVar = #ToggleVar#
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ToggleVar (1-#ToggleVar#)][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]

test.gif

Pretty straightforward. If ToggleVar is 0, then 1-0 = 1. If ToggleVar is 1, then 1-1 = 0.

You can use !WriteKeyValue in addition to !SetVariable if you want the change to be permanent.

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LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ToggleVar (1-#ToggleVar#)][!WriteKeyValue Variables ToggleVar (1-#ToggleVar#)][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]

Note that while multiple bangs take place one after the other, and in other cases a change made in one bang would impact what is seen by a second bang, the exception is that all #VarName# and [Section] variables in an option are evaluated and populated with their values all at once when the action option is read. That is why we repeat the formula both in !SetVariable and !WriteKeyValue.

You can use !SetOption instead of !SetVariable if you want to use a Calc measure to control things instead of a #VarName#. This has the advantage of allowing IfCondition or IfAction options on the Calc measure to take some action(s) when the toggled value changes. (maybe turning on or off Aero Blur if you really want that)

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

[MeasureToggle]
Measure=Calc
Formula=0
UpdateDivider=-1
IfCondition=MeasureToggle = 0
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption MeterToggle FontColor "148,247,153,255"][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
IfFalseAction=[!SetOption MeterToggle FontColor "247,228,148,255"][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]

[MeterToggle]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureToggle
FontSize=13
FontColor=150,150,150,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=ToggleVar = %1
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetOption MeasureToggle Formula (1-[MeasureToggle])][!WriteKeyValue MeasureToggle Formula (1-[MeasureToggle])][!UpdateMeasure MeasureToggle]

test.gif