PluginBacklight - control the backlight of laptop or monitor

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » November 22nd, 2015, 9:16 am

I have 3 working backlight skins and having manually removed the skin new skin I am working on while Rainmeter is not running I have established the new skin is the source of the Rainmeter crash. This is a first as I don't think I have every written one that crashes Rainmeter before. I am running the current beta on a Win10 tin with all the relevant up-to-date drivers having faffed around checking those also.

The only difference between the working ones and the crashing ones is I am attempting to use a vertical bar meter rather than a horizontal one, which forces me to use a calc. Pretty sure the syntax is the issue as I already have a working volume bar which I used as the template for brightness, but as it's based on code i have that already works?

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[MeasureBacklight]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Backlight
Divide=5

[MeasureBrightness]
Measure=Calc
Formula=MeasureBacklight
OnChangeAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureBacklight" "SetBackLight [MeasureBrightness]"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureBacklight][!UpdateMeter MeterBrightness][!Redraw]
MaxValue=100
UpdateDivider=-1

[MeterBrightness]
Meter=Bar
MeasureName=MeasureBacklight
BarOrientation=Vertical
Flip=0
X=10
Y=10
W=10
H=100
AntiAlias=1 
BarColor=[MeasureForeground1]
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetOption MeasureBacklight Formula "(100-$MouseY:%$)"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureBrightness]

Post by **balala** » November 22nd, 2015, 2:05 pm

My Rainmeter don't crush, but the skin isn't working. So, I'm not sure if this will fix the crush problem, but you could try to use a, let's say, Bright variable (you don't have to add it to the [Variables] section) then modify the LeftMouseUpAction option of the [MeterBrightness] meter in a way to set the value of this variable when you click to the bar: LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Bright "(100-$MouseY:%$)"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureBrightness][!Redraw]. Now replace the Formula and the OnChangeAction options of the [MeasureBrightness] measure with these:

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Formula=#Bright#
OnChangeAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureBacklight" "SetBackLight #Bright#"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureBacklight][!UpdateMeter MeterBrightness][!Redraw]

(don't forget to add to the [MeasureBrightness] the DynamicVariables=1 option). This technique will set the brightness through Bright variable and you need this because the ideal would be to replace the !CommandMeasure bang of the [MeasureBrightness] measure with: [!CommandMeasure "MeasureBacklight" "SetBackLight (100-$MouseY:%$)"], but this won't work.
Just one more thing: I'd add to the [MeterBrightness] a SolidColor=0,0,0,150 option (or whatever color you want to use) to can set the brightnes to any value between 0% and 100% (if you don't add it, you can click only to the visible part of the bar, so you can just reduce the brightness).

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » November 22nd, 2015, 2:38 pm

That's not working and Rainmeter crashes out still.

This is the working volume meter code cut from the main skin (looks more complicated as the skin is scalable using the mouse-wheel). This gives a vertical bar you can click on to alter windows volume. Armed with that it shouldn't really be much of a leap to get brightness going, which is why this is all the more frustrating for me. Am having another go now, but I have to edit, run, crash, restart, which is a pain.

Post by **balala** » November 22nd, 2015, 3:36 pm

Try to:

replace the Plugin option of the [MeasureWin7Audio] with Plugin=Backlight (I also replaced all occurences of the MeasureWin7Audio with MeasureBrightness).
replace the !CommandMeasure bang on the OnChangeAction of the [MeasureVolume] measure with this: [!CommandMeasure "MeasureBrightness" "SetBackLight [MeasureVolume]"] and add to the same OnChangeAction option this bang: [!UpdateMeter MeterVolumeLabel].
remove the UpdateDivider=-1 option from the [MeasureVolume] measure.
replace the MeasureName option of the [MeterVolumeLabel] meter with: MeasureName=MeasureBrightness

The code you've posted above, with the modifications I've described, is working well. Just for safeness, here is the whole, working code:

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[Rainmeter]
Author=Seahorse (AKA Osric Wuscfrea) mr.seahorse@gmail.com 
Update=1000
BackgroundMode=2
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
AccurateText=1

;1.0 - Release

;===============================================================================================
;Variables
;===============================================================================================

[Variables]

;********************************************************************************************
;Radius - default size 80 means the meter starts as a 160 x 160 pixels. This variable is the key to the size of the whole skin. If you want the smaller, reduce the figure or if you want them bigger by default increase it, once you change the size of the skin with your MouseWheel the value is overwritten.
;********************************************************************************************

Radius=175

;The amount skin grows or shrinks when scrolling mouse in pixels.
ScrollMouseIncrement=5

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Styles
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[StringStyle]
FontColor=[MeasureForeground1]
FontFace=Juice Regular
FontSize=12
StringAlign=CenterCenter
StringEffect=Shadow
AntiAlias=1

[StringStyleRight]
FontColor=[MeasureForeground1]
FontFace=Juice Regular
FontSize=12
StringAlign=Right
StringEffect=Shadow
AntiAlias=1

[StringStyleLeft]
FontColor=[MeasureForeground1]
FontFace=Juice Regular
FontSize=12
StringAlign=Left
StringEffect=Shadow
AntiAlias=1

[SecondsStyle]
H=(#Radius#*0.3) 
W=(#Radius#*0.3)
X=(#Radius#*1.5) 
Y=(#Radius#*0.2)
Solid=1
LineStart=(#Radius#*0.25)
LineLength=(#Radius#*0.3)
AntiAlias=1
LineColor=[MeasureForeground2],125
DynamicVariables=1

;===============================================================================================
;Measures
;===============================================================================================

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Capture Wallpaper foreground and background colours.
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[MeasureChameleon]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Chameleon
Type=Desktop

[MeasureBackground1]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Chameleon
Parent=MeasureChameleon
Format=Dec
Color=Background1

[MeasureBackground2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Chameleon
Parent=MeasureChameleon
Format=Dec
Color=Background2

[MeasureForeground1]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Chameleon
Parent=MeasureChameleon
Format=Dec
Color=Foreground1

[MeasureForeground2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Chameleon
Parent=MeasureChameleon
Format=Dec
Color=Foreground2

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Volume Bar
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[MeasureBrightness]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Backlight

[MeasureVolume]
Measure=Calc
Formula=MeasureBrightness
OnChangeAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureBrightness" "SetBackLight [MeasureVolume]"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureBrightness][!UpdateMeter MeterVolume][!UpdateMeter MeterVolumeLabel][!Redraw]
MaxValue=100

[MeterBarsBackground]
Meter=IMAGE
X=(#Radius#*1.0)
Y=(#Radius#*0.1)
W=(#Radius#*0.4)
H=(#Radius#*0.65)
SolidColor=[MeasureBackground2],125
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterVolume]
Meter=Bar
MeasureName=MeasureBrightness
BarOrientation=Vertical
Flip=0
X=(#Radius#*1.05)
Y=(#Radius#*0.12)
W=(#Radius#*0.075)
H=(#Radius#*0.4)
AntiAlias=1 
BarColor=[MeasureForeground1]
DynamicVariables=1
;Click on the progress bar to jump to that position in the track.
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetOption MeasureVolume Formula "(100-$MouseY:%$)"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureVolume]

[MeterVolumeMax]
Meter=STRING
X=(#Radius#*1.08)
Y=(#Radius#*0.11)
MeterStyle=StringStyle
FontSize=(#Radius#*0.06)
Text="^"
DynamicVariables=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureBrightness" "SetVolume 100"][!SetOption MeasureVolume Formula "100"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureVolume]

[MeterVolumeLabel]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasureBrightness
X=(#Radius#*1.1)
Y=(#Radius#*0.65)
MeterStyle=StringStyle
FontSize=(#Radius#*0.06)
Text="Vol:#CRLF#%1"
DynamicVariables=1

Obviously, you should modify a few section names (eg you should rename the [MeasureVolume], the [MeterVolume], the [MeterVolumeMax] or the [MeterVolumeLabel] sections), to don't have Volume in their names, as it's no longer the case).
Now this code is working well for me. If it isn't for you, I'd be curious what version of Rainmeter and what version of Backlight plugin are you using.

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » November 22nd, 2015, 4:49 pm

Works

but still crashes.

Rainmeter is 3.3.0 b r2468 4 Oct
Backlight is 0.9.3.0

Skin as is:

Post by **balala** » November 22nd, 2015, 5:44 pm

Seahorse wrote:Works but still crashes.

Rainmeter is 3.3.0 b r2468 4 Oct

Backlight is 0.9.3.0

I'm using exactly the same Rainmeter and Backlight versions and have no problems at all, Rainmeter isn't crashing, working well, the skin is also working, returning the weather, volume, brightness, time. Though I'm not sure what you mean by "Works, but still crashes". It works or crashes? Anyway, I'm not sure what's happening there but it's very weird. Maybe try to restart Rainmeter (right click - Exit then restart) if you didn't yet and check the log for errors. I attached the rmskin skin installer I've created, if you still can't make the skin to work, please download and try it.

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » November 22nd, 2015, 6:48 pm

Wondering if it's because I am running two instances of Backlight (main skin suite also uses it). I'll run the one you attached alone and see if it crashes. Nope runs for about 30 seconds then Rainmeter crashes. Whether you click anything or not.

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Event viewer still pointing the finger at Backlight.DLL - Application Error (18:40:27):

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Faulting application name: Rainmeter.exe, version: 3.3.0.2468, time stamp: 0x56113550
Faulting module name: Backlight.DLL, version: 0.9.3.0, time stamp: 0x5406dc3e
Exception code: 0xc0000094
Fault offset: 0x0000000000002779
Faulting process ID: 0x78c
Faulting application start time: 0x01d12554dea1a11c
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins\Backlight.DLL
Report ID: 29e39638-f734-4066-b203-b8887a45901d
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Windows Error Reporting which happens about the time of the crash (18:40:49):

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Fault bucket 120337068531, type 4
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: Rainmeter.exe
P2: 3.3.0.2468
P3: 56113550
P4: Backlight.DLL
P5: 0.9.3.0
P6: 5406dc3e
P7: c0000094
P8: 0000000000002779
P9: 
P10: 

Attached files:
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\WER8E43.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Rainmeter.exe_6c2ddb2b756bc3446decfdff2c74b7c1d6c12_280209e9_0fc4e4b0

Analysis symbol: 
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report ID: 29e39638-f734-4066-b203-b8887a45901d
Report Status: 0
Hashed bucket: 7f28e51e734a282955bfbaf969327cd1

Post by **balala** » November 22nd, 2015, 7:44 pm

Try to unload all skins, then load that causing the troubles. It still crashes Rainmeter?

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » November 22nd, 2015, 8:05 pm

If I run the version you dropped in here as the only skin, it still crashes Rainmeter 11 seconds between plugin dying and Rainmeter crashing out.

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Post by **balala** » November 22nd, 2015, 8:42 pm

Sorry no more ideas, because that code is working without problems for me. Maybe someone else will have a better one.

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