Make Visible On Mouse/Cursor Hover

[MourningStar]

I am replacing my addgadgets.com gadgets (CPU Meter, Network Meter, etc.) with a Rainmeter-based set created by someone at deviantart. However, there is a function I need help with. I have the originals configured to be hidden/invisible and will appear only when I move the mouse cursor over them. How can I get my Rainmeter-based gadgets to do this?

-thx

[balala]

That's a relatively hard question, because a hidden skin won't know when you're hovering your mouse over it. That's why you won't have to totally hide it, instead you should set its opacity to 1 (from 255), which practically mean transparent, but in this case it will interact with your mouse. But you can't set the opacity of a skin, you'll have to set it for each meter of the skin, one by one (or at least for each group, if you have grouped the meters).
To get more help, please post a code of skin you want to add this feature.

[MourningStar]

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thx for your reply. What would be the filename of the code you request?

[balala]

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thx for your reply. What would be the filename of the code you request?

That's what you should know!!! You said you want to add that feature to a skin. You should post the appropriate code.

[MourningStar]

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sorry, but I will take a guess. Below is a file that appears as a result of r-clik on the CPU Meter gadget and then cliking 'Manage Skin' in the menu that appears and then cliking 'Edit' in the 'Manage Rainmeter dialog. A file automatically opened. I try to use attach below but keep getting error invalid file name, so I copy-paste :

edit : file content removed.

[MourningStar]

Resolved via another post on this board (courtesy of jsmorley). I add the following to rainmeter's code :

HideOnMouseOver=2
FadeDuration=0
AlphaValue=1

presto!


thx balala

[balala]

Resolved via another post on this board (courtesy of jsmorley). I add the following to rainmeter's code :

HideOnMouseOver=2
FadeDuration=0
AlphaValue=1

I didn't think to this solution, but definitely is very good! Congratulations. That's one reason why I love Rainmeter: there's always something to learn!