Global Setting For Displayed Text

[MourningStar]

The following line give me shadow text :

StringEffect=SHADOW

1. Instead of having to place this in multiple locations of a skin, can I tell it simply shadow every instance of displayed text (global setting)? - thx

[balala]

Yes, you can. You'll have to use the MeterStyle. So, create the following section:

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[MyMeterStyle]
StringEffect=SHADOW

Then add to each string meter the MeterStyle=MyMeterStyle option. Obviously, you can use not just the StringEffect option, but any one (like FontFace, FontSize, StringStyle, StringAlign, etc). Especially if you have more options, this will save a lot of lines.

[MourningStar]

I am confused. I entered the text provided, immediately after a line in the skin's .inc file thus :

:-----------------------Text------------------------
[MyMeterStyle]
StringEffect=SHADOW


... and there is no change.

[balala]

I am confused. I entered the text provided, immediately after a line in the skin's .inc file thus :

:-----------------------Text------------------------
[MyMeterStyle]
StringEffect=SHADOW


... and there is no change.

There don't even can be, because that's not enough, you'll also have to add to each string meter where you want to use the shadow, a MeterStyle=MyMeterStyle option. Eg the following meter will have shadow:

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[MeterString]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=MyMeterStyle
X=0
Y=0
Padding=15,5,15,5
FontColor=220,220,220
FontEffectColor=0,0,0
FontSize=10
FontFace=Calibri
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=LEFT
AntiAlias=1
Text=Anything

But if you move the FontFace=Calibri option from the [MeterString] meter, to the [MyMeterStyle] section, both options will be used by the [MeterString] meter:

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[MyMeterStyle]
StringEffect=SHADOW
FontFace=Calibri

[MeterString]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=MyMeterStyle
X=0
Y=0
Padding=15,5,15,5
FontColor=220,220,220
FontEffectColor=0,0,0
FontSize=10
StringStyle=BOLD
StringAlign=LEFT
AntiAlias=1
Text=Anything

Adding the MeterStyle=MyMeterStyle option to each string meter, will make them to use the StringEffect and FontFace options.
Also be careful, in Rainmeter commenting out an option can be done with semicolon (;), not with colon (:).

[MourningStar]

OK - sorry for my not being understood. I was asking for 'Global Setting'. To me this means a ONE-time entry that will apply to ALL of skin's displayed text.

[balala]

By default, without adding anything to the meters? I don't think.

[jsmorley]

OK - sorry for my not being understood. I was asking for 'Global Setting'. To me this means a ONE-time entry that will apply to ALL of skin's displayed text.

No, there is not.

[MourningStar]

thank you balala & jsmorley.