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Nesting Variables

Changes made during the Rainmeter 4.1 beta cycle.
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Re: Nesting Variables

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

[Variables]

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
FontSize=40
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=Hello [\10112] World
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4.1.0 beta r2876 64-bit (Sep 19 2017)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (build 15063)
Path: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\
IniFile: C:\Users\Jeffrey\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
SkinPath: C:\Users\Jeffrey\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
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Re: Nesting Variables

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jsmorley wrote:Do you have an example that doesn't work? They work for me.
Here is the code from my "page" meters in EarthquakeMap3 linked above...

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[QuakesPage1]
Meter=String
X=4R
Y=r
Text="[/10102]"
SolidColor=255,255,255,190
LeftMouseUpAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables Page 1 "#@#Variables.inc"][!Refresh]
ToolTipText="Display 1~30"
UpdateDivider=30

[QuakesPage2]
Meter=String
X=2R
Y=r
Text="[/10113]"
SolidColor=255,255,255,190
LeftMouseUpAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables Page 2 "#@#Variables.inc"][!Refresh]
ToolTipText="Display 31~60"
UpdateDivider=30

[QuakesPage3]
Meter=String
X=2R
Y=r
Text="[/10114]"
SolidColor=255,255,255,190
LeftMouseUpAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables Page 3 "#@#Variables.inc"][!Refresh]
ToolTipText="Display 61~90"
UpdateDivider=30

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Re: Nesting Variables

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It's not "/", it's "\"
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Re: Nesting Variables

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jsmorley wrote:[/10112] wouldn't be right... it would be [\10112]
I noticed that... Tried both and neither show the characters!?

EDIT: Never mind :o I need to change a measure that also sets those.... Thanks for noticing my TYPO...
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Re: Nesting Variables

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

[Variables]

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
FontSize=40
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text="[\10113]"
1.png
You don't in any way need the quotes of course, but they don't hurt anything.
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Re: Nesting Variables

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Found my TYPO :oops: ... Thanks for noticing!
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Re: Nesting Variables

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I'm a bit confused by the SolidColor but no FontColor?
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Re: Nesting Variables

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eclectic-tech wrote:Found my TYPO :oops: ... Thanks for noticing!
Ah good...
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Re: Nesting Variables

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Are we certain that we shouldn’t discourage the use of the old syntax in the future? If all new variable types are going to use this syntax, it would seem like a good idea to make everything consistent and encourage only the use of new variables going forward.
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Re: Nesting Variables

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raiguard wrote:Are we certain that we shouldn’t discourage the use of the old syntax in the future? If all new variable types are going to use this syntax, it would seem like a good idea to make everything consistent and encourage only the use of new variables going forward.
Normally we would encourage the use of any new 'features' or syntax. However, since the 'nesting' syntax is so new, it is going to take a lot time for people to learn how and when to use this new syntax.

So for now, I think we should refer to the new-style variable syntax as a 'alternative' form, instead of 'deprecating' the old-style. There is really no benefit to use the new-style syntax if there is no nesting involved. Possibly in the future when the new-style variables is the 'norm', we may deprecate the old-style. That is a discussion we will likely need to have in the future.

-Brian