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Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 10:02 am
by bluecrosser
Hello, I'm a new Rainmeter user. Everything I found was way over my head so any help is appreciated.
I basically just want a small icon picture 47 x 47 pixels to toggle between the original picture and then a copy of that picture with a check mark when clicked so my son can keep track of the assignments hes finished in his apps each day.
todo.PNG
todochk.png
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 10:15 am
by mak_kawa
Hi bluecrosser
How about this?
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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
[Variables]
ImageNum=0
Image0=todo.png
Image1=todochk.png
[meterTodo]
Meter=Image
ImageName=[#Image[#ImageNum]]
X=0
Y=0
W=47
H=47
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ImageNum (1-#ImageNum#)][!UpdateMeter meterTodo][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 5:03 pm
by bluecrosser
Thank you for responding
As is I can't get anything to display. Is my directory correct?
Directory.PNG
Directory2.PNG
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 5:25 pm
by bluecrosser
This seems to work with the pictures in the folder with the ini file.
Guess I didn't need all those other folders but I always see them in other peoples skin folders. Thanks for the help I think I can do what I need with this.
Directory3.PNG
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 6:42 pm
by balala
bluecrosser wrote: ↑August 19th, 2020, 5:25 pm
This seems to work with the pictures in the folder with the ini file.
Guess I didn't need all those other folders but I always see them in other peoples skin folders. Thanks for the help I think I can do what I need with this.
Recommend to use the images from the @Resources\Images folder, where they initially have been. Move them back into this folder and modify the Image0 and Image1 variables into the [Variables] section as it follows:
Image0=#@#Images\todo.png and
Image1=#@#Images\todochk.png. Then apply mak_kawa's solution.
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 7:46 pm
by mak_kawa
Hi bluecrosser
Sorry... I have missed @Resources folder. Please follow balala's post, it is a recommended way. For compensation,
I offer an alternative code which doesn't use "fussy" nested variable.
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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
[Variables]
HiddenFlag=1
[meterTodo]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#Images\todo.png
X=0
Y=0
W=47
H=47
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable HiddenFlag (1-#HiddenFlag#)][!UpdateMeter meterTodo][!UpdateMeter meterTodoChk][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Hidden=(1-#HiddenFlag#)
[meterTodoChk]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#Images\todochk.png
X=0
Y=0
W=47
H=47
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable HiddenFlag (1-#HiddenFlag#)][!UpdateMeter meterTodo][!UpdateMeter meterTodoChk][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Hidden=#HiddenFlag#
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 19th, 2020, 11:55 pm
by bluecrosser
Cool, both of those work. Thanks guys. Ill post a pic when I have it all setup how I want.
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 20th, 2020, 7:17 am
by bluecrosser
Now my kid can stop arguing with me about what lesson to do next. He can choose his schoolwork as long as everything gets a check.
Thanks for the help, it was the perfect difficulty to start getting into Rainmeter.
Desktop.PNG
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 20th, 2020, 7:37 am
by mak_kawa
Hi bluecrosser
Congrats, indeed.
Re: Toggle 2 icon pics back and forth
Posted: August 20th, 2020, 7:17 pm
by balala
bluecrosser wrote: ↑August 20th, 2020, 7:17 am
Thanks for the help, it was the perfect difficulty to start getting into Rainmeter.
It'll become easier and easier, if you keep working.
Glad you got it working.