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cullenjd
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Joined: May 5th, 2010, 2:39 am

DesktopWorkArea settings not respected

Post by cullenjd »

I'm trying to reserve the top part of my screen for rainmeter using DesktopWorkArea, however it appears to have no effect. I've tried restarting all programs, rainmeter, and the OS - no change.

I'm working on a laptop with Vista, Rainmeter 1.2 rev 393. Any help would be much appreciated.

Rainmeter.ini

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[Rainmeter]
SkinPath=C:\Users\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
CheckUpdate=1
DesktopWorkArea=0,30,1280,800

[TrayMeasure]
Measure=CALC
TrayMeter=BITMAP
TrayBitmap=Enigma\Resources\Images\Tray.png

[bared\bar_up_1280]
Active=1
AlwaysOnTop=0
AlphaValue=229
HideOnMouseOver=0
FadeDuration=250
SavePosition=1
SnapEdges=1
KeepOnScreen=0
Draggable=0
ClickThrough=0
WindowX=0
WindowY=0
AutoSelectScreen=0
[Statistics]
Since=Wed Apr 28 16:12:07 2010
NetStatsCount=29
NetStatsInHigh1=0
NetStatsInLow1=0
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NetStatsOutLow1=0
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dragonmage
Developer
Posts: 1270
Joined: April 3rd, 2009, 4:31 am
Location: NC, US

Re: DesktopWorkArea settings not respected

Post by dragonmage »

Some more information please.
Resolution
Video card
Any other software that you run that might affect work area, multi-monitor stuff, virtual desktops, etc.
cullenjd
Posts: 2
Joined: May 5th, 2010, 2:39 am

Re: DesktopWorkArea settings not respected

Post by cullenjd »

Resolution: 1280 x 800
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Other software: Object Dock, Windows Taskbar hidden by Object dock
dragonmage
Developer
Posts: 1270
Joined: April 3rd, 2009, 4:31 am
Location: NC, US

Re: DesktopWorkArea settings not respected

Post by dragonmage »

You are trying to reserve 30 pixels at the top of the screen correct? You also need to account for the height of your taskbar. If your taskbar is 34 pixels high, subtract that from the 800 in your last part of DWA settings.

DesktopWorkArea=0,30,1280,766

Restart Rainmeter.

There are also some instances of other software causing a System Refresh, which will kill Rainmeter's DesktopWorkArea settings and restore Windows' default ones.