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This is just a basic code for displaying time.. why does it tell it has no meters and maybe deactivated while loading the skin?

anuragnair wrote: ↑March 8th, 2022, 5:11 pm This is just a basic code for displaying time.. why does it tell it has no meters and maybe deactivated while loading the skin?

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1

[Metadata]
Name=whatever
Author=Anurag
Information=k
Version=
License=Creative Commons Attribution - Non - Commercial - Share Alike 3.0

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time
Format="%I:%M"

[Metertime]
Meter=String
Measure=MeasureTime
X=2
Y=2
AntiAlias=1

It's not a bug. The explanation is simple: instead of writing MeasureName=MeasureTime in [Metertime], you skipped the Name part, basically making [Metertime] a section that has both a Meter= and a Measure= section identifier. Therefore, Rainmeter sees the code as having no meter at all and deactivates the skin, according to the "formatting rules" of a skin. Add the Name part to that option and it will work.

OH MY GOD I feel so dumb rn. It's always the silly mistakes isn't it.

anuragnair wrote: ↑March 9th, 2022, 7:45 am OH MY GOD I feel so dumb rn. It's always the silly mistakes isn't it.

Indeed, the little mistakes / details are almost always the ones that matter. This is true for more experienced folks as well, so you're not alone in that assessment.