Thank you Balala, I think we're on the right track -but- I'm having difficulties understanding your directions, sorry.
I uploaded a test package so we won't have to keep explaining the same thing over and over, I hope it helps and I do give you praise for your knowledge of Rainmeter.
My Animation Button_1.rmskin
I learn better by example. In other words, "watching something work with Rainmeter and looking at the code while it is in action is how I learn Rainmeter." Reading how Rainmeter is supposed to work is problematic for me.
TY - NOTE: I forgot to change USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-G to My Animation Button, and I didn't add the tooltip.inc.
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Thinkr8 wrote: ↑December 27th, 2023, 1:51 pm
Hello, now I'm more confused than I was.
Thank you Balala, I think we're on the right track -but- I'm having difficulties understanding your directions, sorry.
I uploaded a test package so we won't have to keep explaining the same thing over and over, I hope it helps and I do give you praise for your knowledge of Rainmeter.
My Animation Button_1.rmskin
I learn better by example. In other words, "watching something work with Rainmeter and looking at the code while it is in action is how I learn Rainmeter." Reading how Rainmeter is supposed to work is problematic for me.
TY - NOTE: I forgot to change USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-G to My Animation Button, and I didn't add the tooltip.inc.
One way to do it, without the ConfigActive plugin (it's just a messy attempt but I think it does what you want, if I understood correctly):
My Animation Button 2_2.0.0.rmskin
Note that this will probably overwrite your existing My Animation Button skin if versions match. Probably not the case since I've set it to v. 2.0.0, but making a backup of yours doesn't hurt - at least you'd be able to compare the codes better.
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That's it Yincognito, it works just the way I wanted it to, thank you so much. Now I know how to make an Ani Button, thank you for that as well. Is there anything I do for you? Provided I can.
And Balala, thank you too, you guys rock. Happy New Year.
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Thinkr8 wrote: ↑December 27th, 2023, 2:59 pm
That's it Yincognito, it works just the way I wanted it to, thank you so much. Now I know how to make an Ani Button, thank you for that as well. Is there anything I do for you? Provided I can.
And Balala, thank you too, you guys rock. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year to you too. Here's another gift for you, which uses the ConfigActive plugin - this is recommended, since it will react properly even if the shield skin is unloaded via Rainmeter's context menu (which the earlier variant did not):
My Animation Button 3_3.0.0.rmskin
For this one to work, just like balala mentioned, the Update value in the [Rainmeter] section of your B16.ini must not be -1, so that the MeasureActive measure there can update and do its thing. So, for consistency, I've set both skins' Update values to 1000.
Feel free to use UpdateDivider=-1 on the sections you only want to update once at skin load, or, alternatively, if you find it easier, set DefaultUpdateDivider=-1 in the [Rainmeter] section followed by excluding MeasureActive from it by adding an UpdateDivider=1 to it: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/skins/rainmeter-section/#DefaultUpdateDivider
P.S. The ConfigActive plugin is not included in the package above, you'll have to install it separately.
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balala wrote: ↑December 27th, 2023, 3:33 pm
Wish a Happy New Year to you too. I guess all (?) your problems are solved now by Yincognito. Am I right?
Yes, Balala, I'm good to go. Yincognito gave me what I needed (and you did). Thanks again.
Yincognito, the first version you gave after I incorporated it into the suite/skin works wonderfully so I think I'll leave it as is for now.
Version 3 will have to wait.
Thank you.
(You guy's rock)
Someone said, "Your thinking too much, so I thought more."
Thinkr8 wrote: ↑December 27th, 2023, 3:56 pmYincognito, the first version you gave after I incorporated it into the suite/skin works wonderfully so I think I'll leave it as is for now.
Version 3 will have to wait.
Sure thing.
The last variant, without the IfCondition, the Act variable, or the Config Active plugin - this time, reacting to unloading from the context menu too...
B16.ini:
Like described earlier, this simply updates the dummy MeasureActive from B16 (the one sliding down the slider) from the OnCloseAction of Shield. No variable, no plugin, just updating a dummy measure from another skin.
- NOTE: I forgot to change USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-G to My Animation Button, and I didn't add the tooltip.inc.
