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Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

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jsmorley
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

Post by jsmorley »

Here is how I have mine set up. I have the links under a folder called \Links in the directory with the .ini file.

[MeterRAINMETER_BUTTON]
Meter=BUTTON
X=10
Y=0
ButtonImage=images\button.png
ButtonCommand=!Execute ["#CURRENTPATH#Links\Rainmeter.lnk"]
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

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useful, also can u tell me what effect the reflection is in your sig, i've seen it numerous times and experimented to find it. please?
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

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Perditor wrote:useful, also can u tell me what effect the reflection is in your sig, i've seen it numerous times and experimented to find it. please?
In Photoshop, create a layer with the images/text. Duplicate it. Use Edit/Transform to flip the duplicate vertically. Use a "foreground color to transparent" gradient on the duplicate.
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

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thank you
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

Post by NiTrOuS2401 »

Is it possible to put text on each button, other than making an image with the text on it, then putting that image as the icon on top of each button?
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Post by sgtevmckay »

:welcome: to the forums :D

Absolutely: You will have to create Text entries to the ini, and insure that they are code so that they appear above any images
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

Post by Meatwrist »

Let's say that I wanted to create all the buttons lined up and everything with no dock behind it.

Would I just create the same config file without the

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[MeterBackground]
Meter=IMAGE
X=0
y=0
W=242
H=65
ImageName=images\DockBack.png
??
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Re: Beginner's Guide to creating an Application Launcher / Dock

Post by maminscris »

yes
Zero at programing, zero at writing codes, so far 2 at making images
But I'm good at copy/paste, and I not always like this
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