Turning day of the week into picture?

[anthropaulogy]

I am creating a somewhat more artistic rainmeter theme than I usually do and I would really like to be able to control the date more than what rainmeter provides. Is there any way to use a graphic in place of the standard text to show the day of the week?

[Chewtoy]

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%a

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureDay
ImageName=%1.jpg

[poiru]

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%a

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureDay
ImageName=%1.jpg

That won't work. %1, %2, etc. can only be used in Text= and ToolTipText=.

Try:

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[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%a

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
ImageName=[MeasureDay].jpg
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureDay] will return the abbreviated weekday name (Mon, Tue, etc.). Use %A for full weekday name.

[smurfier]

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%a

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureDay
ImageName=%1.jpg

I use that method quite frequently without problems. I even got the method from JSMorley.

[poiru]

I use that method quite frequently without problems. I even got the method from JSMorley.

So it seems. However, ImageName=%1.jpg has no effect (and is invalid). So I wasn't completely wrong

[Kaelri]

(It'd be really great if we could combine measure values with other text in an ImageName...)

[JamesAC]

How about:

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[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%a.jpg

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
ImageName=%1

I think that should work, unless it gets upset about the . in the time format string

[spx]

(It'd be really great if we could combine measure values with other text in an ImageName...)

I'd consider that.

[GhostMatrix]

@anthropaulogy

If you use Png images, you could do it this way

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%A

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureDay

Rainmeter will search the image Png of the value in the skin folder , (Friday.png for an example)

If you have Jpg images you can easily convert them in Png, or use the "JamesAC" way by adding .jpg in the time Format

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%A.jpg

[ImageDay]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=MeasureDay

You could also use the solution from "Poiru"

GM