Customed a Link Launch skin from kimbo.price@da to suit my own needs, thought I'd offer it up again for grabs.
Nothing too fancy, just small buttons to the right, submenu pops out left, customizable titles and sublinks.
Includes the image files that serve as backgrounds for buttons and submenu.
The skin is 180x180, the only thing that shows are the buttons, until they are clicked. The Subs stay open until a mouseover action completes.
Thoughts appreciated. Cheers.
Edit** Zip file is below, turns out my rmskins are all fragged.
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Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
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Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
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Last edited by JoBu on February 27th, 2011, 5:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
I couldn't install your skin. I received a 'rainstaller.cfg missing' error.
I don't have any problems with any other .rmskin files - just this one.
The skin looks pretty slick though.
I don't have any problems with any other .rmskin files - just this one.
The skin looks pretty slick though.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
Sorry about that... looks like I screwed up somewhere making that rmskin.
Here's the zip until I figure out where it went wrong:
Cheers.
Here's the zip until I figure out where it went wrong:
Cheers.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
Hey I tested it out. Pretty kl skin. It's smooth, functional and simple.
Btw what's our opinion on changing the initial mousedownaction to a mouseover? I always feel like it makes the action a little smoother. Plus y'know it's one less mouse-click.
I see it in very few skins tbh. I kinda get the impression that I'm a bit alone on this preference....
Btw what's our opinion on changing the initial mousedownaction to a mouseover? I always feel like it makes the action a little smoother. Plus y'know it's one less mouse-click.
I see it in very few skins tbh. I kinda get the impression that I'm a bit alone on this preference....
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
Actually, I agree with you... the problem was positioning. The mouseover action on the link means that the menu disappears once you move off the link. In essence, you would never be able to clik anything from the submenu, because leaving the link would make it disappear. I thought about setting some kind of 5 second delay on the submenu, or positioning the subs below the links and using an invisible meter that would cover link and submenu... still trying to decide which method would work best. Maybe putting the sub next to the link and having a mouseover action that somehow keeps the window on screen, something to do with a focus or something?
Still working on it really... been trying to push the functionality of rainmeter... working on a military style HUD right now and using these launch buttons but hoping to figure out something smoother, more intuitive. I hate the way the windows stack if you clik multiple links without closing previous subs... sure I'll figure something out soon.
Appreciate the comments though mate, if you have any other thoughts on the matter, please let me know. Cheers!
EDIT* I think I saw an app launcher like mine (that worked better actually) somewhere... Rainify or Illustro... Seclorum had an interesting skin launcher that could be modified...
Still working on it really... been trying to push the functionality of rainmeter... working on a military style HUD right now and using these launch buttons but hoping to figure out something smoother, more intuitive. I hate the way the windows stack if you clik multiple links without closing previous subs... sure I'll figure something out soon.
Appreciate the comments though mate, if you have any other thoughts on the matter, please let me know. Cheers!
EDIT* I think I saw an app launcher like mine (that worked better actually) somewhere... Rainify or Illustro... Seclorum had an interesting skin launcher that could be modified...
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
Actually, it's pretty easy thanks to meter groups.
And yes...I tested it.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
I'm pretty sure smurfier and I are thinking of the same thing.
For the 1st set of menus you only include ShowMeters to open up the relevant submenu and hide the others (therefore removing the problem you're having with not being able to move away without closing). Then have a mouseleaveaction on these submenus so that when the mouse stops hovering over them it hides the submenu.
Also exactly as was previously said, Groups make this so much easier.
For the 1st set of menus you only include ShowMeters to open up the relevant submenu and hide the others (therefore removing the problem you're having with not being able to move away without closing). Then have a mouseleaveaction on these submenus so that when the mouse stops hovering over them it hides the submenu.
Also exactly as was previously said, Groups make this so much easier.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
Awesome.
I knew I was missing something by skipping over groups, I just wasn't ready to get into them yet.... still learning the others, lol.
Thanks a ton smurfier! I learned a lot looking at that code. I really appreciate you taking the time mate.
Shark, I'll see if I can hammer out the roughs and give the launcher a few different styles/looks. Cheers.
I knew I was missing something by skipping over groups, I just wasn't ready to get into them yet.... still learning the others, lol.
Thanks a ton smurfier! I learned a lot looking at that code. I really appreciate you taking the time mate.
Shark, I'll see if I can hammer out the roughs and give the launcher a few different styles/looks. Cheers.
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Re: Side Dock Launch Bar (Buttons w/ Pop-Up SubMenus)
You had mentioned something about a delay...
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[Rainmeter]
BackgroundMode=2
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
Author=JoBu
AppVersion=1001000
Update=1000
MouseLeaveAction=!RainmeterEnableMeasure Timer
MouseOverAction=!RainmeterDisableMeasure Timer
[Timer]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Timer+1
IfEqualValue=5
IfEqualAction=!Execute [!RainmeterHideMeterGroup SubMenus][!RainmeterDisableMeasure Timer][!RainmeterRedraw]
Disabled=1
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