Making Images into Buttons

[warlord_7]

Hello,
I've currently 76 images (40x40) and i want make them to play a sound on click (like the button execute command).
But that would require to change all 76 images into Buttons which 1. is a lot of wasted time and 2. I have to change every image.png into a 3layered one (which is rubbish imo, why can't a button just be stationary [or just have one image instead of using this 3 image-system]).
So is there any way to implement a Play Execution command into an Image Meter? (or any other suggestions)
Thanks in advance.

[jsmorley]

Take a deep breath... Meter=Button is just one of several ways to implement an image with attached "actions". Buttons have the advantage of making it falling off a log easy to "animate" the image as it is hovered and clicked, but it is only one alternative for driving actions with images.


[MeterImage01]
Meter=Image
ImageName=MyImage01.png
LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #CURRENTPATH#Image01Sound.wav]["shell:MyComputerFolder"]

[warlord_7]

Hm, yeah... would be nice if it worked...
I've now for example:
[Meter1]
Meter=Image
W=40
H=40
ImageName=Image.png
[...]
LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #SKINSPATH#\Sound.wav]

The Sound.wav is located in C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins
(I tried #CURRENTPATH# before, doesn't work either as the Sound.wav was in the same folder where the image is)
And yes the main config has:
[Rainmeter]
SkinPath=C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\

So shouldn't be the problem.

Although i don't know why you mean by ["shell:MyComputerFolder"]

[jsmorley]

Hm, yeah... would be nice if it worked...
I've now for example:
[Meter1]
Meter=Image
W=40
H=40
ImageName=Image.png
[...]
LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #SKINSPATH#\Sound.wav]

The Sound.wav is located in C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins
(I tried #CURRENTPATH# before, doesn't work either as the Sound.wav was in the same folder where the image is)
And yes the main config has:
[Rainmeter]
SkinPath=C:\Users\Admin\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\

So shouldn't be the problem.

Although i don't know why you mean by ["shell:MyComputerFolder"]

My example had an extra "\" on it. Sorry.

All #PATHVARIABLE# variables already have a trailing "\" on them.

LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #SKINSPATH#Sound.wav]

The shell command was just an example of a second action on a image meter along with the PLAY statement.

[warlord_7]

No problem.
Well, i still got the problem that it won't work...
I've made an example Button with sound:

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[SoundButton]
Meter=Button
ButtonImage=button.png
ButtonCommand=PLAY #SKINSPATH#Sounds\Sounds\sound.wav

It works, no problem there (well..expect for this image being split in 3 parts..and only one is shown if you're note mouseover it)
Now the image one:

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[MeterImage01]
Meter=Image
ImageName=Image01Sound.jpg
LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #SKINSPATH#Sounds\Sounds\sound.wav] //Same path that worked on the Button

Doesn't work though :S

[jsmorley]

You sure about that path? This works just fine for me:

[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[Meter01]
Meter=Image
W=50
PreserveAspectRatio=1
ImageName=#CURRENTPATH#arrow.png
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute [PLAY #SKINSPATH#Sounds\NOTIFY.WAV]

So your sound is really in

..My Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Sounds\Sounds\sound.wav

?

[warlord_7]

Yes i'm pretty sure but i found the bug actually...
Look at your first reply:

[MeterImage01]
Meter=Image
ImageName=MyImage01.png
LeftMouseUpAction=Execute! [PLAY #CURRENTPATH#Image01Sound.wav]["shell:MyComputerFolder"]

That "!" was the problem.. in the previous post you set the ! BEFORE the Execute..
Now i thought "wut?Oo am i brainlagged?" ... and wrote !Execute instead of Execute!
You wrote in the first two posts in this format Execute!; now you pasted yours with "!Execute".... well
and... it worked
Thanks anyway. (I'm pretty sure that it was the solution since it's the only change I've made)

[jsmorley]

I think I need to go back to bed...

[warlord_7]

No problem You should.
Thanks for the fast(!) help. We can't always rely on the poor devs that have to deal with 100 noobyquestion threads at the same time Have to think on your own a little instead of repeating 1:1 what a dev said. So ,it's okay. Thanks again for help in an entertaining manner