Changing the Layering of Elements Within My Skin

[Confuzzler]

I'm having trouble trying to get the background (STRIPE) of my skin to sit under the text. Currently it is on top which makes it impossible to see the text on black wallpaper. How can I change this? I've fiddled around with it a bit but I've run out of ideas.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
@include="C:\Users\******\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Mine\Resources\Bar Styles.inc"

;---------------------------------------------MEASURES------------

[MeasureCPU]
Measure=CPU

;----------------------------------------------METERS-------------

[CPU]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleText
MeasureName=MeasureCPU
X=(#SCREENAREAWIDTH#/2)
Text="Central Processing Unit: %1%"

;-----------------------------------------------STRIPE------------

[StyleStripe]
W=#SCREENAREAWIDTH#
SolidColor=200, 200, 200, 85

[Top]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleStripe
y=5
H=1

[Bottom]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleStripe
H=1
y=29

[Main]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleStripe
y=5
H=25

[Spacer]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleStripe
SolidColor=0, 0, 0, 1
H=35

[GHOST®]

I'm having trouble trying to get the background (STRIPE) of my skin to sit under the text. Currently it is on top which makes it impossible to see the text on black wallpaper. How can I change this? I've fiddled around with it a bit but I've run out of ideas.

Rainmeter is Order Specific, list your background before your text in your code.

;-----------------------------------------------STRIPE------------

[StyleStripe]
W=#SCREENAREAWIDTH#
SolidColor=200, 200, 200, 85

CPU]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleText
MeasureName=MeasureCPU
X=(#SCREENAREAWIDTH#/2)
Text="Central Processing Unit: %1%"

:o)

[Confuzzler]

Urgh, Thanks. I previously had it in the .inc file with the text style, then tampered and put it at the bottom of the main .ini file but did not think to put it at the top. Thank you again :)

[Confuzzler]

How could I include the STRIPE settings in the .inc file and have it correctly ordered?
I have multiple .ini files with a STRIPE and I want them to all be the same without having to change them individually.

[GHOST®]

How could I include the STRIPE settings in the .inc file and have it correctly ordered?
I have multiple .ini files with a STRIPE and I want them to all be the same without having to change them individually.

[StyleStripe.inc]
W=#SCREENAREAWIDTH#
SolidColor=200, 200, 200, 85

--------------------------------------------------

[StyleStripe.ini]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleStripe.inc

[CPU.ini]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleText
MeasureName=MeasureCPU
X=(#SCREENAREAWIDTH#/2)
Text="Central Processing Unit: %1%"


The .inc & .ini I added here are just to differentiate what goes where & not needed. :o)

[smurfier]

Put your stripe in the .inc file, then wherever you want it to appear in your skin, put the title.

Stripe.inc

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[Stripe]
Meter=Image
blah...
blah....
blah...

skin.ini

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[Rainmeter]
Author=you

[Variables]
Variable=Value
@include=Stripe.inc

[Stripe]

[SomeMeasure]
Measure=Something

[SomeMeter]
Meter=Something

[GHOST®]

[Variables]
Variable=Value
@include=Stripe.inc

[Stripe]

Cool!! Hadn't thought about that. Nice, short, & sweet. :o)

[Confuzzler]

Thanks. :) problem solved.