AHK Script to bring skins to front

[Maudric]

Hi, I've been trying to write an ahk script to bring my RainMeter skins to front (not to show the desktop, just to show the skin on top of whatever application I have active at the moment)

So far, this is what I have come up with:

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#f:: ;Windows + F  (F)orces RM Skin to top
{
	If(WinExist("ahk_class RainmeterMeterWindow")) ;class name of skin you wish to bring to front
		#WinActivateForce
return
} 

However, this doesn't seem to work - as such, I was wondering if there was an AHK guru out there that could determine the reason why it doesn't work.

Thank you,
Maudric

*Edit: Removed "(Need Help)" from title

[MerlinTheRed]

I'm no expert in this, but I believe you could use the !Zpos bang to set a config or group of configs to "stay topmost" for a short period of time. When you don't need them at the front any more, send a bang that reverts the position back to "On Desktop".

To send a bang to Rainmeter, I think you can use something like C:\path\to\rainmeter.exe "!ZPos 2 Configname"
(I didn't find the appropriate page for Rainmeter command line options in the manual, but you can find the !ZPos Bang here: http://rainmeter.net/cms/Bangs)

Sorry for the half-informed comment. I hope I could point you in the right direction.

[Maudric]

I'm no expert in this, but I believe you could use the !Zpos bang to set a config or group of configs to "stay topmost" for a short period of time. When you don't need them at the front any more, send a bang that reverts the position back to "On Desktop".

Thanks a lot for the response, MerlinTheRed!

This is the code I have now, and it seems to work:

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#f:: ;Windows + F  (F)orces RM Skin to top
{
		Run "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" !RainmeterZPos 2 "C:\Users\------------\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\DiskDock\Settings\RainConfigure.cfg"	
return
} 

Paired with this code in my rainmeter skin:

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MouseLeaveAction=!Execute [!RainmeterZposGroup -2 DiskDock]

So, pressing Windows + f brings my skin to the front so that I can mouseover it, then when I move my mouse off, it disappears again.

Note that the skin must be set by default to a position of 2 (top most)

Thank you,
Maudric

*Edit

FYI, you don't need to send the "refresh" command when changing position with the !ZPos command.

Thank you Kaelri!

[Kaelri]

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Run "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" !RainmeterRefresh

FYI, you don't need to send the "refresh" command when changing position with the !ZPos command. :)