[HELP] Test whether Meter is hidden or visible

[smurfier]

Is there a way to find whether a meter is hidden or visible?

I would prefer not having to use a variable to accomplish what I desire.

[Kaelri]

You can do this with Lua:

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mMeter = SKIN:GetMeter('MeterName')
sHidden = mMeter:GetOption('Hidden')

Note that if the meter doesn't actually have a "Hidden" key, the GetOption() will initially return a blank string, so you may need/want to set "Hidden=0" on the relevant meters, depending on what you're trying to do.

EDIT: Sorry, I may be wrong about this. Hiding the meter with !HideMeter isn't changing the returned value in my test skin. Gonna play with it some more.

[smurfier]

When I tried that then used !HideMeterGroup or !HideMeter, nothing was returned.

[jsmorley]

mtMeterTwo = SKIN:GetMeter("MeterTwo")
iMeterTwoHidden = mtMeterTwo:GetW()

You can also test for the width of a meter. A hidden meter will always be 0.

[Kaelri]

When I tried that then used !HideMeterGroup or !HideMeter, nothing was returned.

Yeah, I had the same result. See my edited post.

Ironically, although "!SetOption Meter Hidden 1" does not work to hide the meter, it does actually change the value of the "option."

[jsmorley]

Trouble with GetOption("Hidden") is that "Hidden", like MeasureName, is not one you can set with !SetOption, and GetOption in Lua will not see !HideMeter as changing the "option", so it will never change in Lua.

The width thing was the only reliable thing I found so far.

Edit: Ah. I see that Lua does see the change to the "option", but it doesn't really help as !SetOption Meter Hidden 1 doesn't actually hide the meter.

[Kaelri]

Trouble with GetOption("Hidden") is that "Hidden", like MeasureName, is not one you can set with !SetOption, and GetOption in Lua will not see !HideMeter as changing the "option", so it will never change in Lua.

Right. Each other property that isn't affected by !SetOption has its own "get" function in Lua (XYWH), so if possible, we should probably add a GetHidden() function as well.

[fanielthefan]

mtMeterTwo = SKIN:GetMeter("MeterTwo")
iMeterTwoHidden = mtMeterTwo:GetW()

You can also test for the width of a meter. A hidden meter will always be 0.

I'm sorry, sort of new.
Where do i place these lines? This is exactly what i was looking for when i came to this thread but I'm still learning lua.
https://ibb.co/H7gkf0q

[jsmorley]

I'd need to know a bit more about what you are trying to accomplish. It may be that Lua is part of the answer, but maybe not.

[jsmorley]

You might do something like this to detect a hidden meter using Lua:

Skin:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[Lua]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=#CURRENTPATH#Test.lua
Disabled=1

[MeterOne]
Meter=String
FontSize=11
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
Text=Hello World

[MeterTwo]
Meter=String
Y=30
FontSize=11
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1
Text=[&Lua:IsHidden('MeterOne')]
LeftMouseUpAction=[!ToggleMeter MeterOne][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]

Test.Lua:

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function IsHidden(meterArg)

	meterHandle = SKIN:GetMeter(meterArg)
	
	hiddenState = meterHandle:GetOption('Hidden', '0')
	
	if hiddenState == '1' then
		return meterArg.. ' is Hidden'
	else
		return meterArg.. ' is not Hidden'
	end

end

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