Questions tagged [rainmeter]

Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.

Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10.

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How to rotate a Rainmeter skin

I have a skin "Simple Clean" for rainmeter and I would like to rotate it to align it with a particular element on my wallpaper. I want to align that visualizer with one of those lines. How can I rotate it to do so? Visualizer…
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how using rainmeter script to launch windows app

Is anyone here know how to start an windows app like Netflix or Spotify ? There is a trick to do that ? there is not .exe file so at the moment the best I can do is open the netflix folder ... here is my script : [1Button2] Meter=Image X=36r …
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How can I make this Rainmeter skin restart the same countdown each and every year?

I've been working on editing/recreating a Rainmeter skin (sorry if these codes are a bit messy) and I can't figure out how to restart the countdown (ie. Christmas) every year. I basically want this countdown clock to loop, if that makes sense...…
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Python - force window to render below everything else

I'm trying to do basically what Rainmeter does, but in Python. Does anyone know how to force my window to be below everything else? (And possibly how to let clicks go through to desktop icons?) I figure this probably needs some ctypes calls into…
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Using Rainmeter with Python

So I have designed a layout in Rainmeter which serves as a GUI for my Voice Assistant program. Now, I want to integrate the running of Rainmeter with Python. For example, if an user already has a Rainmeter layout loaded in his/her system, then…
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How to make pyqt app stay on bottom of all windows like Rainmeter?

I need to have my window stay on bottom. I tried using WindowStaysOnBottomHint but when Win+D or Show Desktop is clicked the app minimizes. I researched and found that Rainmeter reorders the Z-index when Show Desktop is clicked using Win32 Api…
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Sending Rainmeter "Bangs" with Autoit

I need some sort of clue or help while sending Rainmeter bangs through Autoit. I have posted on the AutoIt forum for support on this issue but no one has been willing to help. Post:…
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C#: syntax error at token '-' in:IL_0029: ldc.r8-inf when building from source

I am trying to contribute to an open source project open source project. I've never worked with C# before, so I am not sure exactly how to write this out, but, here is what I've done so far. I downloaded Visual Studio and some workloads, then forked…
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Disabling minimize feature in qml

Is there a way prevent Qt windows from ever minimizing? I'm trying to build something like conky (Linux) or rainmeter (Windows) with pyside2 and qml (Qt). The effect I'm looking for is a borderless window that stays just above the wallpaper but…
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How do I install Rainmeter plugins

I just downloaded Rainmeter and I went to the plugins page https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/. But I am not sure how to add plugins to my rainmeter install. For example, lets say I want too add the core temp plugin…
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Lua Relational Operators Not Working, Scripting in Rainmeter

Im writing a script for a Rainmeter. The script's function Update doesn't run whenever the < or > operator is called, or when the variable is used in the max or min math functions. For example, this code: SpinSpeed = math.max(1,1) runs…
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How can I add minutes and seconds to a datetime in lua?

I have a lua function to attempt to convert the time duration of the currently playing song e.g. hh:mm:ss to seconds. function toSeconds (inputstr) local mytable = string.gmatch(inputstr, "([^"..":".."]+)"); local conversion = { 60, 60,…
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AHK Button to run 'alt+tab' and ends when a window is picked

I'm trying to code a button (rainmeter) that runs an AHK script for alt+tab to prompt the Task Window and ends when I pick one. So far I've come up with this: #NoTrayIcon #InstallKeybdHook #InstallMouseHook Send, !{Tab} KeyIsDown := GetKeyState…
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Rainmeter Lua Script via MouseOver event

I have a Lua Script that I am trying to run with Rainmeter. Currently the script runs and I can see my .txt file's one line "Notes" get a Caesar Cipher applied to it, and then the Update() function will change the ScriptMeter Text field to match the…
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Meters/Measures Not Auto-Refreshing

I've made a widget that is supposed to tell me what % of my shift is complete, but it's not auto-refreshing so if I want the current value I have to manually refresh the skin. How can I make it auto-refresh? I've tried setting the Update= manually,…
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