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 run a Lua script at a certain hour mark?

I've altered one of the popular clock skins for Rainmeter to be exactly how I want it. However, the only issue is that the '1' in the clock for hours 10, 11, and 12 gets cut off by the edge of the skin with the current margins. I know exactly which…
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bad argument #3 to 'format' (string expected, got boolean)?

Editing a lua file for the rainmeter skin "Do you need a jacket" getting the error in the title for this code --[[ Given the current temperature, return the appropriate string for the main string meter ]] local function getMainString( temp…
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Pulling multiple values from json with single regex

I'm trying to fetch multiple values in a single regex. I have a fiddle here: http://fiddle.re/tuaddd I need to be able to take the following json and extract 4 values: [ { "id": "bitcoin", "name": "Bitcoin", "symbol":…
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How can I format money in RainMeter?

I'm attempting to take a number like 5342.9 and would like to format it into USD. Ideally the outcome would be $5,342.90. My Measure…
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Rainmeter Calc always returns 0

While designing a Rainmeter skin I noticed that none of the Calc measures were working, so I created a simple test skin that looks like the…
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Experiencing a bug with this Batch code

I'm using batch to make a program that notifies when someone is on their ftp server. Now I have a script that checks then sends a command to rainmeter's NXT-OS skin to open up a notifier. It does this by trying to download a file from the ftp…
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Rainmeter Remove last space

From the example, the name of the processor is returned but with a space at the end, how can I make it return a value without a space in the end? [MeasureRun] Measure=Plugin Plugin=RunCommand Parameter=wmic cpu get…
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Getting location or location code with a WebParser

I have a skin on my desktop which shows my current location and the weather in the next few days for that location. The only problem is I can't get my location or location code from a web page, I've tried but with no success The weather part works…
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How to modify meters or variables based on the value that the PROCESS plugin returns?

PROBLEM I am using the Process plugin (https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/process/) to determine what services are running on my system. My current output: The values (on/off) change appropriately, but I also want to change the text color…
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Rainmeter '!SetVariable' fails to work run in command line

I have a couple of Rainmeter skins on top of my taskbar that act as a cooler clock, and in order to keep the skins above the taskbar, I have the following code: [Rainmeter] Update=500 OnUpdateAction=!ZPos #ZAxis# [Variables] ZAxis=1 So that keeps…
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How do I restart this countdown in Rainmeter?

I'm trying to build a very simple countdown that restarts once it reaches 0. Why isn't the code on Line 15 (IfBelowAction) working? What would be an alternative method to accomplish…
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Rainmeter Gmail WebParser failing

Rainmeter Gmail path pattern is like so https://[your Gmail user name]:­[your Gmail password]@gmail.google.com/­gmail/­feed/atom yet i put my credentials in specified locations in RainMeter (all themes are the same end result for me) and I am…
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Rainmeter Meter not hiding

I am making a rainmeter skin based of the "Elegant Clock" skin, and am trying to make it so that some of the meters will hide if it is before or after a certain time of day. For now, all I want it to do is change what it says in the text. So far…
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Sublime Text 3 Project

I am trying to use sublime for editing and making rainmeter skins, I have installed a plugin that recognizes rainmeter code nice. In my code I have an @include=\somelocation... at that location the file has things like colour=something In the…
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Unable to assign positive values of red

This is a bit of an odd issue. I've got a battery skin that is supposed to change color dynamically with the current percent of the battery. However, any positive red values in the RGB do not appear. Full skin code included below, can provide…
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