Rainmeter Top Processes

[Mordasius]

I was just fine with TopProcesses_2.1.0.0\x64 running on 2.3.0 beta r1172 64-bit but have subsequently gone back to Rainmeter 2.2.0 r1116 because I've had problems with "Refresh Skin" on the right-click context menu with RainLexer110 using Rainmeter 2.3.0 beta. Nudge..Nudge Wink..Wink Bump..Bump

[jsmorley]

Win7 64bit - Rainmeter 2.3 r1172 / 32bit.

The Empty.dll plugin compiled to 32bit still works fine here with two calls to it.

[DigitalDJ]

OK, I've found the problem. It's sort of the skins fault, and sort of Rainmeter's fault.

The included Skin INI file has:

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Plugin=Plugins\TopProcesses.dll

Instead of...

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Plugin=TopProcesses.dll

Without the "Plugins\" prefix, everything works fine...otherwise Rainmeter hangs with 100% CPU usage. This happens even with the Empty plugin. i.e. Plugin=Plugins\Empty.dll

Not sure why this only happens on Win7 32-bit and not 64-bit. I'll leave that up to the devs.

[DigitalDJ]

I've uploaded an updated package with the modified Skin file, get it here:

http://digitaldj.net/rainmeter/TopProcesses_2.1.0.0_rev1.zip

Alternatively, if you're finding Rainmeter hangs, edit your config and make sure your Plugin= line is

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Plugin=TopProcesses.dll

[jsmorley]

Yeah, that's a strange one. Should work equally well with

Plugin=Plugins\TopProcesses.dll
Plugin=TopProcesses.dll
Plugin=TopProcesses

[DigitalDJ]

Out of interest, do you get that same problem with the Empty plugin?

Confirmation of a bug? :P

[jsmorley]

Yes. If I use Plugins\Empty.dll in a 32bit Rainmeter with two calls to the plugin in the skin, Rainmeter starts using about 50% CPU and becomes unresponsive.

[dragonmage]

Ok, with latest version of the plugin on XP 32bit it works fine with or without Plugins\.

[DigitalDJ]

Ok, with latest version of the plugin on XP 32bit it works fine with or without Plugins\.

Yup, XP didn't seem to have the problem, only Windows 7 (and probably Vista) 32-bit.

The other XP crash I fixed earlier was unrelated heh.

[spx]

Yes. If I use Plugins\Empty.dll in a 32bit Rainmeter with two calls to the plugin in the skin, Rainmeter starts using about 50% CPU and becomes unresponsive.

Same here.
If skin has one Plugin=Plugins\Empty.dll, it works properly on first load. However, it crashes if do "Refresh skin".

Plugin=Plugins\CoreTemp.dll (new API C++ plugin) works correctly. It seems this issue depends on C#(.NET)?

Incidentally, an infinite loop is caused on calling plugin's Initialize() function.

This is what have been discussed in this thread in past (deadlock issue) ?