Zoom properties

[sa3er]

Is it possible to have a Zoom properties for each skin in Manage window, so there would be no need to make copies of each skin in different sizes.

[jsmorley]

Absolutely not. The shear amount of components and options of a skin that can play into the overall "size" of the skin is virtually unlimited. This would never be possible in the current architecture of Rainmeter.

[sa3er]

Well at least for small and light skins,

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If (Components > 2 ) {
   Disable Zoom
}

[Virginityrocks]

You can program your own zooming functions into your skin using multipliers.

For example, combine every W, H, and FontSize value with *#Zoom#

FontSize=12*#Zoom#
W=100*#Zoom#
H=200*#Zoom#

By default, the value of #Zoom# should be 1 and the variable should be placed in an .INC file and every skin should Include it. Create a slider or some other way for users to increase or decrease #Zoom# in 0.01 increments, each time increasing or decreasing the scale of your skin by 1%.

[sa3er]

Dude, formulas (e.g. multipliers) do not work as meter option values, at least not in the version I'm using [2.5.0 r1842 64-bit (Mar 24 2013)]. However it is possible to directly increase the FontSize or H/W using a slider value and !SetOption.

Thank you anyway.

[jsmorley]

Dude, formulas (e.g. multipliers) do not work as meter option values, at least not in the version I'm using [2.5.0 r1842 64-bit (Mar 24 2013)]. However it is possible to directly increase the FontSize or H/W using a slider value and !SetOption.

Thank you anyway.

Actually, formulas do work in numeric meter options as long as you enclose the formula in parentheses. This has worked for quite a while:

http://docs.rainmeter.net/history#r1304

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=(100 * 1.5)
H=(50 * 1.5)
SolidColor=150,150,150,255

[MeasureNumber]
Measure=Calc
Formula=100

[MeterTwo]
Meter=Image
Y=2R
W=([MeasureNumber] * 1.5)
H=(([MeasureNumber] / 2 ) * 1.5)
SolidColor=150,150,150,255
DynamicVariables=1

[sa3er]

Wow, thanks Jeffrey. Rainmeter has easter eggs. : ))
Never know about this, so the key was parentheses.
Please add a note about this to online manual or maybe I missed it. : \

[jsmorley]

http://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/calc

"Note: The formula syntax and operators described for the Calc measure can also be used in formulas in other measure and meter options. Formulas used outside of a Calc measure must be enclosed in parentheses."

[sa3er]

And yes I did.
Not a good place though, in MHO. Kinda hidden.
Will be nice to have it in where meter options are described as well.

[jsmorley]

And yes I did.
Not a good place though, in MHO. Kinda hidden.
Will be nice to have it in where meter options are described as well.

Not a bad idea, the trouble is that formulas can be used in ANY meter or measure option (not just general options) that has a numeric value. So I would have to pepper it all over the place, and I'm not sure I want to do that. In fact, I know I don't...