We have added new Ellipse, Line, Arc and Curve shape types to the Shape Meter.
Ellipse
Line
Arc
Curve
The example .rmskin at ExamplesMeterShape.rmskin has been updated with a few new examples for these new shape types.
Note:
Arcs and bézier curves can be a bit tricky to wrap your head around right away if you are not familiar with the drawing tools used in programs like Illustrator or Inkscape. Be sure to check out our live interactive demonstrations at:
Arc
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual-beta/meters/shape/arc.html
Quadratic Bézier Curve
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual-beta/meters/shape/quadratic.html
Cubic Bézier Curve
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual-beta/meters/shape/cubic.html
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New shape types added to Shape Meter
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
Will this eventually replace the stock Line meter?
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
No. the Line meter is a whole different animal. So is Roundline and Histogram.iamanai wrote:Will this eventually replace the stock Line meter?
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
Not to say I can't envision a user cobbling together a pretty sweet custom Line graph based on measure values using this stuff with a little thought.
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
Yeah, I didn't think about how different they really are. Making a line graph with the shape meter would be much more difficult than necessary.jsmorley wrote:No. the Line meter is a whole different animal. So is Roundline and Histogram.
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
Used the Ellipse eclipsed by a Rectangle to make a cool progress bar out of a circle! (Mine is wired up to the NowPlaying to show track progress, but simplified here to show the Shape loveliness.)
Note that since the Offset modifier only takes whole numbers, I used Scale (which takes real numbers) on the eclipsing Rectangle to get proper sub-pixel rendering for really smooth progress.
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Note that since the Offset modifier only takes whole numbers, I used Scale (which takes real numbers) on the eclipsing Rectangle to get proper sub-pixel rendering for really smooth progress.
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
There is a change coming in the next beta that allows for real numbers on all number related options for shapes.PigAndante wrote:Note that since the Offset modifier only takes whole numbers, I used Scale (which takes real numbers) on the eclipsing Rectangle to get proper sub-pixel rendering for really smooth progress.
D2D works with something called DIP (or device independent pixels)...basically allowing for floating-point coordinates. While we have converted the new shape meter to take advantage of DIP's, the meter itself will still be defined by whole numbers along with the rest of Rainmeter.
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Re: New shape types added to Shape Meter
Another thought related to the Line meter... that meter is specifically meant to make a line graph, but its name may be misleading. Now that you can draw line segments with Shape, perhaps the Line meter should be renamed to "LineGraph" or maybe just "Graph"?
Just food for thought. I don't actually expect this to be implemented anytime soon, just wanted to voice my opinion.
Just food for thought. I don't actually expect this to be implemented anytime soon, just wanted to voice my opinion.
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Understood, and I don't disagree. It will however be implemented never. Backwards compatibility with existing skins is our number one priority. Number one... We really are not interested in "depreciating" names of meters just for the sake of renaming them.iamanai wrote:Another thought related to the Line meter... that meter is specifically meant to make a line graph, but its name may be misleading. Now that you can draw line segments with Shape, perhaps the Line meter should be renamed to "LineGraph" or maybe just "Graph"?
Just food for thought. I don't actually expect this to be implemented anytime soon, just wanted to voice my opinion.