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    Rainmeter color coding question?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Alienized, Jan 12, 2009.

  1. Alienized

    Alienized Notebook Consultant

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    Currently using HUD at the moment but want to change the colors in some of the various visions, be it the Black or the white. Looking like they are using a DECIMAL RGB color codes, I understand the first 3 numbers as identifying the color but what does the 4th number do?

    Included a bit of code from the Black CPU 1 file below.

    Thanks in advance!


    Code:
    Rainmeter configuration file
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    [Rainmeter]
    Author=Jiri Mahel
    AppVersion=1.0
    Update=1000
    
    
    [Variables]
    fontColor.Text=0, 0, 0, 160
    graph.line1=0, 0, 0, 75
    graph.line2=0, 0, 0, 37
    
    FontName=Tahoma
    FontHeight=8
    AntiAlias=1
     
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    Alienized Notebook Consultant

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    Figured it out, the 4th number is a lightness variation in the number or letter being displayed.
    Larger numbers being a darker hue or tint while lower numbers make them appear light or ghosted.
     
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    Included a nice pdf file for color coding I found if anyone is interested in changing the colors within their Rainmeter displays.
     
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    Thanks for the chart -- that will be really helpful.

    I was messing with Rainmeter the other day, and I was just guessing at numbers to change the colors. :D

    I am trying to make an application for Rainmeter that will output GPU clocks with RivaTuner, but I am running into some problems. Can't get the .dll to output info. :(
     
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    No problem on the color code chart, yw.

    Looks like you also have already made one application by the link below using speedfan, I like it, dl'ing it now. If you can get RivaT to work that would be sweet!
     
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    Thanks! Let me know how it works for you. You might have to mess with the .ini a little to get it to work correctly due the order Speedfan lists your components.

    The problem is I was trying to see how this \/ .ini was structured with Samurize, but its a lot different than Rainmeter.

    http://temmink.deviantart.com/art/carbonBar-85332280

    I also think the rivatuner.dll plugin was designed specifically for Samurize, so it might not work. Maybe I need to make a new one?

    Oh well, I will figure it out eventually.