Site Discussion • Using Unicode chars above the Basic Multilingual Plane
Hello,In the manual under Character Reference Variables is the following bullet point:Screenshot 2025-02-25 210637.pngThis is repeated again in the section about Finding those Unicode Values, third...
View ArticleQuotes and Notes • SimpleOneNote
SimpleOneNote is a lightweight and simple skin.It is designed to remind you of one very important thing you need to do next.In my case, it was a Zoom Live Call that I missed because I got the time...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Skins • How do I make text shake?
I made a repeating 45 minute timer (though it could be configured to be any amount of time tbh - 5 seconds is good for testing) that plays a sound file and flashes orange when it goes off. I'd like to...
View ArticleSite Discussion • Yincognito 10 years!
Hey Yincognito! It has been noted that you have been a member of these forums for 10 years today, February 27! Thanks for all the excellent help and advice for all these years!image.jpgStatistics:...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Skins • Problems with random formula and its use
Hi everyone, I hope you all doing well!I'm working on a personal rainmeter skin that I want to use for few different things - and I'm trying to implement certain random feature that I have serious...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Application • DesktopWorkAreaType=1 - shortcut hiding taskbar...
hello,i am using windows 11 24h2 pro and i have 2 problems regarding the Code: [Rainmeter]DesktopWorkAreaType=1option set in the global rainmeter.ini:1. why does the shortcut "[windows-key] + [^]"...
View ArticleFeeds & Internet Data • Stock Market Change Over Time %
I made a super simple skin that I couldn't find anywhere. This skin displays the percentage change in stock prices over different time frames. It shows today, the last 5 days, 1 month, 3 months, 1...
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General Discussion • Update=16
We can make Rainmeter's refresh rate at least 16 ms. So, why?It because Windows' timer resolution is 15.6 ms or ?!?!Just curious Statistics: Posted by tass_co — Yesterday, 10:41 pm — Replies 4 — Views...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Skins • Song Title Scrolling Skin Help
Hello, I have set up a skin to scroll the song name from right to left, but I have an issue. Especially with short song names, it takes a bit of time for the name to reappear from the right once it...
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Help: Rainmeter Skins • Formula help required... again! :)
I have a set of shape meters used as bar meters. Each measures CPU, GPU, RAM, etc, with 7 in total.I have set them pretty close, I think. But they each consist of 3 shapes:1. Background, or solid...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Skins • Help with leading zeroes and counting files in a folder
Apologies for what might well be some atrocious code, I'm a total newb here and this is as far as I've managed to get by splicing together results from other help topics. The skin displays an image on...
View ArticleOther Software & Customization • Helpful tools for date and time formats
I will save here various services and websites that help with different time, timezone, date and calendar formats.I am posting them below when I find them.Statistics: Posted by Active Colors —...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Application • Fundamental installation issues
Hi all, I would love some help as I can't believe I'm the only one to be suffering from this issue.First time user, I go to install the app. I use all default settings, have run the installer in both...
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Help: Rainmeter Application • Rainmeter Skins & Bitlocker encryption
My Rainmeter won't load if I turn on Bitlocker on the drive that the skins are located. Bitlocker on is my preference for this drive.I tested by decrypting the drive (G:) and the Rainmeter skins...
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Help: Rainmeter Skins • Merging shapes not working?
Hi all,I'm having a bit of a weird issue when trying to use the merge shape function.I have a main.inc file which I import all essential variables into each skin. This file contains the following...
View ArticleDocks and Launchers • FastSelection
FastSelectionA simple quick selection for your favorite websites. Up to eight linked websites can be created.Please note that only full websites work, which means it is best to copy and paste the URL...
View ArticleDate and Time • Lexis Calendar Mod
Dedicated to those who once loved Lexis Calendar.I am a huge fan of Lexis Calendar. It is simple and compact, yet stylish. Unfortunately, the skin no longer works because it requires calendar images...
View ArticleCommunity Plugins & Addons • KeyCodeInfo
KeyCodeInfo is a Rainmeter plugin written in C# that captures keyboard events and displays key information in various formats. It supports multiple output modes such as: Decimal Mode (ShowCode=1):...
View ArticleBugs & Feature Suggestions • [Bug] Skins disappear when using Show...
I didn't see a thread for this. I assume someone must have reported it by now. Pressing Show Desktop will hide all skins unless they are set to Always On Top. The only way to get them back is to press...
View ArticleHelp: Rainmeter Skins • HWiNFO64
Fairly new at making skins. That being said....I was going to try my hand at making a cpu monitoring skin but having issues with HWiNFO64.On the HWiNFO64 setup tutorial it says to use cmd to get the...
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