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daenas In reply to ??? [2019-02-22 00:52:30 +0000 UTC]

Change your wallpaper...go to your user file:  C:\Users\USER\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\LCARSv2\resources \Wallpapers and there will be some included wallpapers.  Choose one that fits your screen resolution.

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MordoMorbius In reply to daenas [2019-02-23 03:11:24 +0000 UTC]

ok thanks!

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daenas In reply to MordoMorbius [2019-02-24 14:40:28 +0000 UTC]

Yw!

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lorddragol In reply to pashaak [2019-02-22 06:01:48 +0000 UTC]

I heavily modified mine and didnt like the random numbers covering the clock so I turned them off. Well mostly. Working on it.

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Jefson In reply to pashaak [2019-01-09 09:35:27 +0000 UTC]

After taking a look at it I had a weird idea what i could do but have yet to try it out. It involves a lot of changes with FontColor's, InlineSetting's and the entire ActionTimer animation list.

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pashaak In reply to Jefson [2019-01-09 16:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Very Cool. It will Be interesting to see what both of us come up with.,..

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ucatk In reply to ??? [2018-12-26 21:40:19 +0000 UTC]

This is probably gonna sound like a dumb comment and by the time you reply to this I will most likely have figured it out but anywho- I downloaded this skin today and was playing around with the buttons and pressed the PADD button somewhere and now I have half a screen of the skin (PADD mode or something) and I cannot for the life of me find a button that puts it back into the desktop mode. Help

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Jefson In reply to ucatk [2019-01-01 14:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Right click anywhere on the Skin, go to Variant and choose LCARS-TNG instead of PADD-TNG.

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Jefson In reply to pashaak [2018-12-21 19:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Everyone is free to customize the skin and that looks pretty awesome, nice work.

Btw, does the "LCARS SYSTEM 3" mean anything? or is that just your preference/for fun?
And how did you change the random numbers at the top of the window? I'm still working on those and curious how you did that.

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pashaak In reply to Jefson [2018-12-28 11:48:48 +0000 UTC]

On the subject of the random numbers, I can tell you that it's NOT an elegant solution but it fools the eye giving the average person the illusion of nice justified columns of random numbers. Basically, I just use the !SetOption bang to reassign the values of the "pseudo" random number strings within the WindowsCalculators.  This option could be taken a lot further by actually using real random numbers in place of the numbers in the static strings.  Getting the proper spacing may be tedious though.  That said, I may pursue that method when I have more time.  Do you want me to send you the code?  Or I can send you the entire windowsboarders.inc...just let me know.

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Jefson In reply to pashaak [2019-01-01 13:58:15 +0000 UTC]

So that's how you did that. I thought of the same before but ended up using this boring full line of random numbers because I wanted it to be really random. Over the past years I've changed so much about this skin that it looks and works completely differently but I still struggle with these numbers, hell even more since it is now a dynamic size instead of this static one.

But yeah, I would be really grateful if you could send me your windowsboarders.inc with a pm. Maybe it gives me an idea, how i could make mine better

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pashaak In reply to Jefson [2018-12-22 13:28:02 +0000 UTC]

Good morning from Pennsylvania (USA),

Thanks so much for your supportive comments.  I am Still learning Rainmeter...quickly as I am Retired from the IT business I have a lot of time on my hands. There is a story behind the SYSTEM 3 "Branding".  I started about three years go looking for a way to get a decent LCARS GUI for my home PC. Believe me Iv'e been through a lot of stuff that is out there.  I call it LCARS SYSTEM 3 because it is the third an hopefully final LCARS scheme Iv'e tried.  Never heard of Rainmeter before October 24th of this year.  Fortunately during me 30 years in the computer business I have programmed in so many languages I am able to learn new ones quickly.  Rainmeter is an interpreted language as opposed to a compiled one.  Which makes it fun because you can make changes and see the results almost instantly without the wasted time of compiling executable code. and as you must know changes can be small and tedious.  Don't be too impressed hoe=wever, 80 % of the work iv'e done using your skins as a template have been cosmetic in nature.  I also am developing this exclusively for the 1280x800 screen size.  That skin had the most usable screen real estate, although I did have to add another app launcher panel to accommodate my needs Another benefit of this resolution is my poor eye sight.  I just ordered a 34 inch touch screen and I can't wait to see how that works out I am Attaching another screen shot of the media player which I just finishe last night, hope you like it.  As far as publishing it on Deviant, I would not feel comfortable with that yet.  There is much work to be done and I am an Anal retentive perfectionist.  Also, once the coding, removal of dead (Unused) code is finished, I like to go back through everything and add documentation to help others with their own ideas for changes. 

Thanks for the response, and also thank you for all your hard work developing LCARS for Rainmeter.


  

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Jefson In reply to Seppster85 [2018-12-21 19:12:16 +0000 UTC]

4k werde ich vermutlich nie machen, da ich mit 1920x1080 zufrieden bin und kaum einen Unterschied merke. Um diesen Skin auf 4k anzupassen wäre einiges an Arbeit nötig (Größe, Positionen usw.).

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Jefson In reply to SiliconSyko [2018-12-21 19:25:22 +0000 UTC]

The music player con sometimes be quite tricky in Rainmeter. I haven't tried out all of them but MusicBee should definetly work as I use it myself. You just need to type in "CAD" in the settings and apply the changes as it is still a fully supported program. Same goes for Winamp ("Winamp" in settings). I just wonder what happened to VLC support, as I can't find it anymore.

. . . oh and I'm working on a new clock thou I'm still unsure about the stardate as there is no definitive canon calculator.

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Claismer In reply to Jefson [2022-11-07 21:35:22 +0000 UTC]

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SiliconSyko In reply to Jefson [2019-01-09 20:54:50 +0000 UTC]

Ok So I've had a fiddle with lots of your code... I didnt get very far. Firstly "Winamp" not "" works. "" will play/pause/stop/next but no info. also give an error in the logs for PlayerName.  "CAD" Give no error but does nothing lmfao. I see you are still using Measurelugin and not Measure=NowPlaying.... not sure if thats related.... NowPlaying is a built in measure for rainmeter these days. o and I'm using the latest beta of rainmeter. I have reverted to the full release and it didnt help. so upgraded back. no difference.

So Winamp yes. MusicBee No.

I have actually messed with your code a bit to get it setup how I want. I do have some other problems too like the Web links put www. on the beginning.... that breaks the webpages I want to load! I need it to be "https  ://192"..... (RPi doesnt allow port 80 to anyone). Also rearranging the "toggle menu" was a pain as its ordered by name but putting numbers before it ruins the look.

I also saw the PADD_hidden button and would love that button to open the clock on 2nd screen Star date is nice idea but I wouldnt get too fixated on it.  I've not actaully enabled your padd button in case I broke something lol

Any help or advice with my problems? I'm not really a coder, but I know how to find and change few variables

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Jefson In reply to SiliconSyko [2019-01-10 14:12:55 +0000 UTC]

I've found the problem with MusicBee. Go to your MusicBee settings and enable the "cd art display" Plugin. I always forget that . . .

For the "www." in the Web Menu:
- go to \LCARSv2\@ Resources\Windows\WindowsTNG\WindowBorders.inc (maybe make a backup if needed)
- scroll down to line 481, 530, 556 and 582
- remove "h t t p : / / w w w ." in front of each #WebButtonXPath #
- save and close the file
- go to \LCARSv2\@ Resources\Personal\Launcher\WebMenu.inc
- edit the buttons to whatever you want
- save and close the file
- refresh the LCARS Skin
done!

You can enable the PADD button but it wont do anything else than disable the current Skin if you click it. You can change its action:
- go to \LCARSv2\@ Resources\Menus\MainMenuTNG.inc (maybe make a backup if needed)
- scroll down to line 212
- change "LeftMouseUpAction=" to whatever you need
- save and close the file
- refresh the LCARS Skin
done! 
But here is a warning about that change: There are sizes that use this button. You will also change these at the same time!


Hope i could help

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SiliconSyko In reply to Jefson [2019-01-14 13:40:46 +0000 UTC]

WindowsBorders.inc!! I so didnt think to look inside that file lol Thats fixed my problem there thanks. Now it will click to open my Home automation LCARS page (RPi)! Yay!

With MusicBee its CAD without the <> and yes i had to enable that plugin and set to load on start up (i have many musicbee plugins which is why i disable "none used" ones)

I dont think I'm going to mess with the Padd button yet. I am tempted to hack apart another lcars rainmeter skin I've got and put it on 2nd screen. When i get that setup correctly, can i use the padd button to enable it? I think so just dont know how yet.

You're help was much appreciated! Please keep up the great work!

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setokaiba2007 In reply to ??? [2018-10-21 16:51:50 +0000 UTC]

This could use a "Red Alert" feature.

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Jefson In reply to setokaiba2007 [2018-12-21 19:26:35 +0000 UTC]

I know but the implementation of that is so difficult and requires to write the entire skin instead on one.

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Jefson In reply to doctorwho12345678war [2018-09-29 08:23:07 +0000 UTC]

What exactly do you mean with the original Desktop just flashes in? This skin will just put the LCARS UI on top of your desktop, so you have to remove icons and background yourself.

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Jefson In reply to TokyoHot10 [2018-09-29 08:21:25 +0000 UTC]

vielen Dank

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Jefson In reply to brulaap [2018-09-03 16:09:38 +0000 UTC]

After I started working progress on this has been quite slow but I'm working on it from time to time.

- The shortcuts will be much more in the future (45 total)

- The open spaces are either meant as a seperator or have a function on certain sizes

If you have more questions, just ask or try to look throuh the other comments (weather seems to be frequent an issue).

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brulaap In reply to Jefson [2018-09-05 07:30:52 +0000 UTC]

the weather works fine. one left a good comment to check google for those local codes and it worked fine.
Would it be a good idea to setup your lcars for a dual screen since many work with that maybe even triple screens.
I already can imagine what you could do with that. My daughter (7) already goes nuts with this lcars and it revived my interest as well.

 

as said, wife hates it because now she doesn't know how to work it    

(now she wants a realistic borg cube lamp (big). omg were will it end

is there any way to get something like this running on ios without jailbraking it?

thnx for the reply

ps: any tips related to startrek and pc or ios, please let me know


regards, Leo

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Jefson In reply to Redfiveoh [2018-08-26 06:23:17 +0000 UTC]

You can disable the sounds with the Windows Sounds Mixer in your taskbar. Just Mute the Rainmeter application.

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Jefson In reply to evanevanevan100 [2018-07-26 17:03:13 +0000 UTC]

try to search for your town weather code on weather.codes and insert the code in the LCARS settings

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Jefson In reply to 100110100 [2018-07-26 17:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Weird but i had something similar with another skin once. Try to delete your entire Rainmeter skins folder and delete the Rainmeter.ini located in %AppData%\Roaming\Rainmeter\. That should do the trick.

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tanberg5 In reply to ??? [2018-07-10 03:55:16 +0000 UTC]

I am still having great difficulty installing LCARS for Rainmeter v2.5.1.  Rainmeter is installed without any problems but LCARS is different. Per your instructions above, here is my email address (tanberg56@outlook.com) for the .zip file and I will appreciate any suggestions and comments from you or anybody concerning LCARS skins. 

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Jefson In reply to tanberg5 [2018-07-26 17:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Couldn't send the mail for some reason, sry.

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Jefson In reply to Thanatose1969 [2018-07-26 17:15:51 +0000 UTC]

erm . . . what excactly do you mean? The download button is on the right side of this page. After that you'll have to install the skin and maybe need to load it manually with the Rainmeter manager.

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anerien In reply to ??? [2018-07-05 21:46:08 +0000 UTC]

So I take it you are done making these themes for rainmeter? Was really hoping you could make one in blue... I tried to change the colors myself but can't figure out how to change anything but the font colors and small button colors... Still pretty awesome I have been running this for quite awhile now on my system with 54inch monitor looks awesome

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Jefson In reply to anerien [2018-07-26 17:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Not entirely done and I'm still working on a newer version. I have to admit thou, progress is rather slow and I entirely forgot to open the deviantart page for a while. Really sry for that  

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anerien In reply to ??? [2018-06-06 22:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Can I change or add what the buttons do? For instance can I change Notepad ++ to Facebook link or anything

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Jefson In reply to anerien [2018-07-26 17:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Go to your Rainmeter skins folder and to \LCARSv2\resources \Personal\Startmenu shortcuts\ or \AppLauncher shortcuts\ and place your shortcuts there  

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anerien In reply to Jefson [2018-07-31 18:49:01 +0000 UTC]

Sorry I didn't thoroughly explain. I meant in the toggle menu section under Menu Button 08 09 etc can I change those items? Thank you so much for replying and I certainly understand being busy. I am honestly just surprised at how much effort you put into something that you give away for free so a BIG THANK YOU

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Jefson In reply to anerien [2018-08-08 17:10:47 +0000 UTC]

 
Changing "Toggle Menu" and "Auxiliary Systems" would be rather hard but changing "Menu Button" 01 - 10 can be done the way mentioned earlyer. Go to \LCARSv2\resources \Personal\Startmenu shortcuts\ an place some shortcuts you'd use on your desktop into that folder (and delet those you don't need). You could also create shortcuts for links to the internet but I can't remember how.

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Marciano151061 In reply to ??? [2018-05-22 00:16:43 +0000 UTC]

excellent

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Jefson In reply to ALPHABRAGA [2018-05-14 16:26:56 +0000 UTC]

It doesn't matter which one you download but the finished one is more stable so you should take that  

The beta is more for those who write skins themselves.

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