So, you basically want to recreate what the Manage Rainmeter window already does... ![:lol:]( "LOL")
Obviously, that's possible. Not entirely sure if practical though, at least the way you put it, because:
- using @includes requires using !WriteKeyValue and !Refresh to physically write the include to your main skin and then refresh it, since the @include option is not dynamic in nature
- apart from @includes and maybe screenshot the skins as images, there's no way to "preview" a skin other than loading unloading it, so you'd get exactly what Manage Rainmeter already does
- while the preview idea is fine, skins come in different shapes and sizes, so you won't be able to "resize" or "fit" that skin to the preview area, not even "crop" it with a container meter
I think a somewhat acceptable compromise would be to screenshot your skins as images in order to easily display the latter ones in the preview area. The problem with this approach would be that you'd already need to have those images ready (e.g. the DeviantArt ones, if they exist?).
Other than that, since you probably already load and unload skins in your skin launcher (hence, already displaying them in full size when loading), why even have a preview of them in the first place?
Obviously, that's possible. Not entirely sure if practical though, at least the way you put it, because:
- using @includes requires using !WriteKeyValue and !Refresh to physically write the include to your main skin and then refresh it, since the @include option is not dynamic in nature
- apart from @includes and maybe screenshot the skins as images, there's no way to "preview" a skin other than loading unloading it, so you'd get exactly what Manage Rainmeter already does
- while the preview idea is fine, skins come in different shapes and sizes, so you won't be able to "resize" or "fit" that skin to the preview area, not even "crop" it with a container meter
I think a somewhat acceptable compromise would be to screenshot your skins as images in order to easily display the latter ones in the preview area. The problem with this approach would be that you'd already need to have those images ready (e.g. the DeviantArt ones, if they exist?).
Other than that, since you probably already load and unload skins in your skin launcher (hence, already displaying them in full size when loading), why even have a preview of them in the first place?
Statistics: Posted by Yincognito — Today, 2:26 pm