Omg! Thank you for such a clear answer and taking time to show through skins. Now it makes sense why the need for those paths to be specified. I am using two parent measures but one has no icons, so it never became apparent about the conflict!
So Specifying a path is not for showing custom icons as I was hoping, yet you stated:
But why would you specify an extension other than ico? If you can't specify an image to be shown for a specific index?
So it extracts an icon, places that file in the location you specify and it is an icon file with the extension ico. You're saying you can specify to save that same file with, for example, png, yet it remains an icon file and not a png. Is that right? It's that simple? So you can save and load those files, regardless the naming, it's all to avoid conflicts?
Sorry for my confusion.
Apology:
So Specifying a path is not for showing custom icons as I was hoping, yet you stated:
I wasn't expecting conversion, but wondering why the need to specify the extansion when it is an icon file that is extracted. So rainmeter extracts an icon, doesn't convert it, yet you are required to give an extension. But I suppose it's as yincognito explained, you simply have to give a full path, which includes the extension.The plugin gets ICONS only. There is no conversion to other formats (such as jpg, png, etc.). Now, you may specify a .png (or whatever) extension and Windows and Rainmeter (and other programs) will show it...but the saved ICON is technically still in ICO format.
But why would you specify an extension other than ico? If you can't specify an image to be shown for a specific index?
So it extracts an icon, places that file in the location you specify and it is an icon file with the extension ico. You're saying you can specify to save that same file with, for example, png, yet it remains an icon file and not a png. Is that right? It's that simple? So you can save and load those files, regardless the naming, it's all to avoid conflicts?
Sorry for my confusion.
Apology:
Statistics: Posted by sl23 — Today, 8:33 am