Alienware DarkStar Blue Rainmeter Skin

**Adrian** · December 18th, 2015 07:08 PM

Is it possible to make this only show up when I run AIMP 3?
I have a Rainmeter Skin which I use permanently, and I don't want that Alienware Skin to be visible all the time, only when I start AIMP 3. How can I do that?

**Agelyk** · December 18th, 2015 07:23 PM

you help if you put one screenshot or the file to edit

**Adrian** · December 19th, 2015 12:10 PM

Sorry, I think it wasn't clear enough. I'm talking about two Rainmeter Skins - one permanent and the Alienware Skin which I only want to be visible when running AIMP 3, so that this is the AIMP Skin. The question is, is there a way to activate a Rainmeter Skin by starting a specific program?
Thanks in advance

**Agelyk** · December 19th, 2015 02:57 PM

The answer to your question is yes, here I leave an example and everything needed

you need one skin to monitor.

you need to use the Process plugin to see wether the application is running.
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/process

then you need an IfAction to execute a command if it is running.
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measur ... /ifactions

in your case this command should be !ActivateConfig.
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/bangs#ActivateConfig

for example in the monitoring skin:

[MeasureAppIsRunning]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Process.dll
ProcessName="winamp.exe"
IfBelowValue=1
DynamicVariables=1
IfBelowAction=[!DeactivateConfig SecondSkin]
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=[!ActivateConfig SecondSkin]

**Adrian** · December 19th, 2015 06:29 PM

OK, here is what I got so far

[MeasureProcess]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Process
ProcessName=AIMP3.exe
Substitute="-1":"not running","1":"running"

[MeasureAppIsRunning]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Process.dll
ProcessName="AIMP3.exe"
IfBelowValue=1
DynamicVariables=1
IfBelowAction=[!DeactivateConfig "Alienware DarkStar Blue" "Alienware DarkStar Blue.ini"]
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=[!ActivateConfig "Alienware DarkStar Blue" "Alienware DarkStar Blue.ini"]

When I start AIMP the Skin doesn't activate, but when I close AIMP the Skin is hidden as expected. What am I doing wrong?
I have to say I never did a Rainmeter Skin by myself or did much in editing.