Instant Rainmeter Desktop Customization Tool How-to

In Detail

Rainmeter lets you create and place custom widgets and readings on your Windows Desktop. Rainmeter is easy to pick up and is open to experimentation, giving the tinkerer a great starting point to learn how to hack.

Instant Rainmeter Desktop Customization How-to is a friendly tour of the Rainmeter application. You'll learn how to create some nifty projects using easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams. Each project is followed with a deep dive of the code employed to provide an understanding of exactly how the project works.

This practical book will teach you how to customize your Windows desktop from a simple static wallpaper image into a dynamic data panel.

Starting from a simple task, you will learn how to add captions to your desktop and how to turn your desktop into your personal art gallery. Going deeper into Rainmeter, you will learn how to get really creative by building a cityscape out of bar graphs. You will be shown Rainmeter's extensive set of out of the box tools as well as how to create useful tools for yourself, such as interactive flashcards.

Approach

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. A short, concise book focused on delivering immediate results with practical recipes on customizing your desktop.

Who this book is for

This book is geared towards PC users with sufficient working knowledge of Windows. You should be comfortable with surfing the Web, and downloading and manipulating files on your desktop to start with. We will provide you with the rest.