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Hello!
I'm currently updating our configuration file, which is currently version 3.10.2, and I'm stuck on a few commands.
Here's my issue:
I'm using the BEGIN-IF function to set the font size, but the FONT-SIZE/WIDTH command doesn't seem to work with a custom variable.
The variable does take the correct value, but I can't get it to apply — if I replace %myfontsize% with the actual value, it works. Any idea why?
[items]
# Get current monitor information
MONITOR=set:resx=%4,hidden:1
MONITOR=set:resy=%5,hidden:1
MONITOR=set:dpi=%7,hidden:1
# "Default" scaling setting Windows
# 96 : 100%
# 120 : 125%
# 144 : 150%
# 192 : 200%
# 216 : 225%
# 240 : 250%
# Default font size and width
font-size=12
width=500
# Monitor with 192 DPI
BEGIN-IF=value1:%dpi%,comp:eq,value2:192
SET myfontsize=24
SET mywidth=950
END-IF
# Monitor with 144 DPI
BEGIN-IF=value1:%dpi%,comp:eq,value2:144
SET myfontsize=16
SET mywidth=650
END-IF
# Monitor with 120 DPI
BEGIN-IF=value1:%dpi%,comp:eq,value2:120
SET myfontsize=16
SET mywidth=650
END-IF
# Monitor with 96 DPI
BEGIN-IF=value1:%dpi%, comp:eq, value2:96
SET myfontsize=14
SET mywidth=600
END-IF
font-size=%myfontsize%
width=%mywidth%
I'll check it out.
I like your config but it's never going to work because those key words, "font-size", "width" etc are only used during config load to act as defaults for individual items that don't have those properties declared. On the other hand all the stuff above that doesn't evaluate until after the config is loaded and "n'er the twain shall meet".
However, because that config is an eminently sensible approach, I'm going to try to accommodate it by adding an item that will allow us to dynamically set colors and widths and things.
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation and especially for your willingness to adapt the system to accommodate this configuration approach. I really appreciate the clarity of your insights and the quality of your work, it's both efficient and thoughtful.
