[Rainmeter] section
The [Rainmeter] section of Rainmeter.ini defines global options.
Options
SkinPath
-
Fully qualified path to the skins folder.
ConfigEditor
Default:Notepad
-
Defines the path to the text editor used to edit Rainmeter's configuration files when "Edit Skin" or "Edit Settings" is chosen from the context menu or Manage. Relative paths can be used here, which may be useful for portable installs.
Note: This should always be a plain text editing application, and should never be any "word processing" program like Word or Wordpad. More fully-featured alternatives to the default Windows Notepad are discussed at Notepad Alternatives.
TrayIcon
Default:1
-
Set to
0
to remove the notification area (tray) icon.Note: If all skins are unloaded, the notification area icon will appear, regardless of this setting, in order to avoid a situation where you can't interact with Rainmeter at all.
TrayExecuteM
,TrayExecuteR
,TrayExecuteDM
,TrayExecuteDR
-
Action to be executed when clicking or double-clicking the Middle or Right mouse buttons on the notification area icon. Left-clicking the icon will always load the Manage dialog.
Note:
TrayExecuteR
will override the context menu that normally appears (hold CTRL and right-click to force context menu). DesktopWorkArea
-
Defines the area for maximized windows.
With multiple monitors, useDesktopWorkArea@N
(where N is the number of the monitor) to set the work area of a specifc monitor.DesktopWorkArea
andDesktopWorkArea@0
both represent the primary monitor.
Note: Moving the taskbar will reset the workarea to Windows' default, as will changing screen resolution. DesktopWorkAreaType
Default:0
-
If set to
1
,DesktopWorkArea
will be define margins relative to the edges of the screen.Example: With
DesktopWorkAreaType=0
andDesktopWorkArea=10,20,600,500
, maximized windows will use an area of 600x500 pixels, which is located 10 pixels from the left and 20 pixels from the top of the screen. WithDesktopWorkAreaType=1
andDesktopWorkArea=10,20,30,40
, the area for maximized windows will be 10 pixels from the left, 20 pixels from the top, 30 pixels from the right, and 40 pixels from the bottom of the screen. Logging
Default:0
-
If set to
1
, the log will be saved to a file. Debug
Default:0
-
If set to
1
, logging will be more verbose. UseDebug=1
only when needed, as it degrades performance. DisableVersionCheck
Default:0
-
If set to
1
, checking for new updates will be disabled. DisableAutoUpdate
Default:0
-
If set to
1
, automatic installation of new updates will be disabled. DisableDragging
Default:0
-
If set to
1
, sets the draggable state of all active skins to prevent dragging skins with the mouse. SelectedColor
Default:255,0,0,90
-
A color code used to define the color and transparency of the overlay when a skin is selected in a Drag Group.
NormalStayDesktop
Default:1
-
This keeps the skins in the correct "Z order" when the Windows "Show Desktop" button is clicked. When
0
, the "Z order" of all the skins might get out of order. DisableRDP
Default:0
-
If
1
, the skins will not redraw while in a remote session (RDP). Language
Default:1033
-
LCID language code by the Rainmeter dialogs to display text in different languages. Visit the Localization page for a list of languages that Rainmeter supports.
HardwareAcceleration
Default:0
-
Instructs Rainmeter to use the GPU hardware acceleration for drawing. See the Settings tab in the Manage dialog for more information.