This page is the first result on searching for RainMeter NexusMods, so I may as well post this information here as I cant be hooped making another Nexus Page.
I managed to edit a desktop search box, so you can enter a search term, just to search NexusMods.
STEPS.
1. Download Rainmeter. 2. Open Up Google.ini in Illustro 3. Paste this code over the top of the existing
; Lines starting ; (semicolons) are commented out. ; That is, they do not affect the code and are here for demonstration purposes only. ; ----------------------------------
[Rainmeter] ; This section contains general settings that can be used to change how Rainmeter behaves. Update=1000 Background=#@#Background.png ; #@# is equal to Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\@Resources BackgroundMode=3 BackgroundMargins=0,34,0,14
[Metadata] ; Contains basic information of the skin. Name=NexusMods Author=poiru and edited by Kojak747 Information=Allows searching through NexusMods. License=Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 Version=1.0.0
[Variables] ; Variables declared here can be used later on between two # characters (e.g. #MyVariable#). fontName=Trebuchet MS textSize=8 colorBar=235,170,0,255 colorText=255,255,255,205
; ---------------------------------- ; MEASURES return some kind of value ; ----------------------------------
[measureInput] ; The InputText.dll plugin has special powers: it allows user input. ; However, it's not the easiest way to start learning Rainmeter. Get a ; hold of the basics, and then check out the manual entry for InputText. Measure=Plugin Plugin=InputText.dll SolidColor=20,20,20,255 StringAlign=Left StringCase=None StringStyle=Bold StringEffect=Shadow FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20 FontColor=#colorText# FontFace=#fontName# FontSize=#textSize# X=10 Y=38 W=188 H=17 FocusDismiss=1 DefaultValue="" Command1=["https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/search/?gsearch=$UserInput$&gsearchtype=mods"] UpdateDivider=86400
; ---------------------------------- ; STYLES are used to "centralize" options ; ----------------------------------
[meterTitle] Meter=String MeterStyle=styleTitle ; Using MeterStyle=styleTitle will basically "copy" the ; contents of the [styleTitle] section here during runtime. X=100 Y=12 W=190 H=18 Text=NexusMods
I found the issue with this not working. It seems the author simply hasn't updated it since Nexus changed with site headings a few months ago. You need to open up UserVariables.inc and change this line to:
EDIT: To make things easier on people, I'll include a link to download the edited file. If the author asks me to take it down, I will gladly comply, but he doesn't seem to be very active at the moment...
Just wanted to mention to people that it's very easy to make this work with other Nexus games. I copied the folder, changed the name it displays and the RSS link, and now I have one up for both Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas!
This is incredibly handy, and it can even see mods before they are technically "published". You can't open mod via the link, but I can also see the description page's text by using Mod Organizer's viewer and changing the mod ID number. :]
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I managed to edit a desktop search box, so you can enter a search term, just to search NexusMods.
STEPS.
1. Download Rainmeter.
2. Open Up Google.ini in Illustro
3. Paste this code over the top of the existing
; Lines starting ; (semicolons) are commented out.
; That is, they do not affect the code and are here for demonstration purposes only.
; ----------------------------------
[Rainmeter]
; This section contains general settings that can be used to change how Rainmeter behaves.
Update=1000
Background=#@#Background.png
; #@# is equal to Rainmeter\Skins\illustro\@Resources
BackgroundMode=3
BackgroundMargins=0,34,0,14
[Metadata]
; Contains basic information of the skin.
Name=NexusMods
Author=poiru and edited by Kojak747
Information=Allows searching through NexusMods.
License=Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0
Version=1.0.0
[Variables]
; Variables declared here can be used later on between two # characters (e.g. #MyVariable#).
fontName=Trebuchet MS
textSize=8
colorBar=235,170,0,255
colorText=255,255,255,205
; ----------------------------------
; MEASURES return some kind of value
; ----------------------------------
[measureInput]
; The InputText.dll plugin has special powers: it allows user input.
; However, it's not the easiest way to start learning Rainmeter. Get a
; hold of the basics, and then check out the manual entry for InputText.
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=InputText.dll
SolidColor=20,20,20,255
StringAlign=Left
StringCase=None
StringStyle=Bold
StringEffect=Shadow
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20
FontColor=#colorText#
FontFace=#fontName#
FontSize=#textSize#
X=10
Y=38
W=188
H=17
FocusDismiss=1
DefaultValue=""
Command1=["https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/search/?gsearch=$UserInput$&gsearchtype=mods"]
UpdateDivider=86400
; ----------------------------------
; STYLES are used to "centralize" options
; ----------------------------------
[styleTitle]
StringAlign=Center
StringCase=Upper
StringStyle=Bold
StringEffect=Shadow
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,50
FontColor=#colorText#
FontFace=#fontName#
FontSize=10
AntiAlias=1
ClipString=1
[styleLeftText]
StringAlign=Left
; Meters using styleLeftText will be left-aligned.
StringCase=None
StringStyle=Bold
StringEffect=Shadow
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20
FontColor=#colorText#
FontFace=#fontName#
FontSize=#textSize#
AntiAlias=1
ClipString=1
[styleSeperator]
SolidColor=255,255,255,15
; ----------------------------------
; METERS display images, text, bars, etc.
; ----------------------------------
[meterTitle]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=styleTitle
; Using MeterStyle=styleTitle will basically "copy" the
; contents of the [styleTitle] section here during runtime.
X=100
Y=12
W=190
H=18
Text=NexusMods
[meterSearch]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=styleLeftText
X=10
Y=40
W=190
H=14
Text=Search...
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure measureInput "ExecuteBatch 1"]
[meterSeperator]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=styleSeperator
X=10
Y=52
W=190
H=1
Then save, refresh skin etc and boom, you can direct search Nexus Mods straight from your desktop.
Credit to Poiru whose is the original code
Credit to David J Cobb who helped me work this out
K747
Rainmeter Nexusmods Nexus Mods Desktop Search Box
RSS3=https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/rss/updatedtoday/
RSS3=http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/rss/updatedtoday/
EDIT: To make things easier on people, I'll include a link to download the edited file. If the author asks me to take it down, I will gladly comply, but he doesn't seem to be very active at the moment...
https://mega.co.nz/#!4ZwTCKbD!aSu1z-QgIPGQI1C6QVAXCEwOQ536KwbGicbqFgKaHXM
This is incredibly handy, and it can even see mods before they are technically "published". You can't open mod via the link, but I can also see the description page's text by using Mod Organizer's viewer and changing the mod ID number. :]
@lucasjose501, thank you for making this.
@1355970, thx for the help in updating this...
Love the second version...
Don't worry about it, as lucasjose501 said, he will update his RSS feed with my suggestions and makes a new upload for it here.
So stay tuned!
If you have a hard time picturing my modification suggestion, here is a screenshot of it:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/imageshare/image.php?id=52176
hey man i dont really know what im doing with rainmeter so how would i make the alterations your suggesting?
@lucasjose501
thank you so much for this, its brilliant!