Software update: Rainmeter 3.0 r2085 beta

A new version from the 3.0 development branch of Rainmeter has been released. This program can display all kinds of information on the desktop in real time, such as free hard disk space, network activity and whether there is new email. Functional applets can also be used to, for example, make notes or send tweets. Version 3.0 can handle older themes and skins, so the new version can be installed without any worries. Since the 3.0 version release 2050, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Revision 2085

• [Added] About: Added a “Clear” button to the About / Log panel to remove the current contents of the log displayed in the panel.
• [Changed] Bangs: Added “Config” and “File” parameters to the !Manage anxious. This will allow opening the Manage / Skin panel with the desired config and / or skin .ini file automatically selected in the list.

Revision 2081

• [Added] Calc: Added a new UniqueRandom option. If set to 1, any Calc measure using the random constant and UpdateRandom will not repeat until all values ​​between and including LowBound and HighBound have been used. Note that any dynamic change to LowBound or HighBound will reset the tracking of values. see Change Announcements for an example skin.

Revision 2076

• [Changed] Script: We have now added support for Unicode characters in Lua scripting. There are some limitations, see Change Announcements for important details.
• [Changed] Direct2D: There have been many fixes and improvements for compatibility with the new UseD2D / Direct2D functionality and older skins. see Change Announcements for details.