RainLexer

Installation

• Ensure that Notepad++ 8.3 or higher is installed.
• Close all instances of Notepad++.
• Download RainLexer 2.21.0.

Changing colors

To change the highlighting colors, open Notepad++ → Settings → Style Configuration. Then, scroll to the end of the language list to find Rainmeter. The following colors can be changed:

• DEFAULT: Normal text
• COMMENT: Lines starting with ;
• SECTION: Lines starting with [
• OPTION: Valid keys (e.g. MeasureName)
• EQUALS: = after options
• INVALID VALUE: Invalid values for options (e.g. Blaa in Measure=Blaa)
• VALUE: Valid values for options (e.g. CPU in Measure=CPU)
• BANG: Valid bangs (e.g. !HideMeter)
• VARIABLE: Built-in variables (e.g. #CURRENTPATH#)
• USER VARIABLE: Custom variables (e.g. #MyVariable#)

Refresh skin

To refresh the skin corresponding to the currently open .ini file in Notepad++, select Plugins → RainLexer → Refresh skin.

To assign shortcuts to the Refreshing skin and Refresh all commands, select Settings → Shortcut Mapper → Plugin commands tab. Then, find the Refresh skin and Refresh all entries in the list to assign a shortcut.

To add the commands to the Notepad++ right-click context menu, select Settings → Edit Popup ContextMenu. Then, add the following lines into the file, save, and restart Notepad++.

<Item id="0"/>
<Item PluginEntryName="RainLexer" PluginCommandItemName="Refresh skin" />
<Item PluginEntryName="RainLexer" PluginCommandItemName="Refresh all" />
<Item id="0"/>

Created by poiru and maintained by the Rainmeter Team. Theme by orderedlist.