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Owlet UI is a minimalist, easy to use and customize skin for Rainmeter. It works, by default, on Rainmeter version 2.4 and above, on computers running Windows Vista or higher (due to a default dependency on Segoe UI Light for its font). It's offered on Github for quick and easy visibility of the code I'm using, as well as an insight into the changes I'm making, but it's also offered on deviantArt as a good indictator of stability.

Don't care about stability? Github will be hosting experimental versions of the skin, and I'm encouraging development alongside me. Help me fix bugs and add features if you want! [link]

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### Features:

* Simple launcher, prepared for the edges of your screen
* Simple, and all in one system monitors for CPU, RAM, and Swap
* Up to 4 Disk Monitors.
* Sleek, stylish type
* Easily customizable (just follow the directions)

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### Installation:

#### Automatic:

1. Download and launch the OwletUI .rmskin file
2. Follow the instructions on screen
3. Done!

#### Manual (required for beta):

1. Download the code as a zip file from Github.
2. Install to your Rainmeter skins folder (default: C:Users [your username] DocumentsRainmeterSkins)
3. Done!

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Editing the launcher, fonts, and colors:

1. Install OwletUI (manually, or automatically)
2. Open the Rainmeter skins folder (default: C:Users [your username] DocumentsRainmeterSkins), and open Owlet UI@resources
3. Open variables.inc in your text editor of choice.
4. Edit any needed variables, and then refresh all skins.
5. Done!
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~goooobs Mar 19, 2013  New member  Digital Artist
Doesn't work for Windows XP :/
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~owlet57 Mar 19, 2013  Student Interface Designer
I made a note of this in the system requirements, and my reasoning is that Segoe UI isn't included on Windows XP and I can't legally package it with the skin; I don't have the licensing to do that. You should be able to download and manually install the skin files from Github, and modify it to your liking, however.
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~SOLvip Jan 11, 2013
How can I change what shows up under the launcher.ini of the file. I want to remove or edit out/in some other progams in it to replace "ableton" and "tumblr"
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~owlet57 Jan 11, 2013  Student Interface Designer
Instructions on how to do this are at the bottom of the description.
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~MidnightWave Dec 21, 2012
So it's a skin for Rainmeter. What is Rainmeter?
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:iconowlet57:
~owlet57 Dec 27, 2012  Student Interface Designer
Rainmeter is a program that lets you put customizable widgets on your desktop. It's very lightweight, flexible, and easy to write for.
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~MidnightWave Dec 28, 2012
widgets?
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~owlet57 Dec 28, 2012  Student Interface Designer
Little things that keep tabs on your processing power, time, etc. They can all be dragged around your desktop to make it look neat.
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~MidnightWave Dec 29, 2012
Oh, ok. Sounds messy, complicated, and a lot to keep track of and manage. I'll look into it though. Nothing I can't handle. With my dad being a technician of many fields, computers being one of them.
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~AjwedAjwedAjwed Jan 17, 2013
It may sound so, but it's not. Its very simple and easy to manage
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