Rainmeter plugin for making taskbar translucent. http://arkenthera.deviantart.com/art/TranslucentTaskbar-1-0-656402039

PluginTranslucentTaskbar.cpp

#include <Windows.h>
#include "../../API/RainmeterAPI.h"

struct ACCENTPOLICY {
	int nAccentState;
	int nFlags;
	int nColor;
	int nAnimationId;
};
struct WINCOMPATTRDATA {
	int nAttribute;
	PVOID pData;
	ULONG ulDataSize;
};

enum AccentTypes {
	ACCENT_DISABLE = 0,
	ACCENT_ENABLE_GRADIENT = 1,
	ACCENT_ENABLE_TRANSPARENTGRADIENT = 2,
	ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND = 3
};

bool IsWindows10() {
	OSVERSIONINFOA info;
	ZeroMemory(&info, sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOA));
	info.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOA);

	GetVersionExA(&info);

	return info.dwMajorVersion == 10;
}

void SetBlurBehind(HWND hwnd, AccentTypes desiredType) {
	if (IsWindows10()) {
		const HINSTANCE hModule = LoadLibrary(TEXT("user32.dll"));
		if (hModule) {
			typedef BOOL(WINAPI*pSetWindowCompositionAttribute)(HWND,
				WINCOMPATTRDATA*);
			const pSetWindowCompositionAttribute
				SetWindowCompositionAttribute =
				(pSetWindowCompositionAttribute)GetProcAddress(
					hModule,
					"SetWindowCompositionAttribute");

			// Only works on Win10
			if (SetWindowCompositionAttribute) {
				ACCENTPOLICY policy =
				{ desiredType
				,0,desiredType == (ACCENT_ENABLE_TRANSPARENTGRADIENT) ? 255 : 0,0 };
				WINCOMPATTRDATA data = { 19,&policy,sizeof(ACCENTPOLICY) };
				SetWindowCompositionAttribute(hwnd, &data);
			}
			FreeLibrary(hModule);
		}
	}
	else {
		//Nothing
	}
}

HWND TaskbarHandle = FindWindow(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);
HWND SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindow(L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", NULL);


struct Measure
{
	AccentTypes State;

	Measure() : State(ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND) {}
};

PLUGIN_EXPORT void Initialize(void** data, void* rm)
{
	Measure* measure = new Measure;
	*data = measure;
}

PLUGIN_EXPORT void Reload(void* data, void* rm, double* maxValue)
{
	Measure* measure = (Measure*)data;

	LPCWSTR value = RmReadString(rm, L"AccentState", L"");
	if (_wcsicmp(value, L"0") == 0)
	{
		measure->State = ACCENT_DISABLE;
	}
	else if (_wcsicmp(value, L"1") == 0)
	{
		measure->State = ACCENT_ENABLE_GRADIENT;
	}
	else if (_wcsicmp(value, L"2") == 0)
	{
		measure->State = ACCENT_ENABLE_TRANSPARENTGRADIENT;
	}
	else if (_wcsicmp(value, L"3") == 0)
	{
		measure->State = ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND;
	}
	else
	{
		measure->State = ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND;
	}
}

PLUGIN_EXPORT double Update(void* data)
{
	Measure* measure = (Measure*)data;

	SetBlurBehind(TaskbarHandle, measure->State);
	SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, measure->State);

	SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindow(L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", NULL);

	// Just in case 
	int GuardCounter = 0;
	while (SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindowEx(0, SecondaryTaskbar, L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", L""))
	{
		if (GuardCounter > 8)
			break;
		SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, measure->State);
		GuardCounter++;
	}
	return 0.0;
}

PLUGIN_EXPORT void Finalize(void* data)
{
	Measure* measure = (Measure*)data;

	SetBlurBehind(TaskbarHandle, ACCENT_DISABLE);
	SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, ACCENT_DISABLE);

	SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindow(L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", NULL);

	int GuardCounter = 0;
	while (SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindowEx(0, SecondaryTaskbar, L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", L""))
	{
		if (GuardCounter > 8)
			break;
		SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, ACCENT_DISABLE);
		GuardCounter++;
	}
	delete measure;
}

Could this be modified to add blur behind other elements?

Yes, just do SetBlurBehind(HWND, ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND)

Is there any chance you could make the action center in win10 transparent too?

I briefly tried doing SetBlurBehind(....., ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND) where .......... is the action center handle but it didnt work. If you find the correct HWND of the action center and call the method it should work. Not sure though.

Found a bug with installing file,
I know this has nothing to do with your plugin, but im on windows 10 and its telling me it can not be used on my windows version,
a sollution from my end was to just open it in a archiver (like winrar) and just install the parts manually by creating some folders in some places.
here is a screenshot
https://i.imgur.com/piEEnjK.png
(could not post on devian art i was too lazy to register)

how to install it?

can you make one for titlebars as well? it would be awesome

Are there any plans to (or is it possible in Rainmerter?) to revert the taskbar to it's default state when an app is maximized?

You can adapt with "Adaptive translucent Taskbar"

I haven't come across this kind of base windows integration in other rainmeter skins, i was wondering if you could find a way to override the default minimum size of the taskbar. The skin and plugin you have created have made my desktop a whole lot cleaner with a 100% transparent taskbar at the top of the screen. but even with small taskbar icons enabled its still too large for my tastes. thank you for this wonderful QOL add-on and thank you in advance for anything further.

Can you make it, so in the .ini file on RainMeter, you get to choose the amount of opacity applied?
I want to darken it. Thanks in advance😁

how to install it?

Same I'm new to this and Rainmeter seem to have a skins installation method, not a plugin method. Searched around no clue whats needed to get this to work. Please add an rm file to you're GitRepo or possible a Wiki on where the file should be placed and other files that need to be edit to make it work.

Hello I made some adjustments to this skin, adding the feature of turn opaque or transparent whether the desktop is focused or not. I want to share it heer, but I dont know where

is there anyway to make it only transparent on the desktop?

Hey man, for the 2 screen problem that a taskbar won't update. you need to reset the secondarytaskbar var after the while.

PLUGIN_EXPORT double Update(void* data)
{
	Measure* measure = (Measure*)data;

	SetBlurBehind(TaskbarHandle, measure->State);
	SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, measure->State);

	SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindow(L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", NULL);

	// Just in case 
	int GuardCounter = 0;
	while (SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindowEx(0, SecondaryTaskbar, L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", L""))
	{
		if (GuardCounter > 8)
			break;
		SetBlurBehind(SecondaryTaskbar, measure->State);
		GuardCounter++;
	}
	SecondaryTaskbar = FindWindow(L"Shell_SecondaryTrayWnd", NULL);

	return 0.0;
}

Like so

Can you check out Lively? It is another Windows customization tool, and is open source. It provides all different taskbar customization features. You might want to look into its source code, though it is written in C# rather than C++.

i have a problem the task bar of windows still remains black pls fix

i have a problem the task bar of windows still remains black pls fix

@yuceltoluyag Go to Windows Settings, turn off transparency, and turn it back on. That fixes the problem for most cases.

If it doesn't, try turning the charging on and off if a laptop. Try switching the power saver and performance modes. If none of that works, then move on to looking for more solutions on the Internet and fiddle with the registry and drivers.

I've installed the translucent taskbar from deviantart and it flickers, what can i do? i tried doing
[TranslucentTaskbar]
Measure = Plugin
Plugin=TranslucentTaskbar
UpdateDivider=1
AccentState=2
but it didn't work

Is it possible to hide the line shown in the screenshot? Thanks!

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