horizontally scrolling text rainmeter example

scroll_text.ini

[Rainmeter]
DefaultUpdateDivider=-1
Update=16

[Variables]
; User settings
Spacing=20
MaxWidth=500
ScrollStepSize=1
ScrollStartDelay=1000
; Internal
InitialPosition=#Spacing#
ScrollX=#InitialPosition#
ActionTimerDelay=10
; Bangs
UR=[!UpdateMeterGroup Scroll][!Redraw]
Reset=[!SetVariable ScrollX [#InitialPosition]]

; ANIMATION MEASURES
; order matters, SrollSteps needs to update before MeasureActionTimer
[ScrollSteps]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Floor(([Text:W] + #Spacing#) / #ScrollStepSize#)
DynamicVariables=1
Group=Scroll
[MeasureActionTimer]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
Group=Scroll
ActionList1=Repeat Move, [#ActionTimerDelay], [ScrollSteps:] | Restart
Restart=#Reset# #UR# [!CommandMeasure MeasureActionTimer "Execute 1"] [!Log "restart scroll cycle"] 
Move=[!SetVariable ScrollX "([#ScrollX] - [#ScrollStepSize])"] #UR#
DynamicVariables=1
[CheckScroll]
Measure=Calc
IfConditionMode=1
IfCondition=(([Text:W] + #InitialPosition#) > #MaxWidth#)
IfTrueAction=[!Log "text doesn't fit"][!CommandMeasure MeasureActionTimer "Stop 1"][!ShowMeter TextCopy] #Reset# #UR# [!Delay [#ScrollStartDelay]] [!Log "start scroll"][!CommandMeasure MeasureActionTimer "Execute 1"]
IfFalseAction=[!Log "text fits, no scroll"][!CommandMeasure MeasureActionTimer "Stop 1"][!HideMeter TextCopy] #Reset# #UR# 
Group=Scroll
DynamicVariables=1

; TEXT SOURCE
; Can be any measure, WebNowPlaying used as an example
[TextSource]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebNowPlaying
PlayerType=Title
OnChangeAction=[!Log "text source changed"][!CommandMeasure MeasureActionTimer "Stop 1"] #Reset# #UR# [!UpdateMeasureGroup Scroll]
UpdateDivider=1

; SCROLL
[ScrollStyle]
MeasureName=TextSource
Container=ScrollContainer
Group=Scroll
X=#ScrollX#
DynamicVariables=1

; OPTIONAL STYLE
[StringStyle]
FontFace=Segoe UI
FontSize=24
FontColor=FFFFFF
AntiAlias=1
SolidColor=00000001

; METERS
[ScrollContainer]
Meter=Shape
Shape=Rectangle 0, 0, #MaxWidth#, [Text:H] | StrokeWidth 0
DynamicVariables=1
[Text]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=ScrollStyle | StringStyle
[TextCopy]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=ScrollStyle | StringStyle
X=#Spacing#R