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Can I make options dialog by using code?

I need to create window with several checkboxes (like PowerAuras options dialog but simplier). I expected to do this using CreateFrame(), but the following code doesn't work at all:

Code:

function OpenSettingsFrame()

    local f = RecommendOptionsFrame -- this frame is defined in xml file

    f:Show()

    

    CreateFeatureLine(f, RcmSettings.Riptide)

    CreateFeatureLine(f, RcmSettings.Surge)

end



function CreateFeatureLine(parent, feature)

    f = CreateFrame("FontString ", nil, parent)

    f:Show()

    f:SetText(feature.Name)

    for k, v in pairs(feature.Values) do

        CreateCheckbox(f, v, UseTypeNames[k])

    end

end



function CreateCheckbox(parent, value, ttp)

    b = CreateFrame("CheckButton", nil, parent)

    b:Show()

    b:SetChecked(value)

    b.tooltip = ttp;

end

First of all, CreateFrame("FontString") fails - it writes "Unknown frame type 'FontString'". I am a bit surprised - I expected that every type of xml frame can be created via code.

Second, if I change "FontString" just to "Frame", the code generates no errors but doesn't work - checkboxes do not appear. At the same time, RecommendOptionsFrame is shown correctly (I see it on screen).

And third, I have questions :) :

1. How to make frame with text using code?
2. Why checkboxes don't appear?
3. Which addon does create its GUI using code? (that I can inspect).

Font strings are not "frames", but "regions", and they're created differently, using frame:CreateFontString().

Frames are essentially no more than anchor points as far as visuals go. You need to somehow use textures to get something visible.

Why not check and see how "PowerAuras" does this? Actually, you can check quite a few addons that have an option screen. Many addons now use an option screen in the "AddOns" tab of Blizzard's default options.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffy162 (Post 307897)

Why not check and see how "PowerAuras" does this? Actually, you can check quite a few addons that have an option screen.

PowerAuras does this by using XML, which I am trying to avoid :) I watched several addons with dialog window but all of them used XML.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lombra (Post 307896)

Thank you for guidance, I changed code to following:

Code:

f = RecommendOptionsFrame:CreateFontString("abc", "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")

f:Show()

f:SetText("12345555664dfgfdg")

However, text doesn't apear on frame :( Same XML code works perfectly

Code:

    <Layers>

      <Layer level="OVERLAY">

        <FontString name="OptionsString" inherits="GameFontNormal" text="Recommend options">

        </FontString>

      </Layer>

    </Layers>

Hi!

It seems that you haven't anchored the FontString-object to anything. Try something like

Code:

f:SetPoint("CENTER",nil,"CENTER",0,0)

Cheers,

Odjur

Also, you have to explicitly tell it to be shown. Frames/regions are shown by default when created.

Quote:

Originally Posted by odjur84 (Post 307911)

Hi!
It seems that you haven't anchored the FontString-object to anything. Try something like

It works after this, thank you much for help!

I also discovered why my checkboxes don't appear - I forgot to add 4-th function parameter: template.

If you don't want your objects to inherit from a pre-defined template, then you're going to have to do that work on your own. (Size, position, texture, font, etc.)