Two Questions: Variable Based Period Repaint & Combining Variables

[unlimit]

Well, since I don't know the first thing about LUA, I need some help.

The unitframes I'm creating right now automatically switch from portrait to healthbars when you're either not at Max Health OR at Max Power.

Now, there are a couple of problems with what I want.

If I use two show/hide variables (in this case, IsMaxHealth & IsMaxPower) on the same subframe, one of them doesn't work. When I lose health, It doesn't update, however when I lose power, it updates.

I want to combine both of them, for IsMaxHealth OR IsMaxPower for it to update.

Now, with that said, there's another problem.

Because I use a portrait, I can't use periodic repaint, or my portrait will flicker animations over and over again.

Is it possible to create a variable based Period Repaint? When a variable is triggered it can switch between Multiplexer Parameters & Periodic Repaint events?

Such as, as long as I'm IsMaxHealth & IsMaxPower, it will be Multiplexer, but if I lose health OR Power, it will trigger an event to repaint every 0.1 seconds?

Otherwise I'm going to have to get rid of my portrait. D:<

[Dgrimes]

local maxhealthpower = false;

if (unit:Health() == unit:MaxHealth()) and (unit:Power() == unit:MaxPower()) then
  maxhealthpower = true;
end

Make that into a variable script.

[unlimit]

Originally Posted by Dgrimes local maxhealthpower = false; if (unit:Health() == unit:MaxHealth()) and (unit:Power() == unit:MaxPower()) then maxhealthpower = true; end Make that into a variable script.

That's funny, I JUST finished making this one with the help of my friend. xD Came on here to post it!

RDX.RegisterFeature({
	name = "var_isMaxAll"; title = i18n("Var: IsMaxAll?"); category = i18n("Variables: Unit Status");
	IsPossible = function(state)
		if not state:Slot("EmitPaintPreamble") then return nil; end
		return true;
	end;
	ExposeFeature = function(desc, state, errs)
		state:AddSlot("BoolVar_ismaxall");
		return true;
	end;
	ApplyFeature = function(desc, state)
		state:Attach(state:Slot("EmitPaintPreamble"), true, function(code) code:AppendCode([[
local ismaxall = false;
if unit:Health() == unit:MaxHealth() and unit:Power() == unit:MaxPower() then ismaxall = true end;
]]);
		end);
		local mux = state:GetContainingWindowState():GetSlotValue("Multiplexer");
		local mask = mux:GetPaintMask("HEALTH");
		mux:Event_UnitMask("UNIT_HEALTH", mask);
	end;
	UIFromDescriptor = VFL.Nil;
	CreateDescriptor = function() return { feature = "var_isMaxAll" }; end
});

I guess calling it "IsMaxPowerHealth" or, like you put, "MaxPowerHealth" would be better than "IsMaxAll"

[Dgrimes]

The problem with the variable you just made is that it only adds the multiplexer for the unit health, not both. You don't need to add them again to your unit frame if you are already using the fh/fm variables which I would presume you are since you are using status bars.

[unlimit]

See, what I did was, I just copy and pasted the IsMaxHealth one, and tried to combine the two.

I don't know LUA :S

Though, I am having my friend help me with another part.

So, I don't understand what I'd have to get rid of. I really would love to learn LUA but I don't have the time right now.

[unlimit]

So, I tried to make a variable all my own, but I've decided I can't figure out this crazy LUA language.

^- Is not a programmer.

I tried to make it be inverse, since Warriors, Bear Druids, and Deathknights's power starts at 0, not at 100%.

=(

RDX.RegisterFeature({
	name = "var_IsMaxHealthPower"; title = i18n("Var: IsMaxHealthPower?"); category = i18n("Variables: Unit Status");
	IsPossible = function(state)
		if not state:Slot("EmitPaintPreamble") then return nil; end
		return true;
	end;
	ExposeFeature = function(desc, state, errs)
		state:AddSlot("BoolVar_ismaxhealthpower");
		return true;
	end;
	ApplyFeature = function(desc, state)
		state:Attach(state:Slot("EmitPaintPreamble"), true, function(code) code:AppendCode([[
local ismaxhealthpower = false;
local pt = unit:PowerType();
	if unit:Health() == unit:MaxHealth() and unit:Power() == unit:MaxPower() then
		if pt == 0 or pt == 2 or pt == 3 then
		ismaxhealthpower = true;
		end
	elseif unit:Health() == unit:MaxHealth() and unit:Power() >= 1 then
		if pt == 1 or pt == 6 then
		ismaxhealthpower = true;
		end
]]);
		end);
	UIFromDescriptor = function(desc, parent, state)
		local ui = VFLUI.CompoundFrame:new(parent);
		
		local stxt = VFLUI.SimpleText:new(ui, 2, 200); stxt:Show();
		local str = "This feature is inverse when runic power or rage. \n";
		
		stxt:SetText(str);
		ui:InsertFrame(stxt);

		function ui:GetDescriptor()
			return {feature = "var_ismaxhealthpower"};
		end
		
		return ui;
	end;
	CreateDescriptor = function() return { feature = "var_ismaxhealthpower" }; end
});

I'd like to think I did okay for my first time trying to do ANY type of coding, but I don't think I did.

This is the error message that I get when trying to add my variable. D:<

Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:314: attempt to index local 'feat' (a nil value)

Stack trace:
-----------
Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:395: in function <Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:394>
Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:78: in function <Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:59>
Interface\AddOns\RDX\ObjectMgr\FeatureEditor.lua:246: in function `OnDrop'
Interface\AddOns\VFL\UI\DragDrop.lua:48: in function <Interface\AddOns\VFL\UI\DragDrop.lua:40>

So, was I close to correct? Is what I made fixable?

or should I never attempt this again?