Changing the Alpha or coloring of action bars?

[AznNoProblem]

Been staring at the feature editor window for about 2 days, trying to figure out a way to change the color or alpha of my action bars, or specific keys, when i run out of mana? Pretty much exactly how the basic wow ui changes the color of keys to blue when you're oom. I also am going to apply out of range color for it too.

I see that theres a feature that does this already and applies it to the border of your buttons, but i'm unable to find it. Anyone know what to do here?

edit: also trying to add combo points to my target frame.
I added var Combo
and Icon Custom: Combo Points
In the display, i set it how i wanted my combo but it's not displaying, am i forgetting to add something?

[sigg]

Originally Posted by AznNoProblem Been staring at the feature editor window for about 2 days, trying to figure out a way to change the color or alpha of my action bars, or specific keys, when i run out of mana? Pretty much exactly how the basic wow ui changes the color of keys to blue when you're oom. I also am going to apply out of range color for it too. I see that theres a feature that does this already and applies it to the border of your buttons, but i'm unable to find it. Anyone know what to do here?

It is build inside the action bar engine. You can't customize it for the moment. But coloring key instead of border is very interesting. Let me add it in the next version of rdx.

Originally Posted by AznNoProblem edit: also trying to add combo points to my target frame. I added var Combo and Icon Custom: Combo Points In the display, i set it how i wanted my combo but it's not displaying, am i forgetting to add something?

Combo points can be added in the player frame only sorry.

[AznNoProblem]

Originally Posted by sigg Combo points can be added in the player frame only sorry.

Ah i see, because i see the option to add combopoints with the text feature, so right now i'm using that and it works for target, just the custom icon doesn't =[

[unlimit]

Originally Posted by AznNoProblem Ah i see, because i see the option to add combopoints with the text feature, so right now i'm using that and it works for target, just the custom icon doesn't =[

Azn let me log in and see if I can help you with this.

Edit: Vars Combo located @ RDX\Designs\Variables\ComboVariables.lua uses uid:

code:AppendCode([[
    local combopoint = GetComboPoints(uid);
    local combopoints = GetComboPoints(uid) / 5;
]]);

But that only works on a player frame. According to http://wowprogramming.com/docs/api/GetComboPoints the only valid Arguments for units are Player & Vehicle, so if it was changed to:

code:AppendCode([[
    local combopoint = GetComboPoints("player" or "vehicle");
    local combopoints = GetComboPoints("player" or "vehicle") / 5;
]]);

It would work all of the time!

I'm just curious WHY it uses UID? It leads me to believe that this is intended and if other players in your group/raid are using RDX then you should be able to SEE their combo points / alternative power - is that even possible? Never thought of it that way. Or maybe it was just a mistake?

ALSO, AZN IS A GUILDY OF MINE. ONE DOWN, 80+ TO GO!

[AznNoProblem]

works perfect :]

[unlimit]

Bump: could we commit this, sigg?

[sigg]

Hello

Sorry but ("player" or "vehicle") is not working.
In general we use the command "or" with variables. The "or" will test if the first argument is "nil" and use the second argument.

If you specify a string as the first argument, the "or" will always return the first argument.

I have to use the variable uid because of the vehicle switching. uid will take the value of player or vehicle depending of the situation.

I know Blizzard default unitframes put the combo feature on the target frame.

Unfortunately, in RDX the combo feature must be used on the player frame only, because the player frame will take the uid "player" or "vehicle".

If you add the feature in the target frame, the uid will be target and it is why it doesn't work.

I am sorry, you have to use the combo feature in player frame only and not on a target frame.

[unlimit]

Well, I changed it for myself, and it works perfectly on my target, or my focus, or target of target, or player, or really anything I've set it to so far. o.o

I don't think I quite understand the problem you're describing, wouldn't be plainly simple to use the UnitExists API? Again, I'm not really a programmer. I just see these things in other peoples code, and it looks like it fixes the problem you describe.

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/api/UnitExists

code:AppendCode([[
    local plvh
    if UnitExists("vehicle") then
        plvh = vehicle
    else
        plvh = player
    end
    
    combopoint = GetComboPoints(plvh);
    combopoints = GetComboPoints(plvh) / 5;
]]);

[sigg]

I will add a option to the combo feature so you can choose to use uid or the "player", "vehicle" string.

It is more complicated. the problem is the event that will call the repaint function of the window.

Create a target window with only the combo feature. Your window will not be updated because the event is a player event. I have to dig in the code to add this player event even if it is a target or focus frame.

[sigg]

option available in github.

[unlimit]

Awesome sigg, thanks!

Out of curiosity, any ETA when the 4.3 and 4.2 versions are going to be merged?