Trying to hide the zone bar above minimap with lua

[Rabscuttle of Executus]

I have succesfully hidden the day/night button, the zoom buttons, and the world map button (all simple stuff) but cannot find a way to hide the zone location bar at the top of the map, because I don't know the frame name. I can hide the text, or the "x" toggle button but not the bar itself. I tried

/script ChatFrame1:AddMessage(GetMouseFocus():GetName())

with my mouse cursor over the frame but that just returns the frame name "MinimapCluster", which hides the whole minimap.

This is an example of how I am hiding the frames:

minimap_clock="GameTimeFrame";

function MyMiniMap_OnLoad()
getglobal(minimap_clock):Hide();
end

Really all I need is the name of the frame but I can't find it. Maybe someone out there knows the name of it?

Thanks.

[Dreadlorde]

You could use Discord Frame modifier to find frames. When you have the frame finder open it hows the name of the frame it's parent and a bunch of other stuff.

[Slakah]

I would personally use Where's My Cow

[Rabscuttle of Executus]

Ok, thanks guys

The lazyness in me was hoping someone could just tell me the frame name but I guess I'll just use where's my cow, it looks useful.

edit: Well Where's my Cow is a neat little addon but it doesn't help me much. I'm still not finding the frame name. The closest I can get is still MinimapZoneTextButton. Perhaps it doesn't have one? I'm confused because I know it is possible to hide that frame, I've seen the effect form other addons, ex. the hiding location text/bar options with simpleMiniMap. And yes, I did look at the code for simpleMiniMap, but I didn't get it, as, I'm sure you can tell, I am a novice, and the methods used are completely different then mine (ie not completely basic like my way).

[Kaomie]

<Frame name="MinimapCluster">
  <Frames>
    <Button name="MinimapZoneTextButton">
      <Layers>
	<Layer level="BACKGROUND">
	  <FontString name="MinimapZoneText">

This one? It's a button not a frame, maybe why you cannot catch it my mouseovering.

[Dreadlorde]

I'm 100% shure DFM knows it. I'm hiding it with DFM.

[Slakah]

Ok accordiing to Bongos2_MapBar these frames should do it:

MinimapZoneTextButton
MinimapToggleButton
MinimapBorderTop

[Rabscuttle of Executus]

MinimapBorderTop! That's gotta be it.

Let me try...

edit: Thanks for the help guys, a lot. That did it.

[Slakah]

Originally Posted by Rabscuttle of Executus MinimapBorderTop! That's gotta be it. Let me try... edit: Thanks for the help guys, a lot. That did it.

np always happy to help

[Kaomie]

When you are trying to find elements of the stock UI, you can always get the official UI kit and look directly at the files, in this case:
...\World of Warcraft\Blizzard Interface Data (enUS)\FrameXML\Minimap.xml

The download page is here:
http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01671p

[Sithraza]

and u can try "simpleminimap" what i use, its great, it has every type of shape you want for it, and its fully customizable

[Rabscuttle of Executus]

shweet.

Downloaded the blizzard interface addon kit, now won't have to bother anyone over frame names again (hopefully).

Of course I could just use simpleMiniMap but where is the fun in that?

[Cralor]

EDIT: I will try out DFM. This might do what I want. Woops...

EDIT2: I am successful with DFM. I had to add the Voice and Map buttons, but it is really what I was looking for. :P


Sorry to bring a old thread back...

But I have a question regarding this.

I was able to take Rabscuttles /script ChatFrame1:AddMessage(GetMouseFocus():Hide())

As you can see I changed the last part to Hide. This managed to have my minimap frame hidden.

Now, I'd like to make it into a mini addon.

I recently took out SMM and am using Carbonite Quest. I don't need a minimap anymore and I wanted to keep the Blizzard one hidden.

If someone could help me make an addon that always has the minimap on hide so that I don't have to keep doing the code, that'd be great.

Thanks!

Oh, and I want to make it so I still can see the minimap buttons, too.

[Dreadlorde]

MinimapCluster:Hide();

or

Minimap:Hide()

Buttons will be hidden too.

[alipica]

I know this is a very old thread, but I thought this might still be useful to someone. It works as of Legion (7.3.5). I got it out of the SpartanUI lua:

MinimapZoneText:Hide();
Minimap.ZoneText = Minimap:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","SUI_Font10");	
MinimapZoneText:ClearAllPoints();
MinimapZoneText:SetAllPoints(Minimap.ZoneText);
MinimapZoneTextButton:ClearAllPoints();
MinimapZoneTextButton:SetAllPoints(Minimap.ZoneText);