Frame in XML into Lua

_Chloe · 07-19-08, 02:35 PM

Basically I have this frame I wrote a while ago that imitates the full screen glow/warnings, but modified so I can use my own textures and such, but I'm working on converting it to .lua. Basically this:

Code:

	<Frame name="Tankadin_RF_Warn_Frame" frameStrata="FULLSCREEN_DIALOG" toplevel="true" setAllPoints="true" hidden="true">
		<Layers>
			<Layer level="BACKGROUND">
				<Texture name="$parent_Texture" file="Interface\AddOns\Tankadin\Images\warn1.tga" alphaMode="ADD"/>
			</Layer>
		</Layers>
	</Frame>

- into -

Code:

warnFrame = CreateFrame("Frame", "Tankadin_Warn_Frame");
warnFrame:SetFrameStrata("FULLSCREEN_DIALOG");
warnFrame:SetToplevel(true);
warnFrame:SetAllPoints();
local texture = warnFrame:CreateTexture("Tankadin_Warn_Frame_Texture", "BACKGROUND");
texture:SetTexture("Interface\\AddOns\\Tankadin2\\Images\\warn1");
texture:SetBlendMode("ADD");

But it seems to missing something as when called by the function:

Code:

UIFrameFlash(Tankadin_Warn_Frame, 1, 1, 3.5, false, 1, 0.5);

It doesn't flash. What am I missing? Yes, the image is there and can be called using Tankadin_Warn_Frame_Texture:GetTexture().

xConStruct · 07-19-08, 02:52 PM

My guess is that

Code:

texture:SetAllPoints()

is missing to position the texture. But I didn't test it ingame

hipjipp · 07-19-08, 03:38 PM

Code:

local warnFrame = CreateFrame("Frame", "Tankadin_Warn_Frame", UIParent)
warnFrame:SetFrameStrata("FULLSCREEN_DIALOG")
warnFrame:SetToplevel(true); -- Not sure if this is needed...
warnFrame:SetAllPoints();-- Not sure if this is needed...
warnFrame:SetPoint"TOPLEFT"
warnFrame:SetPoint"TOPRIGHT"
warnFrame:SetPoint"BOTTOMLEFT"
warnFrame:SetPoint"BOTTOMRIGHT"
local texture = warnFrame:CreateTexture("Tankadin_Warn_Frame_Texture", "BACKGROUND");texture:SetTexture("Interface\\AddOns\\Tankadin2\\Images\\warn1");texture:SetBlendMode("ADD");

Not sure if this will help, but thats how i would do it...

Hope it works though! (UNTESTED!)

_Chloe · 07-20-08, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by Cargor

My guess is that

Code:

texture:SetAllPoints()

is missing to position the texture. But I didn't test it ingame

Thankies. Worked perfect.