Question about coloring background...

[Unkn]

I am trying to set class color to the backdrop of my hp. Trying to match my oUF layout to my grid. Which is set grey until there is a deficit hp then goes class colored. Right now everyone has bright blue background to their hp. Which is well an improvement over the white or black I was getting, but obviously not right.

Code is as follows. Pulled set points out because its just set points...

   local hp = CreateFrame("StatusBar", nil, self)
   hp:SetStatusBarTexture(statusbartexture)
   hp:SetHeight(hp_height)
   hp:SetStatusBarColor(0.15, 0.15, 0.15) 
     if unit == "player" then
      ....
    elseif unit == "target" then
      .... 
    else
       .....
    end
        hp:SetBackdrop({bgFile="Interface\\AddOns\\oUF_GearedRedux\\StatusBar\\Minimalistv"})
   hp.colorDisconnected = true
   hp.colorClass = false
   hp.colorClassPet = false
   hp.frequentUpdates = true
   self.Health = hp
   
   
-- set health background color
	local color = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[select(2,  UnitClass("unit"))]	
	if UnitIsPlayer("player") and color then
		hp:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, 1)
	else
		local r, g, b = UnitSelectionColor("unit")
		hp:SetBackdropColor(r, g, b, 1)	
	end

Thats what I've got. Bright blue backdrop..... Any suggestions? ( blue is friendly? reaction type I believe. So guess thats working. But I want that for npcs and the like. For any player I want class colored.)

[Dawn]

A PostUpdateHealth function would do it. I'm using one to create class and reaction (for npcs) coloured backgrounds for oUF_Nivea.

[Unkn]

Originally Posted by Dawn A PostUpdateHealth function would do it.

Now its back to the white/grey. Still not working

	local PostUpdateHealth = function(unit, min, max)
-- set health background color
		local color = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[select(2,  UnitClass("unit"))]	
		if UnitIsPlayer("player") and color then
			hp:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, .5)
		else
			local r, g, b = UnitSelectionColor("unit")
			hp:SetBackdropColor(r, g, b, .5)	
		end
	end

[Mischback]

Originally Posted by Unkn local PostUpdateHealth = function(unit, min, max) -- set health background color local color = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[select(2, UnitClass("unit"))] if UnitIsPlayer("player") and color then hp:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, .5) else local r, g, b = UnitSelectionColor("unit") hp:SetBackdropColor(r, g, b, .5) end end

I think you have a little problem in you if-clause, cause you're only checking, if the player is a player-controlled character... Here's the function in the API.
But I think some other function calls are false, aswell, since you're passing strings to functions several times, but you want to pass the unit-variable. And I don't really understand your call to UnitSelectionColor (not in the API-documentation, so I don't know what it should do).

	local PostUpdateHealth = function(unit, min, max)
-- set health background color
		local color = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[select(2,  UnitClass(unit))]	
		if (UnitIsPlayer(unit) and color) then
			hp:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, .5)
		else
			local r, g, b = UnitSelectionColor(unit)
			hp:SetBackdropColor(r, g, b, .5)	
		end
	end

You can try this one, but I'm at work, so it's untested.

[Unkn]

I've got to be doing something wrong elsewhere because none of it is working. I'm not getting any errors, just showing no color at all now. Its just the base color of the bg file.

[Mischback]

Ahh, missed the scoping...

	local PostUpdateHealth = function(unit, min, max)
-- set health background color
		local color = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[select(2,  UnitClass(unit))]	
		if (UnitIsPlayer(unit) and color) then
			self.Health:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, .5)
		else
			local r, g, b = UnitSelectionColor(unit)
			self.Health:SetBackdropColor(r, g, b, .5)	
		end
	end

Still untested

[Unkn]

Okay so i went and got frustrated.

 	-- hp bg
	hpbg = hp:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
	hpbg:SetAllPoints(hp)
	hpbg:SetTexture("Interface\\AddOns\\oUF_GearedRedux\\StatusBar\\Minimalistv")
	hp.bg = hpbg
	local _, class = UnitClass("player");
	if class == "WARRIOR" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.95, 0.23, 0.23, .75)
	elseif class == "PRIEST" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(1, 0.96, 0.98, .75)
	elseif class == "MAGE" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.00, 1, 1, .75)
	elseif class == "DRUID" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(1, 0.49, 0.04, .75)
	elseif class == "PALADIN" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.92, 0.22, 0.46, .75)
	elseif class == "HUNTER" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.33, 0.86, 0.00, .75)
	elseif class == "ROGUE" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(1, 0.94, 0.16, .75)
	elseif class == "SHAMAN" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.13, 0.42, 1, .75)
	elseif class == "WARLOCK" then
		self.Health.bg:SetVertexColor(0.36, 0.18, 1, .75)
	end

Haha... It colors the background, my toons color. Its a step in the right direction? maybe... but now everything has the background color of the class im playing. whatever atm I can deal with that. I need to figure out how to fix that now.

Took a new screenshot so you could see what I mean. **note, im not trying to get ouf to change the hp status bar to class colored, just the background to be colored the units class type**