need help to learn and compleet my simple addon

b3vad · 06-20-10, 05:51 AM

Hi I'm new in addon and lua .
I started from wowwiki and did "hello world" tutorial then there was nothing to teach me how to use events - checkbox - and ...
i managed to design my addon's interface with addon studio but my lua file is still empty .
i know few of programing and scripting and just need some push to start my car . just few questions !

1- how i can make my addon to react to events ?
2- is there a list of events?
3- how i can use checkboxes ?
4- witch one of things i want in my(this) addon are possible?
(addon is attached)

please don't complete the addon with a twisted solution ! i need to learn this basics . ty

Soulofsin_007 · 06-20-10, 06:04 AM

1.

Code:

Events = CreateFrame("Frame")
Events:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
     if event == "PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" then
         print("Hello"...UnitName("player"))
     end
end)
Events:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")

2. Here

3.

Code:

Parent = CreateFrame("Frame", "ParentingFrames", WorldFrame)
Parent:SetWidth(300)
Parent:SetHeight(300)
Parent:SetPoint("CENTER")
Parent:SetBackdrop(StaticPopup1:GetBackdrop())
Parent:EnableMouse(true)
Parent:SetMovable(true)
Parent:Show()
Parent:SetScript("OnMouseDown", function()
  Parent:StartMoving()
end)
Parent:SetScript("OnMouseUp", function()
  Parent:StopMovingOrSizing()
end)


Parent.text = Parent:CreateFontString(nil, "BACKGROUND", "GameFontNormal")
Parent.text:SetPoint("CENTER",25,0)


CheckButton = CreateFrame("CheckButton", "Button2", Parent, "OptionsCheckButtonTemplate") 
CheckButton:SetWidth("25") 
CheckButton:SetHeight("25")
CheckButton:SetPoint("CENTER") 
CheckButton:SetNormalTexture("Interface\\Buttons\\UI-CheckBox-Up") 
CheckButton:SetPushedTexture("Interface\\Buttons\\UI-CheckBox-Down") 
CheckButton:SetHighlightTexture("Interface\\Buttons\\UI-CheckBox-Highlight", "ADD") 
CheckButton:SetCheckedTexture("Interface\\Buttons\\UI-CheckBox-Check") 
CheckButton:Show()

local checkbutton = 0

local function onUpdate(self,elapsed)
    local isChecked = CheckButton:GetChecked()

    
    checkbutton = checkbutton + elapsed
    if checkbutton >= 0.1 then -- how often it checks to see what is checked.
       if(isChecked == 1) then
        Parent.text:SetText("Checked")
        Parent.text:SetPoint("CENTER",35,0)
       else
        Parent.text:SetText("Unchecked")
        Parent.text:SetPoint("CENTER",45,0)
       end
        checkbutton = 0
    end
end

local f = CreateFrame("frame")
f:SetScript("OnUpdate", onUpdate)

4. I didn't see anything were it says what you want your addon to do. Both the lua/xml files are empty
when I open them.

Also the timer part in the end is pry alittle messy, I bet there is a better way to do it. Thats just how I had it saved.

nightcracker · 06-20-10, 09:49 AM

Am I the only one that has grown a hate against that addon studio because it learns beginners the completely wrong things?

Soulofsin_007 · 06-20-10, 10:00 AM

I couldn't even get the thing to work right. =/

b3vad · 06-20-10, 03:30 PM

ty for answer
what I'm trying to do is making an addon to auto accept release/resurrect/ress/enter arena/leave arena and party messages (any of them that are possible) with a simple interface and some chechboxes .

what i learned so far :
i need register events after function
and few about creating frames - buttons and ... in lua

question 1 : do i have to create frame on lua even when i have some on xml ?
my .xml codes

Code:

<Ui xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.blizzard.com/wow/ui/">
	<Script file="Frame.lua" />
	<Frame name="F_K1A" parent="UIParent" toplevel="true" movable="true" enableMouse="true">
		<Size>
			<AbsDimension x="100" y="22" />
		</Size>
		<Anchors>
			<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
				<Offset>
					<AbsDimension x="399" y="-49" />
				</Offset>
			</Anchor>
		</Anchors>
		<Scripts>
			<OnLoad />
			<OnMouseDown>self:StartMoving();</OnMouseDown>
			<OnMouseUp>self:StopMovingOrSizing();</OnMouseUp>
		</Scripts>
		<Layers>
			<Layer>
				<FontString name="T_Party" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="Party">
					<Size x="39" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="510" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="T_LeaveArena" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="LeaveArena">
					<Size x="75" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="417" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="FontString1" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="K1Acceptor">
					<Size x="100" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="0" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="T_Recurrect" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="Recurrect">
					<Size x="63" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="190" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="T_Release" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="Release">
					<Size x="53" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="119" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="T_Ress" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="Ress">
					<Size x="35" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="274" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
				<FontString name="T_EnterArena" inherits="GameFontNormalSmall" text="EnterArena">
					<Size x="70" y="20" />
					<Anchors>
						<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
							<Offset x="328" y="0" />
						</Anchor>
					</Anchors>
				</FontString>
			</Layer>
		</Layers>
		<Backdrop bgFile="Interface\DialogFrame\UI-DialogBox-Background" edgeFile="Interface\DialogFrame\UI-DialogBox-Border" tile="true">
			<BackgroundInsets>
				<AbsInset left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" />
			</BackgroundInsets>
			<TileSize>
				<AbsValue val="32" />
			</TileSize>
			<EdgeSize>
				<AbsValue val="1" />
			</EdgeSize>
		</Backdrop>
		<Frames>
			<CheckButton name="C_Party" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="497" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
			</CheckButton>
			<CheckButton name="C_LeaveArena" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate" checked="true">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="404" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
			</CheckButton>
			<CheckButton name="C_Recurrect" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="178" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
			</CheckButton>
			<CheckButton name="C_Release" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate" checked="true">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="106" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
				</CheckButton>
			<CheckButton name="CheckButton1" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate" checked="true">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="260" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
			</CheckButton>
			<CheckButton name="C_EnterArena" inherits="UICheckButtonTemplate">
				<Size x="20" y="20" />
				<Anchors>
					<Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
						<Offset x="314" y="-1" />
					</Anchor>
				</Anchors>
			</CheckButton>
		</Frames>
	</Frame>
</Ui>

Question 2 :witch one is better creating frames in lua or xml ?
Question 3 : when i register an event it will react when that event happens and i don't need any other code to call it or something like that . right?
Question 4 :am i asking too much questions?

i will try to fix my addon tomorrow and will come back with more questions
again , ty for support

and about addon studio i think its very good for making xml interfaces but i like coding lua in notepad++ (well i still need to learn lua first then i can talk about it)

Soulofsin_007 · 06-20-10, 03:57 PM

1. You do not need to create the frame through lua if you do it in XML. Just a different way to do it. I prefer lua.

2. Personal preference. Don't know if one is more efficient

3. Yes it will automatically happen. You just have to have the code that does someone then the game calls it.

4. I don't think so.

Slakah · 06-20-10, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by nightcracker

Am I the only one that has grown a hate against that addon studio because it learns beginners the completely wrong things?

Is this meant to be ironic?

Torhal · 06-20-10, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Soulofsin_007

1.

Code:

Events = CreateFrame("Frame")
Events:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
     if event == "PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" then
         print("Hello"...UnitName("player"))
     end
end)
Events:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")

My head just exploded because you created those frames in the global namespace instead of locally.

mankeluvsit · 06-20-10, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Torhal

My head just exploded because you created those frames in the global namespace instead of locally.

*boom*

tooshort [;'

Soulofsin_007 · 06-20-10, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by Torhal

My head just exploded because you created those frames in the global namespace instead of locally.

I didn't even think about that.

Edit:Mhmm brains?

b3vad · 06-21-10, 01:52 AM

i cant make it work on my xml and i don't know why !
i added lines

Code:

   <OnLoad> self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD"); </OnLoad>
   <OnEvent> print("Hello World! Hello " .. event); </OnEvent>

in scripts tag (taken from wowwiki sample)

Code:

<Ui>
<Frame name="FooAddonFrame">
 <Scripts>
   <OnLoad> self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD"); </OnLoad>
   <OnEvent> print("Hello World! Hello " .. event); </OnEvent>
  </Scripts>
</Frame>
</Ui>

is it because that my xml is not foo (whatever it is)?
or maybe <Script file="Frame.lua" /> tag?

b3vad · 06-22-10, 11:44 AM

this is my lua eror
Note: F_K1A is name of my frame

Code:

Message: [string "F_K1A:OnLoad"]:1: attempt to call global 'F_K1A_OnLoad' (a nil value)
Time: 06/22/10 22:08:25
Count: 1
Stack: [string "*:OnLoad"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnLoad"]:1>

Locals: self = F_K1A {
 0 = <userdata>
}
(*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = "attempt to call global 'F_K1A_OnLoad' (a nil value)"

after adding

Code:

function F_K1A_onLoad()
this.RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED"); 
end
function F_K1A_onEvent()
if (event == "PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED") then
print("Hello " .. UnitName("target") .. "!");
end

end

in my lua file and calling them from xml with

Code:

			<OnLoad>F_K1A_OnLoad();</OnLoad>
			<OnEvent>F_K1A_OnEvent();</OnEvent>

this little problem really eats my nerves