@Led: Stuf question

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by iradex Now working!!! Really thanks Zagrei, you're just pr0

You're quite welcome! I do what I can

[Zagrei]

Led, I wanna see a screenie once you have it implemented into your UI! I'm sure you'll find a REALLY nice way to use it

[Porsha]

OK, I have gone nuts adding your SetBackDrop thingy to a couple of addons but for the life of me I cant figure out Dominos or CoolLine ><

I put it in and sometimes my whole screen goes black lol

Any pointers? Like is there a keyword you search for in each file to find where to put the SetBackDrop call? I tried searching for "border", "backdrop", "edgefile" but no luck really on it...thanks again. This is awesome!

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by Porsha OK, I have gone nuts adding your SetBackDrop thingy to a couple of addons but for the life of me I cant figure out Dominos or CoolLine >< I put it in and sometimes my whole screen goes black lol Any pointers? Like is there a keyword you search for in each file to find where to put the SetBackDrop call? I tried searching for "border", "backdrop", "edgefile" but no luck really on it...thanks again. This is awesome!

For Dominos, I haven't figured it out yet either, LOL. What *I* personally did was this:

local bottompanel = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, UIParent)
bottompanel:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
bottompanel:SetWidth(191)
bottompanel:SetHeight(45)
bottompanel:SetPoint("BOTTOM", UIParent, "BOTTOM", 1, 77)
bottompanel:SetBackdrop({
	bgFile = 'Interface\\AddOns\\TinyDPS\\Textures\\blank.tga', 
	edgeFile = 'Interface\\AddOns\\TinyDPS\\Textures\\blank.tga', 
	edgeSize = 1, 
	insets = {left = 1, right = 1, top = 1, bottom = 1}
})
bottompanel:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4)
bottompanel:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0)

Yep, I just made a panel and placed it behind my actionbars :P I just made a random LUA file in my personal addon, added it to the TOC, and started the game up. It took some time to get the h/w and positioning right, but it's done now As for CoolLine, I'll have to take a look, I'll get back to you

[Oraknathal]

can you get a transparent health defecit?? and a class colored hp/power bar?? i dont want the class colored health defecit.im just not use to it.
if I were to just want the transparent backround how would i do this??

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal can you get a transparent health defecit?? and a class colored hp/power bar?? i dont want the class colored health defecit.im just not use to it. if I were to just want the transparent backround how would i do this??

Then just make the backdrop opacity in StUF 0% and the bar opacity 100%. Done

>Porsha: Attached is a picture of CoolLine with the style coded in, and a monochromeoutline added to the font. Click HERE to see the new core.lua, as it is easier than telling you the changes :P

[Zagrei]

Let me throw this out there, as well:

I'm not gonna ask you to give credit to use this in a UI :P If you want to mention me or not, it's fine. Just know that it's not like a copyrighted idea, or anything xD

[Oraknathal]

Originally Posted by Zagrei Pretty much. I use it for sThreatMeter, Headline, StUF, TinyDPS, iMinimap, my personal ExpBar addon, I made a backdrop for my actionbars, and probably a few other places as well. FOR STUF: Around line 200 of 'bars.lua', change this: if db.fade and not f.barfade then f.barfade = f:CreateTexture(nil, "BORDER") end -- five second rule mana tick to this: if db.fade and not f.barfade then f.barfade = f:CreateTexture(nil, "BORDER") end local bg = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, f) bg:SetBackdrop({ bgFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground', edgeFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground', edgeSize = 1, }) bg:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4) bg:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0) bg:SetFrameLevel(0) bg:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", f, -1, 1) bg:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", f, 1, -1) -- five second rule mana tick The ONLY difference, obviously, is the SetBackdrop call. What you do is this: -You find the frame you want to put the backdrop on -Find it's name (in this case, 'f') -Insert the frame's name into the highlighted areas -/reloadui ingame, and see if it worked! (LOL) To clarify, the following code is what you use in all of the addons. Don't forget to change the frame names to match the frame you want to attach it to! local bg = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, f) bg:SetBackdrop({ bgFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground', edgeFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground', edgeSize = 1, }) bg:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4) bg:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0) bg:SetFrameLevel(0) bg:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", f, -1, 1) bg:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", f, 1, -1) You may not always try the right frame the first time, but that just takes trial and error. You'll get the hang of it quickly Lemme know if you need more help/explanation!

I tried it but still having trouble when u said replace the red f's with frame name it confused. im sorry but im not that good at lua.
but could you give me an example of what you mean by the name instead of the f such as the player frame.

[Unkn]

Concerning Dominos Background Panels....

You can parent a panel to an action button with Dominos, and size/position it around that button.

For example I use LitePanels and the following is what I do for my pet action bar, which isn't always there, so I don't want a panel showing all the time.

{    name = "PetBox", parent = "PetActionButton1",
        anchor_to = "LEFT", anchor_from = "RIGHT", y_off = 0, x_off = -40,
        width = "1520%", height = "150%", 
        bg_alpha = 1, gradient_color = {.1,.1,.1},
	gradient = "V", bg_color = {0,0,0}, gradient_alpha = 1, level = 0,
	border = "SOLID", border_size = 1, border_color = {.15,.15,.15}, border_alpha = .75, inset = -2,
},

Yes the code is just for LitePanels, but I am just showing it can be done.

I just parent panels to specific buttons instead of the actionbar itself, and scale it up.

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal I tried it but still having trouble when u said replace the red f's with frame name it confused. im sorry but im not that good at lua. but could you give me an example of what you mean by the name instead of the f such as the player frame.

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[Porsha]

Sweet! I think I understand how its done now! This is SO much easier and cleaner to use when you understand it all

thanks a ton!

[Zagrei]

No problem, Porsha Have fun!

[Oraknathal]

it worked and it looks amazing i just have 1 question.
how do i get a 1 pixel bordr like yours around it. is it a panel or is it in the stuf config?

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal it worked and it looks amazing i just have 1 question. how do i get a 1 pixel bordr like yours around it. is it a panel or is it in the stuf config?

The code I gave you is what I use in StUF, and it gives the 1px border. Did you edit the code at all? If you did, you may have accidentally deleted something pertaining to the border.

[Oraknathal]

Originally Posted by Zagrei The code I gave you is what I use in StUF, and it gives the 1px border. Did you edit the code at all? If you did, you may have accidentally deleted something pertaining to the border.

i didnt edit it. should i redo it?? just to make sure?

[Zagrei]

Originally Posted by Oraknathal i didnt edit it. should i redo it?? just to make sure?

Sure, it can't hurt Let me know if that fixes it. Also, make sure that the 'Bar Inset' options inside of the Health/Power menus are all set to '0'.

[Led ++]

Hej Zagrei, got it working for Stuf. Did you already find how to do it in Stuf_raid? Would be awesome.

[iradex]

Originally Posted by Unkn Concerning Dominos Background Panels.... You can parent a panel to an action button with Dominos, and size/position it around that button. For example I use LitePanels and the following is what I do for my pet action bar, which isn't always there, so I don't want a panel showing all the time. { name = "PetBox", parent = "PetActionButton1", anchor_to = "LEFT", anchor_from = "RIGHT", y_off = 0, x_off = -40, width = "1520%", height = "150%", bg_alpha = 1, gradient_color = {.1,.1,.1}, gradient = "V", bg_color = {0,0,0}, gradient_alpha = 1, level = 0, border = "SOLID", border_size = 1, border_color = {.15,.15,.15}, border_alpha = .75, inset = -2, }, Yes the code is just for LitePanels, but I am just showing it can be done. I just parent panels to specific buttons instead of the actionbar itself, and scale it up.

I'm keep getting this error

Message: Interface\AddOns\LitePanels\layout.lua:284: unexpected symbol near '{'
Time: 11/15/10 12:46:56
Count: 1
Stack: 
Locals:

I tried to clean all the code, but i keep getting this

[Zagrei]

Led: The problem with StUF_Raid at the moment is that, so far, the code makes there be 5 boxes where the 1st player of each raid-group would be, even when I am out of a raid. An older picture of this UI is attached, to show what I mean.

I don't know if it causes a problem in-raid or not, my raid nights are on Thursdays/Fridays :P

As for right now, I have that addon just turned off until I figure out how to make it work I'll let you know!

[Zagrei]

I got it! Post this at around line 385 in StufRaid's raid.lua:

local bg = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, uf)
bg:SetBackdrop({
	bgFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground',
	edgeFile = 'Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground',
	edgeSize = 1,
})
bg:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4)
bg:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0)
bg:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
bg:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", uf, -1, 1)
bg:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", uf, 1, -1)

Ta-daaaa! ALL DONE! Have fun, and post screenshots here once you have your layout finished, I wanna see everyone's work



EDIT: It's raid.lua, not core.lua. D'OH! Sorry about that >.<