Move experience bar and change the width of it

laukond · 02-09-12, 04:04 PM

I use this code to move my bars:

LUA Code:

MultiBarBottomRight:ClearAllPoints()
MultiBarBottomRight:SetPoint("BOTTOM",-254,100) 
MainMenuBar:ClearAllPoints()
MainMenuBar:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT",50,0)

Problem is the exp bar is stuck to my action bars.

- How do I "unstuck" the exp bar from the action bars, so I can move it?
- How do I change the width of the exp bar?

Thank you for helping. I know I am requesting dead simple stuff, but I am trying to learn.

Phanx · 02-09-12, 05:35 PM

1. Type "/fstack".
2. Move the mouse cursor over the experience bar.
3. Look in the Frame Stack window to find the name of the experience bar frame.
4. Type "/fstack" again to hide the Frame Stack window.
5. Move the experience bar the same way you moved the other frames.

laukond · 02-10-12, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by Phanx

1. Type "/fstack".
2. Move the mouse cursor over the experience bar.
3. Look in the Frame Stack window to find the name of the experience bar frame.
4. Type "/fstack" again to hide the Frame Stack window.
5. Move the experience bar the same way you moved the other frames.

I tried that, but wherever I move the exp bar, the mainbar, buttonleft/right, microbuttons and bag bar follows. I will post a screenshot when I get home, so you can see what I mean.

Torhal · 02-10-12, 01:38 AM

You need to use "/fstack" to get the name of the experience bar. Then, ClearAllPoints() on the frame which is attached to that bar (since you now know its name) and re-anchor it to UIParent.

Phanx · 02-10-12, 01:43 AM

According to Blizzard's UI code, the name of the XP bar is "MainMenuExpBar", and nothing (at least, nothing else defined in that file) is parented to it, or anchored relative to it, so this should work:

Code:

MainMenuExpBar:ClearAllPoints()
MainMenuExpBar:SetPoint("CENTER", UIParent, "CENTER", 0, 0)

For good measure, you can also explicitly set the position relative to UIParent for the other frames:

Code:

MultiBarBottomRight:ClearAllPoints()
MultiBarBottomRight:SetPoint("BOTTOM", UIParent, "BOTTOM", -254, 100)

MainMenuBar:ClearAllPoints()
MainMenuBar:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", UIParent, "BOTTOMRIGHT", 50, 0)