LitePanels Experts

[Politig]

Calling all LitePanels users:

Looking at Katae's AFK modish thing, I'm trying to create a panel that acts as a button which can enable/disable another panel. If you have experience with LP, shoot me a PM please

[Waverian]

All frames created by LitePanels are given a global reference called LP_name. name is the name attribute of your panel. Set an OnClick handler on your frame and show/hide LP_name in the handler.

[Unkn]

{       name = "Toggle", --toggle for corner graphic
	anchor_to = "CENTER", y_off = 200, x_off = 0,
	width = "5%", height = "5%", strata = "LOW", bg_color = {0,0,0},
	bg_alpha = .45, border = "SOLID", 
	border_size = 4, border_color = "CLASS", border_alpha = 0.75,
	OnClick = function(self, button)
		if button == "LeftButton" then
			if myframe:IsShown() then
				myframe:Hide()
			else
				myframe:Show()
			end
		end
	end
},

myframe is the name of your frame ... in my case its LP_CornerGraphic ... remember litepanels frame is LP_yournamehere.

[Politig]

Many thanks, Unkh. One question I have though; I haven't really delved into LitePanels as much as other addons, but what are the possible options you could set for Border and Border_Color? just "SOLID" and "CLASS"?

Thanks!

[Unkn]

Originally Posted by Politig Many thanks, Unkh. One question I have though; I haven't really delved into LitePanels as much as other addons, but what are the possible options you could set for Border and Border_Color? just "SOLID" and "CLASS"? Thanks!

If you find a border texture you like you can use that. Something like the following.

{ name = "Button2",  
	anchor_to = "CENTER", y_off = 0, x_off = 0,
	width = "10%", height = "10%", strata = "LOW", bg_color = {0,0,0},
	bg_alpha = .45, border = "Interface\\Addons\\FerousMedia\\Borders\\fer13.tga", 
	border_size = 4, border_color = "CLASS", border_alpha = 0.75,
        OnClick = function(self, button)
		if button == "LeftButton" then
			if LP_Talents:IsShown() then
				LP_Talents:Hide()
				LP_Stats:Hide()
				LP_ClearBox13:Hide()
			else
				LP_Talents:Show()
				LP_Stats:Show()
				LP_ClearBox13:Show()
			end
		print("Talents + Stats :: Toggled.")
		
		elseif button == "RightButton" then
				ToggleCharacter'PaperDollFrame'
		end
	end,
},

Red text being the code for the border on this panel. Just make sure you have the path right and your g2g.

[Politig]

Awesome, thanks! I'm currently experimenting with a panel. My goal is to create a panel that is transparent but can cover a certain part of my UI. I click the toggly panel, and then that panel goes away, revealing what was there. The code I'm using for the cover-up panel is simply:

lpanels:CreateLayout("TextCover", {
	{	name = "Box",
		strata = "HIGH",
		x_off = 886, y_off = 20,
		width = 370, height = 140,
		bg_color = "0 0 0", bg_alpha = 0.25,
		text = {
			string = "testing",
			size = 13,
		},
	},
}); lpanels:ApplyLayout(nil, "TextCover")

It creates a translucent black panel, but the item can still be seen behind it. Know how to fix that?

[Unkn]

Originally Posted by Politig Awesome, thanks! I'm currently experimenting with a panel. My goal is to create a panel that is transparent but can cover a certain part of my UI. I click the toggly panel, and then that panel goes away, revealing what was there. The code I'm using for the cover-up panel is simply: lpanels:CreateLayout("TextCover", { { name = "Box", strata = "HIGH", x_off = 886, y_off = 20, width = 370, height = 140, bg_color = "0 0 0", bg_alpha = 1, text = { string = "testing", size = 13, }, }, }); lpanels:ApplyLayout(nil, "TextCover") It creates a translucent black panel, but the item can still be seen behind it. Know how to fix that?

red text

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

You can also just create a toggle to hide the elements you are covering up, so you dont have a blackbox in the middle of your screen

[Politig]

Originally Posted by Unkn red text The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters. You can also just create a toggle to hide the elements you are covering up, so you dont have a blackbox in the middle of your screen

Well, I'm covering up a chat frame. With the modification to the code you posted, It just makes a huge black box, not a transparent one. I'm trying to get it to be transparent AND hide things behind it.

[Unkn]

Originally Posted by Politig Well, I'm covering up a chat frame. With the modification to the code you posted, It just makes a huge black box, not a transparent one. I'm trying to get it to be transparent AND hide things behind it.

Ah okay. Well now im working on this in my layout to get it to work, give me a few.

You should be able to just parent your cover box to the chat frame. Make it easy should you ever resize or move chatframe you wont have to resize the box.

[Politig]

Originally Posted by Unkn Ah okay. Code for panel lpanels:CreateLayout("TextCover", { { name = "Box", parent = "ChatFrame" <<<prolly not the right name might have to look around for that strata = "HIGH", anchor_to = "CENTER" x_off = 0, y_off = 0, width = "100%", height = "100%", bg_color = "0 0 0", bg_alpha = 0, text = { string = "testing", size = 13, }, }, }); lpanels:ApplyLayout(nil, "TextCover") Code for button to toggle OnClick = function(self, button) if button == "LeftButton" then if LP_Box:IsShown() then LP_Box:Hide() ChatFrame:Show() else LP_Box:Show() ChatFrame:Hide() end end end, You should be able to just parent your cover box to the chat frame. Make it easy should you ever resize or move chatframe you wont have to resize the box.

Setting the alpha to 0 makes it completely transparent. The chat behind it will still show, right?

[Unkn]

Originally Posted by Politig Setting the alpha to 0 makes it completely transparent. The chat behind it will still show, right?

You cant make a trasparent panel that hide things without hiding the things behind it. Its transparent, so whatever is behind it will show.

I'm trying to toggle the chat showing or hiding now.

[Politig]

Originally Posted by Unkn You cant make a trasparent panel that hide things without hiding the things behind it. Its transparent, so whatever is behind it will show. I'm trying to toggle the chat showing or hiding now.

Rawr, I know it's possible with Kgpanels. Does click intercepting have anything to do with it?

[Unkn]

No it has to do with the chat showing when you recieve a message I think... just a guess tho.

Why are you trying to hide chat? Are you putting something else there or just trying to cut down on screen clutter?

[Politig]

Here's what I mean:

^^ That's an older version of my UI, but if you see the raid frames, you'll see that there is text behind it. Setting the strata on the panel to MEDIUM covers the text and keeps the frames, but I need it to be transparent ;_;

[Unkn]

And yes you are right, its the mouseover of the panel thats messing with it, try set the transparent panel to intercept mouseover or mouseclicks.

Blah now I have to make this work. haha good job, you got my ocd into overdrive.

[Unkn]

Your link for ss isnt working

[Politig]

Originally Posted by Unkn Your link for ss isnt working

My what is whating?

[Unkn]

I cant see whatever you posted showing your old ui.

Raid starting so this is not gonna be instantaneous responses anymore.

[Politig]

Originally Posted by Unkn I cant see whatever you posted showing your old ui. Raid starting so this is not gonna be instantaneous responses anymore.

Well, imagine some raid frames overlapping some chat. That's what it looks like. I can't get the mouse intercepts to work I'm just using mouse = false, as stated in layout_example.lua file. It fails D:

[harrellj]

As an initial caveat, I use kgpanels not litepanels, but had a similar issue with my own interface. If you use /framestack, what is the chatframe behind those raid panels? Take whatever number it is (3/4/5/etc) and add that number into Unkn's button toggle code (so it'd be ChatFrame#:Hide()/ChatFrame#:Show()).