ChatFrame1EditBox no longer auto hiding

[kneeki]

With the 3.3.5 patch, ChatFrame1EditBox (or any edit boxes from other chat windows) no longer auto hide. How do I go about getting auto hide enabled again? Any ideas?

[Seerah]

Besides selecting "Classic Chat" from the dropdown in the Interface Options? (on the social page)

Haven't quite gotten there yet myself, though I hear that a few addons have. (Chatter, PhanxChat....)

[Grimsin]

Auto hide how do you mean? So that the chat edit box disappears when you are not using the chat window? Mine appears to fade out although its still visible. Does so on what ever chat window is selected. Do you want it to fade all the way? or do you want the chat box hidden always? Im working on chat right now since 3.3.5 broke my chat code... i like the new edit box behavior except the fact it appears on windows with no output channels IE the combatlog... which is what im working on right now. Making it so the chat edit box never appears on the combat log. actually trying to make it so the combatlog edit box reanchors to where ever general chat is so if you select the combat log the chat edit box will appear for it but it will appear in the same place as the general chat edit box which is where the output of the combatlog edit box goes anyhow.

[kneeki]

Yep, pre 3.3.5 the Edit Box would disappear unless you were typing. I would like to achieve this same effect without having to use the legacy chat window. I'm still working on this issue =(

[Waverian]

for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
	local eb = _G['ChatFrame'..i..'EditBox']
	eb:Hide()
	eb:HookScript('OnEnterPressed', function(s) s:Hide() end)
end

[kneeki]

Yip!!! Awesome!! Thanks!

[kneeki]

As that worked wonderfully, is there some way to also retain the auto complete when sending messages?

[Grimsin]

good question. trying to figure that out now.

[Waverian]

Autocomplete for recipient names? My code shouldn't change that at all, it still works for me.

Also keep in mind that code doesn't fully replicate classic style, which I realized afterwards. The editbox will still persist after escaping a message or when the chat frame gains focus... Solutions for that should be pretty easy to figure out given what you already know. Check wowprogramming's widget script handlers documentation.

[mentalnutsy]

To hide the edit box i have used this and works like a charm for me instead of actualy hiding the edit box it just makes it invisible so to speak

	
for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
local editBoxleft = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxLeft")]
local editBoxright = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxRight")]
local editBoxmid = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxMid")]
			editBoxleft:SetAlpha(0)
			editBoxright:SetAlpha(0)
			editBoxmid:SetAlpha(0)
end

[Grimsin]

Originally Posted by Waverian Autocomplete for recipient names? My code shouldn't change that at all, it still works for me. Also keep in mind that code doesn't fully replicate classic style, which I realized afterwards. The editbox will still persist after escaping a message or when the chat frame gains focus... Solutions for that should be pretty easy to figure out given what you already know. Check wowprogramming's widget script handlers documentation.

I used your hide snippet to hide the frame and yea when you try to tab to the autocomplete then hit enter it does not auto complete it hides the edit box lol.

[Grimsin]

Originally Posted by mentalnutsy To hide the edit box i have used this and works like a charm for me instead of actualy hiding the edit box it just makes it invisible so to speak for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do local editBoxleft = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxLeft")] local editBoxright = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxRight")] local editBoxmid = _G[format("%s%d%s", "ChatFrame", i, "EditBoxMid")] editBoxleft:SetAlpha(0) editBoxright:SetAlpha(0) editBoxmid:SetAlpha(0) end

this looks like it would forever make it invisible though.

[Waverian]

It only hides the textures. The editbox itself is still always shown.

[mentalnutsy]

Originally Posted by Waverian It only hides the textures. The editbox itself is still always shown.

So it looks like you have no edit box until you start typing. Then you get an edit box without a border.

Attached screenys so u can see what it looks like

[Grimsin]

yea i saw that better imo then the onenter hideing since that at lest for me broke the tab complete enter

[kneeki]

Originally Posted by Grimsin I used your hide snippet to hide the frame and yea when you try to tab to the autocomplete then hit enter it does not auto complete it hides the edit box lol.

Yeah exactly. I'm still wracking my brain on this =p

[Rilgamon]

I have hooked OnEditFocusGained, OnEditFocusLost to show/hide the border in my OldChat AddOn which was inspired by this discussion

local _G = _G
local hooked = {}
--[[*** Settings Start***]]
local HideBorder = true -- Hides the editboxborder when not active
local UnClamp = true -- Make the window movable (take care! you can move it out of your screen)
local HideFriendButton = true -- Hide the friendsbutton
local Unsticky = true -- Dont remember whispers for next enter
--[[*** Settings End***]]

local function focusToggle(self)
	local name,tex = self:GetName()
	if(self:HasFocus()) then
		tex = _G[name..'Left']
		tex:Show()
		tex = _G[name..'Right']
		tex:Show()
		tex = _G[name..'Mid']
		tex:Show()
	else
		tex = _G[name..'Left']
		tex:Hide()
		tex = _G[name..'Right']
		tex:Hide()
		tex = _G[name..'Mid']
		tex:Hide()	
	end
end

local function hookFrame(self)
	if(not hooked[self]) then
		self:HookScript("OnEditFocusGained",focusToggle)
		self:HookScript("OnEditFocusLost",focusToggle)
		hooked[self] = true
	end
	return
end

local function freechat()
	for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
		if(UnClamp) then
			local cf = _G['ChatFrame'..i]
			cf:SetClampedToScreen(false)
		end
		if(HideBorder) then
			local ef = _G['ChatFrame'..i..'EditBox']
			focusToggle(ef)
			hookFrame(ef)
		end
	end
	if(HideFriendButton) then
		local fb = _G['FriendsMicroButton']
		fb:UnregisterAllEvents()
		if(not hooked[fb]) then
			fb:HookScript("OnShow", function(self) self:Hide() end)
			hooked[fb] = true
		end
		fb:Hide()
	end
	if(Unsticky) then
		ChatTypeInfo['WHISPER']['sticky'] = 0
		ChatTypeInfo['BN_WHISPER']['sticky'] = 0
	end
end

local frame = CreateFrame("Frame")
frame:RegisterEvent("ADDON_LOADED")
frame:RegisterEvent("UPDATE_CHAT_WINDOWS")
frame:SetScript("OnEvent", freechat)

[kneeki]

I've changed your code just a tad bit, and it now has the perfect functionality (for me) ! Thanks so much!!