Hiding frames with esc

[wellbeing]

I believe this to be the root of a mysterious problem with my addon that causes the esc key to lose it's blizzard functionality(ie: clear target, game menu) but I didn't ask this question implicitly in the OP:


I'm not able to get the following code to work:
Code:

gaFrame:SetScript("OnEscapePressed", function(self) self:Hide() end)

error: gaFrame doesn't have a "OnEscapePressed" script

do I need to do something obvious to get this to work right?

[Dridzt]

The proper way to have frames hide with Esc is to add your frame to the UISpecialFrames table.

[Vlad]

I agree, I believe it would also fix taint issues (not confirmed, have not tested myself but assuming it would since Blizzard made that API for a reason).

[wellbeing]

So after the reply from D, I determined that it's not the frame that is causing the esc key problems.

I'm lost. It's in my code somewhere.

[wellbeing]

AHHH, I found WHERE. Now if i can just find out WHY.

it seems that implementing



MacroFrame:Hide()

directly after:

ShowMacroFrame()

causes this esc key problem.

Maybe i don't understand ShowMacroFrame() in that it doesn't actually show the frame until you :Show() it. Whatever the reason, don't do them back to back, don't get the problem.

gg.

[p3lim]

Try registering ADDON_LOADED, wait for 'Blizzard_MacroUI' on the first arg, then hide the macro frame.

ShowMacroFrame() just loads the interface and shows it once loaded.