XML custom coloring

[barbol12]

ok guys i have my frame all made.. and set. but i cant figure out how to custom color it, not just r,g,b,a but custom char colors(based on char your playing)
heres my stuff......

XML frame

<Frame name="chat" frameStrata="BACKGROUND" parent="UIParent" visible="true"> <Size> <AbsDimension x="363" y="147" /> </Size> <Backdrop bgFile="Interface\Addons\textures\panels.tga" edgeFile="Interface\Addons\textures\Stripped.tga" tile="false"> <EdgeSize> <AbsValue val="12"/> </EdgeSize> <TileSize> <AbsValue val="100"/> </TileSize> <BackgroundInsets> <AbsInset left="1" right="1" top="1" bottom="1"/> </BackgroundInsets> </Backdrop> <Anchors> <Anchor point="LEFT" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT"> <Offset x="3" y="103" /> </Anchor> </Anchors> </Frame>

heres a custom color table i made...

function setChat() local _, class = UnitClass("player") if class == "WARRIOR" then chat:SetVertexColor(.5, 0.45, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.78, 0.61, 0.43, 1) elseif class == "PRIEST" then chat:SetVertexColor(.6, .6, .6, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.1, 1, 1, 1) elseif class == "DRUID" then chat:SetVertexColor = (.6, .3, 0, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(1, .49, 0.4, 1) elseif class == "HUNTER" then chat:SetVertexColor(0.5, .6, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.67, .83, 0.45, 1) elseif class == "MAGE" then chat:SetVertexColor(0.3, 0.5, 0.6, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.41, 0.8, 0.94, 1) elseif class == "PALADIN" then chat:SetVertexColor(0.7, 0.4, 0.5, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.96, 0.55, 0.73, 1) elseif class == "SHAMAN" then chat:SetVertexColor(0.1, 0.3, .65, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0.44, .87, 1) elseif class == "WARLOCK" then chat:SetVertexColor(0.35, 0.3, .45, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.58, 0.51, .79, 1) elseif class == "ROGUE" then chat:SetVertexColor(.7, .7, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(1.0, .96, 0.41, 1) elseif class == "DEATHKNIGHT" then chat:SetVertexColor(.5, .05, .15, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.77, .12, .23, 1) end end

i want to know how i can get those custom colors into my backdrop and backdrop border... also to have it set to be (OnLoad) or something like that... can someone help me finish this thing?

[Xubera]

change the

chat:SetVertexColor()

to

chat:SetBackdropColor()

edit::

For the onload, just wrap your .lua bit in a function like

function chat_OnLoad()
  --lua stuff goes here
end

and in your XML, add <Scripts> tag

<Frame name="chat">
  ...
  <Scripts>
    <OnLoad function="chat_OnLoad" />
  </Scripts>
  ...
</Frame>

and make sure your .toc loads the XML before the lua

[barbol12]

ive tried all that.. but it doesnt seem to work.. i still end up with a white background (the color of the bgfile). ive made all the changes that u said.. heres my new coding...

frame itself... and with the scripting

<Frame name="chat" frameStrata="BACKGROUND" parent="UIParent" visible="true"> <Size> <AbsDimension x="363" y="147" /> </Size> <Backdrop bgFile="Interface\Addons\textures\panels.tga" edgeFile="Interface\Addons\textures\Stripped.tga" tile="false"> <EdgeSize> <AbsValue val="12"/> </EdgeSize> <TileSize> <AbsValue val="100"/> </TileSize> <BackgroundInsets> <AbsInset left="1" right="1" top="1" bottom="1"/> </BackgroundInsets> </Backdrop> <Scripts> <OnLoad function="chat_OnLoad" /> </Scripts> <Anchors> <Anchor point="LEFT" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT"> <Offset x="3" y="103" /> </Anchor> </Anchors> </Frame>

Lua coding(with ur changes)

function chat_OnLoad() local _, class = UnitClass("player") if class == "WARRIOR" then chat:SetBackdropColor(.5, 0.45, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.78, 0.61, 0.43, 1) elseif class == "PRIEST" then chat:SetBackdropColor(.6, .6, .6, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.1, 1, 1, 1) elseif class == "DRUID" then chat:SetBackdropColor = (.6, .3, 0, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(1, .49, 0.4, 1) elseif class == "HUNTER" then chat:SetBackdropColor(0.5, .6, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.67, .83, 0.45, 1) elseif class == "MAGE" then chat:SetBackdropColor(0.3, 0.5, 0.6, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.41, 0.8, 0.94, 1) elseif class == "PALADIN" then chat:SetBackdropColor(0.7, 0.4, 0.5, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.96, 0.55, 0.73, 1) elseif class == "SHAMAN" then chat:SetBackdropColor(0.1, 0.3, .65, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0.44, .87, 1) elseif class == "WARLOCK" then chat:SetBackdropColor (0.35, 0.3, .45, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.58, 0.51, .79, 1) elseif class == "ROGUE" then chat:SetBackdropColor(.7, .7, 0.3, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(1.0, .96, 0.41, 1) elseif class == "DEATHKNIGHT" then chat:SetBackdropColor(.5, .05, .15, 1) chat:SetBackdropBorderColor(.77, .12, .23, 1) end end