Authors CurseForge

so, for another addon of mine, i decided to use the ace3GUI framework.

i am able to create a main frame (unable to acces the option to disable resize?), adding tabs and a treeview, all goes well...

then, i want to create more frames (using inlinegroup & simplegroup) which measurements are variable.. using this layout:

[ TOP ]
[ BOTTOM]

where the bottomframe contains:
[LEFT][RIGHT]

when i resize the main frame, the [RIGHT] frame occasionally floats away, and will be snapped into place after i resize the mainframe for a second time. (not when i move it)

the main issue i now have is when i add a scrollframe to the [LEFT] frame: the [RIGHT] frame's measurements are just fckd up with that

code i use for the mainframe of the selected tab:

                -- subcontainer:
                LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr = Ace3GUI:Create("SimpleGroup");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr:SetFullWidth(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr:SetHeight(70);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr:SetLayout("Flow");
		container:AddChild(LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr);
                -- label
			myLabel = Ace3GUI:Create("Label");
			myLabel:SetColor(1,0,0);
			myLabel:SetText("Ragnaros");
			myLabel:SetFont(defaultFont,20);
			LMMainFrame_Loot_TopCntr:AddChild(myLabel);
		--- bottom container:
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr = Ace3GUI:Create("SimpleGroup");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr:SetFullWidth(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr:SetFullHeight(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr:SetLayout("Flow");
		container:AddChild(LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr);

		-- bottom left: (scrollframe container)
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr = Ace3GUI:Create("InlineGroup");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr:SetRelativeWidth(0.2);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr:SetFullHeight(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr:SetLayout("Flow");
		            LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr:AddChild(LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr);

			myLabel = Ace3GUI:Create("Label");
			myLabel:SetText("Loot:");
			
			LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr:AddChild(myLabel);


		-- bottom right: (Date container)
		LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr = Ace3GUI:Create("InlineGroup");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr:SetRelativeWidth(0.8);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr:SetFullHeight(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr:SetLayout("Flow");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomCntr:AddChild(LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr);

			myLabel = Ace3GUI:Create("Label");
			myLabel:SetText(" data of selected item here ");
			
			LMMainFrame_Loot_SelectedItemCntr:AddChild(myLabel);

when i add the following frame into the [LEFT] container, the right container's measurements are just...

		-- Scroll container
		
		LMMainFrame_Loot_List = Ace3GUI:Create("ScrollFrame");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_List:SetLayout("Flow");
		LMMainFrame_Loot_List:SetFullHeight(true);
		LMMainFrame_Loot_List:SetWidth(80);

		LMMainFrame_Loot_BottomLeftCntr:AddChild(LMMainFrame_Loot_List);
		
		local _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, itemTexture = GetItemInfo(71354);
	
		for i = 1, 5 do
			myILabel = Ace3GUI:Create("InteractiveLabel");
			--myILabel:SetText("20");
			myILabel:SetWidth(48);
			myILabel:SetHeight(48);
			myILabel:SetImage(itemTexture);
			myILabel:SetImageSize(48,48);
			LMMainFrame_Loot_List:AddChild(myILabel);
		end

The above code is called upon (and the var container is parsed, ofc) when i selected the correct tab to show these frames

does anyone see what i do wrong? or is the ace3gui just messing things up? if so, i think i'll go back to create my own frames

i hope i provided enough information, if not, let me know :)

thanks in advance,
Prop


Edit:
After a reloadui, the initial view of the rightframe is correct, tho after a resize, it is completely distort again, floats outside of the mainframe on occasion also

Quote from Farmbuyer

AceGUI... still less annoying than futzing around with the Blizzard frame methods.

Strongly disagreed. The Blizzard frame/widget API is straightforward and extensively documented; the AceGUI API is neither of those things. :p

Quote from Farmbuyer

See Ace3 ticket 80 and ticket 214.

I can indeed hope that this patch will be approved (or a solution is found for the preventing of floating sub-frames upon resizing) soon(tm).

For now, i have poored myself a big mug of coffee, and gonna take a look in the resize calls to make sure sub-frames are resized/repositioned correct. If all else fails, i will make a mainframe container using Blizzard's frame, and try to fill that with the ace3 framework - either way enough to do for me


Thanks for all your answers,
Prop.

PS: back to the kitchen; mug is empty >.<

well, i am messing with the usage of create(window) instead of create(frame) to use its setting to disable resizing, but this results in the no-show of the very frame that was floating away on the usage of create(frame), so i reckon that i indeed should dive deeper into the resize chain and see where exactly things go wrong...

not giving up on the framework just yet ^^

Cheers,
prop

edit: using fixxed widths for the frames in the [BOTTOM] frame, and the issue is solved, using Relative width just doesnt seem to result in correct dimensions?