Authors CurseForge

I'm trying to add some extra text in a custon fonstring to PitBull unitframes but for some reason I can't seem to get the text to overlap the unitframes.

local f = PitBull4_Frames_target:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY")
f:SetPoint("CENTER", PitBull4_Frames_target, "CENTER")
f:SetFontObject(GameFontNormalLarge)
f:SetText("Test")

This works but my fonstring ends up behind the unitframes, if I try to create it on a frame "higher" up like this

local f = PitBull4_Frames_target.Portrait:CreateFontString()

I get an error that it doesnt exists

if I just put the frame in wowlua it prints
PitBull4_Frames_target.Portrait
> nil

but if I target something and then clear my target it shows
PitBull4_Frames_target.Portrait
> table: xxxxxxx

So I can't use the portrait frame until it's created, and it only appears to be created when you target something. Not like Blizzards TargetFramePortrait, So what should I do? register to PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED and then create my font when it fires? Is that the only way or what

Wow it works great, and that mod operator.. that's so smart and simple, thanks alot!

In case my question wasn't clear enough, this is the kinda wrapping I'm looking for.

But I have no idea how to do it, any help would be appreciated

So I'm making an addon that is gonna create a button on your screen with your currently equipped weapon and if you mouseover it you will get a menu displaying all your weapons in your bag for easy swapping. As I was working on it I realized that blizzard already has this functionality if you hold down ALT while mouseovering your character frame slots, aka PaperdollFrame.
So my question is how can I use this function on my frames? Or should I just write my own?

edit: nvm I decided to make my own function, I got most of it working except 1 part, the positioning or docking of the button menu.

 
function addon.CreatePopupButton(idx, itemID)
   local buttonName = "PopupButton"..idx
   local button = _G[buttonName]
   if not button then
      button = CreateFrame("Button", buttonName, UIParent, "ActionButtonTemplate")
      button:SetScript("OnClick",function(self) 
            EquipItemByName(self.ID, 16)
            addon.Button_OnLeave()
      end)
      print("created: " .. button:GetName())
   end
   _G[buttonName.."Icon"]:SetTexture(select(10, GetItemInfo(itemID)))
   button.ID = itemID
   button:ClearAllPoints()
   button:Show()
 
   if idx == 1 then
      button:SetPoint("LEFT", addon.weaponIcon, "RIGHT")
   else
      button:SetPoint("LEFT", _G["PopupButton"..(idx - 1)], "RIGHT")   
   end
end

That last part is the best I can do, the buttons are alligned one after another in a long row, I would like the menu to have perhaps 2 rows instead but how?? ???

Alright, even though I dislike using other peoples codes I guess some things can only be done 1 way. But yea thanks!

Ok wait I'm a bit confused, I need 3 tables? 2 local (defaults, addon.db) and 1 global (NameOfAddonDBPC) ? or is addon.db just pointing to the global table? I got it working but I made a slightly different version since the code posted above was a bit hard to understand for me.
Does this look alright?

function addon.InitializeDB()
   if not FriendFrames_DB then 
      print("found no db, creating one..")
      FriendFrames_DB = {}
   end
 
   addon.db = {}
   for k, v in pairs(defaults) do 
       print("checking for: " .. k .. " in db")
       if FriendFrames_DB[k] ~= nil then
           print("found: " .. k .. " in db")
       else
           print("cant find: " .. k .. " in db, copying from defaults")
           FriendFrames_DB[k] = v
       end
   end
   addon.db = FriendFrames_DB
end

I added a table with all my settings for my addon in by using SavedVariablesPerCharacter in my toc file. After I loaded up my addon I checked in the savedvariables folder for the addon file and found it with all the settings in it, ok so far so good.
But later I made some changes to my addon and added a few more settings to the table but when I try to load up my addon it still uses the old table info and as such gives an error about not finding specific table entries.

So my only option is to manually delete the file in savedvariables folder everytime I want to make a change to the addon that involves adding new entries to my settings table. Is this how it's supposed to be? Why wont my settings overwrite the old lua file?

## SavedVariablesPerCharacter: new_db

 
new_db = {
   locked = true,
   posX = 28,
   posY = -28,
}
--
   if event == "ADDON_LOADED" then
--
      addon.f:SetPoint("CENTER", addon.eFrame, "CENTER", new_db.posX, new_db.posY)
--

In my saved variables file I only have "locked" until I delete it and relog and then it updates.

Speaking of OnUpdate, is there any difference between these 2 codes

addon:SetScript("OnUpdate", function(self, elapsed)
   do.stuff
end)

local function onUpdate(self, elapsed)
   do.stuff
end
addon:SetScript("OnUpdate", onUpdate)

?

Quote from Lombra

I got it working with custom fonts, and it didn't set that font on the entire menu. You just have to create a font object for each font, unless one already exists. May be another way; didn't really try.

Hmm that's actually a pretty good idea, thanks!

Aw crap, ok thanks anyway.

Quote from Lombra

Should be able to work with that.

But that don't work for custom fonts and it makes the entire list in that fontonject. The effect im looking for is this

Just another question, I made a list with a couple of fonts. How can I make the dropdown list show the font name written in it's own font? I can't find anywhere to change the font of the list.

Good points, thanks for the tips ;)

I'm about to create my first addon using drop down menus, I've been reading a few guides and tutorials and managed to put together a working piece of code. But before I go ahead and add it to my main addon I would like to know what you experienced coders think about this way of adding menus.

--not included: addon is a table, addon.panel is the interface options frame

-- create the dropdown frame
addon.dropdown1 = CreateFrame("Frame", addonName.."dropdown1", addon.panel, "UIDropDownMenuTemplate")
addon.dropdown1:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", addon.checkbox1, "BOTTOMLEFT", -15, -20)
addon.dropdown1:SetWidth(50)

_G[addon.dropdown1:GetName().."Button"]:SetScript("OnClick", function(self, button, down)
    print("clicked")
    ToggleDropDownMenu(1, nil, addon.dropdown1, self:GetName(), -100 ,0)
end)
-- some tables to store data in
local currentItem -- will be inside an options DB later
local info = {}
local itemsTbl = {
    "Item 1", 
    "Item 2",
    "Item 3",
    "Item 4",
}

-- function to create the menus
function addon.dropdown1.initialize(self, level)
    if not level then return end
    wipe(info)
    if level == 1 then
        addon.CreateMenu(info)
    end
end

-- looped function for creating lots of menus, will be adding more than 4
function addon.CreateMenu(info)
    for i = 1, 4 do
        info.text = "Menu " .. itemsTbl[i]
        info.isTitle = nil
        info.notCheckable = nil
        info.checked = addon.isCurrent(i)
        info.func = function()
            print("seleced " ..itemsTbl[i])
            currentItem = i
            _G[addon.dropdown1:GetName().."Text"]:SetText("Menu " .. itemsTbl[i])
        end
        UIDropDownMenu_AddButton(info)
    end
end    

-- function to check if current menu item is the selected one
function addon.isCurrent(num)
    if currentItem == num then
        return true
    else
        return false
    end
end

Ah ok, I also noticed that some addons split the interface options config code to another lua file. Is this just personal preference or?