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Compatibility:	Mists of Pandaria (5.0.4)
Updated:	11-11-12 06:39 AM
Created:	02-18-09 06:14 PM
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Version: 1.6a

by: xentaros [More]

Kong Automatic UI Hider can fade out pieces of the user interface (Minimap, PlayerFrame, Recount, etc.) and then automatically show them again when moused-over, entering combat, or any of several other user-specified conditions are met.

Type /Kong in game to access the config GUI. Kong can automatically fade things in and out based on things like:

Unit in Combat
Unit in Vehicle
Unit Health Level
Unit Power Level (Mana, Rage, Focus, etc)
Unit is Casting
Unit is Moving and Unit Speed
Unit is Mounted
Unit is Resting
Unit Exists (You have a target, focus, etc)
Unit is Unit (Player is Target of Target, etc)
Instance Type (Dungeon, Raid, Battleground, Arena, or None)
Mouseover

And also any macro condition:

[actionbar:1/.../6] or [bar:1/.../6] — Given action bar page is selected
[bonusbar:5] — The possess bar is active (controlling a vehicle or another player)
[channeling:<spell name>] — Channeling the given spell
[combat] — You are in combat
[dead] — Target is dead
[equipped:<item type>] or [worn:<item type>] — item type is equipped (item type can be an inventory slot, item type, or item subtype)
[exists] — You have a target
[flyable] — In a zone where flying is allowed
[flying] — Mounted or in flight form AND in the air
[group: party/raid] — You are in the given type of group
[harm] — Can cast harmful spells on the target
[help] — Can cast helpful spells on the target
[indoors] — Self explanatory
[modifier:shift/ctrl/alt] or [mod:shift/ctrl/alt] — Holding the given key
[mounted] — Self explanatory
[outdoors] — Self explanatory
[party] — Target is in your party
[pet:<pet name or type>] — The given pet is out
[raid] — Target is in your raid/party
[spec:1/2] — Currently active talents
[stance:0/1/2/.../n] or [form:0/.../n] — In a stance
[stealth] — Stealthed
[swimming] — Self explanatory
[unithasvehicleui] — Target is in a vehicle
[vehicleui] — You are in a vehicle

All conditions can be negated by preceding them with "no" (e.g. [nogroup:raid] will show a UI element when you are not in a raid). More information on macro syntax can be found here.

Tips:

Hold shift while clicking in the config GUI to select and configure multiple frames simultaneously.
Use the mouse wheel to uncover overlapped windows in the config GUI.
Setting the Hidden Alpha of the Minimap to 1% will allow quest and other tracking icons to remain visible while the Minimap is faded out.
Kong supports multiple profiles via the command line. Type /Kong profile in-game for more info.
Binding a key to the "Toggle UI Fading On/Off" entry under Kong Automatic UI Hider in the Blizzard Key Bindings menu will allow you to quickly display all hidden frames when needed.

Version 1.6a

- Fixed an error that would occur when hiding frames in combat or in a vehicle.

Version 1.6

- Child frames (e.g. individual action buttons, raid member frames, etc.) can now be faded by right clicking the parent frame in the config screen and selecting 'Configure Children'.
- Added events Quest Acceptance and Quest Update to condition menu.

Version 1.5

- Added new conditions Unit in Range of Spell and Event Occurred Recently.
- Added convenience conditions Unit Health is Low, Unit Power is Low, and Unit in Instance as alternatives to setting up more complicated comparison conditions.
- Added a keybinding to open the config GUI.
- Fixed a error that would occur when attempting to apply a user-entered value to multiple frames at once.
- Fixed a bug where the Unit is Resting condition would not update properly when entering or leaving an instance.

Version 1.4e

- Fixed incompatibilities with TukUI.

Version 1.4d

- Fixed a bug that prevented the Target of Unit condition from working correctly.

Version 1.4c

- Fixed a bug that prevented Unit Power conditions from working correctly.

Version 1.4b

- The input field of the user-entered value popup will now default to the previous user-entered value, if any.
- Fixed an error that could occur when the conditions of a recently unregistered frame were met (I mean it this time).

Version 1.4a

- Fixed an error that could occur when the conditions of a recently unregistered frame were met.
- Fixed an error that could occur when closing the config GUI.
- Fixed a bug that caused the minimap to remain hidden when Kong was disabled.
- Reverted back to the old fading method to avoid graphical issues caused by the Blizzard animation API (e.g. Grid background).

Version 1.4

- Invalid conditions (e.g macro conditions missing square brackets [] and comparisons of different data types) will now appear in red.
- Added descriptions that summarize each condition.
- Added a Unit is Mounted condition.
- Various GUI tweaks to improve clarity.
- Fixed a bug that could erase all settings when the Config GUI was loaded using an addon like ACP but never actually displayed.
- Fixed a bug that caused the sync button to create copies of conditions with user-entered values cleared.
- Kong now uses the Blizzard animation API to perform fading for increased efficiency.

Version 1.3

- Completely overhauled the way conditions are specified to provide more power and flexibility in determining when frames are shown.
- Several new conditions are available including Power Level (Mana, Energy, Rage, etc.), Instance Type (Dungeon, Arena, etc), Resting State, Unit Motion, and others.

Version 1.2b

- Each section of the config GUI is now collapsible. Sections will be automatically collapsed when they aren't in use.
- Fixed a Lua error that could occur after loading an area with the config GUI open.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Kong from finding the names of frames that had numeric or boolean values in them (e.g. ElkBuffBars).
- Fixed a bug that could cause frames to become unregistered if they changed parents between sessions or if profiles were shared between characters.
- Various other config GUI tweaks.

Version 1.2a

- Fixed a bug that was preventing frames with non-alphanumeric characters in their names from saving between sessions (e.g. "DominosActionButton-11").

Version 1.2

- Added support for showing frames based on health.
- Added an Override Alpha option in the Advanced section for use with frames that set their own alphas. This replaces the default functionality from version 1.0 that was causing tainting issues.
- Added a Don't Draw when Hidden option in the Advanced section for frames that don't fade out properly.
- Fixed a bug in Blizzard's code that causes 3D models to appear regardless of their alpha.
- Fixed a error that could occur when loading frames.

Version 1.1a

- Full support for frames that are loaded anytime after login. Kong will no longer unregister frames that it can't find initially.
- Improved support for saving unnamed frames between game sessions. See the 'Advanced' section in the GUI for frames that could not be saved previously.
- Added a "/kong reset" command that can be used to clear all settings from the current profile.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent frames from appearing on mouseover the first time Kong was loaded.

Version 1.0a

- Added a configuration GUI that can be accessed by typing /kong
- Fixed an issue with addons that continually set frame alpha (e.g. Dominos)
- Added the word "Automatic" to the addon name in an attempt to better describe the addon's functionality and prevent confusion among those who might think "Kong UI" is a UI compilation.

Version 0.9c

- Fixed a bug that was preventing users on from being able to manipulate the default profiles for characters on realms with spaces in their names.
- Fixed an error that would occur when using /kong show on a frame that was part of a mouseover group.
- Fixed an error that would occur when the in and out alpha of a frame or trigger were set to the same value.
- Fixed an error that would occur if a user omitted the word "in" or "out" when setting fade speed.
- Fixed an error that could occur when Kong attempted to fade a frame that was already being faded using the UIFrameFadeIn/Out methods.
- Kong will now be able to find some additional late-loading frames.

Version 0.9b

- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to remain on screen after a member of a mouseover group was unregistered with /kong show.

Version 0.9a

- Fixed a bug introduced in version 0.9 that could prevent a frame's configuration from being saved between game sessions.

Version 0.9

- Added "/kong profile" for managing Kong configurations and sharing them between characters.
- Added "/kong casting" to configure frames to appear while casting.
- Fixed a bug that could cause frames to disappear when faded in and out at the same time.

Version 0.8a

- Minimap icons will now be hidden along with the minimap itself.
- Minimap terrain should now always be visible when the minimap is at least 88% alpha. This is a workaround for a Blizzard minimap bug that causes the minimap contents to disappear when it is faded out in certain areas of the world.
-Fixed a bug that could cause frames to remain either hidden or shown after entering certain vehicles or being picked up in a boss fight (Chopper sidecar, Archavon, Kologarn, Lord Jaraxxus, etc.).
-Fixed a bug could cause frames to remain hidden after zoning in or out of an instance.

Version 0.8

- Added "/kong group" to configure frame grouping. This allows multiple frames to appear when a single frame is moused-over.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing "/kong nocombat" from working correctly.

Version 0.7

- Added "/kong macro" to configure frames to appear when a given macro condition is met.
- Added alpha commands for individual triggers (ie. "/kong combat alpha") to allow for different frame alphas under different conditions. Default frame alpha can still be set using "/kong alpha".
- Added speed commands for both frame defaults ("/kong speed") and individual triggers (ie. "/kong combat speed") to control the rate at which frames fade in or out.

- Added "/kong mouseover" to support customizations to the fade speed and alpha of frames when the mouse is moved over them.
- Added "/kong enable" and "/kong disable" commands and entries for these commands in the Key Bindings screen.
- Due to significant code structure changes, user settings from previous versions will be lost.

Version 0.6a

- Update for patch 3.1 compatibility.

Version 0.6

- Added an entry in the Key Bindings screen to allow quick toggling of UI fading on/off.
- Fixed a bug that would cause Kong to fade frames after reloading the UI even if Kong was disabled.

Version 0.5

- Added "/kong nocombat" to configue frames to appear when out of combat.
- Added "/kong vehicle" to configure frames to appear when in a vehicle.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a frame to fade out when it shouldn't.
- Fixed a bug that prevented "/kong combat" from working when not in combat.

Version 0.4

- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to be hidden at login when Kong was disabled.
- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to reappear after they had been removed from the screen (party frames out of party, etc).
- Fixed an "Interface action failed because of an AddOn" bug.
- Fixed a bug that caused registered frames to be permanently shown on screen when /kong combat was used in combat.
- Renamed to Kong UI Hider to (hopefully) make the addon more visible to those searching for its functionality.

Version 0.3

- Added the ability to control faded and shown alpha.
- Added the ability to toggle Kong on or off.
- Fixed a few nil index errors related to saving data between sessions, and added warnings to the default chat log when these issues occur.

Version 0.2

- Added the ability to configure frames to either appear in combat or stay hidden until mouseover.

Version 0.1

- Initial version.

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Archived Files (19)

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.6	102kB	xentaros	10-28-12 11:21 AM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.5	101kB	xentaros	09-23-12 08:42 AM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4e	100kB	xentaros	09-03-12 08:36 AM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4d	99kB	xentaros	07-08-11 06:38 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4c	99kB	xentaros	07-03-11 08:11 AM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4b	99kB	xentaros	06-03-11 02:03 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4a	99kB	xentaros	06-01-11 04:25 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.4	98kB	xentaros	05-01-11 07:27 AM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.3	96kB	xentaros	03-30-11 08:35 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.2b	90kB	xentaros	12-03-10 07:17 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.2a	88kB	xentaros	11-02-10 07:07 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.2	87kB	xentaros	10-31-10 06:18 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.1a	83kB	xentaros	10-08-10 04:16 PM
Kong Automatic UI Hider	1.0a	85kB	xentaros	10-01-10 06:04 PM
Kong UI Hider	0.9c	10kB	xentaros	02-13-10 02:11 PM
Kong UI Hider	0.9b	10kB	xentaros	11-14-09 12:33 AM
Kong UI Hider	0.9a	10kB	xentaros	11-04-09 04:24 PM
Kong UI Hider	0.9	10kB	xentaros	11-02-09 08:50 PM
Kong UI Hider	0.8a	9kB	xentaros	10-23-09 06:57 PM

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09-24-12, 12:54 AM
sialia A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	Works great! Thank you so much!

09-23-12, 09:12 AM
xentaros A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 80 Uploads: 1	It should be fixed now in v1.5.

09-17-12, 04:01 AM
sialia A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	I finally tested it, and entering a custom macro ([group]) on one frame and then syncing it to the rest (11 in total, now that I've actually counted them) totally works and doesn't throw errors!

09-14-12, 08:46 AM
sialia A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	Oh! Yeah, I was definitely trying to configure like 8 frames. Sorry for not mentioning that. I haven't tried configuring one frame at a time outside the all-other-addons-disabled experiment, but I'll try that this evening and report back. I did successfully sync raid member=1 exists and party member=1 exists across all the relevant frames, but that didn't seem to work in an actual party, so I'm going to try just putting in [group] or something. Thanks.

09-14-12, 06:18 AM

xentaros

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Originally Posted by sialia

Originally Posted by xentaros

Originally Posted by sialia

I'm running into an error when I try to input a user-entered number or macro...it won't let me input the number 1...

...

I was finally able to reproduce this. It doesn't appear to be caused by other addons but rather by selecting three or more frames at the same time and then applying those specific conditions. Have you tried configuring one frame (or possibly two) at a time as a workaround?

I'm still investigating the actual cause and solution.

09-11-12, 07:30 PM

sialia

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Originally Posted by xentaros

Originally Posted by sialia

I'm running into an error when I try to input a user-entered number or macro...it won't let me input the number 1...

So you're saying you have a condition that looks something like this:

[[Raid Member: []] exists]

and when you attempt to insert a 'Number: User-Entered Number' for the raid member, you get that error? And you are also getting it any time you try to add a macro condition?

I ask because so far I haven't been able to reproduce this. Have you been getting it consistently between logins/reloads? And, if its not too much trouble, can you try it after disabling all other addons?

I'm glad to hear you are enjoying Kong otherwise

Yeah, I'm getting it across logins and characters, but I don't get that error when no other addons are enabled. Trouble is, I'm trying to modify Bartender 4 bars, and I do get that error when only Bartender 4 and Kong are enabled.

Oh hey, here's something: I managed to enter the "1" for the raid member number for the main menu bar when Bartender wasn't running, and I can actually sync it with all my various Bartender bars now that it is, but disabling and then re-enabling all of my addons just to do that one thing is kind of a lot of trouble already. Here's the error it throws when only Bartender and Kong are up:

Code:

Message: Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:69: bad argument #1 to 'gmatch' (string expected, got nil)
Time: Tue Sep 11 21:25:04 2012
Count: 3
Stack: [C]: in function `gmatch'
Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:69: in function <Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:66>
Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:200: in function <Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:193>
(tail call): ?
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:5>
(tail call): ?
...ace\AddOns\Bartender4\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:314: in function `Fire'
...ns\KongConfig\libs\AceGUIWidget-EasyMenuDropDown.lua:34: in function `func'
Interface\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:710: in function `UIDropDownMenuButton_OnClick'
[string "*:OnClick"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnClick"]:1>

Locals: <none>

Is there a way to tell Kong to show my action bars when I'm in a party or raid that doesn't rely on me putting in my own macros or numbers [edit] or could the default number start at 1 instead of 0?

Thanks!

Last edited by sialia : 09-11-12 at 07:36 PM.

09-11-12, 04:27 PM

xentaros

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Originally Posted by sialia

I'm running into an error when I try to input a user-entered number or macro...it won't let me input the number 1...

09-11-12, 03:53 PM

xentaros

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Originally Posted by love4wheeli3z

...fade out when no pet is out and fade in when pet is out...

Using a 'Unit Exists' condition with 'Pet' as the unit should work. You could also use a macro condition of [@pet,exists] I think. Be sure to include the [square brackets] in your condition if you go that route.

09-11-12, 10:54 AM
love4wheeli3z A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	I'm trying to set this to work properly but it doesn't want to work. Trying to set a kg panels layer to fade out when no pet is out and fade in when pet is out, tried the macro condition , but doesn't seem to work. what should i do to make it act the way i want it to? Warlock pet if this does matter.

09-10-12, 06:44 PM

sialia

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I'm running into an error when I try to input a user-entered number or macro:

Code:

Message: Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:69: bad argument #1 to 'gmatch' (string expected, got nil)
Time: Mon Sep 10 20:36:39 2012
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: in function `gmatch'
Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:69: in function <Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:66>
Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:200: in function <Interface\AddOns\KongConfig\libs\ConditionEditor.lua:193>
(tail call): ?
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:5>
(tail call): ?
...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:314: in function `Fire'
...ns\KongConfig\libs\AceGUIWidget-EasyMenuDropDown.lua:34: in function `func'
Interface\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:710: in function `UIDropDownMenuButton_OnClick'
[string "*:OnClick"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnClick"]:1>

Locals: <none>

I'm going to try to work around this (my idea was to say if raid member 1 exists, then show my action bars, but it won't let me input the number 1), but I thought you might like to know.

Thanks.

09-10-12, 03:34 AM
sialia A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	Hey. I just discovered this, and I just wanted to express how happy I am that someone wrote this addon. I'd been using kgPanels for pretty much exactly the same thing, except it never worked as well and was much harder & more tedious to configure. Kong, once I got past the initial "Why is the whole screen blue??" (turns out WIM did it), was up and running in minutes. So thank you for keeping this up! I appreciate it.

09-04-12, 04:22 PM

xentaros

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Originally Posted by tordenflesk

How come this doesn't work...

The red text indicates an error. If you hover over it, it will probably say that the [square brackets] are missing from the macro conditionals.

09-04-12, 11:28 AM
tordenflesk A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 10 File comments: 142 Uploads: 0	How come this doesn't work: It still shows when standing around SW. I'm trying to work around the visibility bug in Dockingstation.

09-03-12, 10:20 AM
Moxie A Cobalt Mageweaver Forum posts: 203 File comments: 122 Uploads: 2	Looks like it works a treat. Thanks tons! I'll be sure and report any issues with the PetBattleHider workaround when battles go live, if there are any. __________________ "Someday we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and quickly change the subject." "The truth is like sunlight: people used to think it was good for you."

09-03-12, 09:34 AM

xentaros

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Originally Posted by Decabah

The frames that can't be selected are: TukuiPlayer, TukuiTarget, TukuiTargetTarget and TukuiPet. There's also a TukuiPetBattleHider but that seems to be below these frames, not above them.

Thanks for the info. The problem was that those unit frames had actually been changed to be children of TukuiPetBattleHider. Since Kong doesn't support child frames, only the TukUIPetBattleHider was selectable. I've removed the TukuiPetBattleHider as a workaround, but if you encounter any more issues with this now or in future releases of TukUI please let me know.

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