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WoWInterface (https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/index.php)

- Tutorials & Other Helpful Info. (https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=12)

- - Assorted 5.4.0 API changes (https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46657)

semlar

08-28-13 03:13 PM

They aren't in the framexml at all, they seem to be rendered as part of the minimap. The api functions also don't seem to return information for all of the different types of icons, I only noticed it working for the treasure chests.

Phanx

08-28-13 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semlar (Post 283627)

They aren't in the framexml at all, they seem to be rendered as part of the minimap.

This would be in keeping with other types of minimap icons -- Blizzard doesn't want addons being able to tell you when something interesting appears on the minimap; they want you to have to pay attention.

Jarod24

09-08-13 09:07 AM

Just tested the IsInProvingGround() function and it will only return 1 after the player has talked to the NPC inside the scenario and the timer has finished counting down.

Lua Code:

local inProvingGround = IsInProvingGround();
  --Returns: nil or 1.
  --Remarks: Will only return 1 after the countdown timer has finished when the player is inside the proving grounds scenario.

Dridzt

09-08-13 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarod24 (Post 284225)

Just tested the IsInProvingGround() function and it will only return 1 after the player has talked to the NPC inside the scenario and the timer has finished counting down.

Lua Code:

local inProvingGround = IsInProvingGround();
  --Returns: nil or 1.
  --Remarks: Will only return 1 after the countdown timer has finished when the player is inside the proving grounds scenario.

Thanks, as I have noted this is an UI function, not WoW API so if it's used by someone it would be for convenience, no guarantees on how it will work down the road.
Currently it is defined as

Code:

function IsInProvingGround()

        if (WorldStateProvingGroundsFrame) then

                return WorldStateProvingGroundsFrame:IsVisible()

        else

                return nil;

        end

end

in WatchFrame.lua
It would be interesting to check what C_Scenario.GetProvingGroundsInfo() and / or GetInstanceInfo() return in proving grounds as that's probably a better way to test for them.

dandraffbal

09-14-13 01:07 PM

xCT+ author here. There are some floating combat text features that were not documented:

New CVars

Code:

CombatHealingAbsorbTarget

CombatHealingAbsorbSelf

which in turn, updates these globals when changed:

Code:

SHOW_COMBAT_HEALING_ABSORB_SELF == 1 or 0 

SHOW_COMBAT_HEALING_ABSORB_TARGET == 1 or 0

New Interface Controls

Code:

InterfaceOptionsCombatTextPanelHealingAbsorbTarget

InterfaceOptionsCombatTextPanelHealingAbsorbSelf

New Sub-Event for COMBAT_TEXT_UPDATE

Code:

ABSORB_ADDED

This can be implement exactly like the sub-event "HEAL."

Code:

function CombatTextUpdated_Handle(event, ...)

        local subEvent = ...

        

        if subEvent == "ABSORB_ADDED" then

                local healerName, amount = ...

                

                print(("%s placed a %s shield on you."):format(healerName, amount))

        end

end

Take care!

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