sqwNameplates - Unable to hide 'Spell Shadow'

squelchywelchy · 08-24-13, 06:29 AM

Heeeeelp,

I'm dumb at the best of times but have developed a self inflicted bald patch overnight due to my constantly scratching my head for like 10hrs trying to fathom out why the heck I can not hide the damn 'Spell Shadow' on the castbar.

I hid the spell text without any real issue, but am totally stumped by the shadow. Was wondering if maybe its something to do with Parenting as I had to Parent the Spell Icon in order for that to not show??

main body of my code is as follows :

-- Original nameplate
nameplate.children = {}--orig
local child = nameplate.children--orig
nameplate.regions = {}--orig
local reg = nameplate.regions--orig

frame.barFrame, frame.nameFrame = frame:GetChildren()
child.healthBar, child.castBar = frame.barFrame:GetChildren()--orig
reg.nameText = frame.nameFrame:GetRegions()--orig
reg.threatGlow, reg.healthBorder, reg.highlightTexture, reg.levelText, reg.boss, reg.raid, reg.dragon = frame.barFrame:GetRegions()

-- frame.name = frame.nameFrame:GetRegions()--sqw added
--_, reg.castBorder, reg.shield, reg.spellIcon = child.castBar:GetRegions()--orig

_, reg.castBorder, reg.shield, reg.spellIcon, frame.nameText, frame.nameTextShadow = child.castBar:GetRegions()--sqw1

--_, reg.castBorder, reg.shield, reg.spellIcon, frame.name, frame.nameShadow = castBar:GetRegions()--sqw2

frame.nameText:Hide() --** SPELL NAME HIDDEN BUT CAN'T HIDE SHADOW AAARGH

child.healthBar:SetStatusBarTexture( INVISIBLE_TEXTURE )
child.castBar:SetStatusBarTexture( INVISIBLE_TEXTURE )

--for index,region in pairs( reg ) do region:SetParent( nameplate ) end --*****remmed out else Healers Have To Die breaks *****

reg.threatGlow:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
reg.healthBorder:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
reg.castBorder:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
reg.shield:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
nameplate.highlight = reg.highlightTexture
nameplate.highlight:SetTexture( LSM:Fetch( "statusbar", "Doc" ) )
nameplate.highlight:SetVertexColor( 1,1,1,0.6 )
reg.nameText:SetWidth( 000.1 )--orig
--frame.nameText:SetWidth( 000.1 )
reg.levelText:SetWidth( 000.1 )
reg.boss:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
reg.raid:SetAlpha( 0 )
reg.dragon:SetTexCoord( 0, 0, 0, 0 )

Addon link : http://www.wowinterface.com/download...ameplates.html

If anyone has the time to cast their eye over the coding and offer constructive suggestions, even if they result in a total over-haul of the code then I would be extremely grateful.

Many thanks,
Tim

zork · 08-24-13, 08:21 AM

Don't be to hard on yourself.

Here is my nameplate reference:
http://code.google.com/p/rothui/sour...2/core.lua#211

Lua Code:

--the gathering
    plate.barFrame, plate.nameFrame = plate:GetChildren()
    plate.healthbar, plate.castbar = plate.barFrame:GetChildren()
    plate.threat, plate.border, plate.highlight, plate.level, plate.boss, plate.raid, plate.dragon = plate.barFrame:GetRegions()
    plate.name = plate.nameFrame:GetRegions()
    plate.healthbar.texture = plate.healthbar:GetRegions()
    plate.castbar.texture, plate.castbar.border, plate.castbar.shield, plate.castbar.icon, plate.castbar.name, plate.castbar.nameShadow = plate.castbar:GetRegions()
    plate.castbar.icon.layer, plate.castbar.icon.sublevel = plate.castbar.icon:GetDrawLayer()

First thing I would try to do is:

Lua Code:

plate.castbar.nameShadow:SetTexture(nil)

Next would be:

Lua Code:

plate.castbar.nameShadow:Hide()

Another option is to create a pastebin frame and reparent the texture to that frame via:

Lua Code:

plate.castbar.nameShadow:SetParent(pastebin)

It may possible that the nameShadow texture gets updated via CastbarOnShow. But you can catch that event via:

Lua Code:

local function NamePlateCastbarOnShow(castbar)
   print(castbar.nameShadow:GetTexture())
end
 
plate.castbar:HookScript("OnShow", NamePlateCastbarOnShow)

Hope that helps.

squelchywelchy · 08-24-13, 09:35 AM

Zork you do not realize how pleased you have made me.

I spent hours trying different coding combinations in an attempt to crack the problem and you hit it immediately on its head with your first suggestion.

Thank you loads

zork · 08-24-13, 10:33 AM

You are welcome.

**Seerah** · 08-24-13, 12:16 PM

crosspost: http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?t=20712

Phanx · 08-25-13, 06:15 AM

It looks like your problem has already been solved, but in the future please use [code] tags around sections of code you post on forums, so the indentation is preserved and the forums don't insert unwanted whitespace (such as linebreaks, or even plain spaces in the middle of longer "words").