I'd like to disable some of nUI's features...

[j800r]

Reading this is a bit of a disappointment. I would never wish to replace one of nUIs features as I think they're all fantastic but I do wish there was a way to stop nUI controlling the watchframe because I use DugiGuides and the addon controls the watchframe itself. The reason why I'd prefer control of the watchframe to go to DugiGuides is because it has an embed feature where the guide frame will embed itself into the watchframe for more seamless integration.

Only a minor gripe really and not the end of the world.

[Xrystal]

There is a way that addons that work on the watchframe to tell nUI to stop taking control. I use it myself when I created the watchframe addon that can be put inside an infopanel.

nUI_Movers:lockFrame( WatchFrame, false, nil );
    nUI_Options.movedWatchFrame = true;

Something as simple as that just fools nUI into thinking its moved it and no longer needs to control it.

I use dugi guides myself sometimes so will see if I can rig up a little plugin for dugi guides users to use that just does that .. turns off the control.

[j800r]

Cheers for the help. I can't seem to get that to work though. Which lua file do i need to add the code lines to? I tried adding them into nui_Movers.lua but everything got messed up. :s

**update**

Ok, took a mosey at your watchframe plugin which contains the code and tried shoving the code lines directly from there into the watchframe.lua in DugiGuides but that didn't seem to work. I really need to brush up on my lua understanding, lol

[Xrystal]

Its sneaky. You have to time it right ..

Those functions are called inside my function CustomizeWatchFrame which is called inside my addon from another function CreateFrames which is called when the VARIABLES_LOADED event has been triggered and again when PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD is triggered. But the latter time it only executes if the first attempt on VARIABLES_LOADED isn't successful.


So you want to look for something that says something similar to the following :

local arg1 = select(...)
 
if ( event == "ADDON_LOADED") then
     if ( arg1 == "nUI") then
          nUILoaded = true
     end
end
 
if event == VARIABLES_LOADED and nUILoaded then
     nUI_Movers:lockFrame( WatchFrame, false, nil );
     nUI_Options.movedWatchFrame = true;
end

Look for his event tracking code and see if any of those events are being checked for. If he then does a double check to make sure his frames are created properly ( I have to do it as I work with the watchframe and nUI ) then plug those 2 lines in there too but only if nUILoaded is true.

[j800r]

Eh. I still can't seem to get the damn thing working. I can find those event checks in the nUI code but the rest isn't there. Tried slotting in two lines to "fool" the watchframe module but nothing changed.

I'm tired now anyway. Maybe I'll try tomorrow or maybe I'll just give up. The DugiGuides addon has patches for ElvUI and TukUI which also request control of the watchframe but I can't exactly ask Dugi to add a patch for every UI out there. Especially if there's not enough demand. :/

[Xrystal]

No worries. Restore nUI back to the condition it was before you started changing this stuff and I'll try and quickly rig up something for you.

Edit:

Looks like it won't be as easy as it seems as Dugi does check nUI compatibility and turns off certain settings the moment it sees it is active.

So far my attempts haven't enabled the quest watcher small frame option integration which I assume is what you are talking about.

Edit2:

Okay, looks like I may have got it sorted out with just a few tweaks to dugi guides.

In DugiGuidesViewer.lua and SmallFrame.lua and WatchFrame.lua there are checks to see if nUI is loaded.

Search for .nuiloaded and remove 'or DugisGuideViewer.nuiloaded' or 'or DGV.nuiloaded' blocks
or if it is easier comment out the whole line with -- in front and copy the rest of it as a new line

This will allow the smallframe to be attached inside the watchframe. So far it looks to be working fine but hard to say. Definitely don't load up my watchframe plugin as that totally messes it up rofl.

[j800r]

Xrystal, I love you! That sorted it! Checked for events checks but never checked to see if DG was checking for nuiloaded. Removed those checks and I now have watchframe integration again.

Of course, now the challenge will be remembering to delete those code lines every time DugiGuides is updated. lol