Minimap Shape changing

Grimsin · 09-15-09, 11:45 AM

Is it still necessary for us to provide our own shape masks for the minimap? I swear i was reading somewhere that wow added a lot of them to the game so now we just have to use a set command for them? but that could have just been me dreaming...

Katae · 09-15-09, 11:51 AM

function GetMinimapShape() return "SQUARE" end

Is that what you're looking for?

http://www.wowwiki.com/GetMinimapShape

Slakah · 09-15-09, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Katae

function GetMinimapShape() return "SQUARE" end

Is that what you're looking for?

http://www.wowwiki.com/GetMinimapShape

Thats a user defined function, it's purely for working out where to place minimap buttons in relation to the minimap.

but that could have just been me dreaming...

I think you were dreamingm

Grimsin · 09-15-09, 01:36 PM

Yea i think i was to, im not seeing any way to do it other then having a mask file in my addons folder to point to. oh well. wishful thinking.

Grimsin · 09-17-09, 09:11 AM

On the same subject... so i have the minimap shape changed to square i noticed other addons that do this also adjust the minimap blips or the city arrows as well. On mine though the city arrows still follow a circle pattern. How do i change those up to work on square pattern. Example of addon that changes both is Chinchila.

My minimap code is currently as follows...

Code:

Minimap:ClearAllPoints() 
	    Minimap:SetPoint("BOTTOM", UIParent, 0, 11) 
	    Minimap:SetHeight(132) 
	    Minimap.SetHeight = dummy 
	    Minimap:SetBackdropBorderColor(nil, nil, nil, nil) 
	    Minimap.SetBackdropBorderColor = dummy 
	    Minimap:SetMaskTexture([[Interface\AddOns\GrimUIcore\Masks\Mask-SQUARE]]) 
	    Minimap.ClearAllPoints = dummy 
	    Minimap.SetPoint = dummy 
	    Minimap.SetWidth = dummy 
	    Minimap.SetMaskTexture = dummy
		Minimap:SetScale(0.95)

**Seerah** · 09-17-09, 10:55 AM

My addon, PocketPlot, doesn't made the arrows follow a square pattern. I don't recall any addon I used doing that. Are you sure Chinchilla does this? If so, look in its code to see how.

Grimsin · 09-17-09, 11:19 AM

positive hehe i was up half the night studding how it works. I think it has to do with either setting a mask texture for the MiniMapcluster frame some how OR it has to do with this chunk of setpoint code i found in chinchila that makes no sense to me but looks like it might vary well be how its done.

if you want to take a look maybe you would understand it better the controls for the function are in the Appearance folder in Chinchila and then in the Appearance.lua

starting around line 338 to 411 is where the part i dont understand fully is and looks most likely like what makes those arrows follow a square pattern instead of a round one.

**Seerah** · 09-17-09, 11:32 AM

That function doesn't have anything to do with the directional arrows on the minimap. The function you're referencing is just Chinchilla setting its shape and its border. I don't think addons have access to those arrows...

Yeah, Chinchilla doesn't change the shape that the arrows follow. (screenshot)

Grimsin · 09-17-09, 11:40 AM

HAHA your right! i just looked again and figured out that the arrows i was looking at were not the bliz default ones ROFL!!!!!

gah (cry)

hahaha i was up till 4am for that!