Outer shadow is kinda hot

[zork]

Just by removing the normal textures.


Combine that with a square minimap with the same outer shadow and you are ready to roll.

There we go (qMinimap hacked)


Even the tooltip stands no chance:


The setup that does this is:

backdrop = {
        bgFile = "Interface\\Buttons\\WHITE8x8",
        edgeFile = "Interface\\Tooltips\\UI-Tooltip-Border",
        tile = false,
        tileSize = 32,
        edgeSize = 6,
        insets = { left = 6, right = 6, top = 6, bottom = 6 },
    },

The border texture (edgeFile) is the outer shadow found in rActionButtonStyler.

[Paopao001]

People use outer shadow everywhere.
Aurora, QulightUI, oUF_NIN, oUF_Freeb...
I think one-pixel and outer shadow are the two kinds of border found widest used.
The third goes to tuk-style.(Elvui ShestakUI AllezUI...)
The forth goes to !Beautycase-style(oUF_Phanx LerbUI Caith UI)

just personal opinion..

[eiszeit]

Maybe 'cause the most others suck. Sadly. I've tried enough. Now I'm hanging in a Beautycase/Phanx/DafuqDoIuse border situation.

I like the outer shadow thing - without 1px border ofc.

What I tried a long time was 1px border + 2px hard drop shadow

[jeffy162]

I can't speak to the rest of the UI, but there are numerous Button Facade/Masque skins that are either one pixel or outer shadow or both.

[zork]

Those are texture which do not keep the same box-shadow on all elements independent on size like SetBackdrop does.

[Freebaser]

I'll have to add that hotness to my tooltip.

[zork]

Well...That is your Tooltip!

[eiszeit]

I wish I could do something like !Beautycase with various border types. So I could just change a variable and get other borders everywhere I implemented it. But I guess I am too lazy or something like that to do so :X

I know exactly which border types I would put in that script, haha.

[zork]

Originally Posted by eiszeit I wish I could do something like !Beautycase with various border types. So I could just change a variable and get other borders everywhere I implemented it. But I guess I am too lazy or something like that to do so :X I know exactly which border types I would put in that script, haha.

There you go
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...tBackdrop.html

[zohar101]

I love the shadow. But I use icon skins (so it's consistent over all mods) and I wonder if I take the (default) icon blp files, convert to tga and in the first layer take out the default border, if the default icons have the same shadow? I should know this, I've done it for few odd icons before like consolidate buffs where I'd make my own border but it never occurred to me to try just removing it...

[jeffy162]

Originally Posted by zork Those are texture which do not keep the same box-shadow on all elements independent on size like SetBackdrop does.

Ahh. I see. Thank you. Still trying to learn the different things that make up the WoW UI as a whole, but, unfortunately, it's not working very well.

[Bloodier]

I'm new at writing LUA. I've tried to use the struct you provide putting it in a new addon and calling the SetBackdrop() method. It works fine the first time I hover the mouse, but if I do it again the shadow will show painted in white. How can I make it not to change?

[Phanx]

Remove whatever code you have that's changing the backdrop color? If you need help finding it, post your whole code.

[Bloodier]

Commenting SetBackdropColor line won't fix it:

local backdrop = {
            bgFile = "Interface\\Buttons\\WHITE8x8",
            edgeFile = "Interface\\AddOns\\zAddOn\\media\\outer_shadow",
            tile = false,
            tileSize = 32,
            edgeSize = 6,
            insets = { left = 6, right = 6, top = 6, bottom = 6 },
        }
	GameTooltip:SetBackdrop(backdrop)
	GameTooltip:SetBackdropColor(20, 20, 20, 1)
	GameTooltip:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0, 1)

Visually:

[nailertn]

Originally Posted by Bloodier Commenting SetBackdropColor line won't fix it: local backdrop = { bgFile = "Interface\\Buttons\\WHITE8x8", edgeFile = "Interface\\AddOns\\zAddOn\\media\\outer_shadow", tile = false, tileSize = 32, edgeSize = 6, insets = { left = 6, right = 6, top = 6, bottom = 6 }, } GameTooltip:SetBackdrop(backdrop) GameTooltip:SetBackdropColor(20, 20, 20, 1) GameTooltip:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0, 1) Visually:

The default color is white that's why commenting does not work. And color values should be between 0-1, use 20/255 instead of 20.

[Bloodier]

Ok, but the main problem it's unfixed. Only shows good the first time, after it shows like in the second image with the whith shadow and strange bg.

[zork]

Well sure. That is because it is changed everytime Gametooltip:Show() is called.

What you can do is sth like this:

local backdropColor = {0,0,0}
local backdropBorderColor = {0,0,0}
local tooltipList = {GameTooltip, ItemRefTooltip, ShoppingTooltip1, ShoppingTooltip2, ShoppingTooltip3}
for index, frame in ipairs(tooltipList) do
  frame:SetScript("OnShow", function(self)
    self:SetBackdropColor(unpack(backdropColor))
    self:SetBackdropBorderColor(unpack(backdropBorderColor))
  end)
end

[Bloodier]

Ok, thanks, now it works Edit: For tooltips of buildings and so (Auction House, for example) it keeps showing bad. What's the name of that tooltip?