How to nuke bliz function

[Grimsin]

How would one go about stopping a bliz function? The function i need to stop is
PetActionBar_UpdatePositionValues()

is it as simple as PetActionBar_UpdatePositionValues() = nil? or return end)?

[Grimsin]

i guess a better question is how would one go about stopping the animation updating and repositioning of the bliz bars.

[Haleth]

If you want to disable them, tried UnregisterAllEvents()?

[Starinnia]

local function dummy() end

PetActionBar_UpdatePositionValues = dummy

That should kill that function for you. Although if unregistering the events works, you should do that since it won't mess with the global environment and possibly cause side effects.

[Grimsin]

well both methods seem to cause adverse side effects.

right now the issue im having is with the frame management... killing the petupdate was no good.

Ultimately what im trying to do is reposition the bliz action bars and prevent taint and stop the relocating. Doing a dummy on the setpoint for the MainMenuBar works for the most part except when entering/exiting vehicles. the vehicle bar causes things to freak out, also where all my taint happens.

[Slakah]

Does blizz specify a relative anchor frame in their :SetPoint()

[Grimsin]

Does not look like it at lest not for the MainMenuBar.

also note the problem is fixed If i set the setpoint and clearallpoints to dummy for the MainMenuBar but then the vehicle bar does not appear at all...

Also none of this begins to address the combat taint that happens when dismounting a vehicle while in combat.

[Grimsin]

Originally Posted by Haleth If you want to disable them, tried UnregisterAllEvents()?

Doing this causes problems with other elements of the bliz code. Not to mention these are functions erroring out so technically its not an event based problem as i would have to unregister every frame whos event script calls that function thus disabling half the interface.

somehow i need to stop all the functions involved with the position management nonsense. But still leave the animation system intact for the 3d model frames? because im pretty sure if i nuke the animation system for the action bars itll nuke the animation scripts needed for 3d models when i get to those again later... the animation system is linked into the frame management.... if you look at the code i posted i found those UIPARENT_MANAGED_FRAME_POSITIONS["CastingBarFrame"] = nil lines in other addons but they appear to do nothing. tried all sorts of methods of using it to.

[Seerah]

Now... Are you getting "Interface Action Blocked" messages? Or are you only looking at the taint log?

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...1710&sid=1#137

[Grimsin]

im getting the interface action blocked msg as well as taint log entry's.

this is what my in game error says about the action blocked...


1x <event>ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED:AddOn '!GrimUI' tried to call the protected function 'updateFunc()'.
<in C code>: in function `updateFunc'
Interface\FrameXML\AnimationSystem.lua:61: in function `SetUpAnimation':
Interface\FrameXML\PlayerFrame.lua:279: in function `PlayerFrame_AnimateOut':
Interface\FrameXML\PlayerFrame.lua:226: in function `OnEvent':
Interface\FrameXML\UnitFrame.lua:417: in function <Interface\FrameXML\UnitFrame.lua:415>:

[Grimsin]

Okay so the only refrence i have found to updateFunc says its just SetPoint so could i maybe disable updateFunc and stop the tainting?