Few Question's regarding creating frames.

frohanss · 03-06-11, 09:10 AM

Hello,

i have been working on a small addon to make UI panels. Instead of using kgpanels and other simular addons.
Mostly to learn how to write addon's myself.

So here is some question's i have:

Default code im using on frames:

Code:

function CreateLBottom() --Left Bottombar/Infotab

    LBottom = CreateFrame("Frame","LBottom",UIParent);
    LBottom:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND");
    LBottom:SetWidth(CPwidth); 
    LBottom:SetHeight(CPbarsheight); 
    LBottom:SetClampedToScreen(true);
	LBottom:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", UIParent, "BOTTOMLEFT", 2, 2)
    LBottom:SetAlpha(1.0);
    LBottom:SetBackdrop(BACKD);
     LBottom:SetBackdropColor(Backdropcolors);
     LBottom:SetBackdropBorderColor(1,1,1,1);
    
end

Im using the following default values:

Code:

local BACKD =     { 
         bgFile = "Interface\\FrameGeneral\\UI-Background-Marble", 
         edgeFile = "Interface\\Tooltips\\UI-Tooltip-Border", 
         tile = false, 
         tileSize = 16, 
         edgeSize = edgeS, 
         insets = inseT
     }
local CPwidth = 300
local CPbarsheight = 20
local edgeS = 8
local inseT = { left = 0, right = 0, top = 0, bottom = 0 }

Question 1: Can i make a new frame by using the above frame as template and just change the hight of the next frame? How?

Question 2: How can i make a frame to only show if a addon is loaded? And i don't mean just parent the frame to that addon.

Question 3: How can i make a slash comman to toggle 1 of the panels?

Trouble 1: When i try to add a default value for border color it doesn't use the right color. Most of the time the border becomes red.
Here is how im trying todo it.

Code:

local BColor_r = 0.5,0.5,0.5,1

LBottom:SetBackdropBorderColor(BColor_r);

And i can't seem to get this to work:

Code:

local BColor_r = RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].r, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].g, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].b

Question 4: Is there any command/math formula to calculate how big the edgsize should be? Cause it seem's to be a conection between width and hight of panels. If i just use same edgsize on small frames and big frames the border becomes blury.
I have my UI scale set by: /run SetCVar("uiScale", 768/string.match(({GetScreenResolutions()})[GetCurrentResolution()], "%d+x(%d+)"))

Last Question: How can i make a panel width to be 99% of the screen? To use as a top panel.

Many questions i know

Im just starting to learn this LUA stuff.

Thx in advance for replys.