Custom Bar Textures

CrusaderHeimdall · 08-12-12, 12:55 PM

Hello all, I am having trouble setting a custom bar texture for my addon. The texture is borrowed from a released, working addon, i am trying to use :SetStatusBarTexture("filename...") to apply it, however since it is not a default texture, i am not sure where it should be put. right now i have it in my addon folder and the filename is pointing to it, but it does not display

UIObject[i].bar:SetStatusBarTexture("Interface\\Addons\\MyAddon\\texture")

this is the code im using with generic file terms.

Unkn · 08-12-12, 01:15 PM

Is it the right size and format? That tends to stump me every now and then.

Kendian · 08-12-12, 01:39 PM

and it may be small, but should be ("Interface\\AddOns\\MyAddon\\texture") , right?

p3lim · 08-12-12, 02:09 PM

The size of the texture has to be by the power of two, so, 16x16, 32x32, 64x128, etc.

**Seerah** · 08-12-12, 07:32 PM

He said he took the texture from another addon, so it's probably the correct size/format.

CrusaderHeimdall: Have you completely exited and restarted WoW?

PS- don't use "generic file terms", just use what you actually have. Oftentimes, an error lies in the code or file paths. But pseudo-code and "generic file terms" don't show us what you actually have.

/edit: lastly, what problem are you having exactly?

**Seerah** · 08-15-12, 09:52 PM

Nah, you don't really need the extension there.

jeffy162 · 08-15-12, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by CrusaderHeimdall

Hello all, I am having trouble setting a custom bar texture for my addon. The texture is borrowed from a released, working addon, i am trying to use :SetStatusBarTexture("filename...") to apply it, however since it is not a default texture, i am not sure where it should be put. right now i have it in my addon folder and the filename is pointing to it, but it does not display

UIObject[i].bar:SetStatusBarTexture("Interface\\Addons\\MyAddon\\texture")

this is the code im using with generic file terms.

Check for the proper spelling in your file path. For example:

Is it

Code:

UIObject[i].bar:SetStatusBarTexture("Interface\\Addons\\MyAddon\\texture")

Or:

Code:

UIObject[i].bar:SetStatusBarTexture("Interface\\AddOns\\MyAddon\\texture")

A small difference, but that might be the problem. I know that if I don't spell the folder name where all of my addons are correctly when I add a graphic for kgPanels, the graphic just doesn't show up. At all. Correct the spelling for that folder in the file path, though, and everything's hunky dory.

Like Kendian said:

Originally Posted by Kendian

and it may be small, but should be ("Interface\\AddOns\\MyAddon\\texture") , right?

CrusaderHeimdall · 08-21-12, 07:02 PM

Ok to answer some questions quickly:
Yes its the right size, I hijacked it from Forte for testing purposes.
Exact problem, texture is changing to no texture, removes the bar texture.
I highly think it is the "O" capitalization problem. Being well versed with Cpp I should have seen that...
And yes I have done a cold load. needed to do that for another issue.

Ok, just tested it, It was the capitalization problem. I feel silly about outing myself over that, but, then, it happens to us all at some point. Thank you all for your tips and suggestions!!

Phanx · 08-21-12, 10:08 PM

Case sensitivity depends on your file system. Windows file systems are usually not case-sensitive (technically NTFS is, but Windows acts like it's not, for most practical intents and purposes). Mac is not case-sensitive by default, though you can switch it. Linux file systems usually are case-sensitive. Even if you expect to only ever run code on your own machine, capitalizing things properly is still a good habit to be in.

If you're ever working with textures that are part of the game client, and aren't sure of the proper capitalization (since Blizzard can't seem to make up their mind whether to CamelCase or UPPERCASE their folder names), the artwork browser and XML browser on wowprogramming.com both preserve the original capitalization, or you can extract the art files from your game client, or you can just browse the contents of the MPQ files.

Torhal · 08-22-12, 04:13 PM

Actually, OSX by default is case-insensitive though you can switch it to case-sensitive like most other *NIX OSes - WoW will happily refuse to run, however.

Phanx · 08-22-12, 05:14 PM

ORLY

Edited my previous post.