Target frames

[Resike]

Is it possible to update the targettarget, targettargettarget, forcustarget, pettarget unitframes, based on their proper unit events somehow? Or is there any proper way to handle them besides a throttled onupdate script?

[Fizzlemizz]

Update what part exactly?

You have UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT and UNIT_POWER_FREQUENT events for health and mana updates.

[Resike]

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz Update what part exactly? You have UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT and UNIT_POWER_FREQUENT events for health and mana updates.

Yes, but not for the mentioned frames.

[p3lim]

*target units do not have any associated events, your only option is OnUpdate.

However, try to stick with one OnUpdate per frame, don't do one per "element".

[Fizzlemizz]

	pt = CreateFrame("Button", "MyPetTarget",UIParent,"SecureUnitButtonTemplate")
	pt.unit = "pettarget"
	pt:SetAttribute("unit", pt.unit)
	pt:RegisterUnitEvent("UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT", pt.unit, pt.unit)
	pt:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
			print(..., self.unit, UnitHealth(self.unit))
		end)

Seems to workish even though it appears to be running the event on pet health. Adding the second pt.unit to RegisterUnitEvent just gives you more events.

Probably not the perfect solution which would leave OnUpdate.

[Resike]

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz pt = CreateFrame("Button", "MyPetTarget",UIParent,"SecureUnitButtonTemplate") pt.unit = "pettarget" pt:SetAttribute("unit", pt.unit) pt:RegisterUnitEvent("UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT", pt.unit, pt.unit) pt:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...) print(..., self.unit, UnitHealth(self.unit)) end) Seems to workish even though it appears to be running the event on pet health. Adding the second pt.unit to RegisterUnitEvent just gives you more events. Probably not the perfect solution which would leave OnUpdate.

No, if you register an invalid unit for an event, it will get auto registered to the player by default.
That event script runs based on the player's "UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT".

[Fizzlemizz]

No, if you register an invalid unit for an event, it will get auto registered to the player by default.

It appears it will use any primary unit requiring a health event ie. it doeas RegesterEvent("UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT").

I did say it probably wasn't perfect.

[Resike]

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz It appears it will use any primary unit requiring a health event ie. it doeas RegesterEvent("UNIT_HEALTH_FREQUENT"). I did say it probably wasn't perfect.

You could be right, the real issue here those events won't update the targettarget frames properly it's just works as a crippled onupdate script.

[SDPhantom]

After some digging through Blizzard code, namely TargetFrame.lua, it appears the default UI updates the TargetOfTarget frame with OnUpdate.