oUF_Kygo, a few tips wanted

Phanx · 08-19-14, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Kygo

... how would I go around to fetch time remaning and aura name for two fontstrings?
Did some google-ing, could'nt find any real answer on how to fetch these strings

You'd get them from UnitAura. Assuming you wanted to show that info on the bars, you'd want to create the font strings in the PostCreateIcon function, something like:

Code:

	local time = bar:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormalSmall")
	time:SetPoint("RIGHT", -4, 0)
	bar.time = time

	local name = bar:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormalSmall")
	name:SetPoint("LEFT", 4, 0)
	name:SetPoint("RIGHT", time, "LEFT", -2, 0)
	bar.name = name

Then in the PostUpdateAura function, use the values you're already getting from UnitAura. Set the name font string to display the name in the same place, and for auras with no duration, make sure you clear the time text. Then, update the time text in the OnUpdate function; it'll have a lot of digits after the decimal point, so you'll want to use SetFormattedText to restrict it to the number of decimal values you actually want to show.

Kygo · 08-20-14, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Phanx

You'd get them from UnitAura. Assuming you wanted to show that info on the bars, you'd want to create the font strings in the PostCreateIcon function, ..

Added.
Did react to something (maybe it's supposed to happen?) when i wrote this
(Using Notepad++ with language set to LUA)

Code:

local time = bar:CreateFontString..
time:SetPoint..
time:SetTextcolor..
bar.time = time

Originally Posted by Phanx

Then in the PostUpdateAura function, use the values you're already getting from UnitAura. Set the name font string to display the name in the same place.

Are you refering to "local function auras_PostUpdateIcon.."? If you're not, then I have missed that one.

Originally Posted by Phanx

..use SetFormattedText ..

Alright. So something like this: "time:SetFormattedText(m:s)" ? (Havent gotten this far yet, still trying to figure half of this out

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Phanx · 08-20-14, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Kygo

Did react to something (maybe it's supposed to happen?) when i wrote this
(Using Notepad++ with language set to LUA)

There is a global "time" function in Lua. Since you're not using it anywhere in your code, it doesn't matter, but if you prefer your editor not highlight it as a built-in global, just use another name.

Originally Posted by Kygo

Are you refering to "local function auras_PostUpdateIcon.."?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Kygo

So something like this: "time:SetFormattedText(m:s)" ?

fontstring:SetFormattedText(...) is the same as (but faster than) doing fontstring:SetText(string.format(...)) so just refer to the documentation for string.format to see what arguments you need to provide:

http://wowpedia.org/API_format
https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ma...nt-Conversions

Or just look at other addons that display formatted time strings:

https://github.com/haste/oUF/blob/ma...stbar.lua#L371