ChatFrame1:SetPoint()

[alimjocox]

ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
ChatFrame1:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", UIParent, 10, 10)
ChatFrame1:SetWidth(321)
ChatFrame1:SetHeight(121)

can anyone tell me why this isn't enough to move my ChatFrame1 ? It sets the width and height. I'm a Lua noob but im trying to learn

((just a small section of the entire addon))

[Vrul]

ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
ChatFrame1:SetPoint('BOTTOMLEFT', UIParent, 'BOTTOMLEFT', 10, 10)
ChatFrame1:SetWidth(321)
ChatFrame1:SetHeight(121)

[alimjocox]

tried that as well it doesnt work

im using idChat addon, is there something that I miss which clashes or stops it from moving?

[Vrul]

You could try making it so the frame can't be moved after you move it with:

ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
ChatFrame1:SetPoint('BOTTOMLEFT', UIParent, 'BOTTOMLEFT', 10, 10)
ChatFrame1:SetWidth(321)
ChatFrame1:SetHeight(121)

local function DoNothing() end
ChatFrame1.ClearAllPoints = DoNothing
ChatFrame1.SetPoint = DoNothing

[alimjocox]

thx alot Vrul that did it

just wondering if ur bothered to answer. do u have an idea on what wouldve stopped it from moving originally?

[Sythalin]

That's an odd behavior. Been coming across a lot of those lately....

[Vrul]

Originally Posted by alimjocox do u have an idea on what wouldve stopped it from moving originally?

It was moving, it was just getting moved right back again.

[Grimsin]

yea its not odd behavior at all. The chat.cache.txt controls what loads. You may want to change that code to have a SetUserPlaced(true) in there as well so that it will actually save your changes to the chat.cache.txt.

The chat frame code for GrimUI sets up the windows once then saves any changes the user makes, i just made it work like this last night actually so its all fresh in my head... here is the code example.

ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
	ChatFrame1:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", GrimUIcoreArtB1, "BOTTOMLEFT", 14, 25)
	ChatFrame1:SetWidth(350)
	ChatFrame1:SetHeight(190)
	ChatFrame1:SetFrameLevel(8)
	ChatFrame1:SetUserPlaced(true)

Now that will set up where its located and what size it is. The SetUserPlaced(true) will make it save to the chat.cache.txt file so it will reload t his way every time. NOW for the catch... if you do not put this piece of code inside another function that is only called once on the first login it is used it will automatically move the chatframe back to this location every time you log in. In other words you need to have a function that creates a saved variable. Then have the chat code look for the saved variable if it does NOT find it then it runs the code above. IF it does then it does nothing. The dummy commands you are useing to prevent the chat.cache.txt from loading again can then be removed since the chatcache will then have your settings saved into it.

So to sum it up.... the reason for the funny behavior is that the chat.cache.txt loads after your addons are loading and you are not saving the position your addon has done to the chat.cache.txt without having that setUserPlaced function in there.

So when it loads the chat.cache.txt it loads what ever the settings were prior to your addon changing the positioning.

You can leave it the way you had done it but should you make any changes to the chat windows in game they will reset when you logout.

[shrike126]

This isn't working for me and I cannot figure out why. I want to create a small Lua file that just changes the chat settings to a specific position but for the life of me it doesn't seem to work...

-- position the Chat window
ChatFrame1:ClearAllPoints()
ChatFrame1:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT", UIParent, 25, 25)
ChatFrame1:SetWidth(350)
ChatFrame1:SetHeight(111)

-- position the ChatEdit frame on top of the Chat window
ChatFrameEditBox:ClearAllPoints()
ChatFrameEditBox:SetPoint('BOTTOMLEFT',  'ChatFrame1', 'TOPLEFT',  -5, 0)
ChatFrameEditBox:SetPoint('BOTTOMRIGHT', 'ChatFrame1', 'TOPRIGHT', 5, 0)

local function DoNothing() end
ChatFrame1.ClearAllPoints = DoNothing
ChatFrame1.SetPoint = DoNothing

The part that changes the position of the ChatEdit box seems to work, but it isn't moving ChatFrame1 at all. /cry

[alimjocox]

are u using any other addons?

[shrike126]

Originally Posted by alimjocox are u using any other addons?

None, I suspected another addon could be the culprit so I've cleaned out my Interface and WTF directories. But even after this, changes made to the x,y locations above don't seem to result in changes of the actual chat window's location.

Okay this is messed up... I added this to the end and now it seems to be working.

ChatFrame1:SetUserPlaced(false)

I thought I'd deleted the folders in WTF to clear out any chat config cache, would that line prevent it from calling from stored variables? Or perhaps I changed something else and that last part isn't doing anything.

Edit: It looks like if you move the chat window in-game at all, then changing the Lua code above doesn't have any effect on positioning. But if you delete the items under WTF and login again you can change it in the above code all you want.

[Seerah]

Your code was likely running before the chat frame's position was being pulled from the file in the WTF folder.

If you wait to run your code until after the default UI is finished loading, then you shouldn't have any issues.

[AxnJackson11]

why not just right click on the General Tab, click Unlock Chat Frame, then drag and resize to your delight?? or is this part of a all in one ui you want others to download?

[shrike126]

Originally Posted by AxnJackson11 why not just right click on the General Tab, click Unlock Chat Frame, then drag and resize to your delight?? or is this part of a all in one ui you want others to download?

Exactly that. I figure this will be a small entry level building block into a UI that I can share with friends with little or no settings to configure by the end user.