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The code above would move the minimap outside the 4:3Screen to the right middle.
But beaware that with "ConsoleUIBackdrop" as parent the Minimap is layerwise below SimpleFrames.
The code above would move the minimap outside the 4:3Screen to the right middle.
But beaware that with "ConsoleUIBackdrop" as parent the Minimap is layerwise below SimpleFrames.
It works... But unfortunately it only works if I have the "black background" activated.
In my case, I use the "call BlzFrameSetVisible(BlzGetFrameByName("ConsoleUIBackdrop",0), false)" function and in that sense, the Minimap won't appear either.
I need to be without the black background too... since I use portraits without backgrounds, in BlizzCon style, I need to keep "ConsoleUIBackdrop" disabled.
Did this have to do with the parent? There would be another way using another parent.. removing the Mini Map from the 4: 3 screen and at the same time the black background does not show up?
Thanks for listening!
Hello, I've been trying to hide the ORIGIN_FRAME_HERO_HP_BAR & ORIGIN_FRAME_HERO_MANA_BAR by using the BlzFrameSetVisible with the correct index and noted that it didn't work, I'd say I passed the right parameter as I can change their size, setting them to 0.0001 to hide them, I was just wondering is this is... the correct way? Why can't I hide those frame?
The game might reshow them when something happens to heroes.
Another way to hide something is to create a custom hidden Frame. The wanted hidden Frames become the children of that custom frame. Frames can only be visible when their parent is visible, hence by doing it that way the frames become hidden and the default game logic is unlikely to change it because it does not know about that changed parentShip.
If the target frame belongs to the Frame-Group you also need a FRAME-Parent, for SimpleFrames you need a SIMPLEFRAME-Parent.
Is it possible to perform a click directly on the specific frame?
e.g. I can get this frame BlzGetFrameByName("InventoryButton_0", 0)
Can I somehow invoke this frame using code (simulate mouse click)?
Ohh. Looks like this native functions (BlzGetFrameByName, BlzFrameClick) were added in 1.31 patch. But I would like to work get frames and make click on them in 1.26 version of Warcraft III. So it's impossible in 1.26, right?
Maybe.
V1.26 can be hacked quite much so probably this behaviours could be added. DotA by Dracol1ch has quite a customized UI.
But the "unhacked" 1.26 version is not capable of UI-Natives.
Many Origin-Frames are not contained in fdf only in gameCode, ORIGIN_FRAME_UNIT_MSG is one of these. Such gameCode ones can only (if at all) be reached over OrginFrame-access or over parent/child natives (There is a list of some child access in the First Post in a hidden block, UI: OriginFrames | HIVE (hiveworkshop.com)).
Thank you very much for all your hard work making these tutorials. I learned so much, I like how you link all the tutorials together as they all correspond with one another. Beautiful work, you will make already amazing Warcraft III Maps look even better thanks to your teachings. I cant wait to learn more from you.
One could export the default cooldown model and scale it down then import the scaled down model into your map, either onto the default Cooldown path or by changing the used model in game interface. Though Item cooldown's would also scale down at the same time.
I am unsure how to change the actual cooldown frame.
One could export the default cooldown model and scale it down then import the scaled down model into your map, either onto the default Cooldown path or by changing the used model in game interface. Though Item cooldown's would also scale down at the same time.
I am unsure how to change the actual cooldown frame.
Not really. For some reasons custom Frames can not leave the 4:3 Screen, I say custom cause there are Frames that can leave it like Multiboards, TimerDialogs, LeaderBoard unsure about that Hero Buttons they could be simple frames which would free them anyway from the restriction. Currently only custom SimpleFrames can leave the 4:3 Part.
@Tasyen I don't think this is really true, I've seen this done. Since writing this, have you come across a technique to put frames flush to the right-hand-side of the 16:9 world frame?
It seems like the 4:3 Screen Limition for Frames can be avoided by creating them as child/offspring of ("ConsoleUIBackdrop", 0). ("ConsoleUIBackdrop", 0) does only exist in Reforged.
The custom Frame does not have to be a direct Child it also can be a child's child of ("ConsoleUIBackdrop", 0).
But by using that the Frame drops Layerwise below default SimpleFrames.
One also has to get rid of the blackbox ("ConsoleUIBackdrop", 0) in a different manner when one use it as parent. Hiding it is in that case no option.
It also can be used to move for example the minimap out of the 4:3 Screen like shown in the Lua code following:
one swaps the parent of the Minimap to ConsoleUIBackdrop then one sets the position
Lua:
do
local real = MarkGameStarted
function MarkGameStarted()
real()
local parent = BlzGetFrameByName("ConsoleUIBackdrop", 0)
local frame = BlzGetFrameByName("MiniMapFrame", 0)
BlzFrameSetParent(frame, parent)
BlzFrameSetAbsPoint(frame, FRAMEPOINT_BOTTOMLEFT, 0.9, 0.3)
BlzFrameSetAbsPoint(frame, FRAMEPOINT_TOPRIGHT, 1.05, 0.45)
end
end
I searched for other such Frames that can leave the 4:3 Screen which also exist in 1.31.1.
Now that I think about it there are 3 Frames that can Leave the 4:3 Screen, when starting the map with 16:9 they are pushed to the top right outside of 4:3.
I talk about Multiboard, TimerDialog and LeaderBoard.
Unlike "ConsoleUIBackdrop" they do not exist until one creates them with the none frame creater api. They are also above SimpleFrames.
After they are created one can get the frame handling them by name. I recomment either LeaderBoard or MultiBoard. TimerDialog has a complex/wierd CreateContext usage, the other two are much simpler. LeaderBoard or Multiboard always use createContext 0.
Anyway I suggest LeaderBoard.
it would be TimerDialog, but TimerDialog has wierd behaviours. I also encountered a bug when I used BlzGetFrameByName("TimerDialog", 0) as parent, when I used restart map the custom Frame was not shown anymore.
A Lua example to spawn a ScriptDialogButton right to the command buttons.
Lua:
do
local real = MarkGameStarted
function MarkGameStarted()
real()
CreateLeaderboardBJ(bj_FORCE_ALL_PLAYERS, "title")
local parent = BlzGetFrameByName("Leaderboard", 0)
BlzFrameSetSize(parent, 0, 0)
BlzFrameSetVisible(BlzGetFrameByName("LeaderboardBackdrop", 0), false)
BlzFrameSetVisible(BlzGetFrameByName("LeaderboardTitle", 0), false)
local button1 = BlzCreateFrameByType("GLUETEXTBUTTON", "name", parent, "ScriptDialogButton", 0)
BlzFrameSetAbsPoint(button1, FRAMEPOINT_LEFT , 0.85, 0.1)
end
end
First one creates the LeaderBoard with the normal api. Then one gets the new frame sets the size to 0 to make the screen space it takes clickable for the playable-world. Then one hides the Title and Backdrop Frame (to fix a grafic glitch). After that one uses it as parent of the Frame.
If one wants to use LeaderBoards, one has to save the parentFrame in a global and has to show it with BlzFrameSetVisible after the other was shown.
Edited: Replaced selfexecution with a less problematic approach
The System Buttons belong to the SimpleFrames and can be found in "ui\framedef\ui\upperbuttonbar.fdf". Their Texture could be changed by setting the used Texture in game interface to something different. Key "UpperMenuButtonTexture"
I have no idea how one would change them during the game.
If you use the lastest version of warcraft 3, Then yes.
One can access that frame over the Frame-Child api and change the parentship of the group selection frame to a custom SimpleFrame which is allways hidden.
That groupSelection Frame is the 5 child of the BottomCenter UI.
My description mentioned earlier in Lua though it should be put into a function that runs at 0s or later. In this example I place the buttonContainer not the groupSelection into the customFrame.
Lua:
local bottomUI = BlzFrameGetParent(BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleInfoPanelUnitDetail", 0))
local groupFrame = BlzFrameGetChild(BlzFrameGetChild(bottomUI, 5),0)
local customFrame = BlzCreateFrameByType("SIMPLEFRAME", "", BlzGetFrameByName("ConsoleUI", 0), "", 0)
BlzFrameSetParent(groupFrame, customFrame)
BlzFrameSetVisible(customFrame, false)
After this run the Group selection Button are not visible anymore hence can not be clicked with the Mouse, but one can still change the current Main Unit using the hotkey.
Hi Tasyen, Another question from me
I'm looking at displaying information through the default quest panels. However, there is a big black hole in the middle of the quest display, and only a tiny portion of the screen displays text. It is really annoying to read through this.
I was hoping there is a way to manipulate the quest frames to use the full text field. I looked through the game fdf's, and found some frames that might be promising, but unfortunately, they didn't do anything.
Lua:
local f = fbn("QuestDisplay", 0)
BlzFrameClearAllPoints(f)
fap(f, tr, .4, -.3)
BlzFrameSetSize(f, .3, .3)
local f = fbn("QuestListItem", 0)
BlzFrameClearAllPoints(f)
fap(f, tr, .4, -.3)
BlzFrameSetSize(f, .3, .3)
You know if it possible to improve this situation?
The Quest Frames are created when they are needed. Force the players to open the quest Dialog and close the quest Dialog. After that change the Quest Frames.
Could look like that:
You are using 1 as the index/id which I don't think is correct?
There is only one world frame and one game frame so you'd need to use index 0.
Additionally:
Custom script: BlzFrameSetAllPoints( BlzGetOriginFrame(ORIGIN_FRAME_WORLD_FRAME,0), ORIGINAL WORLD POSITION VARIABLE HERE) )
Custom script: BlzHideOriginFrames( false )
because you changed the original world points you cannot dynamically get the position anymore. You'd need to hardcode it (I forget how the coordinate system works, but presumably 0, 0?) but you could just save the data on init instead.
I suppose there is also a slim chance that you cannot reset/go back, I have not tried it myself.
Is there a Unit Panel frame that can be used to control the visibility of UI elements? Specifically Heroes.
For instance this can be done for Inventory, by using this as a parent: BlzGetOriginFrame(ORIGIN_FRAME_ITEM_BUTTON, 0)
But for Unit Panel (and specifically Heroes) I have tried a bunch of Unit Panel frames and their parents, but none work succesfully to control visibility of UI.
Hope there is a known frame, it would be much better than a trigger on selections.
There are some Hero SimpleFrames in the single Unit selection.
The Parent of the Hero simpleframes
("SimpleInfoPanelIconHero", 6)
The Parent of the attribute texts
("SimpleInfoPanelIconHeroText", 6)
this one only shows for own heroes without active morph/poly
("SimpleHeroLevelBar", 0)
As all belong to SimpleFrames you can only create other SimpleFrames as their children, if you can not do that you might have to use a timer and mimic visibility.
There are some Hero SimpleFrames in the single Unit selection.
The Parent of the Hero simpleframes
("SimpleInfoPanelIconHero", 6)
The Parent of the attribute texts
("SimpleInfoPanelIconHeroText", 6)
this one only shows for own heroes without active morph/poly
("SimpleHeroLevelBar", 0)
As all belong to SimpleFrames you can only create other SimpleFrames as their children, if you can not do that you might have to use a timer and mimic visibility.
fiddling with Cooldown Frames is much unsafe work.
But I advise scale the cooldown model, it limits you to the same scale (default size vs new size) for both items&commandbuttons but it is far easier.
If you wana try use the frame child api. At the beginning force the selection of a shop-Unit with all command buttons & item buttons occuppied and on cooldown. That will bring all the needed frames into "life". Then you can reach them using the child Frame API:
BlzFrameGetChild(frame, index)
Before an unit was selected "CommandBarFrame" has 24 childs "CommandButton_0" to "CommandButton_11" and (ORIGIN_FRAME_COMMAND_BUTTON,0 to 11)
After an unit was selected ORIGIN_FRAME_COMMAND_BUTTONs become children of "CommandButton_0" to "CommandButton_11" [0] "CommandBarFrame"
[0 to 11] "CommandButton_0" to "CommandButton_11"
[0] ORIGIN_FRAME_COMMAND_BUTTON
Created when required
[0] Cooldown
[1]
[2] ChargeBox
hi guys， in this screenshot，（if i wait long time and do not anything ）it will show the this panel ingame， which text means wait host，button means disconnect. how can i hide this panel？or use script close it？ i am not find this panel UI name in your article. hope you can get help! many thanks.
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i try use lua script to hide it， but it seems not work， （set frame width 0 height0.11111）could you give me example api to hide it？
Maybe try to start the game in offline mode. Reforged can be launched without loging in for ~3 weeks with an exe arg -launch.
That UnresponsiveDialog is created when needed, until that point it does not exist (only for the players losing conection to the server and pauses the game means it freezes timers, one can't access the frame until it shows up and accessing the frame in mp when it exists ensures the dc.)
BlzFrameSetVisible(BlzGetFrameByName("UnresponsiveDialog", 0), false)
Maybe try to start the game in offline mode. Reforged can be launched without loging in for ~3 weeks with an exe arg -launch.
That UnresponsiveDialog is created when needed, until that point it does not exist (only for the players losing conection to the server and pauses the game means it freezes timers, one can't access the frame until it shows up and accessing the frame in mp when it exists ensures the dc.)
BlzFrameSetVisible(BlzGetFrameByName("UnresponsiveDialog", 0), false)
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