Probably a very Simple XML question but need some help here

zireko · 10/29/14, 03:19 PM

This is just a part of what I'm working on. It's pretty simple. I'm just trying to get this to look like a window with some information in it covering QuestLurker. So people can look at each zone I have in there and just be able to plan ahead if they want. Here is my xml so far and if you'll scroll down passed it you'll see how I want it to appear on the window.

xml

Lua Code:

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
            <TopLevelControl name="QuestLurkerBook" clampedToScreen="true" mouseEnabled="true" movable="false" setHidden="true">
                <Dimensions x="800" y="800" />          
                <Anchor point="CENTER" />
                <Controls>
                    <Backdrop name="$(parent)BG" inherits="ZO_ThinBackdrop" alpha="0.8" />
                    <Label name="$(parent)Roll" font="ZoFontWindowTitle" color="CFDCBD" wrapMode="ELLIPSIS" verticalAlignment="CENTER" horizontalAlignment="CENTER" text="QuestLurkerBook" >
            
                        <AnchorFill />
                
                    </Label>
                </Controls>
            </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

How I would like it to look. However I may have to make it where you can scroll down the window. I don't really know the tags to scroll and to set this to look nice and neat. It would help to have a sample of the code with just the Aldmeri Dominion zone and Daggerfall Covenant. This should give me enough understanding on how to put this much text on a window in the game. If you know how to make the window scroll it would help a lot as well. This is the first part I plan on hiding this when someone starts there game and they can just type a simple slash command to pull it up and down anytime they want to look at it.

QuestLurkerBook

Aldmeri Dominion
*Khenarthis Roost: 11
*Auridon: 51
*Grahtwood: 44
*Greenshade: 50
*Malabal Tor: 45
*Reaper's March: 60

Daggerfall Covenant
*Stros M'Kai: 15
*Betnikh: 9
*Glenumbra: 67
*Stormhaven: 70
*Rivenspir: 48
*Alik'r Desert: 53
*Bangkorai: 47

Ebonheart Pact
*Bleakrock Isle: 12
*Bal Foyen: 9
*Stonefalls: 76
*Deshaan: 67
*Shadowfen: 64
*Eastmarch: 52
*The Rift: 73

Quest for all factions
*Coldharbour: 32
*Craglorn: 18
*Cyrodill: 566

Quest by Guild
*Fighters Guild: 5
*Mages Guild: 8
*Undaunted: Unknown

Garkin · 10/29/14, 04:22 PM

If I have to make it only using the XML, it would look like this:

Lua Code:

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
        <TopLevelControl name="QuestLurkerBook" clampedToScreen="true" hidden="true">
            <Dimensions x="400" y="400" />         
            <Anchor point="CENTER" />
            <Controls>
                <Backdrop name="$(parent)BG" inherits="ZO_ThinBackdrop" alpha="0.75" />
 
                <Control name="$(parent)Container" inherits="ZO_ScrollContainer">
                   <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" offsetY="12" />
                   <Anchor point="BOTTOMRIGHT" offsetY="-12" />
                </Control>
 
                <Label name="$(parent)Roll" font="ZoFontGame" color="CFDCBD" wrapMode="ELLIPSIS">
                    <OnInitialized>
                        local text = {
                            "Aldmeri Dominion",
                            "*Khenarthis Roost: 11",
                            "*Auridon: 51",
                            "*Grahtwood: 44",
                            "*Greenshade: 50",
                            "*Malabal Tor: 45",
                            "*Reaper's March: 60",
                            "",
                            "Daggerfall Covenant",
                            "*Stros M'Kai: 15",
                            "*Betnikh: 9",
                            "*Glenumbra: 67",
                            "*Stormhaven: 70",
                            "*Rivenspir: 48",
                            "*Alik'r Desert: 53",
                            "*Bangkorai: 47",
                            "",
                            "Ebonheart Pact",
                            "*Bleakrock Isle: 12",
                            "*Bal Foyen: 9",
                            "*Stonefalls: 76",
                            "*Deshaan: 67",
                            "*Shadowfen: 64",
                            "*Eastmarch: 52",
                            "*The Rift: 73",
                            "",
                            "Quest for all factions",
                            "*Coldharbour: 32",
                            "*Craglorn: 18",
                            "*Cyrodill: 566",
                            "",
                            "Quest by Guild",
                            "*Fighters Guild: 5",
                            "*Mages Guild: 8",
                            "*Undaunted: Unknown",
                        }
                        local parent = self:GetParent():GetNamedChild("ContainerScrollChild")
                        self:SetParent(parent)
                        self:SetAnchor(TOPLEFT, parent, TOPLEFT, 18, 6)
                        self:SetText(table.concat(text, "\n"))
                    </OnInitialized>
                </Label>
            </Controls>
        </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

However it is not a good idea to have too much LUA code in XML (it's hard to catch bugs in there), so it would be probably better if you in OnInitialize call some function instead of direct using of lua code.

In my example I have used control which inherits ZO_ScrollContainer template. It will add scrollable window with scroll bar, so you do not need to create everything on your own. Just remember if you use this template, all controls inside should have parent and anchor set to <container_name>.."ScrollChild".

If you want to force line break in label control use new line character - "\n". I have created table from your text and then it is concatenated using the table.concat with new line character separator. So the concatenated string is something like "Aldmeri Dominion\n*Khenarthis Roost: 11\n*Auridon: 51..." (this is just a start of the string).

Preview:

zireko · 10/29/14, 05:51 PM

Ok I see how to do the main text now in the window. I've tried a few different things trying to put a title above Aldmer Dominion. I wanted to center it above Aldmeri Dominion with a space between. The best I've gotten so far is in my xml below. I've tried to do it with another label but that cancels things out. I'm still playing around with it right now.

Lua Code:

<Label name="$(parent)QBook" font="ZoFontBookScroll" color="CFDCBD" wrapMode="ELLIPSIS">
                    <OnInitialized>
                        local text = {
                            "QuestLurkerBook",
                            "",
                            "Aldmeri Dominion",
                            "*Khenarthis Roost: 11",
                            "*Auridon: 51",
                            "*Grahtwood: 44",
                            "*Greenshade: 50",
                            "*Malabal Tor: 45",
                            "*Reaper's March: 60",

Garkin · 10/29/14, 08:04 PM

You don't have to use just one label, you can use how many controls you want. Lets make labels in LUA.

Modified XML without label:

xml Code:

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
        <TopLevelControl name="QuestLurkerBook" clampedToScreen="true" hidden="true">
            <Dimensions x="400" y="400" />        
            <Anchor point="CENTER" />
            <Controls>
                <Backdrop name="$(parent)BG" inherits="ZO_ThinBackdrop" alpha="0.75" />
                <Control name="$(parent)Container" inherits="ZO_ScrollContainer">
                   <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" offsetY="12" />
                   <Anchor point="BOTTOMRIGHT" offsetY="-12" />
                </Control>
            </Controls>
        </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

And to the lua add function which will create labels. Each label can have set different font, alignment, color. Make sure that you call that function after addon is initialized, so for example from the EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED. In this example I'm calling BookInit() from the slash command which toggles visibility of the main window.

Lua Code:

local lastLabel
local offset = 0
local initialized = false
 
local function AddLine(text, font, align, color)
    --if any argument is missing or invalid, use default values
    font  = (type(font)  == "string") and font  or "ZoFontGame"
    text  = (type(text)  == "string") and text  or ""
    align = (type(align) == "number") and align or TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER
    color = (type(color) == "table")  and color or ZO_NORMAL_TEXT
    
    --if text start with "*", replace it with bullet texture
    text = text:gsub("^*", "|t16:16:EsoUI/Art/Miscellaneous/bullet.dds|t") 
 
    local parent = QuestLurkerBookContainerScrollChild
 
    local label = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateControl(nil, parent, CT_LABEL)
    label:SetHorizontalAlignment(align)
    label:SetFont(font)
    label:SetText(text)
    label:SetColor(color:UnpackRGBA())
    label:SetDimensions(label:GetTextDimensions())
    if lastLabel == nil then
        label:SetAnchor(TOP, parent, TOPLEFT, 200, offset + 6)
    else
        label:SetAnchor(TOP, lastLabel, BOTTOM, 0, offset + 2)
    end
 
    offset = 0
    lastLabel = label
 
    return label
end
 
local function AddSpace(height)
    offset = offset + height
end
 
local function BookInit()
    AddLine("QuestLurker Book", "ZoFontWinH2", nil, ZO_SELECTED_TEXT)
    AddSpace(20)
    AddLine("Aldmeri Dominion", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Khenarthis Roost: 11")
    AddLine("* Auridon: 51")
    AddLine("* Grahtwood: 44")
    AddLine("* Greenshade: 50")
    AddLine("* Malabal Tor: 45")
    AddLine("* Reaper's March: 60")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Daggerfall Covenant", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Stros M'Kai: 15")
    AddLine("* Betnikh: 9")
    AddLine("* Glenumbra: 67")
    AddLine("* Stormhaven: 70")
    AddLine("* Rivenspir: 48")
    AddLine("* Alik'r Desert: 53")
    AddLine("* Bangkorai: 47")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Ebonheart Pact", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Bleakrock Isle: 12")
    AddLine("* Bal Foyen: 9")
    AddLine("* Stonefalls: 76")
    AddLine("* Deshaan: 67")
    AddLine("* Shadowfen: 64")
    AddLine("* Eastmarch: 52")
    AddLine("* The Rift: 73")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Quest for all factions", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Coldharbour: 32")
    AddLine("* Craglorn: 18")
    AddLine("* Cyrodill: 566")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Quest by Guild", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Fighters Guild: 5")
    AddLine("* Mages Guild: 8")
    AddLine("* Undaunted: Unknown")
 
    initialized = true
end
 
--slash command /qlb
SLASH_COMMANDS["/qlb"] = function()
    if not initialized then BookInit() end
    QuestLurkerBook:ToggleHidden()
end

Here is preview:

zireko · 10/30/14, 08:19 AM

I wanted to test out the code and play around with it however I'm getting this error. I'm pretty sure part of it might be my slash command I been trying to figure out slash commands but I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the tutorial that they have. So with that in mind the only code I'm using is the xml and lua you suggested last. Before that was the other xml which had everything in it. I was able to play around with that one and understand it. Also I haven registered an event. When I load the addon I get no error but when I type /qlb is when I get the error below.

user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:18: attempt to index a nil value
stack traceback:
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:18: in function 'AddLine'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:40: in function 'BookInit'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:83: in function 'fn'
EsoUI/Ingame/SlashCommands/SlashCommands.lua:110: in function 'DoCommand'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:1850: in function 'ChatSystem:SubmitTextEntry'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:2679: in function 'ZO_ChatTextEntry_Execute'
14406795741938050902:3: in function '(main chunk)'
(tail call): ?

Garkin · 10/30/14, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by zireko

I wanted to test out the code and play around with it however I'm getting this error. I'm pretty sure part of it might be my slash command I been trying to figure out slash commands but I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the tutorial that they have. So with that in mind the only code I'm using is the xml and lua you suggested last. Before that was the other xml which had everything in it. I was able to play around with that one and understand it. Also I haven registered an event. When I load the addon I get no error but when I type /qlb is when I get the error below.

user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:18: attempt to index a nil value
stack traceback:
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:18: in function 'AddLine'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:40: in function 'BookInit'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurkerBook.lua:83: in function 'fn'
EsoUI/Ingame/SlashCommands/SlashCommands.lua:110: in function 'DoCommand'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:1850: in function 'ChatSystem:SubmitTextEntry'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:2679: in function 'ZO_ChatTextEntry_Execute'
14406795741938050902:3: in function '(main chunk)'
(tail call): ?

I'm not really sure what is on the line 18 in the code you have used, but if it is the same line 18 as in my example, error says that label control wasn't created (label == nil). I don't see a reason why label wasn't created. Did you do any changes to the code?

I have tested the code in modified version of your addon, this is the full copy of code I have used to create preview image:

QuestLurker.txt:

Code:

## APIVersion: 100009
## Title: |cFFFFB0QuestLurker|r 1.5 
## Description: QuestLurker lets you know how many quest are in the current zone you are in. This Addon will work great with other addons that let you know what quests you have finished.
## Author: |c00C000Zireko & KatKat42|r
## Version: 1.5
## SavedVariables: Que_Variables

QuestLurker.xml
QuestLurker.lua

QuestLurker.xml:

Xml Code:

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
        <TopLevelControl name="QuestLurker" clampedToScreen="true" mouseEnabled="true" movable="true" resizeToFitDescendents="true">
            <Controls>
                <Label name="$(parent)Quest" font="ZoFontWindowTitle" color="CFDCBD" wrapMode="ELLIPSIS" verticalAlignment="CENTER" horizontalAlignment="CENTER">
                    <Anchor point="CENTER" />
                </Label>
            </Controls>
        </TopLevelControl>
 
        <TopLevelControl name="QuestLurkerBook" movable="false" hidden="true">
            <Dimensions x="400" y="400" />
            <Anchor point="CENTER" />
            <Controls>
                <Backdrop name="$(parent)BG" inherits="ZO_ThinBackdrop" alpha="0.75" />
 
                <Control name="$(parent)Container" inherits="ZO_ScrollContainer">
                   <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" offsetY="12" />
                   <Anchor point="BOTTOMRIGHT" offsetY="-12" />
                </Control>
            </Controls>
        </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

QuestLurker.lua:

Lua Code:

local SV
local defaults = {
    ["Quest"] = {
        ["offsetx"] = 0,
        ["offsety"] = 0,
        ["point"] = CENTER,
        ["relPoint"] = CENTER,
    },
}
 
local questCount ={
--Aldmeri Dominion
    [179] = 51, --Auridon
    [295] = 11, --Khenarthi's Roost
    [181] = 44, --Grahtwood
    [19]  = 50, --Greenshade
    [12]  = 45, --Malabal Tor
    [180] = 60, --Reaper's March
 
--Daggerfall Covenant
    [293] = 15, --Stros M'Kai
    [294] = 9,  --Betnikh
    [2]   = 67, --Glenumbra
    [4]   = 70, --Stormhaven
    [5]   = 48, --Rivenspir
    [18]  = 53, --Alik'r Desert
    [65]  = 47, --Bangkorai
 
--Ebonheart Pact
    [110] = 12, --Bleakrock Isle
    [111] = 9,  --Bal Foyen
    [9]   = 76, --Stonefalls
    [11]  = 67, --Deshaan
    [20]  = 64, --Shadowfen
    [16]  = 52, --Eastmarch
    [17]  = 73, --The Rift
 
--All other quest/other
    [155] = 32, --Coldharbour
    [353] = 18, --Craglorn
    [38] = 566, --Cyrodiil
 
--Guild Quest
    --["Fighters Guild"] = 5,
    --["Mages Guild"] = 8,
}
 
local lastLabel
local offset = 0
local initialized = false
 
local function AddLine(text, font, align, color)
    --if any argument is missing or invalid, use default values
    font  = (type(font)  == "string") and font  or "ZoFontGame"
    text  = (type(text)  == "string") and text  or ""
    align = (type(align) == "number") and align or TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER
    color = (type(color) == "table")  and color or ZO_NORMAL_TEXT
 
    --if text start with "*", replace it with bullet texture
    text = text:gsub("^*", "|t16:16:EsoUI/Art/Miscellaneous/bullet.dds|t")
 
    local parent = QuestLurkerBookContainerScrollChild
 
    local label = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateControl(nil, parent, CT_LABEL)
    label:SetHorizontalAlignment(align)
    label:SetFont(font)
    label:SetText(text)
    label:SetColor(color:UnpackRGBA())
    label:SetDimensions(label:GetTextDimensions())
    if lastLabel == nil then
        label:SetAnchor(TOP, parent, TOPLEFT, 200, offset + 6)
    else
        label:SetAnchor(TOP, lastLabel, BOTTOM, 0, offset + 2)
    end
 
    offset = 0
    lastLabel = label
 
    return label
end
 
local function AddSpace(height)
    offset = offset + height
end
 
local function BookInit()
    AddLine("QuestLurker Book", "ZoFontWinH2", nil, ZO_SELECTED_TEXT)
    AddSpace(20)
    AddLine("Aldmeri Dominion", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Khenarthis Roost: 11")
    AddLine("* Auridon: 51")
    AddLine("* Grahtwood: 44")
    AddLine("* Greenshade: 50")
    AddLine("* Malabal Tor: 45")
    AddLine("* Reaper's March: 60")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Daggerfall Covenant", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Stros M'Kai: 15")
    AddLine("* Betnikh: 9")
    AddLine("* Glenumbra: 67")
    AddLine("* Stormhaven: 70")
    AddLine("* Rivenspir: 48")
    AddLine("* Alik'r Desert: 53")
    AddLine("* Bangkorai: 47")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Ebonheart Pact", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Bleakrock Isle: 12")
    AddLine("* Bal Foyen: 9")
    AddLine("* Stonefalls: 76")
    AddLine("* Deshaan: 67")
    AddLine("* Shadowfen: 64")
    AddLine("* Eastmarch: 52")
    AddLine("* The Rift: 73")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Quest for all factions", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Coldharbour: 32")
    AddLine("* Craglorn: 18")
    AddLine("* Cyrodill: 566")
    AddSpace(16)
    AddLine("Quest by Guild", "ZoFontWinT1", nil, ZO_HIGHLIGHT_TEXT)
    AddLine("* Fighters Guild: 5")
    AddLine("* Mages Guild: 8")
    AddLine("* Undaunted: Unknown")
 
    initialized = true
end
 
--Function for pulling up zone and how many quests, ZoneQuestBook (coming in the future)
 
--Code for zone and the number of quest which are in the zone.
local function ZoneQuest()
    local zoneIndex = GetCurrentMapZoneIndex()
    local numQuests = questCount[zoneIndex]
    if numQuests ~= nil then
        QuestLurkerQuest:SetText(zo_strformat("<<1>>: <<2>>", GetUnitZone("player"), numQuests))
        QuestLurker:SetHidden(false)
    else
        QuestLurker:SetHidden(true)
    end
end
 
--New Function will be a counter to count the quest up you have done. Currently working on this. QuestCounter name.
 
local function OnMoveStop(self)
    local valid, point, _, relPoint, offsetx, offsety = self:GetAnchor(0)
    if valid then
        SV.Quest.point = point
        SV.Quest.relPoint = relPoint
        SV.Quest.offsetx = offsetx
        SV.Quest.offsety = offsety
    end
end
 
local function OnAddOnLoaded(eventCode, addon)
    if addon == "QuestLurker" then
        EVENT_MANAGER:UnregisterForEvent("QuestLurker", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED)
 
        SV = ZO_SavedVars:New("Que_Variables", 2, nil, defaults)
        QuestLurker:SetAnchor(SV.Quest.point, nil, SV.Quest.relPoint, SV.Quest.offsetx, SV.Quest.offsety)
 
        QuestLurker:SetHandler("OnMoveStop", OnMoveStop)
 
        SLASH_COMMANDS["/qlb"] = function()
            if not initialized then BookInit() end
            QuestLurkerBook:ToggleHidden()
        end
 
        ZoneQuest()
    end
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("QuestLurker", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED, OnAddOnLoaded)

zireko · 10/30/14, 03:47 PM

Now I'm using and exact copy to make sure I got everything correct. But I'm still getting the error. I was doing my code a little different however I must have been doing everything correct because it's the exact same place but instead of line 18 it's line 65 with your modified code.

Here is the Error

user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurker.lua:65: attempt to index a nil value
stack traceback:
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurker.lua:65: in function 'AddLine'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurker.lua:87: in function 'BookInit'
user:/AddOns/QuestLurker/QuestLurker.lua:164: in function 'fn'
EsoUI/Ingame/SlashCommands/SlashCommands.lua:110: in function 'DoCommand'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:1850: in function 'ChatSystem:SubmitTextEntry'
EsoUI/Ingame/ChatSystem/ChatSystem.lua:2679: in function 'ZO_ChatTextEntry_Execute'
14406795741938050902:3: in function '(main chunk)'
(tail call): ?

zireko · 10/30/14, 03:54 PM

Never Mind LOL it was another file conflicting with it. I figured it out after tinkering some more and opened the file then I realized I accidently saved another lua file in the same place. Once I deleted it and made sure everything was saved correctly it started working.

awesomebilly · 03/29/15, 03:47 PM

Hey Garkin,

Removing or updating these labels, what would you suggest?

Garkin · 03/29/15, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by awesomebilly

Hey Garkin,

Removing or updating these labels, what would you suggest?

I'd use control pool for that.

http://esodata.uesp.net/current/src/...tpool.lua.html
http://esodata.uesp.net/current/src/...lates.lua.html