Hide chat in menu

[Balver]

I'm looking for an addon that automatically hides the chat window when I open a menu or use the bank or a crafting station.

[Ayantir]

could add this into pChat .. will have a look on it.

[Baertram]

Maybe this helps. Taken from the gamemenu scene source code "here"

local wasChatMaximized
local function OnShow(gameMenu)
    RebuildTree(gameMenu)
    wasChatMaximized = not CHAT_SYSTEM:IsMinimized()
    if wasChatMaximized then
        CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize()
    end
end
local function OnHide(gameMenu)
    if wasChatMaximized and CHAT_SYSTEM:IsMinimized()then
        CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize()
    end
    wasChatMaximized = nil
end

Too bad it is local :-( But maybe you can use this code of CHAT_SYSTEM to simply hide (Minimize) /show (Maximize) the chat.

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Baertram Maybe this helps. Taken from the gamemenu scene source code "here" local wasChatMaximized local function OnShow(gameMenu)     RebuildTree(gameMenu)     wasChatMaximized = not CHAT_SYSTEM:IsMinimized()     if wasChatMaximized then         CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize()     end end local function OnHide(gameMenu)     if wasChatMaximized and CHAT_SYSTEM:IsMinimized()then         CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize()     end     wasChatMaximized = nil end Too bad it is local :-( But maybe you can use this code of CHAT_SYSTEM to simply hide (Minimize) /show (Maximize) the chat.

It is local, but if you take a look how those functions are used:

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
        <TopLevelControl name="ZO_GameMenu_InGame" inherits="ZO_GameMenu_Template" hidden="true">
            <OnInitialized>
                ZO_GameMenu_InGame_Initialize(self)
            </OnInitialized>
        </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

function ZO_GameMenu_InGame_Initialize(self)
    local GAME_MENU_INGAME = ZO_GameMenu_Initialize(self, OnShow, OnHide)
 
    --some other code
end

function ZO_GameMenu_Initialize(control, onShowFunction, onHideFunction)
    local gameMenu = ZO_GameMenuManager:New(control)
    control.OnShow = onShowFunction
    control.OnHide = onHideFunction
    control.gameMenu = gameMenu
    return gameMenu
end

You can see, that there is a global reference to those functions:

ZO_GameMenu_InGame:OnShow()
ZO_GameMenu_InGame:OnHide()

[Baertram]

Yes, I saw this before, thanks Garkin.

The OnHide function should be fine.
But the OnShow function of the "game menu ingame" in total isn't the thing needed here as it would also rebuild the game menu tree.

I think you could simply use the CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize() and CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize() functions here to show/hide the chat as a bank/crafting station/etc. scene gets to the state OnShown e.g.

[Ayantir]

I'm already working on this. I prehook SCENE_MANAGER:SetState() and use CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize() and :Maximize() for my part.

Just need to disable it at 1st state (when addon loads) and check if scene manager is on "hudui" or not.

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Ayantir I'm already working on this. I prehook SCENE_MANAGER:SetState() and use CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize() and :Maximize() for my part. Just need to disable it at 1st state (when addon loads) and check if scene manager is on "hudui" or not.

Usually everything, what you want to do when scene is showing or hiding, is done by registering to StateChange callback, something like:

local function OnStateChange(oldState, newState)
    if newState == SCENE_SHOWING then
        CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize()
    elseif newState == SCENE_HIDDEN then
        CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize()
    end
end
 
local scene = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("bank")
scene:RegisterCallback("StateChange", OnStateChange)

But if it works, do it as you like.

[Ayantir]

Originally Posted by Garkin Usually everything, what you want to do when scene is showing or hiding, is done by registering to StateChange callback, something like: local function OnStateChange(oldState, newState)     if newState == SCENE_SHOWING then         CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize()     elseif newState == SCENE_HIDDEN then         CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize()     end end   local scene = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("bank") scene:RegisterCallback("StateChange", OnStateChange) But if it works, do it as you like.

SetState triggers too often and SetBaseScene get a little bug when prehooking.

So I used your method :

function pChat.onSceneStateChange(oldState, newState)
 
    if pChat.opts.chatMinimizedInMenus then
        if newState == SCENE_HIDDEN then
            CHAT_SYSTEM:Minimize()
        end
    end
 
    if pChat.opts.chatMaximizedAfterMenus then
        if newState == SCENE_SHOWING then
            CHAT_SYSTEM:Maximize()
        end
    end
    
end
 
-- RegisterCallback for Maximize/Minimize chat when entering/leaving scenes
-- "hud" is base scene (with "hudui") -- This declaration has to be set AFTER pChat.onSceneStateChange declaration
pChat.hud = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hud")
pChat.hud:RegisterCallback("StateChange", pChat.onSceneStateChange)

Thank you

Anyway, option asked added in pChat 1.17

[Balver]

Thanks for adding this .