Hide when Compass Hides

[Azbandar]

Ok, I've hit a wall on this one. I've seen it done many times, but I can't figure out how to hide my AddOn UI when I enter a menu/chat/inventory/bank. I've seen it linked to hiding when the compass hides, but I can't figure it out for the life of me.

Anyone care to make a newbie feel like an idiot!?

Thanks!

[Harven]

Hey,
when setting an anchor of your top level control just set it to ZO_Compass like this:

yourControl:SetAnchor(CENTER, ZO_Compass, CENTER)

In the above example you control will appear at the center of the compass

[Garkin]

All default controls in game UI are shown/hidden using scene manager. You can do the same.

Create simple scene fragment:

local fragment = ZO_SimpleSceneFragment:New(yourControl)

or scene fragment with fade in/out animation:

local fragment = ZO_FadeSceneFragment:New(yourControl)

And then add your fragment to all scenes where it has to be shown (in your case probably scenes "hud" and "hudui"):

local scene = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hud")
scene:AddFragment(fragment)

If you want to add more fragments at once you can create fragment group:

local fragmentGroup = { fragment1, fragment2, fragment3 }
 
scene:AddFragmentGroup(fragmentGroup)

If you want to remove fragment/fragment group from scene use:

scene:RemoveFragment(fragment)
scene:RemoveFragmentGroup(fragmentGroup)

You can find a few more about this topic here:
http://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1453

[Azbandar]

Originally Posted by Garkin You can find a few more about this topic here: http://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1453

I may just have to give up the hiding in menus, this is all greek to me. I've tried every style here and in the attached post. All errors.

Basically, I'm trying to take something like FreeSlots but make it disappear in a menu. I thought it would be simple, my brain can't grasp it though.

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Azbandar I may just have to give up the hiding in menus, this is all greek to me. I've tried every style here and in the attached post. All errors. Basically, I'm trying to take something like FreeSlots but make it disappear in a menu. I thought it would be simple, my brain can't grasp it though.

What errors you get?

Here is sample code:

--simple window with texture:
local tlw, texture
tlw = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateTopLevelWindow()
tlw:SetDimensions(100,100)
tlw:SetAnchor(CENTER, GuiRoot, CENTER, 0, 0)
tlw:SetHidden(true)
texture = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateControl(nil, tlw, CT_TEXTURE)
texture:SetTexture("/esoui/art/icons/poi/poi_groupboss_complete.dds")
texture:SetAnchorFill(tlw)
 
--create simple fragment
local fragment = ZO_FadeSceneFragment:New(tlw)
 
--add my fragment to scenes:
local sceneHud = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hud")
local sceneHudUI = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hudui")
 
sceneHud:AddFragment(fragment)
sceneHudUI:AddFragment(fragment)

[Azbandar]

It keeps coming back with the same line listed 1-30+ times as "the table index is nil". It's that, or I lose all menu functions all together. I can't even get my screenshot to show you.

I also get this weird error that seems to interact with the main ESOUI Libraries. Again, screenshots aren't taking.

Your example works great, but do you think I can get my text box to go into it? NO! Lol. Thanks though.

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Azbandar It keeps coming back with the same line listed 1-30+ times as "the table index is nil". It's that, or I lose all menu functions all together. I can't even get my screenshot to show you. I also get this weird error that seems to interact with the main ESOUI Libraries. Again, screenshots aren't taking. Your example works great, but do you think I can get my text box to go into it? NO! Lol. Thanks though.

If you want, post your code here or to pastebin.com and I will try to figure out what is wrong.

[Azbandar]

Originally Posted by Garkin If you want, post your code here or to pastebin.com and I will try to figure out what is wrong.

local fragment = ZO_SimpleSceneFragment:New(FillingUp)
 
local sceneHud = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hud")
local sceneHudUI = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hudui")
 
sceneHud:AddFragment(fragment)
sceneHudUI:AddFragment(fragment)

There's a lot more, but this is the only spot not working. The code works 100% to the "end" before this. I'm thinking it's just too late and I can't think, but any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need the entire code, let me know.

This is what I have that seems to disable every menu option I have.

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Azbandar local fragment = ZO_SimpleSceneFragment:New(FillingUp)   local sceneHud = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hud") local sceneHudUI = SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("hudui")   sceneHud:AddFragment(fragment) sceneHudUI:AddFragment(fragment) There's a lot more, but this is the only spot not working. The code works 100% to the "end" before this. I'm thinking it's just too late and I can't think, but any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need the entire code, let me know. This is what I have that seems to disable every menu option I have.

How you have defined "FillingUp"? Is it top level window?

[Azbandar]

Originally Posted by Garkin How you have defined "FillingUp"? Is it top level window?

That may be where my issue is, that's what I named the AddOn, I've got nothing defined anywhere. That's the part I bet is stumping me in the "simple" hide feature!

[Azbandar]

Got it to screen that error with the exact code I posted.

and since that link won't work...

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Azba...tml?sort=3&o=0

[Azbandar]

OMFG!

I AM an idiot.

My initial copy and paste in my txt file was the error... It listed lua before xml. Thanks Garkin, it works now.

~Az~

[Tar000un]

Can you move the addonUI while the scene manager is hidden ? I mean, if it's hidden, can you use a setHidden(false) to show it and move it ?

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by Tar000un Can you move the addonUI while the scene manager is hidden ? I mean, if it's hidden, can you use a setHidden(false) to show it and move it ?

Yes, you can.

[Garkin]

FYI:

You can break fast travel system is you add fade scene fragment to the HUD_SCENE. Don't ask me why, I have no idea.

This code breaks fast travel system (fast travel using the wayshrine costs money):

local CompassDistance = ZO_Object:Subclass()
 
function CompassDistance:New()
   local obj = ZO_Object.New(self)
   obj:Initialize()
   return obj
end
 
function CompassDistance:Initialize()
   self.control = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateTopLevelWindow()
   self.control:SetAnchor(LEFT, COMPASS.control, RIGHT, 25, 0)
   self.control:SetHidden(true)
 
   self.label = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateControl(nil, self.control, CT_LABEL)
   self.label:SetAnchor(LEFT, self.control, LEFT, 0, 0)
   self.label:SetFont("ZoFontWinH3")
   self.label:SetColor(ZO_CONTRAST_TEXT:UnpackRGBA())
 
   self:UpdateScale()
 
   CALLBACK_MANAGER:RegisterCallback("CustomCompassPins_MapChanged", function() self:UpdateScale() end)
end
 
COMPASS_DISTANCE = CompassDistance:New()
HUD_SCENE:AddFragment(ZO_FadeSceneFragment:New(COMPASS_DISTANCE.control))

But if you use ZO_SimpleSceneFragment instead of ZO_FadeSceneFragment, everything works correctly:

HUD_SCENE:AddFragment(ZO_SimpleSceneFragment:New(COMPASS_DISTANCE.control))

[klaro00]

Hi,

anyone having an idea which scene name to use if I wanted to bind my control's visibility to the settings menu? I would like to see some of my controls during change it's settings value.

Cheers,
Klaro

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by klaro00 Hi, anyone having an idea which scene name to use if I wanted to bind my control's visibility to the settings menu? I would like to see some of my controls during change it's settings value. Cheers, Klaro

Global reference is:
GAME_MENU_SCENE
or if you want to get scene by name:
SCENE_MANAGER:GetScene("gameMenuInGame")

How to find out which scene is currently active:

/script d(SCENE_MANAGER:GetCurrentScene():GetName())