How do I save the location of the frame??

[zireko]

I have my addon working. The only problem I have is I want to make it where, when the user moves the frame around on the screen to a spot they like it at it will save to that location. This way my addon doesn't pop up in the middle of the screen every single time the reload ui or log into the game. If you can please be as detailed as possible because I'm very new to coding and I have only built this addon from using tutorial code.

Here Is my current LUA

function MyAddonRollDice()
    local num = math.random(1,100)
    return num
end
 
local function OnAddOnLoaded(eventCode, addon)
    if addon == "LootDice" then
        LootDice_SavedVariables = { "LootDice V 1.0", isAddOnEnabled = true} 
        d("LootDice_SavedVariables.isAddOnEnabled = "..tostring(LootDice_SavedVariables.isAddOnEnabled))
    end
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("LootDice", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED, OnAddOnLoaded)

Here is my current XML

<GuiXml>
    <Controls>
        <TopLevelControl name="LootDice" mouseEnabled="true" movable="true">
            <Dimensions x="150" y="42" />
            <Anchor point="CENTER" />               
                        
            <OnMouseDown>
                Roll = MyAddonRollDice()
                LootDiceRoll:SetText(Roll)
            </OnMouseDown>
            
            <Controls>
                <Backdrop name="$(parent)BG" inherits="ZO_ThinBackdrop" />
                <Label name="$(parent)Roll" font="ZoFontWindowTitle" color="CFDCBD" wrapMode="ELLIPSIS" verticalAlignment="CENTER" horizontalAlignment="CENTER" text="LootDice" >
            
                    <AnchorFill />
                
                </Label>
            </Controls>
        </TopLevelControl>
    </Controls>
</GuiXml>

[Seerah]

In your OnMouseUp handler, you need to get and save the location of your frame.

[Iyanga]

Originally Posted by Seerah In your OnMouseUp handler, you need to get and save the location of your frame.

OnMoveStop

[zireko]

I understand that. Where my problem is, I don't know how to do the code to get the frame location and save the frame location yet.

[BadVolt]

Originally Posted by zireko I understand that. Where my problem is, I don't know how to do the code to get the frame location and save the frame location yet.

You can visit wiki to find out.
Lua will save/load only specific tables, you must point manually which one.

As for getting x/y. You can try this:

Saving location to table:

function MouseUp(self)
    local name = self:GetName()
    local left = self:GetLeft()
    local top = self:GetTop()
 
    if name=="" or name ==nil then  end
    d("Position of "..tostring(name).." saved")
    MB.params[name]={left,top}
end

Using loaded data:

MB_UI.Menu:SetAnchor(TOPLEFT,MBUI,TOPLEFT,MB.params.MBUI_Menu[1],MB.params.MBUI_Menu[2])

And you have to initialize save/load to SavedVariables.

Be warned, if you are getting topleft coords, you will have to create anchor with topleft attributes.

[Seerah]

Originally Posted by Iyanga OnMoveStop

I didn't misspeak. I use OnMouseUp.

znb:SetHandler("OnReceiveDrag", function(self)
            --if not db.locked then
                self:StartMoving()
            --end
        end)
    znb:SetHandler("OnMouseUp", function(self)
            self:StopMovingOrResizing()
            local _,a,_,b,x,y = self:GetAnchor()
            db.anchor = {["a"]=a, ["b"]=b, ["x"]=x, ["y"]=y}
        end)

[BadVolt]

Originally Posted by Seerah I didn't misspeak. I use OnMouseUp. znb:SetHandler("OnReceiveDrag", function(self)             --if not db.locked then                 self:StartMoving()             --end         end)     znb:SetHandler("OnMouseUp", function(self)             self:StopMovingOrResizing()             local _,a,_,b,x,y = self:GetAnchor()             db.anchor = {["a"]=a, ["b"]=b, ["x"]=x, ["y"]=y}         end)

So do I. But I don't think there's much difference between it in that case.

[Iyanga]

Originally Posted by Seerah I didn't misspeak. I use OnMouseUp.

My fault, sorry.

I didn't intend to express that you misspoke.

I intended to express that OnMouseUp is as weird for that as would be OnUpdate, as there is the OnMoveStop event. But of course, there are ways to use OnMouseUp or OnUpdate and most likely a lot of other control events that can be used to save the frame position.