Text in the Frames

gerald101 · 10-07-15, 01:04 PM

Alright, so I started to learn some of the basics with lua as far as addon programming and I was hoping that someone could post a simple example of putting text into a frame. For example...if I put an action button in the frame and wanted to put a label above it that says what it does...

Thank you all

Phanx · 10-07-15, 02:08 PM

Frame:

Code:

local frame = CreateFrame("Frame", "MyExampleFrame", UIParent)
frame:SetPoint("CENTER")
frame:SetSize(100, 50)

Texture:

Code:

frame.texture = frame:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
frame.texture:SetAllPoints(true)
frame.texture:SetTexture(1, 1, 1, 0.5)

Font string:

Code:

frame.text = frame:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")
frame.text:SetPoint("BOTTOM", frame, "TOP", 5, 0)
frame.text:SetText("This is my frame!")

SDPhantom · 10-07-15, 02:14 PM

Lua Code:

--  Frames need a position and size set in order to be visible (Size can also be set using multiple anchor points)
local frame=CreateFrame("Frame","FrameName",UIParent);--    Our frame
frame:SetPoint("CENTER");
frame:SetSize(100,100);
 
--  FontStrings only need a position set. By default, they size automatically according to the text shown.
local text=frame:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","GameFontNormal");--    Our text area
text:SetPoint("CENTER");
text:SetText("Sample Text");