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Kong Automatic UI Hider

Version: 1.6a

by: xentaros [More]

Kong Automatic UI Hider can fade out pieces of the user interface (Minimap, PlayerFrame, Recount, etc.) and then automatically show them again when moused-over, entering combat, or any of several other user-specified conditions are met.

Type /Kong in game to access the config GUI. Kong can automatically fade things in and out based on things like:

Unit in Combat
Unit in Vehicle
Unit Health Level
Unit Power Level (Mana, Rage, Focus, etc)
Unit is Casting
Unit is Moving and Unit Speed
Unit is Mounted
Unit is Resting
Unit Exists (You have a target, focus, etc)
Unit is Unit (Player is Target of Target, etc)
Instance Type (Dungeon, Raid, Battleground, Arena, or None)
Mouseover

And also any macro condition:

[actionbar:1/.../6] or [bar:1/.../6] — Given action bar page is selected
[bonusbar:5] — The possess bar is active (controlling a vehicle or another player)
[channeling:<spell name>] — Channeling the given spell
[combat] — You are in combat
[dead] — Target is dead
[equipped:<item type>] or [worn:<item type>] — item type is equipped (item type can be an inventory slot, item type, or item subtype)
[exists] — You have a target
[flyable] — In a zone where flying is allowed
[flying] — Mounted or in flight form AND in the air
[group: party/raid] — You are in the given type of group
[harm] — Can cast harmful spells on the target
[help] — Can cast helpful spells on the target
[indoors] — Self explanatory
[modifier:shift/ctrl/alt] or [mod:shift/ctrl/alt] — Holding the given key
[mounted] — Self explanatory
[outdoors] — Self explanatory
[party] — Target is in your party
[pet:<pet name or type>] — The given pet is out
[raid] — Target is in your raid/party
[spec:1/2] — Currently active talents
[stance:0/1/2/.../n] or [form:0/.../n] — In a stance
[stealth] — Stealthed
[swimming] — Self explanatory
[unithasvehicleui] — Target is in a vehicle
[vehicleui] — You are in a vehicle

All conditions can be negated by preceding them with "no" (e.g. [nogroup:raid] will show a UI element when you are not in a raid). More information on macro syntax can be found here.

Tips:

Hold shift while clicking in the config GUI to select and configure multiple frames simultaneously.
Use the mouse wheel to uncover overlapped windows in the config GUI.
Setting the Hidden Alpha of the Minimap to 1% will allow quest and other tracking icons to remain visible while the Minimap is faded out.
Kong supports multiple profiles via the command line. Type /Kong profile in-game for more info.
Binding a key to the "Toggle UI Fading On/Off" entry under Kong Automatic UI Hider in the Blizzard Key Bindings menu will allow you to quickly display all hidden frames when needed.

Version 1.6a

- Fixed an error that would occur when hiding frames in combat or in a vehicle.

Version 1.6

- Child frames (e.g. individual action buttons, raid member frames, etc.) can now be faded by right clicking the parent frame in the config screen and selecting 'Configure Children'.
- Added events Quest Acceptance and Quest Update to condition menu.

Version 1.5

- Added new conditions Unit in Range of Spell and Event Occurred Recently.
- Added convenience conditions Unit Health is Low, Unit Power is Low, and Unit in Instance as alternatives to setting up more complicated comparison conditions.
- Added a keybinding to open the config GUI.
- Fixed a error that would occur when attempting to apply a user-entered value to multiple frames at once.
- Fixed a bug where the Unit is Resting condition would not update properly when entering or leaving an instance.

Version 1.4e

- Fixed incompatibilities with TukUI.

Version 1.4d

- Fixed a bug that prevented the Target of Unit condition from working correctly.

Version 1.4c

- Fixed a bug that prevented Unit Power conditions from working correctly.

Version 1.4b

- The input field of the user-entered value popup will now default to the previous user-entered value, if any.
- Fixed an error that could occur when the conditions of a recently unregistered frame were met (I mean it this time).

Version 1.4a

- Fixed an error that could occur when the conditions of a recently unregistered frame were met.
- Fixed an error that could occur when closing the config GUI.
- Fixed a bug that caused the minimap to remain hidden when Kong was disabled.
- Reverted back to the old fading method to avoid graphical issues caused by the Blizzard animation API (e.g. Grid background).

Version 1.4

- Invalid conditions (e.g macro conditions missing square brackets [] and comparisons of different data types) will now appear in red.
- Added descriptions that summarize each condition.
- Added a Unit is Mounted condition.
- Various GUI tweaks to improve clarity.
- Fixed a bug that could erase all settings when the Config GUI was loaded using an addon like ACP but never actually displayed.
- Fixed a bug that caused the sync button to create copies of conditions with user-entered values cleared.
- Kong now uses the Blizzard animation API to perform fading for increased efficiency.

Version 1.3

- Completely overhauled the way conditions are specified to provide more power and flexibility in determining when frames are shown.
- Several new conditions are available including Power Level (Mana, Energy, Rage, etc.), Instance Type (Dungeon, Arena, etc), Resting State, Unit Motion, and others.

Version 1.2b

- Each section of the config GUI is now collapsible. Sections will be automatically collapsed when they aren't in use.
- Fixed a Lua error that could occur after loading an area with the config GUI open.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Kong from finding the names of frames that had numeric or boolean values in them (e.g. ElkBuffBars).
- Fixed a bug that could cause frames to become unregistered if they changed parents between sessions or if profiles were shared between characters.
- Various other config GUI tweaks.

Version 1.2a

- Fixed a bug that was preventing frames with non-alphanumeric characters in their names from saving between sessions (e.g. "DominosActionButton-11").

Version 1.2

- Added support for showing frames based on health.
- Added an Override Alpha option in the Advanced section for use with frames that set their own alphas. This replaces the default functionality from version 1.0 that was causing tainting issues.
- Added a Don't Draw when Hidden option in the Advanced section for frames that don't fade out properly.
- Fixed a bug in Blizzard's code that causes 3D models to appear regardless of their alpha.
- Fixed a error that could occur when loading frames.

Version 1.1a

- Full support for frames that are loaded anytime after login. Kong will no longer unregister frames that it can't find initially.
- Improved support for saving unnamed frames between game sessions. See the 'Advanced' section in the GUI for frames that could not be saved previously.
- Added a "/kong reset" command that can be used to clear all settings from the current profile.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent frames from appearing on mouseover the first time Kong was loaded.

Version 1.0a

- Added a configuration GUI that can be accessed by typing /kong
- Fixed an issue with addons that continually set frame alpha (e.g. Dominos)
- Added the word "Automatic" to the addon name in an attempt to better describe the addon's functionality and prevent confusion among those who might think "Kong UI" is a UI compilation.

Version 0.9c

- Fixed a bug that was preventing users on from being able to manipulate the default profiles for characters on realms with spaces in their names.
- Fixed an error that would occur when using /kong show on a frame that was part of a mouseover group.
- Fixed an error that would occur when the in and out alpha of a frame or trigger were set to the same value.
- Fixed an error that would occur if a user omitted the word "in" or "out" when setting fade speed.
- Fixed an error that could occur when Kong attempted to fade a frame that was already being faded using the UIFrameFadeIn/Out methods.
- Kong will now be able to find some additional late-loading frames.

Version 0.9b

- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to remain on screen after a member of a mouseover group was unregistered with /kong show.

Version 0.9a

- Fixed a bug introduced in version 0.9 that could prevent a frame's configuration from being saved between game sessions.

Version 0.9

- Added "/kong profile" for managing Kong configurations and sharing them between characters.
- Added "/kong casting" to configure frames to appear while casting.
- Fixed a bug that could cause frames to disappear when faded in and out at the same time.

Version 0.8a

- Minimap icons will now be hidden along with the minimap itself.
- Minimap terrain should now always be visible when the minimap is at least 88% alpha. This is a workaround for a Blizzard minimap bug that causes the minimap contents to disappear when it is faded out in certain areas of the world.
-Fixed a bug that could cause frames to remain either hidden or shown after entering certain vehicles or being picked up in a boss fight (Chopper sidecar, Archavon, Kologarn, Lord Jaraxxus, etc.).
-Fixed a bug could cause frames to remain hidden after zoning in or out of an instance.

Version 0.8

- Added "/kong group" to configure frame grouping. This allows multiple frames to appear when a single frame is moused-over.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing "/kong nocombat" from working correctly.

Version 0.7

- Added "/kong macro" to configure frames to appear when a given macro condition is met.
- Added alpha commands for individual triggers (ie. "/kong combat alpha") to allow for different frame alphas under different conditions. Default frame alpha can still be set using "/kong alpha".
- Added speed commands for both frame defaults ("/kong speed") and individual triggers (ie. "/kong combat speed") to control the rate at which frames fade in or out.

- Added "/kong mouseover" to support customizations to the fade speed and alpha of frames when the mouse is moved over them.
- Added "/kong enable" and "/kong disable" commands and entries for these commands in the Key Bindings screen.
- Due to significant code structure changes, user settings from previous versions will be lost.

Version 0.6a

- Update for patch 3.1 compatibility.

Version 0.6

- Added an entry in the Key Bindings screen to allow quick toggling of UI fading on/off.
- Fixed a bug that would cause Kong to fade frames after reloading the UI even if Kong was disabled.

Version 0.5

- Added "/kong nocombat" to configue frames to appear when out of combat.
- Added "/kong vehicle" to configure frames to appear when in a vehicle.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a frame to fade out when it shouldn't.
- Fixed a bug that prevented "/kong combat" from working when not in combat.

Version 0.4

- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to be hidden at login when Kong was disabled.
- Fixed a bug that would cause frames to reappear after they had been removed from the screen (party frames out of party, etc).
- Fixed an "Interface action failed because of an AddOn" bug.
- Fixed a bug that caused registered frames to be permanently shown on screen when /kong combat was used in combat.
- Renamed to Kong UI Hider to (hopefully) make the addon more visible to those searching for its functionality.

Version 0.3

- Added the ability to control faded and shown alpha.
- Added the ability to toggle Kong on or off.
- Fixed a few nil index errors related to saving data between sessions, and added warnings to the default chat log when these issues occur.

Version 0.2

- Added the ability to configure frames to either appear in combat or stay hidden until mouseover.

Version 0.1

- Initial version.

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03-01-09, 12:28 AM
Oakenwynd A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 39 Uploads: 0	Very Nice Addon!

03-10-09, 02:16 AM
Luciant A Cyclonian Forum posts: 49 File comments: 76 Uploads: 2	very nice it would be cooler if there was a way to set a frame to show when in a 'regen' state i like having my player frame invisible when ooc, but like it to be visible if i dont have full hp T_T

03-21-09, 06:48 PM
Harakys A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 3 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	I really love this addon but i have a conflict with Loot Filter 3.10... i don't know why but with your addon loot filter stop... filter. :/

04-07-09, 07:36 AM
minotaurz1 A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 6 File comments: 44 Uploads: 1	Any chance you can add in a feature to also show/hide when you are targeting something? Currently have pitbull set up this way but I also use Zmobd for portraits and it looks weird when I'm just wondering around and targeting something and only the target has a portrait. __________________

04-17-09, 08:29 AM
Vashra A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 17 Uploads: 0	Borked :( This addon seems to have been borked by 3.1 Anyone else unable to get it to work now? I loved this thing and miss it! __________________ insert snazzy catchphrase here

04-26-09, 06:15 AM
Nemnacill A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 29 Uploads: 1	Hey mate! Really great idea for an addon, and seems to be working pretty good. However inorder to make it even better you could add a few extra options. 1) Would it be possible to be able to show/hide the entire actionbar as a whole? istead of every multibar seperatly. This would be cool because now if you mouse over your bar you always get only the 1 bar under your cursor, which is kinda silly 2) There are some problems with hiding the minimap. Some icons like the objective arrow and sometimes tracking dots stay visible. Appart from those 2 flaws it's a perfect addon! Maybe - as someone already suggested) it would also be cool to include a regen option. So we could set it up so, that the playerframe hides only if the character is full health. Thanks for the addon so far though! Nem

06-09-09, 04:46 PM
Shtaiven A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 1 Uploads: 2	Vehicle bug I love this AddOn, but I've found one bug with it. When mounting onto then dismounting a vehicle, it's as if Kong UI got disabled. To fix the problem I have to reload UI. I was wondering if this could/needs to be fixed and/or if anyone else has the same issue; it might just be a clashing AddOn. Thank you for the wonderful AddOn, you've really helped clean up my UI. __________________

07-08-09, 09:31 AM
Featic A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 14 Uploads: 0	Is there a way to configure it so that the playerframe appears when you have a target and stays hidden when you haven't? Thanks in advance!

08-25-09, 05:04 PM
Qupe A Warpwood Thunder Caller Forum posts: 92 File comments: 523 Uploads: 3	Anyone know if its possible to have this hide and show frames based whether or not there is a target (in addition to current combat status)?

10-07-09, 08:41 PM

xentaros

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 0

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Originally posted by Qupe
Anyone know if its possible to have this hide and show frames based whether or not there is a target (in addition to current combat status)?

I just uploaded version 0.7 with support for this. Use "/kong macro set [exists]" for the desired effect.

To everyone else: I'm hoping to add other user-requested features like frame grouping and profile support in the near future, so don't despair if this latest version didn't have what you're looking for.

Last edited by xentaros : 10-07-09 at 08:42 PM.

10-07-09, 10:14 PM
Dawn A Molten Giant Forum posts: 918 File comments: 959 Uploads: 22	Nice to see this being continued.

10-08-09, 12:33 PM
xtoq An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 32 File comments: 642 Uploads: 4	<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 __________________ There is absolutely no evidence to support the theory that life is serious.

10-09-09, 12:23 AM

Sec

A Cyclonian

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Originally posted by xtoq
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This also accurately reflects my feelings about Kong UI Hider having been improved.

Thank you for your continued work, xentaros.

10-11-09, 01:36 PM
Folji A Flamescale Wyrmkin Forum posts: 136 File comments: 96 Uploads: 1	Is there any way to make Kong list all the hideable UI elements, and maybe also hide them using slash commands (aside from mousing over and writing /kong hide)? I've got an interface where Kong doesn't seem to register some of the frames, and thus trying to hide them becomes a pretty inconvenient workaround trip, so the ability to list all the hideable elements and picking from there would be kind of nice. And how soon do you think frame grouping (assuming that this means a system where grouped frames means mousing over one frame in a group causes the others to appear as well) and profiles will be in the AddOn? Would really like to take use of both of those things. EDIT: Also, why is it that Kong doesn't seem to be able to save the settings for some frames? Two of my AddOns (jExp and Docking Station) keep showing this error every time I set Kong to hide them. Code: Kong Warning: Settings for this frame cannot be saved between game sessions. Last edited by Folji : 10-11-09 at 04:03 PM.

10-11-09, 10:07 PM

xentaros

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 0

File comments: 80

Uploads: 1

Originally posted by Folji
Is there any way to make Kong list all the hideable UI elements, and maybe also hide them using slash commands (aside from mousing over and writing /kong hide)? I've got an interface where Kong doesn't seem to register some of the frames, and thus trying to hide them becomes a pretty inconvenient workaround trip, so the ability to list all the hideable elements and picking from there would be kind of nice.

Currently, only frames that can interact with the mouse can be hidden. I think your idea is a good one though and possibly something I'd like to do in the future.

And how soon do you think frame grouping (assuming that this means a system where grouped frames means mousing over one frame in a group causes the others to appear as well) and profiles will be in the AddOn? Would really like to take use of both of those things.

I just released version 0.8 with frame grouping support, profiles will be next version.

EDIT: Also, why is it that Kong doesn't seem to be able to save the settings for some frames? Two of my AddOns (jExp and Docking Station) keep showing this error every time I set Kong to hide them.

Code:

Kong Warning: Settings for this frame cannot be saved between game sessions.

Kong uses a frame's "name" (technically its index in the lua global table _G) to save its settings. When Kong loads, it looks for the frame by name and reapplies the settings.

However, some frames don't have names, and therefore, Kong has no way to find them when it loads. So for nameless frames, you get that error. There are other, more complicated ways of re-associating frame settings at startup, which I may try to implement in the future.

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