Set self-created icons to the highest priority/layer

[Ssesmar2]

Hey, mby anyone can help. How can I set icons created by my addon on the wow maps so that they are not among other icons created by blizzard on wow maps. So for example the icon on the Kalimdor map from blizzard for Orgrimmar, I have a self-created icon exactly on the Orgrimmar icon, but it is sometimes under the layer of the Orgrimmar icon. Can I change it so that my created icons are always above the icons from Blizzard itself? or is that not possible at all?

Thank you in advance for the help

[Fizzlemizz]

It depends. If the frames/Textures used to create the icons are made by your addon, you can use a mixture of
https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Frame_SetFrameStrata

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Frame_SetFrameLevel

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Region_SetDrawLayer

to adjust the latering of the various parts.

If the icons are being created by a provider like HandyNotes it might be best to see if the documentation or someone using/authoring that addon might be able to provide a better solution.

[Ssesmar2]

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz It depends. If the frames/Textures used to create the icons are made by your addon, you can use a mixture of https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Frame_SetFrameStrata https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Frame_SetFrameLevel https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_Region_SetDrawLayer to adjust the latering of the various parts. If the icons are being created by a provider like HandyNotes it might be best to see if the documentation or someone using/authoring that addon might be able to provide a better solution.

thanks, I'll take a look

[Ssesmar2]

I've tried different things, for example.

local WorldMapDataProvider = CreateFromMixins(MapCanvasDataProviderMixin)
local WorldMapPinMixin = CreateFromMixins(MapCanvasPinMixin)
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:SetPassThroughButtons() end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:OnLoad()
    self:UseFrameLevelType('PIN_FRAME_LEVEL_MAP_HIGHLIGHT')
end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:ApplyFrameLevel()
    MapCanvasPinMixin.ApplyFrameLevel(self)
    self:SetFrameLevel(self:GetFrameLevel() + self.frameOffset)
end

i also tried to add it directly like xxx:SetFrameLevel(5000)

sometimes my icon or the tooltip is over it and shows it is displayed correctly and sometimes not




but I just can't get it to work. If anyone has the time or desire to help me and tell me why my setframelevel doesn't work or what I forgot to make it work.

[Ssesmar2]

i forgot the link
https://github.com/Ssesmar/MapNote-Test

i also tried it this way and I created a new file and tried this

local ADDON_NAME, ns = ...
 
local WorldMapDataProvider = CreateFromMixins(MapCanvasDataProviderMixin)
local WorldMapPinTemplate = ADDON_NAME .. 'WorldMapPinTemplate'
local WorldMapPinMixin = CreateFromMixins(MapCanvasPinMixin)
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:SetPassThroughButtons() end
 
_G[ADDON_NAME .. 'WorldMapPinMixin'] = WorldMapPinMixin
 
function WorldMapDataProvider:RemoveAllData()
    if self:GetMap() then
        self:GetMap():RemoveAllPinsByTemplate(WorldMapPinTemplate)
    end
end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:OnLoad()
    -- The MAP_HIGHLIGHT frame level is well below the level standard
    -- HandyNotes pins use, preventing mouseover conflicts
    self:UseFrameLevelType('PIN_FRAME_LEVEL_MAP_HIGHLIGHT')
end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:OnAcquired(poi, ...)
    local _, _, w, h = self:GetParent():GetRect()
    self.parentWidth = w
    self.parentHeight = h
    if (w and h) then
        local x, y = poi:Draw(self, ...)
        self:ApplyCurrentScale()
        self:SetPosition(x, y)
    end
end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:OnReleased()
    if self.ticker then
        self.ticker:Cancel()
        self.ticker = nil
    end
end
 
function WorldMapPinMixin:ApplyFrameLevel()
    -- Allow frame level adjustments in POIs even if the current frame level
    -- type has a range of only 1 frame level
    MapCanvasPinMixin.ApplyFrameLevel(self)
    self:SetFrameLevel(self:GetFrameLevel() + self.frameOffset)
end
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------ HANDYNOTES HOOKS -------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-- HandyNotes removes its data provider from the world map when the global
-- enable/disable checkbox is toggled at the top of its UI window. We need
-- to do the same thing here or our paths will still display.
 
local OnEnable = HandyNotes.OnEnable
local OnDisable = HandyNotes.OnDisable
 
function HandyNotes:OnEnable()
    OnEnable(self)
    if not HandyNotes.db.profile.enabled then return end
    WorldMapFrame:AddDataProvider(WorldMapDataProvider)
end
 
function HandyNotes:OnDisable()
    OnDisable(self)
    if WorldMapFrame.dataProviders[WorldMapDataProvider] then
        WorldMapFrame:RemoveDataProvider(WorldMapDataProvider)
    end
end
 
ns.WorldMapDataProvider = WorldMapDataProvider

and added

ns.WorldMapDataProvider:RefreshAllData()

to the main file under OnEnter and OnLeave. but it doesn't work

[Ssesmar]

If anyone can help in some way I would be happy about it, I have now looked through several addons and tried different options, but it doesn't work, I don't get an error message either, it simply has no function
https://github.com/Ssesmar/MapNote