kgPanels Quick Question

[Buttonmasher]

What's the script for OnLoad in kgPanels to make it only load for, say, example shadow Priest, but not holy Priest? I'm setting up some "combo point" style frames but I only want them on Shadow. Anybody know the script? I know it's sitting right in front of me but I've given up trying to find it.

I've looked through these, too: http://wowpedia.org/API_GetSpecializationInfoByID http://wowpedia.org/API_GetInspectSpecialization

But, alas, I must be doing something wrong. Can anybody help? It would be greatly appreciated.

[Deleted]

This returns true if you're currently Shadow:

select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Shadow"

So in OnLoad you could maybe have this:

if select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Shadow" then
  self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_POWER")
end

And then to return your current Shadow Orbs count you want 'UnitPower("player", SPELL_POWER_SHADOW_ORBS)'.

[Buttonmasher]

Not necessarily what I'm looking for... I just want frames to show in a certain spec, and hide for every other case.
Something like...

if spec == "specID" then
self:Show
else:Hide
end

But I have NO idea how or why it isn't this simple.

[Deleted]

This actually appears to work fine for me:

if select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Shadow" then
  self:Show()
else
  self:Hide()
end

Another option is to set up different profiles for different specs and use the dual profile setting: http://i.imgur.com/xNQFHmK.png

[Buttonmasher]

It's... not really working at all for me.
It'll disappear if I put in the script while in Holy spec, but it will never enable itself ever again.
I'll log out, and it's just sitting there until I mess with the script again. So it's more likely a broken script causing it to just hide rather than changing into shadow, which I tried several times and it didn't work...

[palthis]

Did you register for the Talent Spec change event?

[Buttonmasher]

I honestly have no idea how to do that...

[Chrotesque]

I honestly have no idea how to do that...

I've been using this script myself to display a kgpanel on my priest only when he's in disc-spec:

self:RegisterEvent("ACTIVE_TALENT_GROUP_CHANGED")
self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LOGIN")
local class     = UnitClass("player")
local specId     = GetSpecialization()
if class == "Priest" then
    if specId == 1 then
        self:Show()
    else
        self:Hide()
    end
else
    self:Hide()
end

Both in OnLoad and OnEvent - I built this myself so it may not be efficient or "good" at all but it does what I want it to do.
If you take a look at the suggestions above, you may just as well improve upon mine if you want to.

Edit: incorporated the previous suggestions into my script, should look like that:

self:RegisterEvent("ACTIVE_TALENT_GROUP_CHANGED")
self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LOGIN")
if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" then
    if select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then
        self:Show()
    else
        self:Hide()
    end
else
    self:Hide()
end

Just in case and I haven't tested it if it's really an issue (but it would make sense to be one), while the class check may be redundant on certain classes such as rogue (he won't be running around in holy spec), holy as an example can be present on multiple classes so I thought it would make sense to check for class as well.

[Buttonmasher]

While I can 't test it right now, I'll defintely look into it tomorrow. Thanks in advance if it works.

[palthis]

Am wondering if you could combine both the conditionals into a single statement

if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" then
    if select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then

AS

if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" and select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then

[Chrotesque]

Am wondering if you could combine both the conditionals into a single statement

if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" then
    if select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then

AS

if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" and select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then

Indeed, works like a charm!

self:RegisterEvent("ACTIVE_TALENT_GROUP_CHANGED")
self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LOGIN")
if UnitClass("player") == "Priest" and select(2, GetSpecializationInfo(GetSpecialization())) == "Discipline" then
  self:Show()
else
  self:Hide()
end