Skada background class colour (.lua)

[Birgwow]

Hi!

I'm trying to change the background colour of skada bars to be class colour, but I can't get it to work.

Here are the current functions for the bgcolour as well as the normal class colour (not background), if that helps.

			bgcolor = {
				type="color",
				name=L["Background color"],
				desc=L["Choose the background color of the bars."],
				hasAlpha=true,
				get=function(i) return db.barbgcolor.r, db.barbgcolor.g, db.barbgcolor.b, db.barbgcolor.a end,
				set=function(i, r,g,b,a) db.barbgcolor = {["r"] = r, ["g"] = g, ["b"] = b, ["a"] = a}; Skada:ApplySettings() end,
				order=22,
			},

			classcolorbars = {
			        type="toggle",
			        name=L["Class color bars"],
			        desc=L["When possible, bars will be colored according to player class."],
			        order=30,
			        get=function() return db.classcolorbars end,
			        set=function()
			        		db.classcolorbars = not db.classcolorbars
		         			Skada:ApplySettings()
			        	end,
			},

Either that or if there's a way to change the way the bars in skada show their length according to the percentage of damage done. I just want to use the bars as a background, not tracking the amount of damage someone has done. Though I can't seem to locate that part so I think the first step is easier

Thanks!

[Tercio]

If you didn't found the answer and this is a 'must have', you may try Details! Damage Meter, it has the desired config at /details options -> Bars: Settings -> Bar Background.

Btw, your mage auras are awesome.

[ekardnah]

The code you brought is for Skada's configuration UI in Interface Settings.
It's just used to change setting value, don't modify bar's appearance directly.

I guess it's on BarDisplay.lua line 392:

	if data.color then
		-- Explicit color from dataset.
		bar:SetColorAt(0, data.color.r, data.color.g, data.color.b, data.color.a or 1)
	elseif data.class and win.db.classcolorbars then
		-- Class color.
		local color = Skada.classcolors[data.class]
		if color then
			bar:SetColorAt(0, color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a or 1)
		end
	else
		-- Default color.
		local color = win.db.barcolor
		bar:SetColorAt(0, color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a or 1)
	end

...

	-- Background texture color.
	if data.backgroundcolor then
		bar.bgtexture:SetVertexColor(data.backgroundcolor.r, data.backgroundcolor.g, data.backgroundcolor.b, data.backgroundcolor.a or 1)
	end

I would insert

bar.bgtexture:SetVertexColor(color.r * .4, color.g * .4, color.b * .4, data.backgroundcolor.a or 1)

beneath line 399, then disable bg coloring code on line 447~449

[Birgwow]

Thanks for the help ekardnah, sadly that just removes the bar all together, leaving only the background bar in it's default state. I appreciate your effort, especially since I gave the wrong functions to work with >.< But if Tercio is right I might just as well try out Details! instead. Cheers to both of you!

[Urtgard]

Set barbackground alpha in the options to 0.
Add in bardisplay.lua after line 346:

if not bar.bg then
	local frame = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, bar)
	frame:ClearAllPoints()
	frame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", bar, "TOPLEFT", -1, 1)
	frame:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", bar, "BOTTOMRIGHT", 1, -1)
	frame:SetBackdrop({
		edgeFile = "Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground", edgeSize = 1,
		bgFile = "Interface\\ChatFrame\\ChatFrameBackground"})
	frame:SetFrameLevel(bar:GetFrameLevel())
	frame:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4)
	frame:SetBackdropBorderColor(0, 0, 0)
	bar.bg = frame
end

if Skada.classcolors[data.class] then
	local color = Skada.classcolors[data.class]
	bar.bg:SetBackdropColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, .4)
else
	bar.bg:SetBackdropColor(0, 0, 0, .4)
end

This creates new frames anchored to the bars. I use the first part for years now without problems.
The coloring part is just for you
Let me know how it works.

[Birgwow]

Well I'll be damned. That did indeed work. I just had to change the opacity and file path to my liking and it works perfectly now.
You really didn't have to, but thanks a lot for the help!