[QUESTION] New gossip UI

[osler]

Hello!
I was wondering how to make a different gossip UI for a specific creature.
I have tried a hack in GossipFrame.lua, but it didn´t work:

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elseif ( event == "GOSSIP_SHOW" and GetUnitName(self.unit) == "UNIT NAME") then
Now I´m thinking about doing it mostly server-side:
Server sends something to clients, which is interpreted in GossipFrame.lua and displays the modified gossip frame, but I have no idea how to do it.
Can anybody give me some advice?

[stoneharry]

You could have the npc have a server side on click event (gossip start), then send them a invisible message (or better, an addon message).

When the client receives this message it opens the relevant frame.

[osler]

Thanks, I wil try that metohd

[osler]

I´ve managed to make the npc whisp a message (actually is a visible message) but I think that my Lua code is wrong...
Also I have tried PLAYER_PLEVEL_UP event, and doesn´t work.

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   local f = CreateFrame('frame')
    f:RegisterEvent('PLAYER_LEVEL_UP')
    f:RegisterEvent('CHAT_MSG_SYSTEM')
     
    f:SetScript('OnEvent', function(self, event, ...)
        if event == 'PLAYER_LEVEL_UP' then
            SendChatMessage("I've leveled up!")
        else
            local message = ...
            if message:find('Welcome...") then
                SendChatMessage('Somebody has whispered me!')
            end
        end
    end)

--EDIT--
I´ve updated my code, and now the level up event works correctly, but whisper doesn´t.

--EDIT #2--
Now it works ONLY when a player whispers. Is there any othe event which fires when a creature whispers?

[osler]

I´m still modifying my code, but I doesn´t work. I think that it´s becaouse the event:

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   local f = CreateFrame('frame')
    f:RegisterEvent('PLAYER_LEVEL_UP')
    f:RegisterEvent('CHAT_MSG_WHISPER')
    f:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED");
     
    f:SetScript('OnEvent', function(self, event, ...)
        if event == 'PLAYER_LEVEL_UP' then
            SendChatMessage("I've leveled up!")
        elseif event == 'CHAT_MSG_WHISPER' then
            local message = ...
            if message:find('This is a test') then
                SendChatMessage('Somebody has whispered me!')
            end
        end
    end)


[stoneharry]

This is a code snippet taken from one of my scripts:

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ChatFrame_MessageEventHandler2 = ChatFrame_MessageEventHandler

function ChatFrame_MessageEventHandler(s,e,arg1,...)
if arg1 ~= nil then
if arg1 ~= "" then
if string.find(arg1, "[CU-ADDON]", 1, true) ~= nil then
if (arg1 == "[CU-ADDON] OpenMenuFactionChoose") then
DestinyFrame_OnEvent(DestinyFrame, 0);
end
return;
elseif string.find(arg1, "CHAOTIC:SCENARIO", 1, true) ~= nil then
return;
elseif string.find(arg1, "[EoC-Addon]", 1, true) ~= nil then
if (arg1 == "[EoC-Addon] HungerGamesOpen") then
HungerGames:Show()
end
return;
end
end
end
ChatFrame_MessageEventHandler2(s,e,arg1,...)
end

This hooks the chat frame, looks for strings and calls functions then returns if string matches are found. By returning, it does not actually show the message in the chat frame.

The better method to do this is via addon messages. http://wowprogramming.com/docs/api/SendAddonMessage I cannot remember the server-side code.