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2023-08-15T04:48:52Z

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WoWWiki>NevadaDimitri: Changed "this" to "self", and fixed grammar.

2011-07-26T03:39:34Z

Changed "this" to "self", and fixed grammar.

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	<Frame name="ExampleFrame" parent="UIParent">		<Frame name="ExampleFrame" parent="UIParent">
	<Size>		<Size>
	<AbsDimension x="640" y="512"/>		<AbsDimension x="640" y="512" />
	</Size>		</Size>
	<Anchors>		<Anchors>
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	<Scripts>		<Scripts>
	<OnLoad>		<OnLoad>
	tinsert(UISpecialFrames,~~this~~:GetName());		tinsert(UISpecialFrames, self:GetName());
	</OnLoad>		</OnLoad>
	<OnShow>		<OnShow>
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	</Frame>		</Frame>
	===Description===		===Description===
	~~this~~:GetName() returns the current UI Object's name ~~and~~ in this case ~~our Frame Name~~. ~~Using this will make~~ the code more ~~generic~~.		self:GetName() returns the current UI Object's name; in this case, the frame's name. This makes the code more flexible.

	~~the~~ OnShow and OnHide ~~parts~~ will play the ~~usual~~ sound ~~that's played~~ when you open/close ~~blizzards frames - e.g.~~ your character frame		OnShow and OnHide will play the same sound you hear when you open and close your character frame, respectively.

	== EditBoxes and OnEscapePressed ==		== EditBoxes and OnEscapePressed ==

WoWWiki>Tekkub at 07:22, 12 February 2008

2008-02-12T07:22:58Z

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	~~==How To==~~
	To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following line :		To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following line :

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	the OnShow and OnHide parts will play the usual sound that's played when you open/close blizzards frames - e.g. your character frame		the OnShow and OnHide parts will play the usual sound that's played when you open/close blizzards frames - e.g. your character frame

			== EditBoxes and OnEscapePressed ==
			EditBox type frames have an "OnEscapePressed" handler, which will prevent this method from working with them. For these frames you can instead use:
	==~~note~~==		myeditboxframe:SetScript("OnEscapePressed", function(self) self:Hide() end)
	~~This does not work for me. Not even a little bit. What I found does work is this simple bit of code added to any frame (in this example, 'testframe')~~


	~~testeditbox = CreateFrame(~~"~~EditBox~~",~~nil,testframe,"InputBoxTemplate")~~
	~~testeditbox~~:SetScript("OnEscapePressed",function()
	~~testframe~~:Hide()
	end)



	[[Category: HOWTOs\|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]		[[Category: HOWTOs\|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]

WoWWiki>Peeka at 23:30, 28 September 2007

2007-09-28T23:30:31Z

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	the OnShow and OnHide parts will play the usual sound that's played when you open/close blizzards frames - e.g. your character frame		the OnShow and OnHide parts will play the usual sound that's played when you open/close blizzards frames - e.g. your character frame



			==note==
			This does not work for me. Not even a little bit. What I found does work is this simple bit of code added to any frame (in this example, 'testframe')


			testeditbox = CreateFrame("EditBox",nil,testframe,"InputBoxTemplate")
			testeditbox:SetScript("OnEscapePressed",function()
			testframe:Hide()
			end)



	[[Category: HOWTOs\|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]		[[Category: HOWTOs\|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]

WoWWiki>Watchout: example + some fancy work

2006-08-20T11:06:16Z

example + some fancy work

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 To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following line :
-tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");
+ tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");
 where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.
 [[Category: HOWTOs|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]

WoWWiki>The Nerd Wonder at 22:03, 23 January 2006

2006-01-23T22:03:18Z

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	where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.		where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.

	[[Category: HOWTOs]]		[[Category: HOWTOs\|Make frames closable with the ESCape key]]

WoWWiki>KarlKFI: added Category: HOWTOs

2006-01-23T21:50:29Z

added category: HOWTOs

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	where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.		where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.

			[[Category: HOWTOs]]

WoWWiki>Jed32: Corrected the word, "line"

2005-06-07T11:26:54Z

Corrected the word, "line"

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	To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following ~~lind~~ :		To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following line :

	tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");		tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");

	where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.		where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.

WoWWiki>Schelli at 23:43, 26 April 2005

2005-04-26T23:43:54Z

New page

To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following lind :

tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");

where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.