A PlayerMessage Message
Added 2022-01-18 13:38:14 +0000 UTCFirst, thank you for the very nice feedback on recently published features. I'm always gratified by how engaged and thoughtful our members tend to be. A question was asked about the new PlayerMessage popup -- can the background be transparent like the default Onscreen Message window? If you "fake" camp and try to go to Window Settings, the popup disappears too quickly to do anything with it.
PlayerMessage can be configured like other components using Window Settings, but you first want to show it manually with this chat command:
/show_window Custom.PlayerMessage
That gives you plenty of time to right-click and open Window Settings. (Click the image above to see all the steps.) So, what can be configured?
- Locked and Click-through both work as expected
- Frame Opacity hides, but does not disable, the Close (X) button
- Backdrop Opacity works as expected
On my own system, locked and click-through are enabled and the backdrop is completely transparent. This makes the window much less interactive, which is a good thing given its function as a momentary private announcement.
When you click OK in Window Settings, the Player Message popup will also close.
If you decided to use lock and click-through, you can always hit F10 to scoot the window around as needed. The Close button was added just in case PlayerMessage ever gets "stuck," but you can also right-click and use the Close menu choice if that ever happens.
