Compact raid frame replacement?

Maggz · 09-06-12, 06:25 PM

OK i know there is a couple addons that do something similar to what that does, however what i am looking for is something that performs and looks like wMarker. but having the functionality of what the compact raid frame does. I personally have made some modifications to wMarker to actually do this task, so i do know it is something doable, however i dont feel my understanding of LUA is really where it needs to be to pull this type of addon off. If someone would like to collaborate with me and see what modifications i have made and would be interested in this task. i would be more than happy to show them some of the work ive put into it thus far.

ATM i have currently updated wmarker to partially work with the new MoP changes (ie. changed things like getnumpartymembers() to current values. I added in a workable button to perform rolechecks, another workable button to perform convert to raid. Added in a snippet i found searching to remove the compact raid frame entirely. Basically anything that the default bar does atm i am able to hack into the current mod im using, however i am having issues with things like updating state changes (like when your given and taken away assist in raid the mod isnt updating accordingly for hide functions) also a /reload no longer hides the compact raid frame.

Anyhow i am sure with enough time i probably could make some of those issues work, but at the same time ive put so much into modifications that really this is becoming a completely new addon above and beyond what the original could perform.

any help thoughts or insite would be much appreciated.

Phanx · 09-06-12, 06:59 PM

I'm somewhat confused about what your goal is. You say you want an addon to replace the compact raid frames -- which are unit frames displaying your group members' health and other info -- with an addon, and you want that addon to also replace the addon wMarker -- which lets you quickly place raid target icons on units. Those two features are not really related, and I don't think you're going to have much luck finding an addon that encompasses both...

Maggz · 09-06-12, 07:52 PM

what im trying to replace is the functions performed by the compact raid frame, not the actual unit frames, IE. the rolecheck readycheck, marker, flares interface. which as i stated i have hacked in something semi workable into an existing addon wmarker. However, i dont want to have to mod an addon that already exists with each update to wow. Sorry if i was over explained in the detail. and as stated i know there is current crf mods out there however all the ones ive found pretty much remove the bar on your screen partially or just place the entire crf frame elsewhere. That is something i think looks ugly as heck, and im sure others feel similarly. The unit frames can be handled very easily by unit frame mods like xperl, shadowedUI and the like. which is why im not looking to perform those functions of the crf in this type of mod.

Phanx · 09-06-12, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Maggz

... rolecheck readycheck, marker, flares interface

There are tons of standalone marker and flare addons; search for "mark" and "flare" to find them.

You don't need an addon to start a ready check; just type "/readycheck".

You can use the following code to add a slash command for starting a role check:

Code:

SLASH_ROLECHECK1 = "/rolecheck"
SlashCmdList.ROLECHECK = InitiateRolePoll

You may be able to find some Broker plugins that give you click-access to these functions; have you looked through the Broker plugin category on this site?

Maggz · 09-06-12, 08:34 PM

no i have not, dont you have to have a controller addon to use broker plugins in the first place?, that would kinda defeat the purpose of what im proposing. and yes ty for the coding methods to incorporate those into something as a macro. i did say i already did add these elements into an existing mod already so i actually did already know the coding required to do so. As my original posts states, i am looking for a mod that does the command functions in the crf, maybe i should have also stated that it should be a standalone addon and not a plugin to some UI mod that has tons of stuff in it i dont really want. I do thank you very much for your replies but i think possibly im describing myself incorrectly there. Below is a link to show something as to what im looking for, this was something i accomplished in another addon as i stated in first post.

Othgar · 09-06-12, 09:09 PM

So you already have the functionality you're looking for in an addon you modified, but you want some one else to come up with and maintain one, so you don't have to spend your time on it.... or at least that's what I'm seeing here. There are Broker addons that can do what you're asking for but there are no stand alone ones. I just spent 15 minutes searching both here and curse and came up with nothing but broker addons. If you already have the functionality you want coded in and working then you may as well maintain it yourself or install a data broker.