oUF Custom (working name)

[p3lim]

During the first quarter of 2009 I will release a layout for oUF.
This wont be just another layout, it will be a GUI based layout.

That means that it will have ingame options for about every aspect of oUF, aswell support alot of stuff outside of it.

Now, I need suggestions about it.

What to support? (libraries etc)
How to make is end-user friendly? (config looks and usability)

Any comments are welcome, preferably constructive ones.

[Psoewish]

Hmm let's see ... I think SharedMedia already works with oUF right, but I'm not sure about dogtags. Well if there isn't a dogtag (or alternative) system to handle text output, then I suggest including that.

About the config looks, anything but waterfall menus are good to me :]

It's not much, but this is just my 2cts.

[p3lim]

Originally Posted by Psoewish Hmm let's see ... I think SharedMedia already works with oUF right, but I'm not sure about dogtags. Well if there isn't a dogtag (or alternative) system to handle text output, then I suggest including that. About the config looks, anything but waterfall menus are good to me :] It's not much, but this is just my 2cts.

Could use the base of dogtags and make a module based on it that supports oUF's tags.
(this would not include making new ones)

[Soeters]

At a moment I tried doing this but I wasn't able to.

I suggest you to create a tree like that (in Blizz Addons Panels I think

oUF
-Player
--Main options (like the position, background, height, width, etc)
--Health bar (with text/tags options)
--Power bar (with text/tags options)
--Name
--Cast Bar
--Little options (Leader, Raid Icon position)

-Target
--Main options (like the position, background, height, width, etc)
--Health bar (with text/tags options)
--Power bar (with text/tags options)
--Name
--Cast Bar
--Little options (Leader, Raid Icon position)

And doing this for Player, Target, Focus, ToT, Pet, and few optional unit: Party, Party Pets, Party Target, Raid


If I can help you in any way just PM me I'll try to see what I can do

[dafire]

as far as i know you can't have sub-sub pages in the interface options screen

[Slakah]

imo the best way to implement options would be in a similar manner to Sage or Bongos.

I would also suggest embedding ouf in your addon as it makes things a hell of a lot simpler.

[p3lim]

Ill start working on an alpha/beta release during the holidays.

Also, a name suggestion would be great

[p3lim]

My ideas for the config though:

Not use the default interface window, as it doesnt allow sub-sub pages
Rather a single window with it all (a library to handle it would be great)

Alike DUF perhaps? Tabs ontop, then modules to the left in a tree


|player|target|focus|tot|pet|group|

- Main options (positions, background, sizes, range settings, vehicle settings, enable/disable, copy from other frame ++)
- Main elements
-- Health bar (tags, texture, size ++)
-- Power bar (tags, texture, size ++)
-- Casting bar (positions, tags, texture, size ++)
- Other elements (all disabled by default)
-- Aura (texture, size, positions, filter (not the (de)buff by (de)buff filter, the oUF filters (blizzard's))
-- CP (text/dots, size, placement ++)
-- Happiness (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- Leader (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- Portrait (2d/3d, size, placement ++)
-- PvP (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- RaidIcon (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- RestingIcon (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- CombatIcon (text/icon, size, placement ++)
-- Threat (text/icon, size, placement ++)

On the bottom id like some profile handler of some sort (library to handle it would be great)

Please comments

edit: id like the amount of option subs to have same layout, just different savedvariables and frames to fixate on.
This makes it easier to read/find and is easier for me to create/maintain

[p3lim]

Originally Posted by dafire as far as i know you can't have sub-sub pages in the interface options screen

That is correct

Originally Posted by Slakah imo the best way to implement options would be in a similar manner to Sage or Bongos. I would also suggest embedding ouf in your addon as it makes things a hell of a lot simpler.

I will embed it, if oUF has breaking changes and I wont have time to update it swiftly, it could be a mess having it unembedded

Ill take a look at Sage/Bongos