Massive help needed.

[InfamousX]

Hi everyone!
Rather than make multiple threads or posts about different things, I decided it would likely be best to ask everything at once. I apologize for the incoming wall of text.

So here it goes:

I'll start with addons I'm looking for.

An addon to skin my bags. I currently have Bagnon, so that must be taken into account. I currently have Aurora - not sure if that matters, but I want a similar (if not exact) style.

An addon to place raid markers on targets. Similar to the one in ElvUI. Preferably with transparent background behind the raid markers. Bonus if it works with Raid icons by hankthetank.

Next up is features I'm looking for in addons I currently have installed. LUA experts, I challenge you!

Stuf:

Is it possible to have separate locations for target and focus bars depending on player location? In an arena, I'd like my target and focus frames to be on the left side of my character so that they are closer to my Grid2 party frames. In an RBG, I'd prefer my target and focus frames be on the right side of my character so that they are closer to my BattlegroundTargets frame.

The ability to fade a unit frame (ie: pet) when they are out of range. This feature was extremely useful in SUF and it would be great to have in Stuf as well.

A way I can hide my Stuf player frame until one(or more) of the following is true?: [a] have a target [b] in combat [c] health deficit - c is going to be the tricky one.

WeakAuras:

Inspired by FPS games, I want something similar to the "kill feed." Ideally, it would show the killer's name (without realm, colored by faction) on the left, either a sword or skull icon in the middle, and the killee's name (also without faction and colored by faction) on the right.

Just an idea that I had for an FPS style UI I'm going to be putting together once I have a bit more LUA and WoW API knowledge.

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY REPLIES!

[Resike]

Originally Posted by InfamousX Inspired by FPS games, I want something similar to the "kill feed." Ideally, it would show the killer's name (without realm, colored by faction) on the left, either a sword or skull icon in the middle, and the killee's name (also without faction and colored by faction) on the right. Just an idea that I had for an FPS style UI I'm going to be putting together once I have a bit more LUA and WoW API knowledge. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY REPLIES!

I already have plans to create such an addon for battlegrounds, but i plan to use the spell's icon rather then sword or skull. Mostly it will look like the kills in CS:GO.

[semlar]

http://www.wowinterface.com/download...-KillFeed.html

[Phanx]

Originally Posted by InfamousX An addon to skin my bags. I currently have Bagnon, so that must be taken into account. I currently have Aurora - not sure if that matters, but I want a similar (if not exact) style.

If you already have a bag addon, and you already have an addon that skins your bag addon in a style you want, what exactly are you looking for?

Originally Posted by InfamousX An addon to place raid markers on targets. Similar to the one in ElvUI. Preferably with transparent background behind the raid markers. Bonus if it works with Raid icons by hankthetank.

I'm not familiar with what things look like in ElvUI, but you'll find lots of raid marking addons here on WoWInterface. Just look through them and pick the one that best fits the style you're looking for.

Originally Posted by InfamousX Stuf: Is it possible to have separate locations for target and focus bars depending on player location? In an arena, I'd like my target and focus frames to be on the left side of my character so that they are closer to my Grid2 party frames. In an RBG, I'd prefer my target and focus frames be on the right side of my character so that they are closer to my BattlegroundTargets frame.

If Stuf supports profiles, just set up two different profiles, one with the target and focus frames on the left, and one with them on the right, and then set up a macro to switch between them as needed. If it doesn't support profiles, or if you want to change your whole UI at once, use Reflux to set up UI-wide profiles.

Originally Posted by InfamousX The ability to fade a unit frame (ie: pet) when they are out of range. This feature was extremely useful in SUF and it would be great to have in Stuf as well.

If Stuf doesn't have this feature, and there's no plugin to add it, then your options are (a) write code to add the feature yourself, (b) ask the addon's author to add the feature, hope they accept, and wait for them to do it, or (c) go back to using SUF (or another addon) if it provides the features you want.

Originally Posted by InfamousX A way I can hide my Stuf player frame until one(or more) of the following is true?: [a] have a target [b] in combat [c] health deficit - c is going to be the tricky one.

A and B are possible. C is not possible, as you are not allowed to show or hide secure frames (which includes unit frames and action buttons, among others) while in combat, except in response to Blizzard-approved conditions, which are the same conditions you can use in macros. Health deficit is not one of those conditions. The best you could do would be to set the frame's opacity to zero, making it invisible, but it would still be clickable.

[Tonyleila]

Originally Posted by InfamousX An addon to skin my bags. I currently have Bagnon, so that must be taken into account. I currently have Aurora - not sure if that matters, but I want a similar (if not exact) style.

You coud skin Bagnon with Aurora: Missing Textures or you coud use DerpyStuffing Bags, it fit well to Aurora.

Originally Posted by Phanx If you already have a bag addon, and you already have an addon that skins your bag addon in a style you want, what exactly are you looking for?

Auroa dosen't skin Bagnon.

[InfamousX]

Originally Posted by Resike I already have plans to create such an addon for battlegrounds, but i plan to use the spell's icon rather then sword or skull. Mostly it will look like the kills in CS:GO.

I don't really need to know the spell that did the killing, just the person. Cool concept though!

Originally Posted by semlar http://www.wowinterface.com/download...-KillFeed.html

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see if it suits what I'm looking for. As previously stated, I'm not really interested in seeing the spell, just who killed who. Going to tinker with it and post an update.

Originally Posted by Phanx I'm not familiar with what things look like in ElvUI, but you'll find lots of raid marking addons here on WoWInterface. Just look through them and pick the one that best fits the style you're looking for.

Thanks for the list - I'll check them out!

Originally Posted by Phanx If Stuf supports profiles, just set up two different profiles, one with the target and focus frames on the left, and one with them on the right, and then set up a macro to switch between them as needed. If it doesn't support profiles, or if you want to change your whole UI at once, use Reflux to set up UI-wide profiles.

I thought about that, and while it would work, I was searching for a way to have it auto-enable when I go into one of the PvP instances. If this isn't possible I can just stick to the macro.

Originally Posted by Phanx If Stuf doesn't have this feature, and there's no plugin to add it, then your options are (a) write code to add the feature yourself, (b) ask the addon's author to add the feature, hope they accept, and wait for them to do it, or (c) go back to using SUF (or another addon) if it provides the features you want.

Currently learning LUA and don't possess enough knowledge to make this happen myself. I was hoping someone might be able to post a snippet for me. I've already suggested it to the author by email and wowinterface with no response to either. There's too many features in Stuf that SUF doesn't have, I wouldn't be willing to make the switch back. It's not a huge issue, just something I got quite a lot of use out of before.

Originally Posted by Phanx A and B are possible. C is not possible, as you are not allowed to show or hide secure frames (which includes unit frames and action buttons, among others) while in combat, except in response to Blizzard-approved conditions, which are the same conditions you can use in macros. Health deficit is not one of those conditions. The best you could do would be to set the frame's opacity to zero, making it invisible, but it would still be clickable.

I figured this was the case. Thank you again.

Originally Posted by Tonyleila You coud skin Bagnon with Aurora: Missing Textures or you coud use DerpyStuffing Bags, it fit well to Aurora.

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[Phanx]

Originally Posted by InfamousX ... I was searching for a way to have it auto-enable when I go into one of the PvP instances. If this isn't possible I can just stick to the macro.

You could do this with Reflux fairly easily; something like:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame")
f:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED_NEW_AREA")
f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
     local _, instanceType = GetInstanceInfo()
     if instanceType == "arena" then
          SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyArenaProfile")
     elseif instanceType == "pvp" then
          SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyBattlegroundProfile")
     else
          SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyNormalProfile")
     end
end)

Originally Posted by InfamousX Currently learning LUA and don't possess enough knowledge to make this happen myself. I was hoping someone might be able to post a snippet for me.

Adding a major feature to a full-fledged unit frame addon like Stuf would require quite a bit more than just a "snippet" you could copy/paste into one location. Most likely you would need to add new code in multiple places, possibly multiple files, and modify existing sections of code. If you wanted any control over the feature through in-game options, that would require even more code in yet another location.

[InfamousX]

Originally Posted by Phanx You could do this with Reflux fairly easily; something like: local f = CreateFrame("Frame") f:RegisterEvent("ZONE_CHANGED_NEW_AREA") f:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...) local _, instanceType = GetInstanceInfo() if instanceType == "arena" then SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyArenaProfile") elseif instanceType == "pvp" then SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyBattlegroundProfile") else SlashCmdList["REFLUX"]("switch MyNormalProfile") end end)

Awesome, I'll try it out! Thank you.

Originally Posted by Phanx Adding a major feature to a full-fledged unit frame addon like Stuf would require quite a bit more than just a "snippet" you could copy/paste into one location. Most likely you would need to add new code in multiple places, possibly multiple files, and modify existing sections of code. If you wanted any control over the feature through in-game options, that would require even more code in yet another location.

Definitely makes sense. Do you have any advice about learning LUA along with the WoW API? Resources, etc.? At this point I'd be willing to pay to find a good source (course, even).

[Phanx]

Originally Posted by InfamousX Do you have any advice about learning LUA along with the WoW API? Resources, etc.? At this point I'd be willing to pay to find a good source (course, even).

I'm not aware of any paid courses or resources, other than the "World of Warcraft Programming" book which I've never read, but I know that some other people around here have had positive results with it. Some aspects of it may be out of date by now, as the last edition was published during Wrath, and I can't say anything good about its use of XML (which is horrible and you don't need to use it for WoW addons unless you're doing certain Super Mega Black Magic Wizard Stuff) but the basics should still be sound if you prefer a more structured approach to learning.

Personally I prefer looking at working examples (eg. other people's addons that are already written and working) and referring to documentation. You can find a somewhat comprehensive list of relevant documentation for WoW Lua on my site -- http://phanx.net/addons/resources -- and there's a sticky thread somewhere here on WoWI that may have a few other links.

[semlar]

There is an irc channel on freenode called #wowuidev with people that are generally willing to help answer questions.

[InfamousX]

Originally Posted by Phanx I'm not aware of any paid courses or resources, other than the "World of Warcraft Programming" book which I've never read, but I know that some other people around here have had positive results with it. Some aspects of it may be out of date by now, as the last edition was published during Wrath, and I can't say anything good about its use of XML (which is horrible and you don't need to use it for WoW addons unless you're doing certain Super Mega Black Magic Wizard Stuff) but the basics should still be sound if you prefer a more structured approach to learning. Personally I prefer looking at working examples (eg. other people's addons that are already written and working) and referring to documentation. You can find a somewhat comprehensive list of relevant documentation for WoW Lua on my site -- http://phanx.net/addons/resources -- and there's a sticky thread somewhere here on WoWI that may have a few other links.

Originally Posted by semlar There is an irc channel on freenode called #wowuidev with people that are generally willing to help answer questions.

You guys are awesome! Thank you for your suggestions. Hopefully soon I'll have developed my own addon. (:

[Phanx]

Originally Posted by InfamousX Hopefully soon I'll have developed my own addon. (:

Just please, dear god please, do not make it another "auto repair and sell gray items" addon. There are already enough of those to last us until the heat death of the universe.

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Phanx Just please, dear god please, do not make it another "auto repair and sell gray items" addon. There are already enough of those to last us until the heat death of the universe.

But it's so easy to make one and then apply for a WoD code!

[Rilgamon]

Originally Posted by Tim But it's so easy to make one and then apply for a WoD code!

shhhhhh ... that was meant to stay secret. But it explains why I got in without applying

[InfamousX]

Originally Posted by Phanx Just please, dear god please, do not make it another "auto repair and sell gray items" addon. There are already enough of those to last us until the heat death of the universe.

No worries, Phanx! I have a few ideas, but I won't post anything that has already has a standalone addon for what I'm trying to accomplish. I'm already in Beta anyway. (:

[Seerah]

Feel free to create one, if that is what you wish to use as your starting point for learning.