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Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends

Category: Data Broker

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Works with 3.2

Author:	Aranarth [more]
Version:	r22
Date:	08-09-2009 01:31 PM
Size:	12.56 Kb
Downloads:	21,438
Favorites:	546
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Guild block (sorted by class).

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A Data Broker plugin that provides 2 blocks: one for guildmates & one for friends. These blocks show informative and interactive clickable tooltips. It's fast and lightweight.

It has the following functionalities on entries
- click guildmates or friends to whisp them.
- alt+click guildmates or friends to invite them.
- control+click friends to edit note.
- if you're an officier, you can control+click guildmates to edit their public note, and control+right click to edit officer's note.
- right click guildmates to sort the closest column.
- if you're an officer, you can click the MOTD to edit.
- middle click on friends to remove from friend list.
- control+mousewheel to resize tooltip.

And the following functionalities on blocks
- control+click to toggle hints so you don't have to remember all this crap.
- left click on guild block to toggle guild panel
- right click on guild block to toggle the guild notes column.
- shift+click on guild block to toggle guild name.
- left click on friend block to toggle friend panel.
- shift+right click on blocks to toggle total number of guildmates or friends.
- middle click on friend block to show the "add a friend" dialog box.

It shows
- check marks for grouped guildmates and friends.
- class icon (mainly to provide a column to sort) when not grouped.
- class colored names.
- level colored in grey, green, yellow, orange or red depending of your own level.
- zone colored in green, yellow or red depending of faction.
- public notes (and officer notes for guildmates if you have the rights).
- rank for guildmates.

If you have AddonLoader, this addon will load as delayed.
If you have Skinner, this addon will be automatically skinned.

Change Log - Ara Broker Guild Friends

r22
- Removed localization file, now using LOCALIZED_CLASS_NAMES_MALE and LOCALIZED_CLASS_NAMES_FEMALE global tables (added in WoW 3.2). Delete the previous folder before extracting this version or you will end up with a dead file.
- Fixed a rare and weird issue (hopefully).

r21
- Added Control+MouseWheel to resize tooltip (experimental).
- Optimized implementation of the scrollbar: move lines instead of redrawing the entire tooltip.
- Fixed a possible appearance of the scrollbar when it is not wanted.
- Changed the maximum number of entries shown to something adapted to your UI scale and options.

r20
- Added a scrollbar for large guilds and/or friendlist. Use the mousewheel anywhere on the tooltip to scroll easily. (Credit goes to Tekkub for his "FauxScrollFrame" implementation

)

r19
- Fixed an issue with 3.2 (GetDifficultyColor -> GetQuestDifficultyColor).
- Changed the MOTD to always display properly.
- Code tweaking.

r18
- Added support for !ClassColors.

r17
- Fixed a display issue introduced in r16. It was affecting unguilded characters.

r16
- Added tooltip with hints. Ctrl+Click a block to toggle hints.
- Added friend block shortcuts to add a friend.
- Added a MiddleClick shortcut on friend entries to remove a friend.
- Added a Shift+RightClick shortcut on blocks to toggle the total number of guildmates or friends.

r15
- Enhanced friend list refresh. Before, it was only refreshing on online/offline events. Now, it will also make sure to refresh at least once every 15 sec. That way, friends location is more accurate.

r14
- Fixed the possible leading space to the right of the tooltip when in group.
- Fixed the ruRU translation of Death Knight.
- Changed how to inherit fonts. Font addons will be able to dynamically modify them.

r13
- Made it compatible with DockingStation (display).

r12
- Fixed potential conflicts with other addons: RAID_CLASS_COLORS and CLASS_BUTTONS are now left untouched.
- Added the LDB attribute "type" (set to "data source") for better recognition & display integration.
- Replaced Menu_OnUpdate timer with MouseIsOver.

r11
- Fixed a bug that was raising the tooltip when the MOTD was edited.
- Added class localizations for friend list coloring.
- Removed class icons when grouped, so check marks are next to names for better quick views.

r10
- Fixed an error introduced with r9 that was checking everything when grouped.

r9
- Changed the visuals for grouped guildmates & friends to dynamic check marks (from greyed out icon/names).
- Changed the background handling to be Skinner friendly.
- Removed debug messages left in r8.

r8
- Fixed a silly error (missing "end").

r7
- Fixed the tooltip scale issue (r6 received only half of the fix and an internal version the other half...)
- Fixed an annoying issue that was causing ellipsis "..." on some entries.
- Removed use of Blizzard's tooltip (now use mine exclusively).

r6
- Fixed the tooltip scale issue.

r5
- Fixed a nil error occuring when guild data is not ready (but still can't get the data sometimes when first loading).
- Fixed the inverted class order on reloadui.
- Added a toggle to show/hide the guild name (Shift+Click the guild block).
- Added an officer's functionality: Control+RightClick to edit officer's note.
- Added (very) limited in-combat use: shows a snapshot of the previous accessed list.
- Added records to save sorted column/order between session.
- Extended the greyed out names of grouped guildmates to friends.
- Removed the label/value support (no more needed).

r4
- Fixed an error when entering the friend block with a non-english client (sorry, no translations added).
- Fixed AddonLoader support (hopefully): block text should be set at load time.
- Added a toggle to show/hide guild notes: any non left mouse click on the guild block will do (right, middle, 4, 5).
- Added a visual effect to distinguish from grouped and ungrouped guildmates: those in your group are coloured in grey.
- Added Skinner support.

r3
- FIXED A BIG REFRESH ISSUE. It should be smoother and more responsive now.
- Fixed AddonLoader support in toc file.
- Added a functionality so that an officer can control click a guildmate to edit its public note.
- Added support for "label" (guild name) and "value" (online/total) so that you can manage them separatly in your display (show/hide/etc).
- Added ClearFont support (not tested).
- Changed color of officer note (orange) to distinguish from public note (yellow).
- Changed frame strata to TOOLTIP (from DIALOG).
- Removed the extra space in front of a friend name (GetFriendInfo returns "" for status whereas GetGuildRosterInfo returns nil).

r2
- Fixed icon paths.

r1
- Initial release.

Optional Files - Ara Broker Guild Friends

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Archived Versions - Ara Broker Guild Friends

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r21	14kB	Aranarth	08-01-2009 08:47 AM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r20	14kB	Aranarth	07-15-2009 05:40 PM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r19	13kB	Aranarth	07-02-2009 05:42 PM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r18	13kB	Aranarth	05-25-2009 07:19 AM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r17	13kB	Aranarth	03-27-2009 05:57 AM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r16	13kB	Aranarth	03-26-2009 09:05 AM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r15	13kB	Aranarth	02-06-2009 12:09 AM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r14	13kB	Aranarth	01-12-2009 10:54 PM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r13	13kB	Aranarth	12-18-2008 07:47 PM
Ara_Broker_Guild_Friends	r12	13kB	Aranarth	12-15-2008 07:39 AM

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10-18-2008, 05:14 AM

Frayol

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

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Originally posted by jaypee68
Ok, so what would I need then? I've never heard of a data broker addon before. I want to be able to see friends and guildies. Thx.

ButtonBin, Carousel, Fortress, StatBlockCore and Titan Panel (all found on this site) are all examples of LDB display addons. There are others too, it is just a case of taking a look at what each has to offer and then deciding which one suits your own personal needs. I myself use Fortress combined with MakeRocketGoNow whereas a friend of my uses just ButtonBin to mimic their old FuBar layout. Speaking of FuBar there is also an addon called Broker2Fubar (I think that's the spelling) that will enable LDB addons to be used with FuBar although I'm not sure where you can get it, probably Curse.

10-17-2008, 09:42 PM

jaypee68

A Kobold Labourer

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Quote:

Originally posted by Auraka
Not one of the databroker mods has it's own display, you need to download one separately.

Ok, so what would I need then? I've never heard of a data broker addon before. I want to be able to see friends and guildies. Thx.

10-17-2008, 08:24 PM

Auraka

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Quote:

Originally posted by jaypee68
Just a few questions. How do I access this? I don't see any minimap buttons or anything similar. Is there a / command? Thanks.

Not one of the databroker mods has it's own display, you need to download one separately.

10-17-2008, 07:03 PM
jaypee68 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Just a few questions. How do I access this? I don't see any minimap buttons or anything similar. Is there a / command? Thanks.

10-17-2008, 01:40 PM
Auraka A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 69 Uploads: 0	Quick question. Any way to have these great mods not stay hidden in combat. I like to do many things at once, and this would greatly help me keep my conversations going.

10-17-2008, 02:23 AM

Aranarth

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

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Quote:

Originally posted by khb8468
I just went in and edited the lua file per your suggestion for the guild block and it looks fine. I have it showing the icon and online/total. So, I think you're right that that's probably the easiest solution. Thanks!

In next version, depending of display capabilities, you will be able to configure the text (like hidding/showing the guild name).

The code is ready and if you want to test it, replace the line that contains "f.GuildBlock.text" (the one you modified) by :

Code:

local g = f.GuildBlock
if( not IsInGuild() )then
	g.text, g.value, g.label = L["No Guild"], nil, nil
else
	g.label = " "..GetGuildInfo"player"
	g.value = format( " %d/%d", numOnline, GetNumGuildMembers(true) )
	g.text = format( "%s -%s", g.label, g.value )
end

NB: I should'nt add a blank space in front of the text, these cosmetical things should be handled by displays. Unfortunatly, I don't know any that allows for a variable gap between icon and text

Last edited by Aranarth : 10-17-2008 at 02:26 AM.

10-17-2008, 01:03 AM

khb8468

A Kobold Labourer

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Quote:

Originally posted by Aranarth
The simplest would be for the user to provide the desired format via a slash command or directly inside the lua file. Im open to other ideas :P

I just went in and edited the lua file per your suggestion for the guild block and it looks fine. I have it showing the icon and online/total. So, I think you're right that that's probably the easiest solution. Thanks!

10-16-2008, 02:18 PM

Aranarth

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Quote:

Originally posted by Lynx0
Very nice. Was wondering if there was a way to not show guild notes. when you mouse over, it's so big and bulky displaying everything.

I have to admit that notes (especially for officers) could be annoying. On the other hand, I want to keep this plugin small and fast: I don't want another FuBar_GuildFu or AuldLangSyne with tons of possible configurations. Anyway, if there's more demand for just notes, I can look at a simple toggle.

Quote:

Originally posted by khb8468
I had been using picoFriends and picoGuild, but I like this better since I can make selections in the tooltip. Thanks!

The guild name shows up in the block. Our guild name is long, so the block takes up quite a bit of space. I'm using Fortress and tried to not show the guild name by turning off the label and text, but it appears I can only get all (guild name -- members online) or nothing (just the icon). Would it be possible to not show the guild name in the block, or to at least make showing it optional for those folks who forget which guild they're in ?

Either way, great job.

I will search for a simple and general solution, I don't want to make a change for a specific display, that would lead to many more changes for other display later on... nor I want to add an in game config menu at the moment :P

The simplest would be for the user to provide the desired format via a slash command or directly inside the lua file. Im open to other ideas :P

10-16-2008, 01:03 PM
khb8468 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	I had been using picoFriends and picoGuild, but I like this better since I can make selections in the tooltip. Thanks! The guild name shows up in the block. Our guild name is long, so the block takes up quite a bit of space. I'm using Fortress and tried to not show the guild name by turning off the label and text, but it appears I can only get all (guild name -- members online) or nothing (just the icon). Would it be possible to not show the guild name in the block, or to at least make showing it optional for those folks who forget which guild they're in ? Either way, great job.

10-16-2008, 01:56 AM
Lynx0 A Flamescale Wyrmkin Forum posts: 121 File comments: 48 Uploads: 0	Nice Very nice. Was wondering if there was a way to not show guild notes. when you mouse over, it's so big and bulky displaying everything.

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