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BarKeep

Category: Action Bar Mods

Addon Information

Works with 3.2

Author:	Platykurtic [more]
Version:	30200.11 Beta
Date:	11-17-2009 07:16 PM
Size:	14.28 Kb
Downloads:	54,178
Favorites:	103
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A BarKeep bar set-up for a N52 (using 3 bars)

BarKeep in configuration mode - you can see the unlocked buttons that allow bar placement and the po

BarKeep

BarKeep

** Now with support for the Totem Bar! The Totem Bar should be repositionable, be scaled to the same size as the Main Action Bar and stay in its new position. Please let me know if this is not the case! **

** Now with support of bars that only appear on mouseover via the optional BarKeep_BarFader add-on. Now with support for ButtonFacade via the optional BarKeep_ButtonFacade add-on. BarKeep_BarFader & BarKeep_ButtonFacade can be found in the 'Optional Files' tab. **

Here are the main features:

All the main action buttons can be configured to have from 1-12 buttons.
All the main action bars can be reconfigured to have up to 12 rows, so you can have 6 buttons x 2 rows, 3 buttons by 4 rows etc. This is done still using the Blizzard button code for compatibility.
All the main action bars can be scaled independently of one another.
Stance bar, possess bar, pet bar and vehicle bar can all be relocated to where the user wants them to be.
All bars can be hidden if you want, some using the Blizzard options from the interface menu, others using BarKeep.
The options are configured by a GUI accessed from /barkeep or /bk.
It uses an event / hook based structure for minimal CPU usage.

I want to say thanks to the previous developers of this CleanBar & CleanBarAdvanced since BarKeep would not be possible without their initial help.

So why use BarKeep?

It enables complete rearrangement and scaling of the Blizzard bars and so has some advantages over the traditional bar mod:

It uses Blizzards buttons (and button code). So pretty much it's always compatible if Blizzard make any changes.
Its really light in use - doesn't use a lot of memory and CPU cycles.
It seems pretty stable as a result of the above.
It'll work with cooldown, ranged mods that work with Blizzard buttons and also ButtonFacade with another small mod.

Commands:

/barkeep - show the config screen.
/bk - show the config screen.

FAQ:

I can't see all the bars when I first use the addon. All I see are the '+'s that enable the bar placement? - Use the Blizzard 'Action Bars' tab in the interface menu to set which bars are active or not, just as you would the Blizzard bars.
How do I set the Key Bindings? - Use the Blizzard Key Bindings interface to set the bindings for all the bars.
How do I lock the actions on the bars? - Use the Blizzard 'Action Bars' tab in the interface menu to lock the Blizzard bars.
How do I permanently show the empty buttons? - Use the Blizzard 'Action Bars' tab in the interface menu to show the empty button grid.

Future Plans:

Bug fixes once identified.
A BarKeep_XP optional module to manage the XP bar.
A reconfiguration of the mod to easily allow for additional layout types for the bars. This should be fairly easy to do, it'll just require a some coding in BarKeep.lua and a change to the configuration screen, but could take some time as I'll make the changes slowly and test carefully.

Known Issues:

There is a request to add the seating indicator that needs to be done.

Change Log - BarKeep

Version History
BarKeep version 30200.11 Beta
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- Potential fix to the Totem Recall button positioning.

BarKeep version 30200.10 Beta
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- Totem Bar adjustments to stop the Blizzard code hiding the Totem Bar on switching to the stance bar.
- Display correction with vehicle scaling in the configuration frame.
- Reworking of the re-parenting of Blizzard buttons / frames to improve vehicle change-over. With these changes I cannot get the change-over to break on multiple classes (despite trying to).

BarKeep version 30200.9
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- Fix for the Keyring button reappearing on zoning.

BarKeep version 30200.8
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- Totem Bar should now work - at least it does on my level 5 Shaman.
- Reduced CPU polling on zoning.

BarKeep version 30200.7 & 30200.6
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- Further improved taint on the vehicle -> mainbar switch. This should now work perfectly.

BarKeep version 30200.5
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- Another alternative way of managing the change-over between vehicle & the main action bar. Seems to work a lot better with enforced switch-overs.

BarKeep version 30200.4
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- Potentially further improved switch-over to and from vehicles incl. turrets.

BarKeep version 30200.3
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- Improved switch over to normal bars when dismounted (exiting the vehicle without using the exit key). Works for me in H ToC correctly the whole time.

BarKeep version 30200.2 Beta
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- Support for the Totem Bar added to BarKeep.

BarKeep version 30200.1
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- Updated .toc file to suit patch 3.2. Everything seems fine on my characters (may need testing on a Shaman though).

Optional Files - BarKeep

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
BarKeep BarFader	30200.1	5kB	Platykurtic	10-08-2009 04:08 AM	Addon
BarKeep ButtonFacade	30100.2	4kB	Platykurtic	04-23-2009 05:37 PM	Addon

Archived Versions - BarKeep

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
BarKeep	30200.10 Beta	15kB	Platykurtic	11-12-2009 05:04 AM

Comments - BarKeep

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09-28-2008, 05:57 AM

Platykurtic

A Kobold Labourer

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Have it tested for WotLK and have it ready for that transition.

I had BarKeep checked for WotLK beta - about the only issue noticed so far is that for WotLK there are a couple of buttons in the Main Menu that need to be allowed for (hidden, shown and placed correctly etc.). These buttons relate to the new non-combat pet and mount interfaces.

So I'll have a new version that's WotLK compatible (probably dry coded) up in the next week for testing and preparation for patch 3.0.

08-15-2008, 04:49 AM
Platykurtic A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 109 Uploads: 5	A quick update on future plans: Have it tested for WotLK and have it ready for that transition. Once I get all that done then that'll be it for the immediate future. Last edited by Platykurtic : 09-28-2008 at 05:52 AM.

05-27-2008, 04:22 AM

Platykurtic

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 109

Uploads: 5

Quote:

Originally posted by mrruben5
Can you make a plugin for ButtonFacade?

Try this:
http://aceaddons.curse.com/Blizz_ButtonFacade.html

Let me know if this works. If not I'll try to modify this add-on so that it does.

05-27-2008, 02:52 AM
mrruben5 PvP Clicking Holydin :P Forum posts: 487 File comments: 149 Uploads: 2	Can you make a plugin for ButtonFacade? __________________

05-20-2008, 04:37 AM
Platykurtic A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 109 Uploads: 5	Update on next version Well the initial coding for the next major release is pretty much complete ... I'll just run this on one of my characters for a few days to ensure its as stable as I can. This is a major update - almost the whole mod has been recoded with the following main changes: -- All the main action bars (i.e. the Main, Lower Left and Lower Right) can be reconfigured to have up to 12 rows, so you can have 6 buttons x 2 rows, 3 buttons by 4 rows etc. This is done still using the Blizzard button code for compatibility. -- All the main bars can be scaled independently of one another. -- The cast bar, and all other bars can be hidden if you want. -- The menu was completely reworked to accomodate the new options and the commands updated for simplicity. It should be in-the-wild in a week or so.

04-28-2008, 04:26 AM

Platykurtic

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 109

Uploads: 5

Re: Just a few questions.

Quote:

Originally posted by Dayfled
Also; I've noticed there are 3 spare '+' buttons around my screen that seem to do nothing but move about, as well as an empty bar of sorts

That empty bar could be the shapeshifter bar, castbar or the pet bar. But generally locking the bars will make them all disappear until needed.

On other news: I have a update coming (currently being tested) that cleans up a lot of coding from the original mod and paves the way for setting out the bars in different sized rows (e.g. 6 buttons x 2 rows, 4 buttons x 3 rows etc.). Once I figure the best way to add this option to the menu structure, I'll code it in.

Last edited by Platykurtic : 04-29-2008 at 04:22 AM.

04-25-2008, 02:30 PM
Dayfled A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Just a few questions. Recently joined WoW, found add-ons and such. I'd like to know how to make it that my ActionBar's can be activated via the F keys? I don't know if this is just a WoW UI selection or from your mod itself. If you can help it'd be great. Also; I've noticed there are 3 spare '+' buttons around my screen that seem to do nothing but move about, as well as an empty bar of sorts; Possibly for rage/energy? It is movable but I don't know if it works, being the paladin that I am. Thanks, Dayfled. Edit: Found that if I lock my bars; the spare '+' buttons disappear, aswell as the "mystery bar". Last edited by Dayfled : 04-25-2008 at 02:34 PM.

03-17-2008, 04:51 AM

Platykurtic

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 109

Uploads: 5

Re:

Quote:

Originally posted by Cyanix
I sometimes see my bars "jump" up when my character is moving.

OK that'll be the on-update throttle - its caused by not relocating the bars quickly enough after the Blizzard code has shifted them. I'll lower that value and post an update.

Platy

03-15-2008, 01:00 PM
Cyanix A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 16 Uploads: 0	"Jumping" bars I sometimes see my bars "jump" up when my character is moving. It's more like a small jerkiness actually.

02-17-2008, 11:51 AM
Tolento A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Thanks. This is exactly the simple kind of action bar mod I was looking for. It doesn't totally try to recreate your bars. It just cuts the clutter out of the Blizzard defaults and allows you to move and scale them. All the other popular addons in this category try to do too much, and too many of them tend to bug out when I go into and out of stealth on my rogue.

02-14-2008, 05:08 AM
Platykurtic A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 109 Uploads: 5	I think I've found the main menu bar bug, so I'll look to test this ASAP and post an update if the fix works. It works so I put through an update. Platy Last edited by Platykurtic : 02-16-2008 at 10:53 AM.

01-11-2008, 05:38 AM
Platykurtic A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 109 Uploads: 5	Hi All, Thanks for all the notes - I'll look into these over the next week or so to see if I can replicate them and correct any bugs. Apologies for the tardy response - I just like to play. Platy Last edited by Platykurtic : 01-11-2008 at 05:38 AM.

01-02-2008, 05:32 AM
Alex_Zee A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Addon rocks ! It is very suitable for rogues and other classes too ! Only 2 problems appeared in the latest version ( but its really annoying ) -Can't move main actionbar at all - It would be better if there will be 2 more buttons on menuframe ( your lil' inventory with key frames and who list key ) or better to say ( blizzard default :P ) Many thanks!

11-12-2007, 09:02 AM
Ansi A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 14 File comments: 14 Uploads: 0	Hello Platykurtic, Nice and simple addon. However I am still unable to move the bars. __________________ *The frost. Sometimes it makes the blade stick.*

10-27-2007, 12:07 PM
Janeera A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	A bar bug? Platy, I love your mod! Absolutely love it! This has the best layout and highest flexibility of all the barmods I have tried. I hate having layers and obstructions in my viewing area. Your clean bar mod is genius. So thank you so much for this gift. I am having a couple issues i hope you can help with. On my utility bar, the left 2 buttons dont work, my social button is missing, and the help button is covered up by the "looking for more" button. Hence I cannot access my guild window or friends list, etc. The other problem is a small one, but my bottom casting bar is locked in place and willnot move for repositioning. This limits my particular placement preferences a little, but doesn't really lower function. All the other bars move correctly. Lastly, I have a short "wish list". I FERVENTLY want to change my petbar to vertical......please, please, please??? lol. Secondly, can you also make the 3 main casting bars available for vertical positioning as well? (I'm one of those people who like to rearrange the furniture all the time. hahaha ) A new Fan, Janeera

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