Find a bug? Do not post it in the comments section! See the "Reporting Problems" section below for information on how to correctly report bugs. I will no longer be responding to bugs posted in the comments section.
Translators wanted!
If you are able to help translate ShieldsUp for Korean (koKR), Russian (ruRU), Spanish (esES), or Latin American Spanish (esMX) locales, please send me a PM!
Description
ShieldsUp is a monitor for your Earth Shield, Lightning Shield, and Water Shield.
Clear text display of remaining charges and Earth Shield target name
Indication when your Earth Shield has been overwritten
Text and sound alerts when a shield expires or is removed
Condensed display while solo, or for shamans without Earth Shield
Automatic visibility states based on group size, zone type, and more
Configurable appearance and behavior
Supports Improved Earth Shield and Static Shock talents
Supports Glyph of Water Shield
Usage
Options are available in the default Interface Options window. As a shortcut, you can type "/sup" to jump directly to the ShieldsUp options panel.
Note that due to a Blizzard bug, if reaching the ShieldsUp panel in the Interface Options window would require you to scroll up or down in the addon list column, typing "/sup" will open the window to the last shown panel, instead of opening it to the ShieldsUp panel.
Localization
ShieldsUp is compatible with all locales.
ShieldsUp is translated into English, German (deDE), Spanish (esES), French (frFR), Russian (ruRU), Simplified Chinese (zhCN), and Traditional Chinese (zhTW).
If you are able to help translate ShieldsUp for another locale or would like to provide corrections to existing translations, send me a PM!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why can't I see a charge counter for my Earth Shield?
A: ShieldsUp only tracks Earth Shield when it is cast on yourself, or on a player or pet in your party or raid. This was an intentional design decision, because it is impossible to reliably monitor Earth Shield on someone outside of your group.
Q: Why do I only see one charge counter?
A: Only one charge counter is shown when you aren't in a group. Since Earth Shield is not tracked on people outside your group, when you are solo, it will only be tracked if you cast it on yourself. And, since you can only have one shield cast on yourself at any given time, there's no need for more than one charge counter when you're solo. Also, if you don't have the Earth Shield talent, you obviously can't cast it, so even when you are in a group, you'll only see one charge counter.
Requesting Features
Got an idea for something you'd love to see added or changed in ShieldsUp? Post a feature request! Please keep in mind that ShieldsUp is intentionally limited in scope to locally monitoring shaman shields you cast, and that requests for features outside of this scope will not be considered.
Most importantly, remember to check on your ticket after a few days, as I may need more information to solve the problem!
License
Please see my portal or the README file included in the addon's folder for the full license terms under which ShieldsUp is released. In particular, redistribution without prior permission is prohibited. Compilation creators, please take a few minutes to learn about the basic details of copyright law and software licensing before you upload a bundle of other people's copyrighted work. Thanks!
Change Log - ShieldsUp
3.3.0.85
Fixed failure to monitor Earth Shield on battleground allies from other servers
Fixed failure to detect active shields on login
Fixed alerts triggering while you are dead or operating a vehicle
Fixed alerts triggering while the display is hidden
Fixed alerts triggering when you remove Earth Shield on one target by casting it on another target
Fixed alerts triggering when you remove Earth Shield on yourself by casting Water Shield or Lightning Shield, and vice versa
Added French translations from krukniak on Curse
Added very rough Spanish translations - corrections welcome
3.2.0.79
Added Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations from wowui.cn
3.1.1.78-beta
Added German translations from Søøm
Added hidden option to show you who overwrote your Earth Shield
Fixed overlapping controls in the configuration GUI
3.1.0.57-beta
Improved support for dual talent specializations in WoW 3.1
Fixed misplaced checkbox in options (text output > sticky)
Fixed some outstanding issues with text output options
Updated wording on some options for clarity
Updated ruRU locale file (needs translator attention)
3.1.0.47-beta
Update for aura changes in 3.1
NOT compatible with WoW 3.0.9 or lower!
3.0.9.46-beta
Add "colorblind mode" option
Fix some bugs with the alert options
3.0.9.44-beta
Fixed saved variables initialization
Added sliders for font sizes (yes, I know they overlap stuff)
3.0.9.42-beta
Fixed dropdown menu creation
Fixed sound not playing when selecting it in sound file dropdowns
Added scrolling dropdown for font selection (not yet functional, please do not report issues related to this)
3.0.3.39-beta
Added options for alerts
Removed embeds that are no longer used
Known issue: Dropdowns for selecting sound files are oddly anchored
Known issue: Dropdown for text output subsection doesn't work properly until the dropdown for text output main section is used once
3.0.3.34-beta
Added options for position, padding, typeface, outline, shadow, and colors
3.0.3.30-beta
This is a near-total rewrite. The addon is now watching spellcast and aura events instead of scanning every combat log message. This results in inherent support for current and future talents and glyphs which alter the number of charges on shields, and in greater accuracy under many circumsances, including high latency and passing through loading screens. Solo mode now also works as intended.
This beta version does not yet have a configuration interface. Many settings will translate from the previous versions, but I make no guarantees, especially if your configuration was very different from the default configuration.
3.0.2.25
Added support for Improved Earth Shield and Glyph of Water Shield
Added solo mode
3.0.2.18
Added basic support for Lightning Shield (uses Water Shield options for now)
Removed 2.4.3 compatibility
Updated embedded libraries
2.4.3.16
Added full support for localization
Added ruRU localization (contributed by XisRaa)
Fixed some minor issues
2.4.2.11
Removed some debug code that reset settings on every load
2.4.3.10
Fixed some errors I thought I'd already committed
Note: alert options currently not fully functional
2.4.3.8
Added aura scanning on "aura lost" events; this will prevent showing zero on recast shields in all but extremely laggy situations
Added support for AddonLoader
2.4.3.5
Fixed audio alerts
2.4.3.4
Fixed options not appearing until the slash command was entered
Edit: Here is what I found after looking more closely.
Sink Errors: They are likely due to the libs being commented out in ShieldsUp.toc -- uncomment them so that the libs are loaded, and it works.
LSM Sound Errors: LSM is defined as a local in panel1's OnShow but not in panel2's in the Options.lua. Adding local LSM = LibStub("LibSharedMedia-3.0", true) to panel2's OnShow function made the sound selection dropdowns work again.
Last edited by Firedancer : 03-19-2009 at 04:28 PM.
Looking over your list of files again, it appears that you are missing at least one file from the latest release. Please completely delete your copy of the addon (plus the standalone libraries you installed for it), then re-download the latest version from this page, and extract it into your AddOns folder without making any changes to the contents. You should end up with the following file structure inside "World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp":
The italicized files aren't necessary for the addon to function, but they should be there unless you intentionally deleted them. The errors you posted below indicate that required files were missing, which indicates an improper installation.
none of them are outdated, but when I try to change any of the settings in game such as "text alert" or "Sound Alert" or any of those options, I get this error message:
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:412: attempt to call method 'Get Checked' (a nil value)
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:424: attempt to call method 'Get Checked' (a nil value)
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:436: attempt to call method 'Get Checked' (a nil value)
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:481: attempt to call method 'Get Checked' (a nil value)
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:493: attempt to call method 'Get Checked' (a nil value)
And when I try to change the "Sound File" to something different, I get..
Interface\Addons\ShieldsUp\Options:Lua:436: attempt to index global 'LSM' (a nil value)
Last thing that I only see watershield on myself, but never my earthshield on anyone but myself. If I have watershield on me and earthshield on someone else in my group/raid, it doesn't display anything but my watershield count.
Well, your post is pretty vague. How is the addon "not working"? Does it appear on the AddOns screen in-game? Did you exit WoW completely and restart it? Is it enabled at the AddOns screen, but not loading in-game? Are you trying to load it on a non-shaman character? Do you receive any error messages? Do you have Lua errors turned on, or an error-catching addon like BugSack installed and enabled? Assuming you're installing the addon in the right place, and that it is enabled, and that you're logging on a shaman character, if the addon is not being loaded, there is an error somewhere. If there is no error, you're doing something wrong. If there is an error, I need to know what it is before I can fix it.
I tried removing the 4 Libs\lib etc documents and putting them in my Addons folder, but nothing. Also deleted the "Libs\" on them thinking maybe it was a source error, but nothing still.
Unfortunately no, as the Sink-2.0 library does not support that, and I don't have time to reinvent the wheel right now. Your best bet is probably to post a request on the Sink-2.0 project page.
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Originally posted by zeb7s Is there a way to choose which chat window the shield expire alert goes to for those of us who run more than one?
I'll check it out when I get home. Just out of curiosity, when's the last time you logged in with a fresh install? I haven't changed anything in that section of the code recently...
Quote:
Originally posted by Mikma Stab faster!
[19:04:12] Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: attempt to index local 'dst' (a nil value)
[C]: ?
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: in function <Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:122>
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: in function `safecopy'
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:133: in function `?'
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:109: in function <Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:109>
[19:04:12] Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: attempt to index local 'dst' (a nil value)
[C]: ?
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: in function <Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:122>
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:125: in function `safecopy'
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:133: in function `?'
Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:109: in function <Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:109>
3.0.9.42 is now available. Although configuration still isn't 100% finished (I have extremely limited time for coding right now) everything works, and most options are available. Please do not report bugs related to the configuration UI. I know it's not fully functional. I don't need more reports telling me it's not fully functional.
3.0.2.25 is essentially unsupported, and no bugs that exist in it will have any time devoted to them at all, as the new (currently beta) versions are fully rewritten and do not suffer from any of these bugs. The beta versions are quite stable, and are completely usable. They are still marked as beta only because the configuration UI is not yet finished.
I'll look into the cross-server issue, as it's not intended that your ES isn't tracked on players in battlegrounds. I'll also consider an option to hide the Earth Shield target name. Please post tickets in the bug report and feature request trackers respectively, so that I don't forget about these issues.
Being able to enter specific numbers for the position and padding settings is already on my to-do list.
Automatic showing and hiding under various conditions are also on my to-do list; in fact this is already coded in, but there is not yet a GUI to set it up.
Different colors for zeros on different shields will not happen unless you have an extremely compelling reason why this would be worth the time it would require to implement and the bloat it would add to the addon.
- when you switch battlegrounds (join AV when you're in WS or sth) it wouldn't recognize your new raidgroup and stay in solomode, i'm forced to /reloadui
beta_ShieldsUp-3.0.3.39
- in battlegrounds it does only track ES on people from your own server
- lacks an option to remove the player-who-has-ES-text or move it out of sight, i'd prefer the plain numbers
idea for a workaround: add options to show the tracker only when you're in certain zones (instance, arena, battleground, ..) and hide it when you're in neither of them.
edit: please allow to enter numbers manually to position the tracker, the slider allows no finetuning (has odd jumps, sometimes 10 sometimes 15, just not smooth)
edit2: please allow different color options for different shields, for example if i'd like to have a red 0 when WS expires and a white 0 when ES expires
3.0.3.39-beta is now available. This version adds back options for configuring text and sound alerts. There are several known issues with the new options; these issues are purely cosmetic, and are noted in the "Changes" tab. Please do not report these issues, as I am already aware of them. Please do report other issues you may encounter with the beta configuration or addon itself. When reporting any kind of problem, please remember to include the version of the addon you are using, and check to make sure it hasn't already been reported.
Version 34-beta is now available under the "Beta" tab. A limited set of options are now available in the Interface Options panel. You can shortcut to the ShieldsUp panel by typing "/sup". More options will be added shortly. Please test the existing options and report any bugs you encounter. If you are not comfortable using beta software, and/or are unwilling or unable to report bugs correctly, please do not use this beta version; instead, use the last release version available by clicking the "Download" button.
And just a reminder to everyone, when you report a bug, it is critical that you specify which version you are using. You can find this information in-game by expanding the ShieldsUp options category and selecting the "About" subcategory, or by opening the ShieldsUp.toc file in Notepad. If you do not specify a version number, I will not waste my time trying to figure out which version you might be using based on some vague description of the problem, and I will summarily close your report. Please see my portal for a list of information you should include with every bug report.
Have been using the beta version for a few days. I have to say that so far I had no problems what so ever.
I am currently elemental so I haven't been able to test earth shield and such but sound is working for water shield and I have not seen the addon miss a single time nor any error message.
