(36Kb)

Updated: 01-20-20 12:17 PM

Add Favorite

Install Help

Portal

Bugs

Features

Pictures

File Info

Compatibility:	Visions of N'Zoth (8.3.0)
Updated:	01-20-20 12:17 PM
Created:	unknown
Downloads:	508,000
Favorites:	686
MD5:

ChatBar

Version: 3.9.1.80300

by: AnduinLothar, yarko

ChatBar - Button Bar for opening chat messages of each type.

A little acsii art for demonstration: [oooooooo]
o - Buttons, colored the color of a chat type, left click to open editbox of that type, right click for type specific options. Initial letter of the type on or above the button
[ ] - Ends of the bar, left click to drag, right click for options

Feedback & Support
If you have bugs or feature requests please use the buttons on the right.
For other feedback, use the comments.
If you'd like to donate to show your support, that can be done through paypal with a paypal account or by credit card. Remember donations are much appreciated but non-contractual. Thank you!

Button / ChatType Options:
Block (channel) - Toggles filtering of chat channels related to selected button without leaving channel.
Leave (Channel)
Print Channel User List - List prints to the default chat frame. Same as "/list #". (At this time, Blizzard does not support the listing of players from other realms in chat channels. When Blizzard allows this, this addon will support it.)
Hide This Button - Hide the button for that chat type or channel by name.
Reply (Whisper) - Open whisper to the last person that whispered you.
Retell (Whisper) - Open whisper to the last person you whispered.
Set Binding By Name (Channel) - Select one of the 10 channel bindings to use for this channel (saved by name instead of by index).
Sticky - http://www.wowwiki.com/Chat#Advanced_Chat_Terminology.2FDetails Note: Channels are all or none, other types can be stickied individually.

ChatBar Options:
Large Buttons - Toggles larger size buttons.
Vertical Orienation - Toggles vertical/horrizontal bar via sliding.
Reverse Button Orienation - Toggles button order reversal via sliding
Text On Buttons - Toggles chattype abrev on/next to the buttons
Show Button Text - Toggles chattype abrev visibility
Use Channel ID On Buttons - Toggles using the channel index or the first letter of the channel name
Button Message Flashing - Toggles button flashing when you receive a message of that type
Show Bar Border - Toggles show/hide the bar border/background. Note: You can still click on the ends of the bar when it's hidden
Hide Addon Channels - Hide Sky, CTRA and CTA channel buttons
Hidden Buttons - Submenu for showing manually hidden buttons
Lock Position - Toggles allowing the chatbar to be moved with the mouse.
Reset Position - Attaches the ChatBarFrame to above the ChatFrame1 tab
Reorder Channels - General, Trade, LocalDefense, LookingForGroup, WorldDefense, GuildRecruitment, others...

Bindings
There are now bindings available for the chat types and channels by index. Individual channels can also be set to bind by name, overriding a indexed binding of your choice.

Localizations:
English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese
(I only speak English. All other translations have been user submitted. So if you have updates or new translations let me know.)

User Submitted Skins
The skinning system is a bit unique because it has more layers than a normal button with full up/down specularity and shadow as well as flash/hover alpha and normal shaping graphic that are all translucent to allow for the buttons to correspond to the chat type's selected color for each button.

To add a new custom Skin drop its folder into the ChatBar folder, modify the ChatBar_AltArtDirs table in ChatBar.lua and append the new folder name, then add a CHATBAR_SKIN# variable to the end of the localization file for it's readable name. Then select it from the dropdown in game.

Comes with the following skins: Solid, Glass and Squares

Reset
If you lose the bar you can reset it with this script: /run ChatBar_Reset()

Change Log:
v 3.9.1 (yarko)
- toc to 80300

v 3.9 (yarko)
- Set alternate art to 1 on first time load

v 3.8 (yarko)
- Fixed bug that was causing unblockable channels to appear blocked

v 3.7 (yarko)
- Added delayed channel check since sometimes addon would not see all channels on reload
- Localized some variables

v 3.6 (yarko)
- Added blocked channel icons to make it clear that a channel is blocked
- Fixed bug that made it impossible to block the guild officer channel

v 3.5 (yarko)
- Fixed key bindings so that they appear under the Addons category instead of Other

v 3.4 (yarko)
- Added main frame lock capability (idea from FoxyLittleThing on curse)

v 3.3 (yarko)
- Fixed problem moving main frame with mouse
- Fixed button flashing

v 3.2 (yarko)
- toc to 80205 and 11302 for classic

v 3.13 (FlyNeko)
- toc to 70000

v 3.12 (FlyNeko)
- Removed BNet Conversation functions as they're no longer exist

v 3.11 (FlyNeko)
- Party/raid buttons shows immediately after joining group

v 3.10 (yarko)
- Replaced usage of Blizzard flash function with alpha animations on flash texture to solve taint problem

v3.9 (yarko)
- toc to 50400

v3.8 (yarko)
- Updated Traditional Chinese localization file
- toc to 50300

v3.7 (yarko)
- Updated Russian localization file
- toc to 50200

v3.6 (yarko)
- Chatbar now clears text the user might have typed before clicking on whisper buttons and puts it back when clicking elsewhere

v3.5 (yarko)
- Whisper now defaults to the name last whispered if no whisper has been received
- Adjusted for new raid and group API functions
- Adjusted for new instance chat features
- toc to 50100

v3.4
-Fixed 'show text' and 'large buttons' settings to correctly save between sessions

v3.3
-Fixed nil error
-Sped up the bar animation a bit

v3.2
-Removed 'this' usage
-Buttons are now created on demand for less memory usage
-Fixed to work with latest chat changes
-Added BNet Whisper Button
-Added BNet Conversation Button
-toc to 40000

v3.1 (yarko)
-Added larger buttons option to options menu
-Added channel blocking capability to channel buttons right-click menu
-"/w" is now removed if the user first clicks the whisper button then another button without entering a whisper
-toc to 30300

v3.0
-Added a fix for parsing the first character of a chinese channel (3 chars)
-Fixed battleground chat button not showing up (thanks 狂飙)
-Fixed Show Channel ID on Buttons not working

v2.9
-Fixed a channel bug

v2.8
-Added Chat Type Bindings
-Added Channel Bindings by Number
-Channel Bindings can be overridden to save by name
-Updated a lot of old code
-toc to 30200

v2.7
-Added Simplified Chinese Localization (thanks IceChen)
-Added new Squares skin (thanks Chianti/Кьянти)
-Added new skin dropdown (Solid, Glass, Squares)

v2.6
-Added Traditional Chinese Localization
-Fixed a bug with Russian Localization

v2.5
- toc to 20400
- Fixed Sea dep

v2.4
-Removed SeaPrint usage
-Made Chronos optional: Reorder Channels is disabled w/o Chronos installed.
-Added english TBC/WotLK capitol cities to the reorder management
(Best results if in a capitol city and in the LFG queue)

v2.3
-Added Russian Localization (thanks Старостин Алексей)

v2.2
-Added Alternate Artwork (thanks Zseton)

v2.1
-Added Spanish Localization (thanks NeKRoMaNT)

v2.0
-Added an option to Hide All Buttons
-Fixed menu not showing a list of hidden buttons

v1.9
-Fixed chat type openning for new editbox:SetAttribute syntax

v1.8
-Prepared for Lua 5.1
-Added embedded SeaPrint for printing (was already used, just not included)

v1.7
-Added Raid Warning (A) and Battleground (B) chat

v1.6
-Channel Reorder no longer requires Sky
-toc to 11200

v1.5
-Fixed saved variables issue with 1.11 not saving nils
-Fixed a nill bug with the right-click menu

v1.4
-Fixed a nil loading error

v1.3
-Fixed nil SetText errors
-Fixed channel 10 nil errors
-Added Channel Reorder (from ChannelManager) if you have Sky installed (uses many library functions)

v1.2
-VisibilityOptions AutoHide is now smarter and shows whenever ChatBar is sliding or being dragged or the cursor is over its menu
-Fixed Eclipse onload error
-Fixed Whisper abreviation

v1.1
-Addon Channels Hidden added GuildMap
-Text has been made Localizable
-Officer chat shows up if you CanEditOfficerNote()
-Buttons now correctly update when raid, party, and guild changes
-Hide Text now correctly says Show Text
-Fixed button for channel 8 to diplay and tooltip correctly
-Added Reset Position Option
-Added Options to hide the each button by chat type or channel name (hide from button menu, show from main sub menu)
-Added option to use Channel Numbers as text overlay
-Added VisibilityOptions, however autohide is a bit finicky atm.

v1.0
-Initial Release

Optional Files (1)

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
ChatBar Legion	3.13	33kB	FlyNeko	07-20-16 12:05 AM	Patch

Comment Options

Page 12 of 18

« First

Last »

09-05-09, 12:50 AM

AnduinLothar

Nobody of Importance

Forum posts: 95

File comments: 208

Uploads: 23

Originally posted by xtoq
I LOVE THIS MOD! That being said, how would I go about making my own art or modifying existing art? I tried to make a silver version of the glass orbs, but they still seem to be gold in-game. Any light you can shed on this would be great!

And I'm not talking about adding the artwork, I see that's on the front page, just some details why changing the actual PSD files didn't change the colors in-game.

The center, flash, highlight and text are colored dynamically based on the chat type's color. So the gold tinted background texture color is really only used for the border.

That said i just tried changing that BG file to black and white (which made it a greyish) and saved it as a 32bit compressed targa and reloaded wow... seemed to work fine. Not sure what problem you're having.

09-04-09, 08:18 PM

Hevanus

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 15

File comments: 199

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by Jackalantern
Perhaps I am missing the intended purpose of this addon or maybe it is just here for something "different" and eye candy. But as I read over this it seemed to be not too helpful; after all couldn't the same functions be achieved by simply starting your type with whatever channel you wanted to speak in like normal? aka /g /raid /w etc.

If I am missing something please let me know.

It's mostly useful as a persistent display of what channels you're currently in. Being able to click on the buttons as shortcuts for typing the slash shortcuts is nice but I don't use that feature often myself.

09-04-09, 12:50 PM
Jackalantern A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 38 Uploads: 0	Perhaps I am missing the intended purpose of this addon or maybe it is just here for something "different" and eye candy. But as I read over this it seemed to be not too helpful; after all couldn't the same functions be achieved by simply starting your type with whatever channel you wanted to speak in like normal? aka /g /raid /w etc. If I am missing something please let me know.

09-03-09, 09:40 PM
Hevanus A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 15 File comments: 199 Uploads: 0	Show Channel ID on Buttons doesn't seem to be doing anything.

09-03-09, 12:12 PM
xtoq An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 32 File comments: 642 Uploads: 4	I LOVE THIS MOD! That being said, how would I go about making my own art or modifying existing art? I tried to make a silver version of the glass orbs, but they still seem to be gold in-game. Any light you can shed on this would be great! And I'm not talking about adding the artwork, I see that's on the front page, just some details why changing the actual PSD files didn't change the colors in-game. __________________ There is absolutely no evidence to support the theory that life is serious. Last edited by xtoq : 09-03-09 at 12:16 PM.

09-03-09, 11:02 AM

nonameform

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 16

File comments: 50

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by AnduinLothar
Should be fixed now. It seems I fixed it quickly and then forgot to upload it >.<

Seems to be working fine now. Thanks for update.

09-02-09, 11:20 PM
AnduinLothar Nobody of Importance Forum posts: 95 File comments: 208 Uploads: 23	Should be fixed now. It seems I fixed it quickly and then forgot to upload it >.<

08-29-09, 05:42 PM

nonameform

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 16

File comments: 50

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by NiQil
I'm running in to the same sort of thing. And it is also happening with LookingForGroup. If the channel I was in before LFG was guild, raid or whisper, and then I click on LookingForGroup, it goes into the channel I was in before, or just to the Say channel. Only when I click on one of the other standard channels (General, Trade, LocalDefense), can I then get it to go into LookingForGroup. The old version prior to the update was working fine...it just needed a toc bump. Not sure what else got changed, but now it appears to be bugged.

Yes, after using latest ChatBar for more time I can confirm that behavior with all channels. Seems like until it's fixed (or some other addon is found to be a real culprit) the bar will just show me which channels I've joined, as using it for communication is awkward at the moment.

08-28-09, 11:34 AM

NiQil

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 13

File comments: 56

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by nonameform
New version seems to be bugged. Whenever someone says something in Guild or Raid chat and I click on a custom channel (number 5 only), my input goes to Guild or Raid chat. If I click on a custom channel 6 and then on custom channel 5, I can input text in proper chat, not into Guild or Raid chat.

Channels 1-4 are standard Blizzard channels: General, Trade, LocalDefense and LookingForGroup respectively.

Before the update there was no such problem.

I'm running in to the same sort of thing. And it is also happening with LookingForGroup. If the channel I was in before LFG was guild, raid or whisper, and then I click on LookingForGroup, it goes into the channel I was in before, or just to the Say channel. Only when I click on one of the other standard channels (General, Trade, LocalDefense), can I then get it to go into LookingForGroup. The old version prior to the update was working fine...it just needed a toc bump. Not sure what else got changed, but now it appears to be bugged.

08-27-09, 03:24 PM
nonameform A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 16 File comments: 50 Uploads: 0	New version seems to be bugged. Whenever someone says something in Guild or Raid chat and I click on a custom channel (number 5 only), my input goes to Guild or Raid chat. If I click on a custom channel 6 and then on custom channel 5, I can input text in proper chat, not into Guild or Raid chat. Channels 1-4 are standard Blizzard channels: General, Trade, LocalDefense and LookingForGroup respectively. Before the update there was no such problem.

08-23-09, 04:47 PM
nonameform A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 16 File comments: 50 Uploads: 0	evilmedusa: Have both oRA2 and ChatBar and don't have that problem. Didn't have it prior to the latest oRA2 updated also.

08-21-09, 08:16 AM
evilmedusa A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Chat Bar I am also having problems with chat bar since last patch, it prevents me clicking on a name in the general log so am unable to reply to whispers etc, I found 2 add ons responsible for this Chat Bar and ora 2, since ora 2 has been updated can now use that one again. Any body else experanced this problem with Chat Bar?

08-20-09, 01:59 PM

xtoq

An Aku'mai Servant

Forum posts: 32

File comments: 642

Uploads: 4

Originally posted by Kerecha
Im having some problems with the bar not remembering my placement and snapping itself back to the start position, instead of under the minimap where i place it.

If you disable and re-enable ChatBar the position always resets. Make sure you turn off all addons EXCEPT ChatBar to make sure its not a conflict with another addon, which I most likely is. ChatBar never moves for me unless I have disabled it then re-enabled it.

__________________
There is absolutely no evidence to support the theory that life is serious.

08-12-09, 02:59 AM

Derpo

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 41

Uploads: 0

Works with: Re: 3.2

Originally posted by NiQil
Any ETA on an update to 3.2?

If you enable "Load out of dates" at the addon section, the addon still works perfectly.
Though the 'expert' wants to edit the .toc file with a text editor, making sure the following line is in it:
## Interface: 30200
(Instead of 30100 or 30000)

08-08-09, 03:29 AM
NiQil A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 13 File comments: 56 Uploads: 0	3.2 Any ETA on an update to 3.2?

Page 12 of 18

« First

Last »

Report this File

Category Jump:

Support AddOn Development!

You have just downloaded by the author . If you like this AddOn why not consider supporting the author? This author has set up a donation account. Donations ensure that authors can continue to develop useful tools for everyone.

[Disable these notices]