recRunes 

It actually would not be hard to hide those, but I wonder if that is something that would be generally wanted. I understand the reasoning behind hiding them, as it would be sort of a replacement as opposed to a second view.

In response to some of the comments here, I have added two options to the top of the RecRunes.lua file. Just open it up in your favorite text editor to change the values.

I found that in high-action situations, especially with lots of AoE going on, it was hard to see the rune cluster, and added the bgcolor option. This is a backdrop which, as the name implies, goes behind the colored rune squares. It defaults to a solid black backdrop, but you can change it to any color, or by setting a=0, disable it completely.

showooc can be set to either true or false. If set to true (the default), the rune cluster will be shown at all times. If set to false, it will hide itself when you are out of combat.

I added a runic power bar to the cluster. It's optional, so if you don't want it you don't have to use it

I do think a GCD bar, flash or something would be nice, but it's not such a simple task. Not having made a GCD indicator before, I read up a little on the methodology behind it, and hope to have one integrated soon.

Glad to hear that the options were well received. I still have several things I need to do to streamline the code and such, but I believe all the basics are in RecRunes now.

I'd be reluctant to add a swing timer to RecRunes. I realize that some people enjoy having them, but it really isn't something I would use myself, and thus would end up letting the feature go untested/rot.

However, I was bored today and started to look into it and write some code for a swing timer, but I don't think I will release it as part of the rune cluster. The thing about it is that I feel it adds quite a bit of bloat for those (like myself) who would not use the feature - it's considerable in relation to the size of the current version.

As such, I'd feel best if it were to be released as an optional download that simply relies on RecRunes to be installed, and attaches itself to the frame - to be a separate 'sub' addon if you will. I've been thinking about removing the runic power and gcd parts of RecRunes and making them 'sub' addons as well (though I DO use those parts). Again, though - a swing timer not something I would be using, and cba to keep it updated if I were to release it.

Have you thought about simply getting one of the many swing timers out there already? As for my boredom work on it, I may commit a one-time copy of it to my repository, and if so I'll contact you at that point. Just be forewarned that if I do, I won't be releasing any updates to it in the event that it would break. T_T

ugh, double post

*nod* I had actually decided that this exact thing needed to be done, not but 2 days ago. I haven't had time to get to work on it (not that it is a big task), but I do hope to get around to it soon!