Download
(682Kb)
Download
Updated: 07-22-16 02:27 PM
Pictures
File Info
Compatibility:
Warlords of Draenor (6.0.3)
Updated:07-22-16 02:27 PM
Created:01-06-10 11:32 AM
Downloads:184,957
Favorites:361
MD5:
Categories:Beta-version AddOns, Buff, Debuff, Spell, DPS, Healers, Tank, Combat Mods

Tidy Plates Beta  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 6.18.Beta3
by: danltiger [More]

This is a major update to Tidy Plates, and many things have changed.

Having Trouble?

* Quick Fix - Quick Setup:
1. Use '/tp' to reselect your Theme
2. Use '/hub' to check your settings...
...Some settings have been pruned!

Here are some of the bigger changes:

* Hub Revamp / Phase 1
1. Removed theme copies; ie. "Damage" and "Tank"
2. Theme copies have become 'Profiles'
3. Access profiles via: '/tp'
4. You can still use '/hub' to jump to the
appropriate panel
5. Again, some settings have been pruned!

* NEON is the only theme that has been updated in Beta1
* QUATRE will be available in Beta2
* GREY will be available in Beta3

* Numerous Bug Fixes & Improvements
* Numerous Bug "Additions", possibly

I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause.
Think of this: Changes mean that this addon is being actively developed
and maintained, rather than withering.





I'm not going to bug you by popping up an ad whenever you hit "Download". If you enjoy this addon and want to send a monetary "Thank You", please visit our Pledgie page by clicking on the button, above.

---------------------------
6.18.Beta1
---------------------------
Nameplate-pocalypse!!!!!!!

99% of the previous nameplate system has been replaced by Blizzard for Legion.

Rebuilding has been slow, since I'm (apparently) a grown-up, now. ;-)

BUT, progress is indeed being made!

The internal widgets are disabled, which means the Aura timers are not working. I'm rewriting the entire bloody system because we now have a good way to capture that data without all the trickery that was previously required. (Blizzard does love us!)

Again, progress is being made!

Many things are broken, so I expect that many of you might want to check back with Tidy Plates in a week or so.

Happy questing!

---------------------------
6.16.Beta: Quick Notes
---------------------------
This is a MAJOR update to Tidy Plates, and many things have changed.

Here are some of the bigger changes:

* The Hub has been revamped and some rearranging has been done.
* Quick Fix - Quick Setup:
1. Use '/tp' to reselect your Theme (and Profile)
2. Use '/hub' to check your settings...

* Some settings have been pruned; If there was something important that got
removed, let me know...

* Numerous Bug Fixes & Improvements
* Numerous Bug "Additions"? (Quite possible!)

I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause...

Think of this: Changes mean that this addon is being actively developed and
maintained, rather than withering, as many addons do...

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta8
--------------------------------------
* Hub: Threat: Highlight Mobs Tanked by Other Tanks: It was a mess. Rewrote and tested with hunter pet, and it's working well in that condition.
- To do: Reimplement Combat Log melee swing detection, and test in 5-man and Raids

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta7
--------------------------------------
* I haven't been keeping track of changes. Warlords- yay!

Things still needing testing...
* Healer Tracking
* Tank Target-Of-Mob Tracking

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta6
--------------------------------------
* Some fixes, some additions..

Things still needing testing...
* Healer Tracking
* Tank Target-Of-Mob Tracking


--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta5
--------------------------------------
* Lots of things that I didn't write down because I'm busy playing Warlords of Freakin' Draenor woot!
* Fixed some bugs
* Added some new bugs, probably
* Lots of changes to the Hub. Feedback is good. Be polite, please!

* Migrated to new Dropdown Menu and Hub Function system; Your settings will be a bit borked until you go to /hub

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta4:
--------------------------------------
* Themes: Migrated Quatre, Grey, and Graphite to the new system
* Hub/Themes: New function definition process, makes it easier to add themes
* Numerous bug fixes.. Can't remember. Been leveling my druid. Sleep; Need more of.

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta3:
--------------------------------------
* Hub/Aura Widget: Fixed an issue which would prevent your auras from showing up (Previous configuration conflict)

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta3:
--------------------------------------
* Widget/Combo Points: Fixed?

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta2:
--------------------------------------
* Widgets/UnitCache: Fix for mouseover bug
* Class Coloring: Fixed IsInInstance() issue.. maybe?
* Hub: Removed "Default" choice from the Friendly and Enemy Coloring Modes (Yeah, this will make current settings funk-up... but it cleans out that redundant choice)

--------------------------------------
6.16.Beta1: Full-ish List of Changes:
--------------------------------------

Core:
* Core/Panel: !! The Bundled themes no longer create a "Damage" and "Tank" copy !!
* Core/Panel: Introduced a new menu set, called Profiles, which will load the appropriate "Damage", "Tank", or "Healer" Hub profile.
* Core/Panel: When the selected theme is invalid, it'll fall-back to the first available theme.
* Core/Panel: Added a Slash Command alias, "/tp" in addition to "/tidyplates"

Bundled Themes:
* Themes: Neon & Quatre now have CastProtected art. About time!
* Neon: New Elite Icon, which looks more like I'd originally intended. (Replaces the old Star)
* Removed "Blizzard Theme"... Sorry guys... There are core things that I want to get done, and fixing/maintaining
that component is not a priority. It will probably return, but don't hold your breath.

Widgets:
* Widgets/UnitCache: Replaced " (*)" with FOREIGN_SERVER_LABEL, which will fix unit-caching on certain server types.
* Widgets/UnitCache: Now using a Scanning Tooltip, which should prevent conflicts with TipTac and other Tooltip mods
* Widgets/Aura: Combat Log Event Handler now skips units which are group members, relying on the general
Unit event handler for their updates.

Hub/General:
* Hub: Colorized 'Friendly' and 'Enemy' description titles, to improve readability.
* Separated Hub functions.lua into discrete category files
* Tweaked some names/descriptions
* Removed Threat Wheel widget from Hub
* Hub: Added a button to the Advanced category; "Clear Cache", which purges the stored Class/Description/Guild data
* Hub/Advanced: "Health Bar Width" (%) Allows you to tweak the relative width of the theme's Health Bar (Experimental)

Hub/Colors:
* Hub/Reaction: New Color, "Tapped Unit"
* Hub/Color Function: Tapped Color will be applied, taking priority over Threat/Etc. functions

Hub/Scale:
* Hub: Scale: Added, Bring Target units to Spotlight Scale, Bring Mouseovers to Spotlight Scale

Hub/Health Bar View:
* Removed several of the Status Text choices; These will reappear in a more advanced "Custom Text" category (Working on it...)
* NOTE: The CUSTOM/ADVANCED Status Text function hasn't been written, yet; Thus, it doesn't do anything at the moment...

Hub/Opacity:
* Hub: Opacity: Enemy & Friendly units now have their own independent Spotlight Modes
* Hub: Opacity: Spotlight Modes; Removal of some redundant and underused modes.
* Hub: Opacity: New Checkbox, "Spotlight Raid Marked"
* Hub: Opacity: Modified Checkbox, "Bring Mouseovers to Target Opacity" to "Spotlight Mouseover"
* Hub: Opacity: Modified Checkbox, "Bring Casting Units to Target Opacity" to "Spotlight Casting Units"

Hub/Aura Widget:
* Hub: Buffs & Debuffs: Replaced "Aura Widget Mode" Dropdown with Checkboxes: "Include My Buffs", and "Include My Debuffs".
* Hub: Buffs & Debuffs: The widget will now use a Smart Mode, where it first evaluates the checkboxes, then evaluates the Aura List.
* Hub: Buffs & Debuffs: Added the "Not" prefix to the aura list; This new mode allows you to blacklist auras from "Show My Debuffs" etc.

Framework:
* Hub: Quick Frame Templates now return the created frame twice (ie. assign two references with a single call, which helps with the Quick Frame setup)
* Fixed some Odd Mouseover Behavior
* Rearranged and removed some old Hub stuff. Cleaning out functions, removing ancient code, removed items of questionable utility
Optional Files (0)


Post A Reply Comment Options
Unread 04-04-10, 04:41 AM  
shinx
A Defias Bandit

Forum posts: 2
File comments: 75
Uploads: 0
Code:
theme.hitbox = { 	width = 50, height = 35,}
oh sry my fault, yes i use this line but the hitbox doesnt resize.

only the nameplates i logged in have the correct settings if i run arround the
new nameplates doesnt have the width = 50, height = 35 hitbox settings,
think this is an update problem?

bad english i know



on the screen you see the hitbox with settings width = 50, height = 35 you will see this doesnt work
Last edited by shinx : 04-04-10 at 05:01 AM.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 07:51 PM  
Tanque
A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1
File comments: 170
Uploads: 0
I also noticed the threat bar gets obscured by the aura widget. Might have to do some creative repositioning there to fit them both cleanly.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 07:38 PM  
danltiger
A Murloc Raider
 
danltiger's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 9
File comments: 1522
Uploads: 13
The name text issues are ThreatPlates; The name text is handled by a custom widget. That widget is repeatedly created, as the Initialize function doesn't check to see if it already exists.

TidyPlates_ThreatPlates\Widgets\Widgets.lua, line 24+:

Code:
local function OnInitialize(plate)
	plate.widgets.NameText = CreateNameText(plate)
end
Changing it to...

Code:
local function OnInitialize(plate)
	if not plate.widgets.NameText then
		plate.widgets.NameText = CreateNameText(plate)
	end
end
... should correct the name text issues.

Not sure about the laggishness. That might be caused by that widget memory leak+garbage collection.

It's actually my fault, though; I changed Tidy Plates so the OnInitialize function gets called every time a plate is shown (rather than just when the plate is created; the frames are recycled), reducing the need for the OnUpdate function to check for the existence of the widget. aaand, of course, I was tired and "forgot" to post the changelog.

Originally posted by galvin
Tidyplates 5.11 causing some weird name text issues with tidyplates threatplates beta 3.0.10. I think name of other mobs are stacking on top of new targets.

When I switched back to tidyplates 5.10.4 the problem went away. Not sure if 5.11 was the reason I was getting some serious fps lag. I'll know if that problem went away or not.
__________________
Author Portal
Tidy Plates, Tidy Threat, and Tidy Bar
Last edited by danltiger : 04-03-10 at 07:40 PM.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 05:57 PM  
galvin
A Frostmaul Preserver
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 265
File comments: 166
Uploads: 1
Tidyplates 5.11 causing some weird name text issues with tidyplates threatplates beta 3.0.10. I think name of other mobs are stacking on top of new targets.

When I switched back to tidyplates 5.10.4 the problem went away. Not sure if 5.11 was the reason I was getting some serious fps lag. I'll know if that problem went away or not.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 03:06 PM  
danltiger
A Murloc Raider
 
danltiger's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 9
File comments: 1522
Uploads: 13
As usual, Kat explains it just as good (if not better) than I could ;-) I should put him on the payroll..

The only thing that Tidy Plates polls for is new nameplates. Every other update is driven by some event.

It's funny, because there's highly noticeable server lag when capturing certain events, especially UNIT_AURA and UNIT_THREAT_SITUATION_UPDATE.

It's possible to force Tidy Plates to poll full updates by creating a frame with an onupdate handler, which called the global TidyPlates:Update() function. Yickes!

Originally posted by Tanque
I've been stress testing the aura module by sweeping the mouse over crowds of mobs to spam dots with a mouseover macro. I noticed that sometimes the dot won't appear when moving the mouse away quickly right after dotting the mob. But they'll appear instantly if I sweep over it a second time. It's as if there's a lag between the time I place the dot and the time Tidy Plates checks for debuffs on the mouseover target. But since I'm constantly moving the mouse, it doesn't register that I've placed the dot because the mouse has already moved on to the next target.

This is the macro I use:
Code:
#showtooltip
/cast [target=mouseover,harm,nodead,exists] Living bomb; Living Bomb
__________________
Author Portal
Tidy Plates, Tidy Threat, and Tidy Bar
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 02:57 PM  
danltiger
A Murloc Raider
 
danltiger's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 9
File comments: 1522
Uploads: 13
In what context? Is that a direct code snippet? If so...

Code:
theme.hitbox = { 	width = 50, height = 35,}
is what you need. Where 'theme' is the theme table.

Originally posted by shinx
hitbox = {
width = 50,
height = 35,
}

dont work
__________________
Author Portal
Tidy Plates, Tidy Threat, and Tidy Bar
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 02:35 PM  
suicidalkatt
A Rage Talon Dragon Guard
 
suicidalkatt's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 331
File comments: 1467
Uploads: 50
Originally posted by Tanque
Ah I had suspected as much. It's just a minor quirk I noticed and not a big deal at all. Overall I love the new feature! And the decision to preserve CPU cycles was the right one.

In any case the debuff will appear relatively quickly if I keep the mouse over the target. I assume the game is firing mouseover checks by itself at some frequency. Dunno exactly how it works.
There are actually quite a lot of things that can "update" a nameplate:

When you enter a zone, enter or leave combat, change target, mouse over something, something receives a raid target, or a unit gains a level. Depending on the widget (ie combo point) they may have specific updates.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 02:30 PM  
Tanque
A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1
File comments: 170
Uploads: 0
Ah I had suspected as much. It's just a minor quirk I noticed and not a big deal at all. Overall I love the new feature! And the decision to preserve CPU cycles was the right one.

In any case the debuff will appear relatively quickly if I keep the mouse over the target. I assume the game is firing mouseover checks by itself at some frequency. Dunno exactly how it works.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 02:13 PM  
suicidalkatt
A Rage Talon Dragon Guard
 
suicidalkatt's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 331
File comments: 1467
Uploads: 50
Originally posted by Tanque
I've been stress testing the aura module by sweeping the mouse over crowds of mobs to spam dots with a mouseover macro. I noticed that sometimes the dot won't appear when moving the mouse away quickly right after dotting the mob. But they'll appear instantly if I sweep over it a second time. It's as if there's a lag between the time I place the dot and the time Tidy Plates checks for debuffs on the mouseover target. But since I'm constantly moving the mouse, it doesn't register that I've placed the dot because the mouse has already moved on to the next target.

This is the macro I use:
Code:
#showtooltip
/cast [target=mouseover,harm,nodead,exists] Living bomb; Living Bomb
In order to reduce the amount of cycles the addon uses, nameplates / widgets update when you mouse over the nameplates.

If the widget could some how monitor combat logs they could update more accurately.
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 02:01 PM  
Tanque
A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1
File comments: 170
Uploads: 0
I've been stress testing the aura module by sweeping the mouse over crowds of mobs to spam dots with a mouseover macro. I noticed that sometimes the dot won't appear when moving the mouse away quickly right after dotting the mob. But they'll appear instantly if I sweep over it a second time. It's as if there's a lag between the time I place the dot and the time Tidy Plates checks for debuffs on the mouseover target. But since I'm constantly moving the mouse, it doesn't register that I've placed the dot because the mouse has already moved on to the next target.

This is the macro I use:
Code:
#showtooltip
/cast [target=mouseover,harm,nodead,exists] Living bomb; Living Bomb
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 01:04 PM  
shinx
A Defias Bandit

Forum posts: 2
File comments: 75
Uploads: 0
hitbox = {
width = 50,
height = 35,
}

dont work
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 08:24 AM  
Worcester
A Deviate Faerie Dragon
 
Worcester's Avatar

Forum posts: 13
File comments: 91
Uploads: 0
Combo points okay

I actually like the combo point widget okay. The contrast to the slim bars is quite nice, although the pie shaped points took me a while to get used to.

For a while, though, it seemed like the combo point widget wasn't updating correctly in comparison to the combo points on my unit frame. I'll have to pay closer attention to see if that's still the case or not.

All in all, nice job. Thanks for the addon!
__________________
I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest.
--Alexandre Dumas
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 08:21 AM  
Animorph
A Fallenroot Satyr

Forum posts: 24
File comments: 5
Uploads: 0
"Hides "Fanged Pit Viper" in Gundrak."

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
__________________
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 08:12 AM  
danltiger
A Murloc Raider
 
danltiger's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 9
File comments: 1522
Uploads: 13
Originally posted by Taroven
I'm not the one to originally suggest it, but I'll take a stab at slimming things down after I get some sleep.
A friend of mine says "sleep is for the weak". Of course, I always heard it as "sleep is for the week".

I have an idea for the name area which should look nice and might actually fit the theme if I can pull off some graphics mojo.

Go for it! Do you use Photoshop? PM me your email, and I'll send you the layered file.

I can't promise that I'll change the default theme, but I'd be happy to post an alt theme. Come to think of it... maybe I should start including more than just the Grey theme with the Tidy Plates package?
__________________
Author Portal
Tidy Plates, Tidy Threat, and Tidy Bar
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Unread 04-03-10, 08:07 AM  
danltiger
A Murloc Raider
 
danltiger's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view AddOns

Forum posts: 9
File comments: 1522
Uploads: 13
Originally posted by Gnomaholic
Like Oakayam I am missing the debuffs for the tank theme. And also having the possability to choose what to track for each class/talentspec (even if it's done by config files).
It'll make it to the tank theme, eventually. Making some sort of tracking config is definitely in the future.

Also, the debuff icons just looks a little off, the rest of the graphics are so shiney clean while the debuff icons just looks plain. I understand that it is a first release though. Also, I am missing stacks on i.e. poisons.
Needs more 'shineyness'? ;-) And, yes, you're right; I need to put stacks in there, somewhere.

Another graphical element I dont really like is the combotpoints. Can you do something like the threat bar but divided in 5 parts. Should look a little tighter and not take up so much space.

Hmm... perhaps you play a rogue, eh? ;-) The current widget is circular to contrast with the squarish plates, which I like. BUT I don't see a problem with offering another choice. Draw me a sketch, if you get a chance.

Haven't had the chanse to test out the icons yet, but seeing what person is target is really hard multi-tanking with overlapping plates, like close to impossible to see.

It's not as bad as it seems, especially if you rotate the camera upward so the plates fan out a little bit. Also, turning the overlap off is another option. (I do it for groups less than 4)

Some critique, but I still love the plates!

Critique is good! Glad you enjoy :-)
__________________
Author Portal
Tidy Plates, Tidy Threat, and Tidy Bar
Report comment to moderator  
Reply With Quote
Post A Reply



Category Jump: