Carousel is a LibDataBroker display addon, inspired by displays like Fortress and StatBlockCore. However, Carousel is one single block which cycles through plugins. Carousel is best suited for keeping all those situational and trivial plugins in one spot, saving space.
Simply drag the main Carousel frame to move it. Type /carousel or /car to open the options menu.
This addon works in both 2.4 live and WotLK beta.
Alot has changed in the newest version. Please report bugs and submit feature requests here. Thanks!
Features
Customize text colors and alignment
Change the color, size, and border of the block
Set plugins to show text and icon individually
Optionally have Carousel adjust its width to the width of a plugin
Set Carousel to automatically show certain updated plugins
Customize the order Carousel cycles through plugins
Change the orientation of the block with the arrows
Optional LibSharedMedia-3.0 font support. Download the addon in the optional files.
Known Issues
Plugins which assume the frame passed to OnEnter and OnLeave is unique will bug. This includes mostly just Fubar2Broker plugins using TabletLib. You must disable those plugins in the /carousel menu and then reload the UI if you come upon tooltip problems caused by this issue.
1.4 Added mousewheel support for scrolling through plugins. Fixed a bug with positioning the frame if it was scaled. Began adding support for an external tooltip addon in the works. Updated libs.
1.3 Added the ability for Carousel to resize to certain plugins. Added the ability for Carousel to automatically show certain updated plugins. Added support for LSM fonts through an optional addon. Added the option to lock the Carousel frame.
1.2 Added more customization options to the frame and arrows. Fixed various bugs with disabling plugins still on the cycle list.
1.1 Optimized various algorithms. Added the ability to choose the order Carousel cycles through plugins. Fixed a bug in the GUI.
Originally posted by Astromech
Yes that's probably the problem.
I know how to fix it, but it will take a while. It requires a rewrite of the mod, which is making progress, but I have not had much time to work on it lately. Thanks for everyone's patience, I want it fixed as much as you do!
*Patiently waits in a corner while jumping up and down like a crazy lady*
One thing though I'd like to see is the addon to be invisible till I move my mouse over it.
That's a good idea.
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A lot of "launchers" that displays tooltips becomes bugged with carousel. The tooltip gets "stuck" displaying the bugged plugins tooltip for all plugins, only way to get rid of it is either temporary (reload ui) or permanent (remove the displays that have "stuck" tooltips from carousels display)
Yes that's probably the problem.
I know how to fix it, but it will take a while. It requires a rewrite of the mod, which is making progress, but I have not had much time to work on it lately. Thanks for everyone's patience, I want it fixed as much as you do!
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Originally posted by Meluda Tried out this addon today, and I really like it. One thing though I'd like to see is the addon to be invisible till I move my mouse over it.
Another thing (although I've no idea whether you can do anything about it): the ZOMGBuffs plugin doesnt seem to work properly. Somehow it has the idea it should show the Grid menu :S
Keep up the good work!
My guess is that the grid tooltip is bugged.
A lot of "launchers" that displays tooltips becomes bugged with carousel. The tooltip gets "stuck" displaying the bugged plugins tooltip for all plugins, only way to get rid of it is either temporary (reload ui) or permanent (remove the displays that have "stuck" tooltips from carousels display)
Tried out this addon today, and I really like it. One thing though I'd like to see is the addon to be invisible till I move my mouse over it.
Another thing (although I've no idea whether you can do anything about it): the ZOMGBuffs plugin doesnt seem to work properly. Somehow it has the idea it should show the Grid menu :S
if i shift through the plugins suing the right arrow i get 1 set of plugins (ie some of the ones i have active are missing after a full "round") but if i do the same using the left arrow i get a different set (ie some are missing, but different ones)
For instance PicoDPS ONLY shows if i circle through using the left arrow, but never if i use the right arrow.
I really like how I can use the mousewheel to scroll through my modules. Would it be possible to add an option to remove the left and right arrows to keep things tidy? Apologies if this has already been requested.
I just wanted to say that I found time today to start working on a fix. It's getting there, except now Fubar2Broker mods show no tooltip at all... still working on that! Hopefully I'll get a new version out in a day or two.
EDIT: Well that didn't work. I'm afraid to fix this will require a rewrite of much of the addon. I'm sorry, but right now, better just not use Carousel with Fubar2Broker until one is fixed. I'll look into maybe patching Fubar2Broker now.
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Nadini of Detheroc-US
Lilki of Dragonmaw-US
Last edited by Astromech : 10-22-2008 at 03:25 AM.
Yes I know about that issue, but I'm not sure of a way to fix it. It's due to Fubar2Broker assuming each plugin has a unique frame, which is true for most data broker displays, but not Carousel. It's not in the data broker spec either though. I don't have any experience with Fubar plugins so I've been having trouble figuring it out heh.
You can work around the issue by disabling all Fubar2Broker plugins in the Carousel options menu and then reloading the UI. Not an optimal solution, I know
I'll see if I can figure out something better!
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Lilki of Dragonmaw-US
Im having minor issues with carousel and fubar2broker (i use it to catch all those pesky minimap buttons for config launchers and stuff, while using fortress for the stuff i wanna see all the time).
The problem is that some of these launchers generate tooltips on mouse over (like skinner, elkbuffbars, autobar informing of different mouse+modifier quick commands) these tooltips cause carousel to glitch up and display that addons (the first one to trigger a tooltip) tooltip every time i mouseover carousel, reguardless of what plugin is being displayed.
It also causes the "click to open" to become glitched and nologer respong to clicks untill i have reloaded the UI (triggering any mouseover tooltip will cause it to glitch up again)
Having some odd behaviour with Carousel and positioning of the display.
I drag it to where i want it, but when i "drop" it it jumps up about 5-10 cm making it impossible to place it at the bottom of my screen where i want it.
Hopefully I'll get a new version out in a day or two.
