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Works with 3.2

Author:	danltiger [more]
Version:	5.4
Date:	11-14-2009 08:41 PM
Size:	161.20 Kb
Downloads:	17,827
Favorites:	315
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Tidy Plates - Default Theme

To enable Threat Glow Effect...

Theme Example: 'Lucky Charms' Theme (Found in 'Optional Files')

Theme Example: 'Knurl' Theme (Found in 'Optional Files')

Cleanplates Theme; By Suicidalkatt

Tidy Plates Updated this week!

Tidy Plates ... enhances the Blizzard nameplates, enabling graphical and functional improvements.

By default, the appearance is simple, but you can quickly customize the appearance by downloading one of the many themes. See the Optional Files section for pre-made themes, and for the development sample.

If you're looking for something slick, check out the Knurl theme, or Cleanplates (A clean, minimalist theme from Suicidalkatt). In addition, I highly recommend VirtualPlates, if you're looking to add range scaling to your nameplates.

Features found in the various themes:

Threat/Unit Dependent Nameplate Art
Class Icons
Health Text
Dynamic Opacity
Threat Coloring

Common Questions:

How can I get Feature X? Check the various themes; The Tidy Plates engine allows for some pretty clever manipulation of the nameplates, beyond what the author originally conceived.

What about a GUI for customization? It's something that I've talked about doing, but haven't gotten the time. I HAVE made it practical to design an addon that links to Tidy Plates, so hopefully this feature will finally get introduced. If you're interested in helping in the development, send me a private message, or check out the readme.txt file.

Can you increase the range of the nameplates? Not yet! 3.3, baby!

What's this Threat Glow thing?
The default nameplate from Blizzard will highlight (with a red glow) mobs that are attacking you. However, sometimes it's nice to have a positive indication of when they're attacking someone else. (I'm looking at you, tanks)

The default coloring (Can be modified by simply editing some numbers in a LUA file):
Greenish Yellow: Low threat, Not attacking you.
Yellow: High threat, but not yet attacking.
Red: Aggro, Attacking you.

The threat graphic will also change, depending on the unit: Elite units are designed with a bolder appearance, helping you to differentiate the Elites within a pack of mixed mobs.

Change Log - Tidy Plates

Release 4.10: Fixed typo in alpha delegate
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Release 4.9: Polished up some things, and added an alpha handler
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Release 4.8: Fixed leaks, and added multi-plates (which means more leaks, probably)
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Release 4.7: Now you can change the color of the threat glow levels in the theme files! woo!
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Release 4.6: Fixed the no-show elite frame..
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Release 4.5: More bug fixes, and moved to specific event-triggered updates, rather than "OnUpdate" over-kill.
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Release 4.2: Fixed Bugs (some of them)
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Release 4.3: Added Bugs
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Release 4.2: Fixed level text
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Release 4.1: Lots of things... But, I 'broke' the level text. I'll get that working!
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Release 4:
-Now configurable via 'skin\config.Lua '
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Release 3.1:
-Added Level Text
-Cleaned up some code
Release 3:
-Updated the TOC interface tag
-Changed the threat indicator glow. It now also appears when you're not tanking, showing 'loose' mobs.
-Changed the layout of the icons
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Release 2:
-Fixed an issue with raid icons appearing way too large.
-The border will now color itself red for Elite mobs.
-Rewrote 90% of the code; It's cleaner and smaller, and removed dependency on the Ace libraries.

Optional Files - Tidy Plates

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
Tidy Plates: Additional Specia...	v1.0	10kB	suicidalkatt	11-20-2009 01:10 AM	Patch
Tidy Plates: CleanPlates	v1.4b	313kB	suicidalkatt	11-18-2009 10:56 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Roundy	0.9	461kB	danltiger	11-15-2009 01:22 AM	Addon
Tidy Plates: ThreatPlates	v1.5	232kB	suicidalkatt	11-01-2009 03:42 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Lucky Charms	5.2	70kB	danltiger	09-26-2009 10:38 AM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Knurl Theme (With...	5.2	275kB	danltiger	09-26-2009 10:37 AM	Patch
SimBar skin for TidyPlates	1.5a	213kB	OttoDeFe	08-29-2009 12:43 AM	Addon
No Level Text for Tidy Plates	5.0.1	617B	danltiger	08-17-2009 08:22 AM	Patch
Tidy Plates: Mist UI	1.0	135kB	dc_roenfanz	08-08-2009 07:54 AM	Addon
SkullSkin for TidyPlates	1.5c	241kB	OttoDeFe	08-06-2009 11:28 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Minimal	1.01	4kB	Kouri	08-04-2009 11:11 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Sample / Template...	5.0.1	237kB	danltiger	08-04-2009 07:35 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Simple Theme	5.0.1	218kB	danltiger	08-04-2009 07:31 PM	Patch
Tidy Plates: Link Theme	5.0.1	236kB	danltiger	08-04-2009 07:30 PM	Patch
OttoSkin for TidyPlates	1.5	24kB	OttoDeFe	08-02-2009 03:09 PM	Patch
ShadowSkin for TidyPlates	1.5	42kB	OttoDeFe	08-02-2009 03:09 PM	Addon
Fireskin for TidyPlates	1.5	28kB	OttoDeFe	08-02-2009 03:08 PM	Addon
Tidy Plates: Multi-Plate Examp...	1	416kB	danltiger	07-15-2009 03:28 PM	Addon
The "Eye-O-Doom" skin for Tidy...	1.0	55kB	OttoDeFe	07-09-2009 11:45 PM	Addon
Wide Theme for Tidy Plates	1	905B	danltiger	07-05-2009 12:47 AM	Patch

Archived Versions - Tidy Plates

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Tidy Plates	5.3	161kB	danltiger	10-04-2009 11:24 AM
Tidy Plates	5.2	161kB	danltiger	09-26-2009 10:37 AM
Tidy Plates	5.1	175kB	danltiger	09-12-2009 12:51 PM
Tidy Plates	5.0.2	160kB	danltiger	08-16-2009 12:10 AM
Tidy Plates	5.0.1	158kB	danltiger	08-04-2009 06:06 PM
Tidy Plates	5.0	158kB	danltiger	08-02-2009 12:14 AM
Tidy Plates	4.11	156kB	danltiger	07-21-2009 05:13 PM
Tidy Plates	4.10	156kB	danltiger	07-19-2009 01:01 AM
Tidy Plates	4.9	156kB	danltiger	07-18-2009 02:48 PM
Tidy Plates	4.8	156kB	danltiger	07-15-2009 03:12 PM
Tidy Plates	4.7	155kB	danltiger	07-09-2009 09:14 AM
Tidy Plates	4.6	155kB	danltiger	07-06-2009 12:22 PM
Tidy Plates	4.5	155kB	danltiger	07-04-2009 09:15 AM
Tidy Plates	4.4	156kB	danltiger	07-02-2009 02:14 PM
Tidy Plates	4.3	156kB	danltiger	06-23-2009 09:18 AM
Tidy Plates	4.2	155kB	danltiger	06-19-2009 07:09 PM
Tidy Plates	4.1	154kB	danltiger	06-19-2009 05:03 PM
Tidy Plates	4	156kB	danltiger	06-12-2009 03:53 PM
Tidy Plates	3.1	364kB	danltiger	06-10-2009 10:45 AM
Tidy Plates	3	298kB	danltiger	06-03-2009 12:47 PM
Tidy Plates	2	143kB	danltiger	06-02-2009 12:30 AM
Tidy Plates	1	291kB	danltiger	05-30-2009 11:41 PM

Comments - Tidy Plates

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11-16-2009, 02:14 AM
bozothecrayon A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 8 Uploads: 0	groovy! not very savvy on coding or whatnot buy will give it a go after i back it all up. : ) btw i am only fixing my OCD hehe. other addons i have are set to "glaze" so i'm just making the attempt to keep the simplicity with some "fancy". thanks again for your addon. __________________ let me start by saying nothing...

11-15-2009, 08:16 PM

suicidalkatt

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 8

File comments: 132

Uploads: 7

Quote:

Originally posted by bozothecrayon
there anyway to change the bar textures? this addon is top notch and i love the theme CleanPlates but would so love to change the texture of the bars from "Flat" to "Glaze".

If you're looking for the easy way of doing this, you'll have to change the line pointing to the bar texture. Since I don't use any "fancy" textures for my HP bar you can easily sub a texture in from shared media.

If you are using the shared media package addon, you can replace line 105 in the theme.lua of CleanPlates from:

texture = path.."\\artwork\\CP_BarTexture",

to

texture = "Interface\\Addons\\SharedMedia\\statusbar\\Glaze",

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Author of the Ultimate Shaman UI
Author of Tidy Plates: Clean Plates 1.4b
Author of Tidy Plates: Threat Plates v1.5

Last edited by suicidalkatt : 11-15-2009 at 09:09 PM.

11-14-2009, 03:07 PM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

Yep, but it's gonna cost ya... especially since you're talking up CleanPlates.. sheeash!

;-)

In all seriousness, you'll may just have to replace an image, or change a line of text. I'll explain; The images used to texture the statusbars can be found in the theme folder (they might be under a sub-folder). You can delete/rename/alter the images, OR you could open up the LUA file, and change the filename to point to one of your choosing. Some of the theme designs get a little bit clever, and use the overlay/border artwork to add some classy glassy effects, which would involve a little bit more work to modify.

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11-14-2009, 02:09 PM
bozothecrayon A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 8 Uploads: 0	there anyway to change the bar textures? this addon is top notch and i love the theme CleanPlates but would so love to change the texture of the bars from "Flat" to "Glaze". __________________ let me start by saying nothing...

11-13-2009, 11:07 AM
suicidalkatt A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 8 File comments: 132 Uploads: 7	I've been trying to create totem icons just like class icons would show, but I'm having trouble getting them to display using "unit.name" as the reference to the totem. Any thoughts? Edit: Nvm I failed at making the correct directory... :P __________________ Author of the Ultimate Shaman UI Author of Tidy Plates: Clean Plates 1.4b Author of Tidy Plates: Threat Plates v1.5 Last edited by suicidalkatt : 11-13-2009 at 01:07 PM.

11-09-2009, 05:31 PM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

One way you could do this is by using the unit.type variable to filter out NPCs.

unit.type will be either "NPC" or "PLAYER"

As far as I know, there's nothing like this available, off-the-shelf, but it would be pretty easy to implement. Which theme are you currently using?

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Originally posted by Tythora
Is it possible or is there a current theme, that allows the nameplates of pets to be hidden?
I use Clean Plates and i love it but it can be rather annoying in arena to have name plates on cos of shaman totems.
In fact, even better, is it possible to have some pet name plates off whilst leaving some on such as lock pet and tremor totem plates on but the rest off?

11-08-2009, 05:59 PM

suicidalkatt

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 8

File comments: 132

Uploads: 7

Quote:

I believe using unit.type won't really determine if a unit is a pet currently with Tidy Plates, however there are ways to use the 'unit.name == "Tremor Totem"' for example to make a multiplate theme that could have a different name plate for totems. I may be adding a lot of new nameplates to my next clean plates such as boss nameplates with special attributes, or more pvp orientated plates with totems with icons etc.

Here is a demo plate I left on my Threat Plates post on MMO-Champion:
http://www.mmo-champion.com/interfac...heme-creation/

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Author of the Ultimate Shaman UI
Author of Tidy Plates: Clean Plates 1.4b
Author of Tidy Plates: Threat Plates v1.5

11-08-2009, 01:55 PM
Tythora A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Is it possible or is there a current theme, that allows the nameplates of pets to be hidden? I use Clean Plates and i love it but it can be rather annoying in arena to have name plates on cos of shaman totems. In fact, even better, is it possible to have some pet name plates off whilst leaving some on such as lock pet and tremor totem plates on but the rest off?

10-21-2009, 10:46 PM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

I don't think there's a way to change the coloring that Blizzard's engine uses. Certainly, you can change the vertex color of the statusbar widget, but there's a chance that Blizzard's code will update the widget and revert the color.

Is it the intensity of red that's objectionable? You could play with the brightness of the statusbar image, which would adjust the intensity of the color (but not the actual color). You could even make it black, similar to atrNameplates, if you wanted.

The memory penalty of adding another widget (and, more importantly, the processing penalty) wouldn't be excessive, especially considering all the other things that are going on.

Quote:

Originally posted by Nallebjoern
thanks for the fast reply!

Would be cool if you added that, but how much more memory usage would that add? There isnt a way you can just change the general hostile coloring? by tidyplates or any other addon?

10-21-2009, 07:26 AM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

Eventually, I WOULD like to have some in-game options. It would probably be a theme chooser, rather than a theme editor, however.

It's IS quite possible for a theme author to implement their own in-game editing, and using the Tidy Plates LoadTheme() function to update the changes.

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Originally posted by blizzart
is there a ingame configuration normally?
I can see under "addons" in the interfacemenu a tidyplates options category,
but its nothing to see by clicking on this.

/edit: ok i have see the thread befor me.... lol sry... I must read more :P

10-21-2009, 07:21 AM
Nallebjoern A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	thanks for the fast reply! Would be cool if you added that, but how much more memory usage would that add? There isnt a way you can just change the general hostile coloring? by tidyplates or any other addon?

10-21-2009, 07:18 AM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

Re: Changing the hostile color

Hey! Glad you like it :-)

Unfortunately, changing the default color of the statusbars is something that Tidy Plates can't do, at the moment; The program depends on the color of that statusbar to glean certain information about the unit. One solution (one that I'd have to implement) is: hide the default statusbar, using it only for information, and adding a new statusbar widget which would be controlled by Tidy Plates. It's something that I may get around to implementing..

Quote:

Originally posted by Nallebjoern
Hey! Great addon, I always wanted to use aloft, but it takes up so much memory/cpu its not even worth thinking about, but now I can finally change my nameplates and it looks better than aloft aswell!

I do have one slight request though...I would like to change the 'hostile' color away from red, red is just a little bit too hostile for me ;P

i'm using TidyPlates_Cleanplates if it does any difference.

10-21-2009, 04:24 AM
Nallebjoern A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Changing the hostile color Hey! Great addon, I always wanted to use aloft, but it takes up so much memory/cpu its not even worth thinking about, but now I can finally change my nameplates and it looks better than aloft aswell! I do have one slight request though...I would like to change the 'hostile' color away from red, red is just a little bit too hostile for me ;P i'm using TidyPlates_Cleanplates if it does any difference.

10-20-2009, 11:43 AM
blizzart A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	is there a ingame configuration normally? I can see under "addons" in the interfacemenu a tidyplates options category, but its nothing to see by clicking on this. /edit: ok i have see the thread befor me.... lol sry... I must read more :P Last edited by blizzart : 10-20-2009 at 12:15 PM.

10-10-2009, 08:51 PM

danltiger

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 5

File comments: 185

Uploads: 14

In fact, everything is working as intended; There shouldn't be any options in the interface window, since I haven't implemented any. All the options are carried by the current theme. Tidy Plates is very similar to oUF, providing a backbone for designers to create their own.

Quote:

Originally posted by Deadlycuts
i've got a problem with tidy plates addon - i can't see any options in interface - addons - tidy plates options. it's just empty when i click it..

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