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SnowfallBuff

Category: Buff/Debuff/Spell Mods

Addon Information

Works with 3.2

Author:	Dayn [more]
Version:	1.1
Date:	10-26-2009 11:14 AM
Size:	2.71 Kb
Downloads:	1,127
Favorites:	38
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SnowfallBuff

This is an addon that organizes player buffs. The main feature of the addon is that buffs tend to stay put. Just because buffs are added or canceled is no reason for other uninvolved buffs to continually be jumbling all around. The addon does not replace the Blizzard buff frame. It simply changes the ordering of the buff icons.

Did you ever wish that your player buffs in the upper right corner of your screen could be tamed a bit so that they didn't jump all around as buffs were added or removed? Have you ever tried to cancel a buff by right-clicking it just to have another buff jump in and take its place at the last second? Do you like the Blizzard buff frame just fine but wish the buffs weren't so flighty? This may be the addon for you.

As a secondary nicety, the addon also organizes buffs into 5 rows of 16 buffs each based upon duration (total duration, not time remaining) and caster. The default Blizzard organization is 4 rows of 8 buffs each, so, yes, this addon can allow you to see more buffs than the default UI. Starting from the top, the rows are
1. Buffs of unspecified duration
2. Buffs with 30 minutes <= duration
3. Buffs with 1 minute <= duration < 30 minutes
4. Buffs cast by others with duration < 1 minute
5. Buffs cast by you with duration < 1 minute

There is no configuration, so just install and start buffing!

Change Log - SnowfallBuff

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1.1 - 10/26/2009

Row spacing is now responsive to Options->Interface->Display->BuffDurations just like the Blizzard default (narrower row spacing if buff durations are not shown).

Reduced the row spacing very slightly.

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1.0 - 10/7/2009

Original version

Archived Versions - SnowfallBuff

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
SnowfallBuff	1.0	1kB	Dayn	10-08-2009 12:55 AM

Comments - SnowfallBuff

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11-03-2009, 08:37 PM
Æxò A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 29 Uploads: 1	I think this addon deserves far greater recognition that it actually has. It simply is one of the best addons that enhance the UI deeply regardless of the actual number of lines it required. It made me ditch Buffalos which I have been using for years. Congrats!

10-27-2009, 07:58 PM
Falter A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 18 File comments: 24 Uploads: 0	Yes, I was a bit confused. Thanks for the clarification. My apologies for being brain dead for a moment.

10-27-2009, 11:41 AM
Dayn A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 30 Uploads: 6	Falter, if a buff is reapplied before it expires, it will fill the same slot, even if it's cast by a different person or is of a different rank. If a buff is reapplied after it expires, it will fill the rightmost available blank spot. Last edited by Dayn : 10-27-2009 at 11:42 AM.

10-26-2009, 02:53 PM

Everglow

A Fallenroot Satyr

Forum posts: 27

File comments: 65

Uploads: 7

Re: I almost gave up...

Quote:

Originally posted by the_agent_1
Great work!... I've been looking forward for such an addon since ...forever (or to be more exact since with 2.0 buffsort stopped working)

PS.: Is there a possiblity to display the buffs with the shortest duration on the left side? That'd be awesome...

Sorry agent, that would seem to be impossible considering the nature of the addon. It would obviously involve sorting and shuffling buffs as they are applied, which defeats the whole purpose of the addon.

Quote:

Originally posted by Falter
My question would be, what happens when the same buff is reapplied?
Does it fill in the same slot or the rightmost available blank spot?
Surely it fills in the same spot it was in before, but I'm at work and not able to try it, marked it for playtime, though, sounds fun!

No, since any new buff would fill its old slot and (of course) not move when the original gets reapplied.

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Everglow - Sisters of Elune/US

10-26-2009, 12:47 PM

Falter

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 18

File comments: 24

Uploads: 0

Quote:

Originally posted by Dayn
when a buff expires, it leaves a blank space
When a new buff is applied, it will fill the rightmost available blank space.

My question would be, what happens when the same buff is reapplied?
Does it fill in the same slot or the rightmost available blank spot?
Surely it fills in the same spot it was in before, but I'm at work and not able to try it, marked it for playtime, though, sounds fun!

10-23-2009, 01:31 PM
Dayn A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 30 Uploads: 6	One natural consequence of buffs staying in fixed locations throughout their life is that when a buff expires, it leaves a blank space--other buffs don't shift over to fill its place. If buffs moved over, that would defeat the whole purpose of the addon, which is for buffs to stay put! When a new buff is applied, it will fill the rightmost available blank space. Last edited by Dayn : 10-23-2009 at 02:10 PM.

10-23-2009, 05:40 AM
Tagnar31 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Great addon indeed :P.... With one slight problem...I love that the buffs are split into rows depending on duration/source(from you or from others)..but It still have a rather disturbing effect...the buffs don't stack one with each other in their respective rows...I mean there are gaps between buffs of the same row. Last edited by Tagnar31 : 10-23-2009 at 05:40 AM.

10-10-2009, 10:47 PM
Dayn A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 30 Uploads: 6	Good catch. You're right that local buffYInterval = buffWidth + 15; should instead be local buffYInterval = buffHeight + 15; That won't actually change anything since buffWidth and buffHeight are the same value, but I'll plan to put in the change for the next release just to tidy it up.

10-10-2009, 06:59 PM
ricks322 A Fallenroot Satyr Forum posts: 21 File comments: 54 Uploads: 1	Quick Question? I find that the buffs go to far down the screen and was looking to change the list so they wouldn't have so much space between them. Your code: local buffWidth = TempEnchant1:GetWidth(); local buffHeight = TempEnchant1:GetHeight(); local buffXInterval = buffWidth + 2; local buffYInterval = buffWidth + 15; You define "buffHeight", but never use it. I was just wondering if you ment buffYInterval = buffWidth to be buffHeight? Great addon....

10-08-2009, 10:43 AM
the_agent_1 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 12 Uploads: 0	I almost gave up... Great work!... I've been looking forward for such an addon since ...forever (or to be more exact since with 2.0 buffsort stopped working) PS.: Is there a possiblity to display the buffs with the shortest duration on the left side? That'd be awesome... Last edited by the_agent_1 : 10-08-2009 at 10:47 AM.

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