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Forum: News 03-25-21, 02:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 65,726
Posted By Vlad
This is great news!

This is great news!
Forum: Lua/XML Help 05-20-19, 05:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,641
Posted By Vlad
The manner in which you pass the function you use...

The manner in which you pass the function you use to process the events affects what arguments you get passed during runtime.

widget:SetScript("OnEvent, function(self, event, ...) end) the self...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 05-15-19, 06:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,620
Posted By Vlad
You can use metatable to achieve inheritance,...

You can use metatable to achieve inheritance, which in return can be used to create some sort of class hierarchy even when lua itself doesn't have the syntax or concept of class or inheritance, you...
Forum: Tutorials & Other Helpful Info. 03-08-19, 04:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 36,419
Posted By Vlad
I recently updated the site to use jszip so the...

I recently updated the site to use jszip so the whole thing is now done in the browser and nothing is being sent to the server.

I agree that having a site that supposedly does something "as simple...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 12-16-16, 08:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,825
Posted By Vlad
In this case the ChallengeModeCompleteBannerMixin...

In this case the ChallengeModeCompleteBannerMixin is the template while the ChallengeModeCompleteBanner is the actual frame they use in-game.

The Mixin is the class, while the other object is the...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 10-07-16, 01:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,798
Posted By Vlad
There are a lot of map related quirks, and if you...

There are a lot of map related quirks, and if you want a general solution, HBD would be the way to go.
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-30-16, 02:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,758
Posted By Vlad
If there isn't API for this information, then...

If there isn't API for this information, then sadly no. You'd have to make your own addon DB with the info you need. Usually people make tools to read the db/gt files and produce lua files for easy...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-29-16, 10:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,758
Posted By Vlad
Oh boy. So basically the game has its own...

Oh boy. So basically the game has its own database and you can extract the files, then convert them to csv or whatever you want.

The game tables were moved out from the database folder and into...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-29-16, 06:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,233
Posted By Vlad
You can take a look at the API GetItemInfoInstant...

You can take a look at the API GetItemInfoInstant and see what kind of data it returns, and if it's usable in your case. Perk is that it's instant and doesn't require server data of any kind. :)
Forum: Legion Beta archived threads 08-29-16, 06:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,109
Posted By Vlad
The server probably converted the link to text...

The server probably converted the link to text because it felt you shouldn't be able to link it in the first place.
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-29-16, 05:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,758
Posted By Vlad
The good old game table files got moved out of...

The good old game table files got moved out of the DBC and into a folder simply named game tables, and it contains text files. I couldn't find any github, but pasted the xp.txt for you...
Forum: Legion Beta archived threads 08-18-16, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,851
Posted By Vlad
Try this command: /run...

Try this command:

/run WorldFrame:HookScript("OnUpdate",function()SetCVar("Outline",0)end)

It either works, and to disable it just /reload or relog, or it doesn't do anything. :P
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-17-16, 09:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,458
Posted By Vlad
getmetatable(PlayerFrameHealthBar).__index is the...

getmetatable(PlayerFrameHealthBar).__index is the metatable for ALL StatusBar widgets. You are hooking every frame imaginable "Show" call by doing this. You don't want to do that.

Doing...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 08-16-16, 04:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,755
Posted By Vlad
If you only supply itemID then you will get the...

If you only supply itemID then you will get the plain version. These days there are modifiers in the item string that adds these labels like Timewalking or Mythic, item level upgrades, and so on.

I...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-15-16, 01:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,787
Posted By Vlad
CastSpell related API are protected, meaning you...

CastSpell related API are protected, meaning you shouldn't be able to use them, only Blizzards code may use these functions. There are some few exceptions to this, but in general it would be better...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-15-16, 12:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,478
Posted By Vlad
If you put the hook somewhere it will be executed...

If you put the hook somewhere it will be executed more than one time, it's not a good place to put a hook. :P
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 08-12-16, 02:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,547
Posted By Vlad
I can only recommend you to update BasicChatMods...

I can only recommend you to update BasicChatMods to the latest version. I spoke with the author, he tested my generated strings and it worked without the issues as seen in the picture.

I am still...
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 08-12-16, 02:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,164
Posted By Vlad
Doing that will also mind you, adjust the...

Doing that will also mind you, adjust the location of it and make it anchor 50px or something more up than it usually is, but I guess that's the price to pay to make it unclickable with this trick.
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-08-16, 04:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,580
Posted By Vlad
I don't want to say it's impossible, but I...

I don't want to say it's impossible, but I haven't seen any of my addons do something like this either.


Yes. I recommend taking a look...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-08-16, 04:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,902
Posted By Vlad
Does things still break if you do this? local t...

Does things still break if you do this?

local t = _G.PowerBarColor["MANA"]
t.r, t.g, t.b = 0/255, 140/255, 255/255

*Edit* Good read about...
Forum: Lua/XML Help 08-08-16, 01:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,580
Posted By Vlad
You are already on the right track, spotting the...

You are already on the right track, spotting the fact the code is the same except in a very few locations. So fixing this shouldn't be hard. We first wrap this in a function, then we give that...
Forum: General Authoring Discussion 02-10-16, 11:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,873
Posted By Vlad
I guess id should be i here?[/QUOTE] That is...

I guess id should be i here?[/QUOTE]

That is correct.
Forum: Minion 02-13-15, 01:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,509
Posted By Vlad
I often help out colleagues, friends, e.g. people...

I often help out colleagues, friends, e.g. people that have "apps" running and often I find tons of idle apps not turned off in the background - because it's usually not something one thinks about...
Forum: Carbonite: Dev Talk 01-20-15, 01:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,157
Posted By Vlad
The shell ext looks nice. :)

The shell ext looks nice. :)
Forum: AddOn Help/Support 01-03-15, 02:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,502
Posted By Vlad
Long time ago someone tried making an addon that...

Long time ago someone tried making an addon that hijacked the API required to feed fake data, i.e. a 40 man raid. In turn the UI would update and show the different elements accordingly. Shame it...
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