Mikord's Portal - Feature Comments (wowinterface.com)

Error - No problem, if there's...

lolzords — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:23:06 +0000

No problem, if there's no elegant solution then I'd much rather do without the borders. Thanks for looking to it, keep up the good work (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Error)

Error - Hmmm. There isn't an...

Mikord — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:22:51 +0000

Hmmm. There isn't an option for it, and I'm not sure that one can really be easily done. The border options are a part of the font definitions accepted by the game for which textures do not support. I'll look into it a little more, but I suspect it would take playing some type of trick like stacking a larger black texture behind it. If that is indeed the case, then I will have to decline this request. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Error)

Error - 8-)

lolzords — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:13:43 +0000

8-) (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Error)

- After considering this,...

Mikord — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:59:53 +0000

After considering this, I've decided to flag it for a future version. Allowing custom code would certainly open up a lot of opportunities for custom behavior. My biggest concern with this is exactly what Promega has suggested. I really, really, really don't want to see people auto spamming party/say chat with stuff. I absolutely hate having my chat spammed with junk like "BAM! Crit for 17 kabillion". If I want to know about an event, I'll create a trigger for it myself. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

- You can modify the...

Mikord — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:20 +0000

You can modify the values in the lua file if you like. Open MSBTOptionsTabs.lua and find: Animation speed slider. ... slider:SetMinMaxValues(20, 250) Then change the 20 to 10 or 5. I don't want to make this change to the official version though because at speeds those slow the text can almost appear to be frozen. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

- That's it.

AK-48 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:22 +0000

That's it. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

- You should be able to...

Mikord — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:24:15 +0000

You should be able to create a new scroll area and purposely move it off screen. Then set the trigger to that new scroll area. That said, I realize this solution is not the best approach. One of the things on my roadmap for version 6 is to make triggers a little more independent with selectable results. For example, display a message, run custom code, play a sound, etc. Then you would be able to pick and choose what you want to happen when the conditions are met. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

Have to reclick on a mob to get the radial menu if you have a target. - Probably the easiest way...

Lorelei — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:44:22 +0000

Probably the easiest way to test it is by doing jousting at the Argent Tournament. I will get "Kill Shot!" notifications on my hunter whenever the target drops below 20%. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Have to reclick on a mob to get the radial menu if you have a target.)

Have to reclick on a mob to get the radial menu if you have a target. - Thanks for the heads up....

Mikord — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:59:31 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. I hadn't noticed it doing that myself. I'll look into it. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Have to reclick on a mob to get the radial menu if you have a target.)

- You can already do this,...

Mikord — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:57:45 +0000

You can already do this, but not via the same main event. A single trigger can have multiple main events which are treated as an OR. You simply repeat the main event and other conditions and use a different skill name. Example: Main Event 1: Cast Start Source Unit Reaction - Is Equal To - Hostile Skill Name - Is Equal To - Revive Main Event 2: Cast Start Source Unit Reaction - Is Equal To - Hostile Skill Name - Is Equal To - Redemption Main Event 2: Cast Start Source Unit Reaction - Is Equal To - Hostile Skill Name - Is Equal To - Resurrection (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

- There isn't a combat log...

Mikord — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:14:21 +0000

There isn't a combat log event for this to trigger on. It's not impossible to detect, but the current trigger system is based on the combat log and thus the lack of a combat log entry for it makes it not work with the current system. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

entering a reason breaks the name after special chars - You can look...

Mikord — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:57:56 +0000

You can look specifically for the name of the buff that is stealable with the current system. I realize you're saying it would be nice to create a single trigger that looks at all aura applications and only fires when one is stealable. That is not a bad idea, but it really won't work with the way the trigger system is current designed because it's not a part of the combat log event. It is also possible to see (and trigger on) aura applications for units that UnitAura is not able to obtain information about due to the lack of a unitid. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: entering a reason breaks the name after special chars)

Stat summary - I've decided to leave...

Mikord — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:00:30 +0000

I've decided to leave this up to other addons. I don't really want to take MSBT out of the real-time combat realm. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Stat summary)

kci vendor bug - I've posted it in many...

Mikord — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:50:58 +0000

I've posted it in many place now, but I'll put it here for reference as well. Disabling the built-in XP text is not possible without using the hack linked above. The hack also has issues since it disable all built-in game damage, healing, and notifications. Blizzard needs to add a CVar for mod developers to have control over and I have requested such a CVar on multiple occasions for over 4 years now. Unfortunately, Blizzard has not accommodated the community on this point yet. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: kci vendor bug)

kci vendor bug - Upon further inspection,...

Katae — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:49:26 +0000

Upon further inspection, it seems it also disables "Changing target" "Losing threat" messages as well... which kind of sucks. So possibly a toggle for completely turning off Blizzard combat text? (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: kci vendor bug)

- Nope. This request is...

Mikord — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:29:55 +0000

Nope. This request is talking about spells with a cast time, and spells with a cast time do not specify the target information until they actually deliver their effect. Also, when target information is reported, it's GUIDs instead of unit ids. (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

Second trinket item attaches to mouse pointer on mount. - Care to enlighten us?

Promega — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:12 +0000

Care to enlighten us? (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: Second trinket item attaches to mouse pointer on mount.)

- Isn't the target's...

Promega — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:16 +0000

Isn't the target's unique unitID included in every combat event? so when I cast a spell or ability it's MyUniqueID TargetUniqueID So then triggers could look to see if MyUniqueID is in the TargetUniqueID field? (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

- I made a similar...

Promega — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:25:33 +0000

I made a similar suggestion simply wanting to be able to announce to a type of chat that can be accessed via SendChatMessage() (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: )

kci vendor bug - You can replace the...

Katae — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:02 +0000

You can replace the Blizzard combat text font with a blank font (http://www.tiny.cc/blankfont) via DAMAGE_TEXT_FONT. Using it in my own sandbox addon and it's wonderful to be using msbt's xp display :) Ex: DAMAGE_TEXT_FONT = "Interface\\AddOns\\MikScrollingBattleText\\Fonts\\blankfont.ttf" The thread that tipped me off: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=18031138894&sid=1 (Interface: MikScrollingBattleText | Feature: kci vendor bug)