QuickQuestItem

[suicidalkatt]

I'm creating an addon that would automatically create/update a macro that could place a quest item into itself depending on the player target, or mouseover depending on if that unit is related to a quest with a quest item associated with it.

Currently what I have:

Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/Sjg5FbV9

So what I need to know basically at this point is how I would go about checking the unit for item associations.

I know that the tooltip shows quest information, and I can use GetContainerItemQuestInfo(bag,slot) for checking bags for quest items.

Any thoughts as to how I would go about fleshing this out?

[Seerah]

Have a look at IHML: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...eMacroLol.html

/edit: I'm not sure if what you want goes beyond what it does (I haven't used it in ages), but it's a starting point maybe.

[suicidalkatt]

Originally Posted by Seerah Have a look at IHML: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...eMacroLol.html /edit: I'm not sure if what you want goes beyond what it does (I haven't used it in ages), but it's a starting point maybe.

I loved using this a while back for the Isle of Quel'Danas dailies, however it's almost completely hardcoded macros.

I'm not exactly sure how I can parse the tooltip for quest information. Is there some API to look at the tooltip for quests?

[Vlad]

Ouch, a nightmare. I don't think there is a 100% link between quests and the items you use in quests, not always. Some quests require you to use quest items that do not automatically appear on the quest watch frame and are not recognized as quest items at all.

[suicidalkatt]

Originally Posted by Vladinator Ouch, a nightmare. I don't think there is a 100% link between quests and the items you use in quests, not always. Some quests require you to use quest items that do not automatically appear on the quest watch frame and are not recognized as quest items at all.

I do understand that and I was planning to add a "learning" portion to the code.

[suicidalkatt]

Bumping for any insight as to how I could go about looking at the tooltip!

[Vlad]

Just an idea, for example: http://www.wowhead.com/quest=24958

Many quests contain the item name in their text so even if not directly linked it may help to scan the quest text and check if any items match any quest phrases.

[p3lim]

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/api/G...pecialItemInfo

[suicidalkatt]

Thank you for those additional ideas, however I'm still not able to link the unit's names to the quest names without scanning their tooltips.

Can someone point me to an addon that scans the tooltip at some point?

[Seerah]

When scanning the tooltip, you have to go through each line of the tooltip and compare its text to the text you want to find. Keep in mind that there are right and left sides. A unit's name is (unless an addon messes with it) the first line on the tooltip - this is the GameTooltipHeaderText line. When the tooltip is shown, check that line.

[suicidalkatt]

Originally Posted by Seerah When scanning the tooltip, you have to go through each line of the tooltip and compare its text to the text you want to find. Keep in mind that there are right and left sides. A unit's name is (unless an addon messes with it) the first line on the tooltip - this is the GameTooltipHeaderText line. When the tooltip is shown, check that line.

Would I just make a hook function to the OnShow?

[Seerah]

Yep. You can look at TipTop if you want.

[suicidalkatt]

Originally Posted by Seerah Yep. You can look at TipTop if you want.

I'll see what I can come up with and I'll post some progress!

Thank you all <3!

[suicidalkatt]

Initial release!

http://www.wowinterface.com/download...o.php?id=20015

Please feel free to point out any changes I should make or some suggestions if any!

I have a small To Do list that I may need some help with eventually.

Not exactly sure if you can track the use of some items with no cooldown.