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Name:

VBar

Author:

MrJackdaw [List MrJackdaw's interfaces]

Date:

03-12-2012 05:13 PM

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File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
Second VBar	296	5.68 Kb	MrJackdaw	10-28-2011 01:42 PM	Addon

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Description

VBar

What is it?

Two very simple bars that show Morale and Power. Originally intended to be vertical only, hence VBar. They fade in as Morale/Power gets lower.

What isn't it?

A replacement for the default unit frames

Palantir - which has a larger feature set

VitalBars - which has more options

So, if Palantir and VitalBars do more why did you make it then?

Palantir had too many features for me, and VitalBars didn't have vertical bars.

How to use?

Unzip to the Plugins folder.
You will also need Turbines standard code and DeusDictums Dragbar

How to start

I recommend using manager, or Bootstrap . Otherwise it is /plugins load VBar

Slash Commands

'/vb test n' where n is a number between 0 and 1. Test bar at that fill level
'/vb msize x y' sets the Morale bar to size x,y. Without x or y gives current size
'/vb psize x y' sets the Power bar to size x,y. Without x or y gives current size
'/vb mposition x y' sets the Morale bar to position x,y. Without x or y gives current position
'/vb pposition x y' sets the Power bar to position x,y. Without x or y gives current position

Options

Bar:
Unlock the UI. Use the dragbar to drag it around, the rotator to turn it around and click and drag inside the frame to resize it. Holding down Alt will snap the bars to an invisible 16px grid. Resizing the bars whilst holding alt will snap to a 5px grid.
Button:
The Vbar button acts like the player frame for clicking when the ui is locked.
When the UI is unlocked left clicking inside the button changes the size of the button (click and drag) and right clicking brings up an option menu.
The option menu allows showing values/percentages and font selection.
Mousing over the button brings the bars to full opacity. If enough people hate this feature I will remove it.

NOTES:

Many thanks to DeusDictum, Pengoros, Kragen...

This plugin was made by me, for me! I hope you get some good use from it. If not, please be constructive with your comments - I don't get paid for this!
I have NOT tested this with non-English clients. Sorry.
I do not intend to add many more features to this plugin! See Palantir or Vitalbars for a more feature-rich experience!
I consider this to be Beta work. There may be bugs!

Archive List (Old Versions)
File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
VBar	296	5.65 Kb	MrJackdaw	10-27-2011 01:35 AM
VBar	288	5.67 Kb	MrJackdaw	10-22-2011 01:28 AM
VBar	277	5.29 Kb	MrJackdaw	10-14-2011 12:51 AM
VBar	101	7.34 Kb	MrJackdaw	02-13-2011 05:47 AM

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02-17-2011, 02:53 PM

The Old One

The Undying

Forum posts: 54

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Very nice
As a tank I can never have to many vitals displays

10-10-2011, 03:52 PM

MrFantazy

The Wary

Forum posts: 2

File comments: 13

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I recently downloaded the new Raid Rolls and DASS (combat parser) plugins. To get them to run required getting an updated version of the Turbine folder, which now causes VBar to not load, btw the same issue happens with Simply Notes.

Any possibility of an update, or perhaps you know a work around you could explain?

BTW Align works fine

Love VBar and hope I can get everything compatable.

10-11-2011, 02:02 AM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

File comments: 422

Uploads: 19

I have heard DASS makes a change to the Turbine folder, this could be true, or could be false but I can't look at this right now as I am at work - but if I get the chance I will have a look tonight.

10-11-2011, 09:37 AM

MrFantazy

The Wary

Forum posts: 2

File comments: 13

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Thank you sir for taking the time to peek at it.

Looking forward to some good news <crosses fingers>

10-11-2011, 02:14 PM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Quote:

Thank you sir for taking the time to peek at it.

Looking forward to some good news <crosses fingers>

I can see no bug with the *latest* version of DASS. Chances are it was the multi-mapped event bug, which he has sorted in the latest version. It is a he isn't it? Anyway! Vbar seems to be working.

Out of interest; are there any features you would like adding? I have been thinking of expanding Vbar for a while now.

10-12-2011, 11:23 AM

MrFantazy

The Wary

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After you posted I went back and saw he had another new version, installed it and now everything works together fine. Not sure why Raid Rolls suddenly works too but I'm not gonna question a good thing to much.

As far as features I can only think of 3 right now, and one of them I don't think I'd use;

1) Option of having whole number and/or percent display on the bars. This is the one I doubt I'd actually use. I've become very used to the fade so I doubt I'd even turn these on at this point.

2) A better resize mechanic. I have alot of trouble getting the bars to the correct size and getting them moved to the correct spot. Once they're set up all's well but during a UI overhaul this gives me fits. A slider for both length and width would be oh so sweet. This is foremost in my mind because I'm sure new group frames and such will be released at some point with the new API options, so a UI overhaul is on the horizon.

3) I believe the new API options allow access to the right click menu. Adding this would be fantastic. That would allow me to hide the player portrait frame altogether and do a little more clean up of the UI space.

Thank you for your time doing these and asking.

Last edited by MrFantazy : 10-12-2011 at 11:24 AM.

10-12-2011, 02:25 PM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Quote:

Thank you for your time doing these and asking.

Will work on these over the next few weeks - I am very busy at work but have a holiday coming up!

EDIT:

Had a play tonight and sorted 1 and 3. I added a little "Button" that can be resized to use for the player click handling.

I may just add slash commands for the size and position - damn sight easier than yet another option window!

EDIT:
Update now on!
However, I only had 1/2 hr or so to test it last night, and I am away all weekend. Should be fine however.

EDIT EDIT:

I have found a bug in the rotator. Will try to fix over the next few days.

Last edited by MrJackdaw : 10-19-2011 at 03:54 PM.

10-27-2011, 01:35 AM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Bugfix released

v296 is a bugfix related to the option button. One day I will get my head around how setstretchmode works!

10-27-2011, 09:42 AM

MrFantazy

The Wary

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Just wanted to stop by and say, thank you for the changes!

The slash commands for size are fantastic and the drag button worked wonders for me.

The only thing I'd ask about is regarding the new Button. Are those the only rt. click options available because of the API? It would be great if we could get the full rt. click menu to set loot options etc, but I don't know if it's possible.

Again, thanks for your time and effort.

10-27-2011, 10:01 AM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Uploads: 19

Quote:

The only thing I'd ask about is regarding the new Button. Are those the only rt. click options available because of the API? It would be great if we could get the full rt. click menu to set loot options etc, but I don't know if it's possible.

Yes, it is a little disappointing isn't it? I had thought they were giving us the full menu. Oh well!

10-27-2011, 12:36 PM

Vaikir

The Wary

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Multiple Bars

How difficult would it be to allow a second set of bars elsewhere on the screen?

10-27-2011, 01:00 PM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Re: Multiple Bars

Quote:

How difficult would it be to allow a second set of bars elsewhere on the screen?

A second set? An interesting request...

A bit of a pain, to be honest!

10-27-2011, 01:22 PM

Vaikir

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Hmm...ok.

On my Minstrel I basically have 2 sets of quickbars. One set along the bottom is set up for solo/dps. The other, for healing/grouping, is along the right side of my screen where I can easily see and access the fellowship panel right up next to it. It would be nice to have a set of vertical bars there. Sometimes I forget to monitor my own status...especially morale...while watching everyone else's health. I've gotten around it by using Tonicbars to create quickslots that only appear when I drop below a certain health %...remind me to self-heal/pop a pot.

Still...an 'auxiliary' set of bars that I could move/re-size/make vertical, that would be keen

10-27-2011, 01:41 PM

MrJackdaw

The Undying

Forum posts: 249

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Oh! Now I see! I did wonder what the heck you wanted a second set for

I'll have a look.

EDIT:

This request has made me think, and think hard. It is not a simple thing to implement in a good way. By that I mean a way that satisfies my standards.

It would be relatively easy to just add a new set of bars, but to fulfill their role properly, as described, you would want to be able to show or hide them. When you are solo they are not needed!

What I have going around in my head is for the player to have complete control over however many bars they want, showing whatever data they like. Wouldn't it be useful if one of the bars was focus for example.

Let me think if I want to commit to such a complex enterprise.

EDIT:

Answer... no. I don't want to commit myself to another complex plugin, at this time! My wife is trying to talk me into going back to WoW...

Anyway. I did a search/replace VBAR to VBARII and uploaded it for you. Now you can have two copies of the plugin running at once and your double bar-age is fullfilled, for now.

Not elegant, not perfect - but good enough for country folk as the saying goes.

Last edited by MrJackdaw : 10-28-2011 at 01:44 PM.