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This file is a Patch for BuffMonitor by Thurallor. You must have that installed before this Patch will work.
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Name: BuffMonitor with Quickslots (OBSOLETE)   Popular!
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Date: 02-10-2021 08:47 PM
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Version: 1.1.4
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BuffMonitor window, with effect icons on the left, and quickslots on the right
 
Description
Note: This patch is now obsolete; it has been incorporated into the main plugin. You can simply install the latest version of BuffMonitor to get all of the functionality of the patch. (To be sure of a clean install, you should probably delete your existing Plugins/PTweety directory first.)

Introduction

BuffMonitor is similar to BuffBars; it shows a progress bar for each buff on your character that you are interested in. It is simpler and less configurable than BuffBars, but it has one advantage:

When a buff expires, it doesn't disappear from BuffMonitor. So it helps you remember which buffs you need to use in the future.

This patch adds a useful feature to BuffMonitor: It adds a quickslot to each buff bar. You can drag an item or skill there, so you don't have to remember which skill/item corresponds to each buff.

For example, I can't ever remember which foods are "cooked", "trail", or "fortifying", so I put the relevant food item in the quickslot. When the buff expires, I don't have to figure out which food I need; I just click on the quickslot next to the buff timer.

Installation and Startup

To install:
  • The easy way is to use Plugin Compendium. Just select "BuffMonitor with Quickslots" under the "Add New Plugins" tab, click "Add", and it will automatically install BuffMonitor with this patch. (Currently doesn't work.)
  • Or, you can do the installation manually:
    • First, you need to install BuffMonitor. This patch cannot stand alone without that plugin. Unzip the archive and drag the "PTweety" folder into your "Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/Plugins" folder. (If you have not previously installed any plugins, you will have to first create the Plugins folder.)
    • Next, download this patch and unzip it. It also contains a "PTweety" folder, which you should drag into the same place as before. You will be prompted to overwrite files; answer yes.
To load the plugin, use the game's built-in Plugin Manager. This can be found in the "^" menu, at the bottom of the screen. Click the icon, then choose "System" and then "Plugin Manager".

When the Plugin Manager opens, find "BuffMonitor" in the list on the left side. Click "Load" to load the plugin. (You should also see "BuffMonitor with Quickslots" there, but the patch should not be loaded directly.)

If you would like the plugin to load automatically each time you login, choose your character's name in the "Automatically Load For" pulldown menu.

Configuration Notes

To create a window, open the Plugin Manager, select BuffMonitor on the left, and click the "Options" tab at the top.

To add effects to the window, right-click the window to first add a bar, then add an effect to it.

When entering effect names, remember:
  • The effect names are case-sensitive.
  • You can use a partial effect name, such as "Battle Lore" instead of "Minas Ithil Battle Lore", so you won't have to change it when the next kind of "Battle Lore" is added to the game.
  • If the effect name contains a hyphen, you need to replace it with "%-". For example, "Honey-cake" becomes "Honey%-cake", and "Light-oil" becomes "Light%-oil".
  • In general you can use any valid Lua pattern-matching string, but the above are the only important things to know for the average user.
For each BuffMonitor window, you configure whether it shows only in combat, only out of combat, or always. This is useful to separate pre-combat buffs (e.g. food) from the buffs that you need to monitor while in combat.

There is also a "Lock quickslots" option, so that after you are finished configuring the quickslots the way you want them, you won't accidentally modify them.

See the BuffMonitor home page for more details.

Known Issues
  • Loading this plugin with different client languages (English, German, French) is likely to corrupt the settings file. So don't do that.
  • The quickslots can get "stale". For example, if you drag a stack of Battle Lore scrolls into a quickslot, it may stop working once that stack is used up, even if you still have more Battle Lore scrolls in your inventory. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fix this, and the only workaround is to drag the new stack into the quickslot.
Revision History
  • (10-Feb-2020) Version 1.1.4: Added Plugin Compendium support.
  • (9-Feb-2020) Version 1.1.3: Release notes are here.
  • (10-Mar-2020) Version 1.1.2: Release notes are here.
  • (5-Mar-2020) Version 1.1.1: Release notes are here.
  • (3-Mar-2020) Version 1.1.0: Initial release
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Unread 03-07-2020, 09:33 AM  
Jethpriel
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Typo in guide

istn't this wrong: and "Light-oil" becomes "Light-%oil".

should be "Light%-oil" I think, because the other version doesn't work.

Nice plugin, I like it
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Re: Typo in guide

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istn't this wrong: and "Light-oil" becomes "Light-%oil".

should be "Light%-oil" I think, because the other version doesn't work.

Nice plugin, I like it
Thank you, I have corrected it.
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Pop Ups when typing in chat

Another question.
Not sure if it has anything to do with this plugin, but it is as everytime i make changes, adding new bar/effect or edditing.
After if I am typing in chat I get pop ups on screen.
Fx if I type a word containing the letter M, the map pops up etc.
What do you think, did you experience this?
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Re: Pop Ups when typing in chat

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Another question.
Not sure if it has anything to do with this plugin, but it is as everytime i make changes, adding new bar/effect or edditing.
After if I am typing in chat I get pop ups on screen.
Fx if I type a word containing the letter M, the map pops up etc.
What do you think, did you experience this?
Hmm. I'm not able to reproduce this.

Please try it with only this plugin running, to verify that this plugin is the source of the problem. If so, then please give me an exact sequence of things to do demonstrate the problem.

What you are describing is what happens when you start typing a chat message, but don't currently have the chat window selected (i.e. there is no blinking cursor in the chat window). It is possible for a plugin to "steal" the focus, though.

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Re: Re: Pop Ups when typing in chat

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Hmm. I'm not able to reproduce this.

Please try it with only this plugin running, to verify that this plugin is the source of the problem. If so, then please give me an exact sequence of things to do demonstrate the problem.

What you are describing is what happens when you start typing a chat message, but don't currently have the chat window selected (i.e. there is no blinking cursor in the chat window). It is possible for a plugin to "steal" the focus, though.
Ok thanks. Trying another keyboard now, maybe it's the keyboard.
And yes, it is like the curser "jumps" out of the chat, if you know what I mean.
Also causing me to jump when using "space" lol.
Let us see what happens with another keyboard. And thanks for your time.
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Re: Re: Re: Pop Ups when typing in chat

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Ok thanks. Trying another keyboard now, maybe it's the keyboard.
And yes, it is like the curser "jumps" out of the chat, if you know what I mean.
Also causing me to jump when using "space" lol.
Let us see what happens with another keyboard. And thanks for your time.
So, now I tried another keyboard, but same problem.
What I found out though is, typing in chat when an effect expire makes my pointer to disappear in the chat and making a jump, getting the map or which ever key I am hitting.

I made a video to demonstrate. Take a look: Video Youtube
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop Ups when typing in chat

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So, now I tried another keyboard, but same problem.
What I found out though is, typing in chat when an effect expire makes my pointer to disappear in the chat and making a jump, getting the map or which ever key I am hitting.

I made a video to demonstrate. Take a look: Video Youtube
Another thing which I just tested.
If turning quickslots off, it doesn't happen.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop Ups when typing in chat

Thank you! That is a bug, and I will fix it ASAP.

Edit: Fixed in version 1.1.2.

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Thank you! That is a bug, and I will fix it ASAP.

Edit: Fixed in version 1.1.2.
Thanks a lot. Glad I could provide you with somethin useful for the fix.

Have a nice day
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I installed BuffMonitor and ajBuffMonitor with Quickslots
I use Plugin Compendium to install and update plugins and he writes to me that it is a new update and wants to install version 1.0.0, so it does not detect the BuffMonitor with Quickslots patch plugin, is there anything I can do about it?

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I installed BuffMonitor and ajBuffMonitor with Quickslots
I use Plugin Compendium to install and update plugins and he writes to me that it is a new update and wants to install version 1.0.0, so it does not detect the BuffMonitor with Quickslots patch plugin, is there anything I can do about it?
Plugin Compendium doesn't know about this patch (BuffMomintor with Quickslots). You must install this patch (see instructions above) after installing the standard BuffMonitor plugin.
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Great mod!

Thanks very much for your improvements to the BuffMonitor plugin! I've only just begun experimenting with it, I see how it could be very useful even running side-by-side with BuffBars. I really like the quickslots!

The plugin picks up any new buffs which take effect with perfect accuracy. However, one thing I have noticed is that if I log in with a buff already active, the plugin does not recognize it until I right-click on one of the bars to bring up the OPTIONS panel and then click on ACCEPT. BuffBars does not have this issue, it recognizes buffs active at login without requiring any input from me.

Thanks again!
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I installed BuffMonitor and ajBuffMonitor with Quickslots
I use Plugin Compendium to install and update plugins and he writes to me that it is a new update and wants to install version 1.0.0, so it does not detect the BuffMonitor with Quickslots patch plugin, is there anything I can do about it?
Plugin Compendium doesn't know about this patch (BuffMomintor with Quickslots). You must install this patch (see instructions above) after installing the standard BuffMonitor plugin.
but i installed it using Plugin Compendium. so I installed BuffMonitor using Plugin Compendium and inserted your patch manually. I check for plugin updates via Plugin Compendium and when Plugin Compendium cannot detect your patch so I find out that you have modified (updated) something?
could not contact the author using Plugin Compendium and request that your patch be written to the Plugin Compendium database? so that the Plugin Compendium can detect it, or create a "new" full-fledged BuffMonitors with your fixes and name it e.g. BuffMonitor II and write this data to the Plugin Compendium database.
in short, my point is that I don't have to regularly go to the page with your patch and check if by chance I didn't issue an update when it can do the Plugin Compendium for me
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@Thurallor : The problem vecny.samotar is reporting is because in your version of BuffMonitor.plugin the version number is 1.1.2 while in the original file of BuffMonitor plugin the version number is 1.0.0.

I guess PluginCompendium only compare if these two are same and if they are different it assume there is an update.

Edit: I assume this is because your patch does not have .plugincompendium file but plugincompendium also show version for 'unmananged' plugins

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However, one thing I have noticed is that if I log in with a buff already active, the plugin does not recognize it until I right-click on one of the bars to bring up the OPTIONS panel and then click on ACCEPT.
Thanks for reporting this issue. I have fixed it in version 1.1.3.

@vecny.samotar, Drono: I can't release a new stand-alone version of BuffMonitor without the permission of the original author. I sent a PM to ptweety, but I will be surprised if I get a reply.
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