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User Interface, unit frames

(See also Buttons, above)

How do I modify my cast bar?

  • [23] AzCastBar
    • [AzCastBar, AzCastBarOptions]
    • Libs/[LibTableRecycler.lua]
    • [24] azCasBar Plugins
      • [acb_Auras, acb_BattleGround, acb_Cooldowns, acb_FlightTimes, acb_GlobalCooldown, acb_LootRoll, acb_Shaman, acb_Swing, acb_Threat, acb_Totems]
      • Libs/[AzDropDown.lua, AzOptionsFactory.lua] (probably all from the main azCastBar addon)
      • TODO: Play with the other plugins!
      • TODO: Disable not-needed plugins. So far I'm using only acb_CastBar, acb_Mirror
      • TODO: The plugins have their own embedded libraries. Ugh.

How do I display Lib Data Broker (LDB) addons?

LDB Addons have no native UI. They all use a display addon to show information or give mouse-hover popups etc.

  • [25] ChocolateBar Broker Display
    • [ChocolateBar, ChocolateBar_Options]
    • ChocolateBar/libs/[AceAddon-3.0, AceConsole-3.0, AceDB-3.0, AceEvent-3.0, AceLocale-3.0, CallbackHandler-1.0, LibDataBroker-1.1, LibJostle-3.0, LibSharedMedia-3.0, LibStub]
    • Nice and simple. One bar that stays out of the way unless my mouse is overtop of that region. I set it to a low strata so it's not so conflicting with other info which appears when I have something targetted.
Alternates:
  • [26] Fortress
    • Good if you need much finer control. Multiple blocks of different sizes or orientations.
  • [27] Button Bin
  • [28] NinjaPanel
  • [29] tekblocks
  • [30] DockingStation
  • ... and many more

How do I change the shape of the play field to give black space for my bars, etc?

This is called a "viewport".

  • Viewporter -- Allows one to alter the dimensions of the play field, creating black bars on the screen. Useful for zooming out or creating empty spaces to move ones buttons. No more "hiding" the play field with your UI elements!
    • replaced by a devpad script - TODO: Add.

Tooltips, Name Plates, Links

Tooltips are the things that appear when you click on or hover over certain items.

Name plates are what appear overtop of everyone's head if you turn that feature on (I think it's control-v by default)

Links are clickable text that pop up a tooltip for that item.

How do I automatically compare my equipped items with my mouseover item?

  • [35] Moncai Compare
    • [!MoncaiCompare]
  • also tekkub's addon

  • [36] TidyPlates - Threat Plates
    • Intelligently highlights bars based on threat. When in tank-mode, highlights anything not targetting you. When in dps-mode, highlights anything targetting you. Works in AoE situations.
    • can turn plates on/off automatically in combat, obsoleting tekautonameplates.

  • How do I display more than one item description at once? (LinkWrangler)

How do I customize my mouseover tooltips?

  • [37] TipTac
    • [TipTac, TipTacItemRef, TipTacOptions, TipTacTalents]
    • TipTacOptions/Libs/[AzDropDown.lua, AzOptionsFactory.lua]
    • The talents are available as a separate download: [38] TipTacTalents

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