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Tidy Plates: Lucky Charms

Version: 5.2

by: danltiger [More]

This theme for Tidy Plates uses the Multi-Plate feature to set a custom graphical appearance for different types of units.

Friendly NPCs will have shamrocks, Friendly players have water droplets, and other units will have a heart. The heart for neutral units is scaled smaller than the graphic for hostile units. The casting bar is shaped like a little fireball. Neat, eh?

If you are looking for an example of how to create your own custom plates, this theme is a good place to start. No documentation is available, yet, but I'm working on it.

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File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Tidy Plates: Lucky Charms	5.0.1	70kB	danltiger	08-04-09 05:33 PM
Tidy Plates: Lucky Charms	5	70kB	danltiger	08-01-09 10:35 PM
Tidy Plates: Lucky Charms	1	70kB	danltiger	07-18-09 01:08 PM

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10-31-09, 07:03 PM

danltiger

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Pardon me if I write stuff that you already know...

The "local config = {}" is there to create a table/array, and store the pointer in "config". Since "config" is a local variable, it won't continue outside the scope of the file. So, each file can have its own variable named, "config". We're just using it to temporarily hold a pointer, before we transfer that value to the ThemeList.

Delete out all function declaration for SetSpecialText in your high, low, medium, and normal styles, and paste the function into your TidyPlatesThreat file. Then, you'll add a line like this (likely, next to your StyleDelegate reference):

TidyPlatesThemeList["ThreatPlates"].SetSpecialText = SetSpecialText

It worked for me, so I could send you the files, if need be.

Originally posted by suicidalkatt
What would the "local config" be set to since it's now in the theme lua?

10-31-09, 04:02 PM

suicidalkatt

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Originally posted by danltiger
I peeked at Threatplates..

Here's the problem: The SetSpecialText function is part of the base theme, not each style. So, you'd set one SpecialText function in the "TidyPlatesThreat.lua" file.

What would the "local config" be set to since it's now in the theme lua?

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10-31-09, 12:55 PM

danltiger

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I peeked at Threatplates..

Here's the problem: The SetSpecialText function is part of the base theme, not each style. So, you'd set one SpecialText function in the "TidyPlatesThreat.lua" file.

The hierarchy:

["Theme"] (Multi-style)
SetStyle()
SetSpecialText()
SetSpecialImage()
["Style1"] (ex. low, medium, or high)
Style data (No functions, just the appearance)
["Style2"]
More Styles

and, for reference...

["Theme"] (Single Style)
SetSpecialText()
SetSpecialImage()
Style Data

Originally posted by suicidalkatt
Yea I have them active and should be showing but they're simply not?

I really have no idea why it's not working.

10-31-09, 04:07 AM

suicidalkatt

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Originally posted by danltiger
How about setting ShowSpecialText = true in each of the theme files? I got the special text to show up (in Lucky Charms) by changing just those two values.

Yea I have them active and should be showing but they're simply not?

I really have no idea why it's not working.

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10-30-09, 07:55 PM

danltiger

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How about setting ShowSpecialText = true in each of the theme files? I got the special text to show up (in Lucky Charms) by changing just those two values.

Originally posted by suicidalkatt
I've had it like that before and I still wasn't getting my SpecialText showing.
Any ideas?

I'll update my "Threat Plates" which is my multiplate theme with what SHOULD have my SpecialText but doesn't seem to be working.

10-30-09, 06:56 AM

suicidalkatt

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Originally posted by danltiger

Code:

function config.SetSpecialText(unit)
	return unit.health.." / "..unit.healthmax
end

I've had it like that before and I still wasn't getting my SpecialText showing.
Any ideas?

I'll update my "Threat Plates" which is my multiplate theme with what SHOULD have my SpecialText but doesn't seem to be working.

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10-30-09, 05:21 AM

danltiger

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You need to 'attach' the function to the theme table. Take a peek at one of the other themes (like Knurl).

Code:

function config.SetSpecialText(unit)
	return unit.health.." / "..unit.healthmax
end

The pointer to the function gets stored under config.SetSpecialText, where 'config' is just the local name for the table that will be passed to the theme list.

Originally posted by suicidalkatt
function SetSpecialText(unit)
return "test"
end

?

I can't seem to find the right name for the function. I still get nothing for my special texts.

10-30-09, 02:48 AM

suicidalkatt

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Originally posted by danltiger
You'd have to 1) write a SetSpecialText() function for the theme, and 2) enable the special text for each plate style (ie. options.showSpecialText = true) that you want it to affect.

function SetSpecialText(unit)
return "test"
end

?

I can't seem to find the right name for the function. I still get nothing for my special texts.

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10-29-09, 06:57 PM

danltiger

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You'd have to 1) write a SetSpecialText() function for the theme, and 2) enable the special text for each plate style (ie. options.showSpecialText = true) that you want it to affect.

Originally posted by suicidalkatt
How would one get special text working for this?!

10-29-09, 02:30 PM
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08-06-09, 06:25 AM
borgi A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 10 Uploads: 0	Doh! Thanks alot! Works nicely.

08-05-09, 11:49 AM

danltiger

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Heya Borgi,

The 'showName' tag needs to be set in the .options category..

Code:

config.options = {
	......
	showName = true,
}

See if that works for ya :-)

Originally posted by borgi
Hi there!

Great template. I really like the change of the mood ingame by using this theme

In order to find a nice skin for tanks (as small as possible with as much information as possible), I try to include names of NPCs to the Lucky Charms. Looks like I am too stupid to do so...
......

Thanks!

08-05-09, 11:15 AM
borgi A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 10 Uploads: 0	Hi there! Great template. I really like the change of the mood ingame by using this theme In order to find a nice skin for tanks (as small as possible with as much information as possible), I try to include names of NPCs to the Lucky Charms. Looks like I am too stupid to do so... I reused the code Code: config.name = { typeface = path.."\\ARIAL.ttf", size = 8, width = 90, height = 13, x = 0, y = 10, align = "CENTER", anchor = "CENTER", } And included the arial.ttf in the directory of the lucky charms. My intention is to have small nameplates on top of the symbols. But they are not showing. Where is my mistake? Is there any hope for me? Thanks!

08-03-09, 09:23 PM

danltiger

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Re: Re: Re: How to modify to like this?

Yep, that's what I was talking about in my previous post; I'm not sure if it's a bug with Blizzard's implementation of vertical statusbars, or if they intended it to function that way. Regardless, it's not something that I've be planning to address, since it would require creating a custom statusbar widget.

Originally posted by zokr7et
Thanks.
I add "orientation=vertical" to the healthbar section. BUT the heart look like this.

08-03-09, 07:48 PM

zokr7et

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Re: Re: How to modify to like this?

Originally posted by danltiger
Theoretically, you should be able to add "orientation=vertical" to the healthbar section of the theme.

One problem: the way that Blizz handles vertical status-bars is different from the way that they handle horizontal; With horizontal bars, the texture coordinates are modified so that the edge of the bar crops the texture as it moves. However, with vertical bars, the opposite (stationary) edge is cropped, so it looks like the texture is being shifted down. This means that vertical bars look proper only for square status-bars. (At least, that's how I understand it)

Thanks.
I add "orientation=vertical" to the healthbar section. BUT the heart look like this.

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