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LightHeaded  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: v100002-1.0.0-2022-12-15
by: Cladhaire [More]

Classic not updated at the moment, only retail.


LightHeaded is a very simple addon that displays quest information and comments from http://www.wowhead.com in game, eliminating the need to Alt-Tab when you get stuck on quest. This addon was inspired by qcomments and wowhead_quests, which both serve a similar purpose. Data is only loaded when you first request it, so you can be sure you're not using more memory than you need to.

I HIGHLY suggest using this addon with TomTom, another one of my addons (http://www.wowinterface.com/download...32-TomTom.html ). This allows you to simply click any coordinate in LightHeaded to add it to your map as a waypoint.

The following slash commands are valid:
  • /lh attach - Attaches the frame to the quest log
  • /lh detach - Detaches the frame, allows you to resize and move it
  • /lh sound - Toggles the open/close sound
  • /lh page - Toggles showing all comments on one page, or with multiple pages
  • /lh bgalpha <0.0-1.0> - Changes the alpha of the LH window background textures, so you can see the world.
  • /lh debug - Enables or disabled debug messages when loading quest databases
  • /lh config - Opens the LightHeaded configuration window
  • /lh autodetails - Toggle automatic opening of the Lightheaded window when clicking a quest in the objective tracker

LightHeaded now includes the English descriptions and introductory text for most of the quests in the game. This is disabled by default, but can be enabled for those players that are not playing in their native locale.

LightHeaded supports sending coordinates to TomTom, MapNotes, Cartographer2 and Cartographer3.

IMPORTANT: Addon authors that wish to use this API and data should
include the wowhead logo in the frame that displays this information.
They are kind enough to let me continue parsing their database, and we
owe them at least that much. Thank you.

Thanks for using my addons!

Updated 2022-12-15 for retail.
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Unread 09-13-07, 01:03 PM  
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Re: Re: Update frequency

Originally posted by Cladhaire
Typically weekly. I'm a bit behind at the moment, as wowhead changed their data format drastically and I'm still working out the kinks. I'm also in the middle of a move to England for the next four years. Anything in particular you're having an issue with or need?
Not really. I just have been making comments on quests on which there are none, and was asking because of the potential need of other Lightheaded users.
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Unread 09-13-07, 12:55 PM  
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Re: Update frequency

Originally posted by Shen
How often are comments from Wowhead collected from the website and reflected into this addon?
Typically weekly. I'm a bit behind at the moment, as wowhead changed their data format drastically and I'm still working out the kinks. I'm also in the middle of a move to England for the next four years. Anything in particular you're having an issue with or need?
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Update frequency

How often are comments from Wowhead collected from the website and reflected into this addon?
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Unread 09-13-07, 07:14 AM  
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Re: Metmap

Originally posted by Spahut
Ok, to use Metamap
<snip>
BWP_LocCommand("32,60")
The code that's needed is slightly tricky, as MetaMapBWP doesn't know of fractional locations (from what I can see)...

if BWP_LocCommand then
BWP_LocCommand((math.floor(x+0.5)/1)..","..(math.floor(y+0.5)/1)..","..note)
end

Only tested in Darkshire on Lord Ebonlocke. Rounding code nicked from a code snippet I found online. This works enough for me. Feel like including it, Clad?

Norm, aka Bleeter aaka Mathinna.
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Re: Re: Re: Some ideas!

Originally posted by Allara
3. I may not necessarily know the exact quest level -- maybe we could use the same level ranges that Lightheaded uses? A UI for this would be awesome, but a slash command would definitely be great as well.
I'll have to see what's possible and how flexible I can be.
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Re: Re: Some ideas!

Originally posted by Cladhaire
1. Not possible by name.. you would have to load every single data file in order for it to work, and you really would want that happening.

2. Again, doing this with ALL quests requires a much larger database that would make things extremely large in game.

3. How about a slash command to look up a quest based on title and level?

4. You can already do this using /way xx yy description, where description is optional. Do you mean something more than that?
3. I may not necessarily know the exact quest level -- maybe we could use the same level ranges that Lightheaded uses? A UI for this would be awesome, but a slash command would definitely be great as well.

4. I didn't know. Sorry for not doing my research. That's what I had in mind.

Thanks!
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Originally posted by lord_colt
the only Add-ons i use r Tomtom and Light head but light head isnt working 4 me its loading ingame 4 me but the Quests arent loaded in im sure its somin stupid i didnt do but think u can tell me any salutions. and thanks 4 the add-ons i never quested before always grinded but now questing is actualy alot funner because i dont get frustrated that i cant find the places
You should have ten or eleven LightHeaded folders in your addons folder.. Could you possibly send me a screenshot of your addons folder?
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the only Add-ons i use r Tomtom and Light head but light head isnt working 4 me its loading ingame 4 me but the Quests arent loaded in im sure its somin stupid i didnt do but think u can tell me any salutions. and thanks 4 the add-ons i never quested before always grinded but now questing is actualy alot funner because i dont get frustrated that i cant find the places
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Re: Some ideas!

Originally posted by Allara
  1. The ability to search all quests by name
  2. The ability to list quests by zone (either origination or ending, based on the NPC that gives the quest; obviously only if you have that data)
  3. The above options would help out greatly when I'm trying to help another character with a quest that I've already done, for example.
  4. For TomTom, the ability to send it a specific custom loc and name. I often get locations from outside LightHeaded and want to put them up as a TomTom item. I use MapNotes for this currently, but that doesn't give me the handy arrow on my minimap.
1. Not possible by name.. you would have to load every single data file in order for it to work, and you really would want that happening.

2. Again, doing this with ALL quests requires a much larger database that would make things extremely large in game.

3. How about a slash command to look up a quest based on title and level?

4. You can already do this using /way xx yy description, where description is optional. Do you mean something more than that?
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Some ideas!

LightHeaded (with TomTom) is a fantastic add-on. In fact, I think it should win the award for most useful add-on EVER. Period.

There are a few things I would absolutely love to see added, which would enhance this add-on even more:
  • The ability to search all quests by name
  • The ability to list quests by zone (either origination or ending, based on the NPC that gives the quest; obviously only if you have that data)
  • The above options would help out greatly when I'm trying to help another character with a quest that I've already done, for example.
  • For TomTom, the ability to send it a specific custom loc and name. I often get locations from outside LightHeaded and want to put them up as a TomTom item. I use MapNotes for this currently, but that doesn't give me the handy arrow on my minimap.
Thanks again for all the work you've put into this!
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Great Mod

Fantastic Mod. Tom Tom and Lightheaded have made my playing soooo much faster and easier. I got most of my guild to install them also and we love it. Thanks a bunch.
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Originally posted by Fin
Hello,

Every time I come here to update my copy of LightHeaded, I see that big red warning in the description above, and wonder if it's actually still true - is it? Do we need to delete all the LightHeaded folders every time we update? It's no biggie, but, well, it's nice to be lazy and all that.

cheers,

- Fin
Technically you shouldn't need to anymore, I haven't _changed_ any folders in a while.. just added some.
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Hello,

Every time I come here to update my copy of LightHeaded, I see that big red warning in the description above, and wonder if it's actually still true - is it? Do we need to delete all the LightHeaded folders every time we update? It's no biggie, but, well, it's nice to be lazy and all that.

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Re: one-line-mod of Lightheaded.lua to support 10x,11y locations

Originally posted by tyoud
Hi Cladhaire,

I love your addon, it makes playing Wow and doing quests a lot more fun.

I have a suggestion for a one-line fix, which I implemented for myself and enjoy having.

I saw that in the Barrens much of the quest advice was not highlighting for TomTom with blue clickable coordinates.

The comments sometimes had x,y coordinates as "go to 10x,11y and do this/that" instead of "go to 10,11 and do this/that"

In my personal copy of Lightheaded.lua, I found the comment:gsub line and read the clever pattern. I copied that line and modded it to work with the numberx,numbery pattern I just described. Thinking about it now, I realize I could have made the x or y optional after the number, but I'm sure you get the idea..

Anyway, after the fix, the Barrens quests all came out looking great and were way more playable!

Hope you can implement this in the standard addon since I dont want to fork a local copy!

Thanks for this great addon!
There's really so many different patterns its difficult to support them all. I'll see what I can do.
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one-line-mod of Lightheaded.lua to support 10x,11y locations

Hi Cladhaire,

I love your addon, it makes playing Wow and doing quests a lot more fun.

I have a suggestion for a one-line fix, which I implemented for myself and enjoy having.

I saw that in the Barrens much of the quest advice was not highlighting for TomTom with blue clickable coordinates.

The comments sometimes had x,y coordinates as "go to 10x,11y and do this/that" instead of "go to 10,11 and do this/that"

In my personal copy of Lightheaded.lua, I found the comment:gsub line and read the clever pattern. I copied that line and modded it to work with the numberx,numbery pattern I just described. Thinking about it now, I realize I could have made the x or y optional after the number, but I'm sure you get the idea..

Anyway, after the fix, the Barrens quests all came out looking great and were way more playable!

Hope you can implement this in the standard addon since I dont want to fork a local copy!

Thanks for this great addon!
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