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NeonChat  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 3.2
by: mikma [More]

NeonChat does a simple thing:

It colors the chat+editbox border+background to match the active chat you are about to write.

Now it's easier to notice if you are about to talk into a wrong chat!
Prettiness rules OK!

3.2:
* .toc 60000

3.2:
* .toc 50400

3.2:
* GMChatFrame doesn't result an error now.

3.1:
* 4.3 update

3.05:
* Added a slashcommand to toggle chat coloring on/off.

3.04:
* Now uses the border of default Chat EditBox and simply applies a background to it.
* Colors background of the chatframe, too.

3.03:
* Took a try to fix the "Huge" editbox issue with whisper frames

3.02:
* Old style chat editbox is back.
* Now highlights correctly the focused chat frame.

3.01:
* Fixed error with IM mode and custom channels.
* Works with Classic mode.

3.0:
* Complete rewrite for 3.3.5
* Removed options since game colors input now and people still need the chat to be colored :)

2.02:
* ChatEditBox background alpha works again like it should

2.01:
* Spells/Items in ChatFrame1 can now be re-linked if NeonChat -frames are visible

2.0:
* Recode for WoW 3.1 (just cleaned up the code to be nicer :)

1.4:
* top updated to 3.0

1.3.1:
* toc updated to 2.4

1.3:
* Added option to color ChatFrame1 border
* Added slashcommand to toggle the chatborder on/off
* Renamed DB in order to reset old settings

1.2:
* Fixed an error that would pop up if you would have stickychannels on. (ie. You have sticky Trade on and as active channel, exit city and press enter = error)

1.1:
* Added slashcommand, /neonchat (You can now change the alpha of the backdrop and border)
* Added a minor color into chatinput background

1.0:
* Release
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Unread 02-24-23, 03:47 PM  
Banur
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If anyone is still looking for a fix:

change lines 4 and 10 from

Code:
GameTooltip:GetBackdrop()
to

Code:
GameTooltip.GetBackdrop
and this beauty will keep chugging.
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Unread 08-19-18, 05:42 PM  
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Update pls this great addon
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Unread 01-11-12, 01:47 PM  
mikma
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Originally Posted by xboxdude1
Is there an lua option or could you include a in game option to only have the editbox colored? I don't need the whole chat window colored.
/neonchat does that trick, but on the other hand, the game has builtin editbox coloring (not as nice tho , so you could just disable the whole addon then.
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Unread 01-10-12, 04:03 PM  
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Is there an lua option or could you include a in game option to only have the editbox colored? I don't need the whole chat window colored.
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Unread 01-01-12, 10:59 AM  
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Re: Re: Temp fix

Originally Posted by mikma
This link has been deleted from pastebin, could you please add it back and / or submit a patch for NeonChat?
Done.
http://pastebin.com/aw8Xf8V7

It's just a sanity check added, no code changes done (or needed afaik)
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Unread 01-01-12, 05:08 AM  
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Re: Temp fix

Originally Posted by Dridzt
This is a load order change behavior by Blizzard (again).

A quick fix (since apart from this startup error the addon works fine)

Right click -> download and save as NeonChat.lua replacing the original.

Link just leads to http://pastebin.com/GaSXLFE0 which is a text file for the security paranoid.
(not an altogether bad affliction to have).
This link has been deleted from pastebin, could you please add it back and / or submit a patch for NeonChat?
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Unread 11-30-11, 12:46 PM  
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Unfortunately bugged in WoW 4.3 (worked fine up to & including 4.2).

v3.05, USEnglish client/server, WoW 4.3 live, no other mods running (except BugSack/BugGrabber/StatBlockCore). Log on and immediately the following are thrown up:

Code:
["message"] = "NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:34: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'r' (a nil value)\n<in C code>: in function `ChatEdit_UpdateHeader'\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3671: in function `ChatEdit_ResetChatType':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3652: in function `ChatEdit_OnShow':\n<string>:\"*:OnShow\":1: in function <[string \"*:OnShow\"]:1>\n<in C code>: in function `Show'\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3709: in function `ChatEdit_ActivateChat':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:980: in function `InterfaceOptionsSocialPanelChatStyle_SetChatStyle':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:907: in function <Interface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:894>:\n",
            ["type"] = "error",
            ["time"] = "2011/11/30 13:41:12",
            ["locals"] = "(*temporary) = <function> defined =[C]:-1\n = <function> defined @Interface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3900\n = <function> defined @Interface\\AddOns\\NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:14\n",
            ["session"] = 4940,
            ["counter"] = 1,
        }, -- [998]
        {
            ["message"] = "NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:34: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'r' (a nil value)\n<in C code>: in function `ChatEdit_UpdateHeader'\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3720: in function `ChatEdit_ActivateChat':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3690: in function `ChatEdit_OnEditFocusGained':\n<string>:\"*:OnEditFocusGained\":1: in function <[string \"*:OnEditFocusGained\"]:1>\n<in C code>: in function `SetFocus'\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3710: in function `ChatEdit_ActivateChat':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:980: in function `InterfaceOptionsSocialPanelChatStyle_SetChatStyle':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:907: in function <Interface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:894>:\n",
            ["type"] = "error",
            ["time"] = "2011/11/30 13:41:12",
            ["locals"] = "(*temporary) = <function> defined =[C]:-1\n = <function> defined @Interface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3900\n = <function> defined @Interface\\AddOns\\NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:14\n",
            ["session"] = 4940,
            ["counter"] = 1,
        }, -- [999]
        {
            ["message"] = "NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:34: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'r' (a nil value)\n<in C code>: in function `ChatEdit_UpdateHeader'\nInterface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3720: in function `ChatEdit_ActivateChat':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:980: in function `InterfaceOptionsSocialPanelChatStyle_SetChatStyle':\nInterface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:907: in function <Interface\\FrameXML\\InterfaceOptionsPanels.lua:894>:\n",
            ["type"] = "error",
            ["time"] = "2011/11/30 13:41:12",
            ["locals"] = "(*temporary) = <function> defined =[C]:-1\n = <function> defined @Interface\\FrameXML\\ChatFrame.lua:3900\n = <function> defined @Interface\\AddOns\\NeonChat\\NeonChat.lua:14\n",
            ["session"] = 4940,
            ["counter"] = 1,
        }, -- [1000]
This is unfortunately consistent behavior, no matter the mod load.
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Unread 01-22-11, 01:31 AM  
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Originally posted by Aisenfaire
[b]Can't tell if this is a Cellular or Neonchat problem (happens only when both are enabled):
It's Cellular.
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Unread 01-20-11, 08:49 AM  
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Can't tell if this is a Cellular or Neonchat problem (happens only when both are enabled):

Whenever I hit the reply button, it pops up a big blank colored box the same size as my chat window, just awkwardly sitting there until I've finished typing and hit enter. I've tried using the "/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage( GetMouseFocus():GetName() );" command to get its name but I just get "WorldFrame".


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Unread 08-29-10, 01:34 PM  
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nice addon thanks.
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Unread 07-31-10, 10:55 AM  
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Re: My Vote

Originally posted by Vandermint
I'm going to have to put in my vote to allow an option to not use the background coloring as well. I liked it better when only the borders were colored. Gave a real sleek look to my UI. Though with the background colored, it kinda looks off.

You said give it a week, I waited longer. So here's hoping you "want to do something about it".
Donate me 1 month subscription or wait until beta allows addons. Those are your options at the moment.
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Unread 07-30-10, 02:37 PM  
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My Vote

I'm going to have to put in my vote to allow an option to not use the background coloring as well. I liked it better when only the borders were colored. Gave a real sleek look to my UI. Though with the background colored, it kinda looks off.

You said give it a week, I waited longer. So here's hoping you "want to do something about it".
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Unread 07-26-10, 09:37 PM  
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Originally posted by Scae
I suspect this has already been asked, but is it possible to turn off the frame highlighting? I don't use chatframe1 to chat in... I swear it used to do this. Or atlernatively allow us to manually choose which chatframe is highlighted. Thanks!
Quite possible, when addons start working in Cataclysm Beta. I don't have active subscription at the moment.
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Unread 07-25-10, 02:22 PM  
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I suspect this has already been asked, but is it possible to turn off the frame highlighting? I don't use chatframe1 to chat in... I swear it used to do this. Or atlernatively allow us to manually choose which chatframe is highlighted. Thanks!
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Unread 07-18-10, 01:02 AM  
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Yeah up until 3.3 it worked fine for me as well and it did work great with PhanxChat. Anyone else having problems more recently with the latest WoW client?
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