Attention compilation uploaders:
PhanxChat is free as in "free beer", not free as in "free software", and you may not include it in your compilation or distribute it in any other way without first obtaining permission. See the "License" section below for more information. I'd love not to have to include this at the top of my addon page, but every time I take it out, new compilations spring up like weeds.
Description
PhanxChat is a chat mod aimed at reducing chat frame clutter, and making chat frames easier to use.
Hide the chat scroll buttons
Enable mouse wheel scrolling in the chat frames
Shorten channel names and chat strings
Enable arrow keys in the chat edit box
Move the chat edit box above the chat frame
Configure the chat text fade time
Stop chat tabs from flashing when new messages are received
Lock docked chat tabs in place to prevent accidental dragging
Color player names by class in more message types
Make more message types sticky
Link URLs for easy copying
Suppress channel notification messages
Suppress repeated messages in public channels
For answers to common questions about PhanxChat and its features, see my portal for the PhanxChat FAQ.
For more information, including planned features, advanced configuration options, and a list of companion addons, please see my portal for extra info about PhanxChat.
Usage
Options are available in the standard Interface Options window. As a shortcut, you can type /pchat to open the Interface Options window directly to the PhanxChat panel.
You can type /pchat clear to clear the contents of all chat frames.
You can type /tt or /wt followed by a message to send that message to your current target.
Localization
PhanxChat currently has translations for English, German (deDE), French (frFR), Russian (ruRU), Korean (koKR), Simplified Chinese (zhCN), and Traditional Chinese (zhTW).
If no translations exist for your locale, PhanxChat will default to English, but some locale-dependent features may not work completely (like short channel names) or work in undesirable ways (like short chat strings using English abbreviations that might not make sense for your language).
If you can help translate PhanxChat for European Spanish (esES) or Latin American Spanish (esMX) locales, please send me a PM!
All existing translations will need to be updated for WoW 3.1, since the options are moving to the Interface Options window. If you can help update translations for any locale, please send me a PM.
Known Issues
PhanxChat's name coloring may not work correctly, or at all, if you have other addons that have not been properly updated for WoW 3.2. There is nothing PhanxChat can do about this beyond adding extra checks to prevent error messages.
Tell-target commands do not update the chat edit box to reflect the target of your message.
Requesting Features
Use the Feature Request tracker to suggest features you would like to see in PhanxChat. Keep in mind that I intend to keep this addon limited to simple, uncluttered chat frame modifications. Also, please take a look at the list of declined features before posting a feature request.
The actual error message. If you don't see an error message, are Lua errors enabled in your interface options? Do you have an error handling addon such as BugSack, Swatter, or tekErr enabled?
What is the problem? Be specific.
What were you doing when the problem occurred? Does the problem occur every time you do that? Be specific.
Does the problem occur when PhanxChat is the only addon enabled? If not, which addon is it conflicting with?
Does the problem occur while using the default settings? If not, which settings did you change from their default values?
What version of PhanxChat are you using? If you just say "the latest version" and do not provide an actual version number, I will likely ignore your report.
What locale (language) do you play WoW in? What is the current version of WoW in your locale?
License
Please see my portal or the README file included in the addon's folder for the full license terms under which PhanxChat is released. In particular, redistribution without prior permission is prohibited. Compilation creators, please take a few minutes to learn about the basic details of copyright law and software licensing before you upload a bundle of other people's copyrighted work. Thanks!
Change Log - PhanxChat
Version 3.3.0.60
Repeat message suppression now looks at the last 15 lines (up from 10)
Fixed repeat message suppression option
Version 3.3.0.57
Update for WoW 3.3
Version 3.2.0.53
Added checks to prevent errors caused by other addons that haven't been updated for 3.2, because I'm tired of hearing about them
Fixed suppression options again
Changed from hardcoded class name translations to new FillLocalizedClassList API
Version 3.2.0.51
Updated class coloring for WoW 3.2
PhanxChat's class color option now only colors player names in message types that are not colored by the default UI. To enable class coloring in other message types, use the default UI's chat options window and enable the option for every message type you want class coloring for.
If your locale has not yet patched to 3.2, do not update yet!
Version 3.1.1.49-beta
Fixed error preventing ChatFrame3 and ChatFrame7 from being formatted
Version 3.1.1.48-beta
Fixed achievement messages for Korean (and possibly other non-English) clients
Improved URL linking to reduce the occurrence of false positives
Updated koKR translations by kornshock @ WoWInterface
Version 3.1.0.40-beta
Rearranged configuration GUI
Re-added "/pchat clear" command for easy keybinding
Version 3.1.0.37-beta
Fixed suppressing repeated messages in 3.1
Fixed error in option for shortening channel names
Version 3.1.0.35-beta
Add LibStub for GUI configuration
Version 3.1.0.33-beta
Update for WoW 3.1 (not backwards compatible)
Fix German translation for "Death Knight"
Add GUI configuration in the Interface Options panel
Remove command-line configuration
Version 3.0.2.26
Fix channel notice suppression option
Version 3.0.2.22
Fix chat tab dragging
Version 3.0.2.21
Fix font size command
Version 3.0.2.20
Remove 2.4.3 compatibility
Version 2.4.3.19
Fix scroll-to-bottom button
Version 2.4.3.18
Fix channel notice suppression option
Version 2.4.3.17
Add complete deDE translations from Melikae
Add complete ruRU translations from Valle
Version 2.4.3.14
Fix suppression options
Add complete koKR translations from TalksWind
Version 2.4.3.10
Add complete frFR translations from Nicolas
Version 2.4.3.9
Fix frame blacklisting
Changed versioning scheme to match the rest of my addons (WoW version.addon revision)
Fewer retained lines will actually make you see more repeated messages, by comparing incoming messages against fewer previous messages.
Imagine you receive the following messages (with each letter representing a unique message/sender combination): AABCCAACADDEDDAB
If you only check the previous 1 line, then you'll see: ABCACADEDAB
If you check the previous 2 lines, you'll see: ABCADEDAB
If you check the previous 4 lines, you'll see: ABCDEA
If you check the previous 5 lines, you'll see: ABCDE
The more people are flooding at a time, the higher you should set the number of lines to retain, in order to minimize the number of repeated messages you see.
Originally posted by Phanx I think you misunderstand what PhanxChat does. It does not attempt to detect spam of any kind. All it does is suppress any message that is identical to one of the last 15 unique messages received in the same chat frame from the same sender. In very high-traffic situations with 15 or more people flooding simultaneously, you will still see repeating messages. You can increase the number of unique messages to retain if 15 is not enough for your server; open PhanxChat.lua and read the directions.
guess thats on me, I wasn't using the newest version, as I dont update unless somethings broken.. new version you added the comment at top of the file. where in .57 there was no comment
I think you misunderstand what PhanxChat does. It does not attempt to detect spam of any kind. All it does is suppress any message that is identical to one of the last 15 unique messages received in the same chat frame from the same sender. In very high-traffic situations with 15 or more people flooding simultaneously, you will still see repeating messages. You can increase the number of unique messages to retain if 15 is not enough for your server; open PhanxChat.lua and read the directions.
Is there some sort of threshhold on what is considered spam, because i play on spam'gall (cho'gall) and there isnt a time where people dont spam 50+ msgs a second.. in fact during the night you would belucky to be able to read chat :P
so its either not working or has a huge threshhold, thanks
I've noticed PhanxChat has an option which is "Auto-start logging". I assume enabling this option will make PhanxChat record the chat, like with an instant messenger. Where do I find the log files?
thanks and a suggestion - if can be added a notify sound, when a specifc word appear in chat, like in Chatter. Now im switching chatter with phanx lol because chatter have sound but cant maximise the chat window more than few cm. Is a important and fun option
Originally posted by xromania™ but can use 2 addons for text in same time with no potential problems? and would be nice to transfer all text (linked yellow text too)
It depends on what the addons do. If they both try to do the same thing (link URLs, for example) you'll wind up with problems. If they do different things, or if you can turn off features in one that are already provided by the other, then you should be fine. The only way to find out for sure is to try it!
Originally posted by swaziloo Try Wordpad. It's really quite easy and exactly as Phanx described.
Phanx: Thank you for keeping this addon up-to-date for us all. It's really about a gazillion times better than standard chat, and follows the "just works" philosophy that means less futzing and more play time. Yay!
but can use 2 addons for text in same time with no potential problems? and would be nice to transfer all text (linked yellow text too)
Try Wordpad. It's really quite easy and exactly as Phanx described.
Phanx: Thank you for keeping this addon up-to-date for us all. It's really about a gazillion times better than standard chat, and follows the "just works" philosophy that means less futzing and more play time. Yay!
I did similar to you(before i even checked here), cept i used PL for party leader, but on my wife and daughters PC's i get errors at line 501, not on this one though, weird... hope phanx's version works better than mine(and yours)....
Originally posted by xellotath I hope the next version abbreviates "Party Leader" that's driving me crazy
It will.
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Originally posted by xromania™ Nvm not a big problem, i gues these lua errors cant affect game stability or crash it, right?
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Originally posted by Phanx You should also be able to avoid the error by disabling PhanxChat's class coloring option and reloading your UI (or logging out and back in).
I know reading is hard, but making snarky comments when you obviously haven't read what you're commenting on just makes you look like an idiot.
