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LightHeaded

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.

Beta Files (7)

File Name	Version	Hits	Size	Author	Date
beta_LightHeaded-v30401-1.1.0-2022-12-15.zip	v30401-1.1.0-2022-12-15	0	32MB	Cladhaire	02-04-23 03:41 AM
beta_LightHeaded-v11302-1.0.0-2020-05-01.zip	v11302-1.0.0-2020-05-01	591	10MB	Cladhaire	05-05-20 11:47 AM
beta_LightHeaded-v11302-1.1.0.zip	v11302-1.1.0	1,322	10MB	Cladhaire	10-04-19 11:26 AM
beta_LightHeaded-v11302-1.0.0.zip	v11302-1.0.0	1,464	10MB	Cladhaire	09-05-19 12:16 AM
beta_LightHeaded-v70100-1.1.0-2016-12-29.zip	v70100-1.1.0-2016-12-29	299	30MB	Cladhaire	01-12-17 02:27 PM
beta_LightHeaded-v70000-1.0.0-beta.zip	v70000-1.0.0-beta	307	27MB	Cladhaire	09-05-16 07:11 AM
beta_LightHeaded-v60000-0.1.0.zip	v60000-0.1.0	1,012	22MB	Cladhaire	10-20-14 02:50 PM

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12-14-10, 04:51 AM

Cladhaire

Salad!

Forum posts: 1935

File comments: 4961

Uploads: 19

Re: Cartographer isn't really the thing anymore

Originally posted by Kyouki
The one everyone likes is hopeless broken and the other doesn't work well either... pretty much everyone I know is using Mapster now (I wish I could figure out how to make it go full screen, I miss cartograper)

What does Lightheaded have to do with a map addon?

[quote]But since Cartographer isn't really working anymore, can you designate a basic map addon - Mapster or whatever you like (that's the one everyone recommended and it doesn't come with a huge suite of stuff I don't want or need) Mapster and Cromulent seem to be the pair for people who aren't using titan or something of that sort.

Is it possible to support Mapster with Lightheaded? [quote]

Support what? LightHeaded has nothing to do with map addons. Lightheaded supports setting of waypoints, using MapNotes, TomTom and Cartographer. Obviously, given that I wrote TomTom, I suggest that for waypoints, but that is not a map addo.

Or suggest a map addon that works that you do want to support?

I kept waiting for notification of an update, I finally checked here and saw there was one, as FuxieDK pointed out, for some reason, the Curse Client doesn't react or update or even say "there is an update available but you have to manually update it" I had no idea, but assumed there HAD to be one, and voila, there was.

/yay

And finally Fubar (someone else's is updated, but where oh where is my Auldlangsyne update, no where to be found, anyone have any ideas for a replacement for that one? I love everything it does and miss it.

Have a GREAT vacation, Cladhaire. Don't worry about addons, have life.. forget WoW exists. Have fun, lots and lots of fun and give and get love and hugs and even some presents.

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to help./ I'm sorry that addons you like are no longer updated.. but I'm having difficulty seeing what that has to do with LightHeadeed =_

Thank you for the kind words.

__________________
"There's only one thing that I know how to do well and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you-- be what you're like-- be like yourself. And so I'm having a wonderful time, but I'd rather be whistling in the dark..."

12-14-10, 04:47 AM

Cladhaire

Salad!

Forum posts: 1935

File comments: 4961

Uploads: 19

Originally posted by FuxieDK
Can we have a new compile of comments?
Current build is pre-Cata, which makes a lot of comment either wrong, lacking or both..

The current version of LightHeaded was most certainly parsed post-Cataclysm, as it was done on November 8th, after I finished leveling to 85. The description and changelog may not reflect this, but that is the reality of the matter. I'm travelling, so I'll parse when I can.

Also, can you take a look at why Curse Client refuse to update LH? Curse Client can see there is an update available (not now, but when an update actually is available), but insist that you download and install in manually.
However, TomTom updates fine with Curse Client and they both come from this site (and same author ;-)), so I can't see any reason why LH is such annoying to update.. :-(

Because Lightheaded is not available on Curse, and TomTom is. I have absolutely no plans to change this.

12-14-10, 03:54 AM
Kyouki A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 5 Uploads: 0	Cartographer isn't really the thing anymore The one everyone likes is hopeless broken and the other doesn't work well either... pretty much everyone I know is using Mapster now (I wish I could figure out how to make it go full screen, I miss cartograper) But since Cartographer isn't really working anymore, can you designate a basic map addon - Mapster or whatever you like (that's the one everyone recommended and it doesn't come with a huge suite of stuff I don't want or need) Mapster and Cromulent seem to be the pair for people who aren't using titan or something of that sort. Is it possible to support Mapster with Lightheaded? Or suggest a map addon that works that you do want to support? I kept waiting for notification of an update, I finally checked here and saw there was one, as FuxieDK pointed out, for some reason, the Curse Client doesn't react or update or even say "there is an update available but you have to manually update it" I had no idea, but assumed there HAD to be one, and voila, there was. /yay And finally Fubar (someone else's is updated, but where oh where is my Auldlangsyne update, no where to be found, anyone have any ideas for a replacement for that one? I love everything it does and miss it. Have a GREAT vacation, Cladhaire. Don't worry about addons, have life.. forget WoW exists. Have fun, lots and lots of fun and give and get love and hugs and even some presents.

12-14-10, 12:28 AM
FuxieDK A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 74 Uploads: 0	Can we have a new compile of comments? Current build is pre-Cata, which makes a lot of comment either wrong, lacking or both.. Also, can you take a look at why Curse Client refuse to update LH? Curse Client can see there is an update available (not now, but when an update actually is available), but insist that you download and install in manually. However, TomTom updates fine with Curse Client and they both come from this site (and same author ;-)), so I can't see any reason why LH is such annoying to update.. :-( __________________

12-13-10, 07:52 AM
ssutton3 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	[quote]Originally posted by vikkyne [b]At any rate, why does a mouse-over window pop-up when I look at a further quest in a quest line, and not disappear? For example, I open my quest log, and look at an initial quest of a 5-quest line. I then click on the 2nd or any other quest in that line and the pop-up reflects that particular quest's data, but will not disappear. I have had the same issue with the window popping up and not going away--following my mouse all over the screen. The only way I was able to get it to go away was to mouse over the same line in the future quest that started the error, and then it goes away.

12-12-10, 01:33 PM
Cladhaire Salad! Forum posts: 1935 File comments: 4961 Uploads: 19	Just to let everyone know, I will be leaving Tuesday for a holiday with my family. I will be gone until after the New Year. I may be around the computer, but I'm going to try very hard not to even look at addon-related emails. If you had any idea how many of them I get in a day, you might understand. As a result, I ask that you please be patient with me if things go wrong with one of my addons. I'll do my best to watch for any issues, but I cannot promise that I will have the ability to make any changes, given that I will not have access to WoW or an internet connection for most of the time. Thank you for your support. __________________ "There's only one thing that I know how to do well and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you-- be what you're like-- be like yourself. And so I'm having a wonderful time, but I'd rather be whistling in the dark..."

12-12-10, 06:02 AM
SinusPi A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 13 File comments: 13 Uploads: 1	To be entirely correct - no site can legally "own" any user-made comments. Authorship itself is not transferrable, at least in no modern law system. Authorship rights (aka. copyright) are what can be transferred, licensed or whatever. (Not that it matters. /target nit, /pick. ;P) Last edited by SinusPi : 12-12-10 at 11:28 AM.

12-12-10, 03:23 AM
Cladhaire Salad! Forum posts: 1935 File comments: 4961 Uploads: 19	That is not correct, they have a license to use them. This is based on the terms of use and conditions presented when you create an account on their site, same as any other user contributed site. Wowhead does not require that you relinquish all copyright to them, so the author still retains copyright, while granting a limited license to the website. This is standard stuff =) __________________ "There's only one thing that I know how to do well and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you-- be what you're like-- be like yourself. And so I'm having a wonderful time, but I'd rather be whistling in the dark..."

12-11-10, 11:53 PM
Arcadian Del Sol A Fallenroot Satyr Forum posts: 29 File comments: 56 Uploads: 0	sorry, but from a legal standpoint, the owners of the site DO in fact, own all the comments.

12-11-10, 02:25 AM

Cladhaire

Salad!

Forum posts: 1935

File comments: 4961

Uploads: 19

Originally posted by vikkyne
At any rate, why does a mouse-over window pop-up when I look at a further quest in a quest line, and not disappear? For example, I open my quest log, and look at an initial quest of a 5-quest line. I then click on the 2nd or any other quest in that line and the pop-up reflects that particular quest's data, but will not disappear.

I've not experienced this, but I'll see what I can do to resolve it.

FWIW, I am 50/50 about Wowhead's right to that data. They bought the site from the original 'owners', and so while the data was culled via their game tool, 100% of the comments, which is at least half of the value of the site, comes from contributions of members (who had no say on the sale of the site). So it will likely never sit well with most gamers that Wowhead owns all of that content, legal rights and all that aside.

I know the original owners, and I know the current owners. I also never made a claim that they own the comments, because they frankly do not. They do, however, have legal recourse when it comes to the comments since users grant an implicit right to the site to display the user content, same as any content on a user-contributed site, including Wowinterface. We don't need to debate it any further =)

12-10-10, 10:21 PM

jeremy1048

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 65

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by Ronin
One thing that you can do (and I'm not sure if you're aware of it or not, so if you are, pardon me) is to "detach" the Lightheaded frame from the Quest Log frame. This would allow you to drag it elsewhere on the screen when the Quest Log expands to show a picture of the mob who is the quest objective.

Just type /lhdetach (if I remember correctly).

if you detach the lightheaded pane and move it slightly to the side, it does remember where you put it so the two sit nicely side by side. Given the amount of aggravation that other addon creators have with the frames interface, I personally agree with Claire's decision not to mess with the frames.

12-10-10, 08:50 PM
vikkyne A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 114 Uploads: 0	At any rate, why does a mouse-over window pop-up when I look at a further quest in a quest line, and not disappear? For example, I open my quest log, and look at an initial quest of a 5-quest line. I then click on the 2nd or any other quest in that line and the pop-up reflects that particular quest's data, but will not disappear. FWIW, I am 50/50 about Wowhead's right to that data. They bought the site from the original 'owners', and so while the data was culled via their game tool, 100% of the comments, which is at least half of the value of the site, comes from contributions of members (who had no say on the sale of the site). So it will likely never sit well with most gamers that Wowhead owns all of that content, legal rights and all that aside. Last edited by vikkyne : 12-10-10 at 08:52 PM.

12-10-10, 02:11 AM

Cladhaire

Salad!

Forum posts: 1935

File comments: 4961

Uploads: 19

Originally posted by SinusPi
I did not intend to come out as rude or anything. It's just that there is a difference between not sharing but explaining one's motives in a brief yet convincing manner, and not sharing "because no". I read your response to me as a warning that they might not want to even talk about any kind of data sharing at all, apparently this being such a touchy subject.

It IS a touchy subject. Wowhead is a commercial site, and they make they money from web traffic and ad revenue. Displaying their information in-game or out of context is taking traffic from them, so naturally they would be protective of making that information 'easy' to redisplay.

I don't think you're being rude.. it just seems a bit rather expectational and slightly preempting antagonism, but that's why I asked =)

12-09-10, 08:41 PM

SinusPi

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

Forum posts: 13

File comments: 13

Uploads: 1

Your tone confuses me quite a bit. Is it not being civil if they decide to not give you what you're asked for?

I did not intend to come out as rude or anything. It's just that there is a difference between not sharing but explaining one's motives in a brief yet convincing manner, and not sharing "because no". I read your response to me as a warning that they might not want to even talk about any kind of data sharing at all, apparently this being such a touchy subject.

12-09-10, 10:51 AM
Cladhaire Salad! Forum posts: 1935 File comments: 4961 Uploads: 19	Your tone confuses me quite a bit. Is it not being civil if they decide to not give you what you're asked for? It's their data, they're entitled to share or not share it as they see fit. You'll get it either way, but there's something to be said about a high barrier of entry vs. a low barrier. Best of luck. __________________ "There's only one thing that I know how to do well and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you-- be what you're like-- be like yourself. And so I'm having a wonderful time, but I'd rather be whistling in the dark..."

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