autobar replacement

[Galinn]

Hello,

I have a question here!

i been using autobar for years now (not kidding) and lately i am beginning to wonder if there is another addon that does the same thing as autobar but uses less memory!

because i think 4Mb is way 2 much for what autobar really does!

love 2 hear from you <3

Galinn

[wannad00it]

Originally Posted by Galinn Hello, I have a question here! i been using autobar for years now (not kidding) and lately i am beginning to wonder if there is another addon that does the same thing as autobar but uses less memory! because i think 4Mb is way 2 much for what autobar really does! love 2 hear from you <3 Galinn

lol thats why I stopped using it.

Cant say I've looked for an alternative tho, I think there is an addon called classbar that might do something close. However you wont get all the consumables etc

Personally tho Ive just gotten away from it. Its easier that way :-p

[Seerah]

AutoBar doesn't really use that much memory. You're seeing the combined memory usage of AutoBar and any libraries it has plus any resource usage of other addons that use those same libraries. AutoBar loads early in the loading process, so it's libraries are usually those which get saved into WoW's memory. Not to mention that one of it's libraries (PeriodicTable) is the sole reason why people love AutoBar - it's a HUGE database of every item in the game (AutoBar only uses the modules of PT that it needs, btw).

That said, I currently use Buffet and OPie.

[Marroc]

Originally Posted by Seerah AutoBar doesn't really use that much memory. You're seeing the combined memory usage of AutoBar and any libraries it has plus any resource usage of other addons that use those same libraries. AutoBar loads early in the loading process, so it's libraries are usually those which get saved into WoW's memory. Not to mention that one of it's libraries (PeriodicTable) is the sole reason why people love AutoBar - it's a HUGE database of every item in the game (AutoBar only uses the modules of PT that it needs, btw). That said, I currently use Buffet and OPie.

No, It REALLY is using that much memory. Been watching it for about a week now. Starts out tiny (~3mb, including libs) and slowly bloats up to almost 12mb. If you remove autobar, no other addon shows any symptoms of this kind of memory bloat (and I'm running baggins, which loads almost all of the libraries autobar does as well).

Disembedding the libraries doesn't change the bloat either.

[Seerah]

If that truly is the case, then it looks like there's something wrong in the AutoBar code, then. Because it never got that high for me when I used to use it. I don't think it gets that high for my hubby ever, either, and he still uses it.

[Oakayam]

Originally Posted by Seerah If that truly is the case, then it looks like there's something wrong in the AutoBar code, then. Because it never got that high for me when I used to use it. I don't think it gets that high for my hubby ever, either, and he still uses it.

Actually right after first update in 3.1 embedded was running 8 MiB and climbed to 15 while sitting idle. I disabled it then figuring I will wait for release version.
I can confirm however 4 MiB is normal. I have about 4 custom buttons but other then that my autobar is pretty vanilla. I don't know what is making it work so hard :P

[noble8]

Originally Posted by wannad00it lol thats why I stopped using it. Cant say I've looked for an alternative tho, I think there is an addon called classbar that might do something close. However you wont get all the consumables etc Personally tho Ive just gotten away from it. Its easier that way :-p

For consumables; tekkub's Buffet
For Quest items; Qbar

There are alternatives to both, just a suggestion.

[PurpleWedgie]

Originally Posted by noble8 For consumables; tekkub's Buffet For Quest items; Qbar There are alternatives to both, just a suggestion.

Seconded. I used autobar for years and have since been very happy with Buffet and Qbar.

[Galinn]

well with alot i mean.. autobar is the sole addon in my UI that uses the most memory and i dont use it that much compared 2 the second highest in my UI Pitbull! pitbull uses if i dont ask much of it.. 2mb of memory!
Autobar on the other hand is using 4mb.. and then i am just leaving it alone and not doing anything with it!
But autobar on the other hand is darn easy for mounts drinks food etc etc etc!
But i get the story Seerah told! if its using all the items in the wow's database 4mb is very good!
Dont get me wrong autobar is a good addon! but... its to much off the good stuff!

greetz

galinn

[noble8]

Originally Posted by Galinn well with alot i mean.. autobar is the sole addon in my UI that uses the most memory and i dont use it that much compared 2 the second highest in my UI Pitbull! pitbull uses if i dont ask much of it.. 2mb of memory! Autobar on the other hand is using 4mb.. and then i am just leaving it alone and not doing anything with it! But autobar on the other hand is darn easy for mounts drinks food etc etc etc! But i get the story Seerah told! if its using all the items in the wow's database 4mb is very good! Dont get me wrong autobar is a good addon! but... its to much off the good stuff! greetz galinn

Mounts; RandomAcessMount, or haste's Noru.

Plenty of alternatives to these two as well ;p