PitBull 4.0

[EllissDee]

I'm a long-time Pitbull user that recently has been seduced by Shadowed Unit Frames b/c of one small feature: the AuraTracker addon. It makes the portrait/class icon change to the icon of important buffs/debuffs, mainly for PvP, such as Polymorph, Stuns, SIlences, Bubble, etc. It acts just like the portrait icons on Gladius. Is there any way to replicate this in Pitbull?

[Telal]

I know it's possible in pitbull 4.0 to make group windows that look like grid.

However, is it also possible to set up "raid" groups for 10,15,25,40 have them look/behave like grid, adn have their own screen location and behavior?

Meaning for 5,10,15,25 I'd like them in one place, with 5,10,15 groups horizontal, then for 25 in the same place but swap the groups to veritical.

Then for 40 man, move the raid windows to a completely different location?

EDIT:
Also, If i wanted to "export" my layouts to my wifes pc, is it a simple as copying the pitbull addon and related files (IE: C:\users\public\games\world of warcraft\wtf\account\<Account name>\SavedVariables\pitbull4.lua) ?

[Shefki]

Originally Posted by Telal

I know it's possible in pitbull 4.0 to make group windows that look like grid.

However, is it also possible to set up "raid" groups for 10,15,25,40 have them look/behave like grid, adn have their own screen location and behavior?

Meaning for 5,10,15,25 I'd like them in one place, with 5,10,15 groups horizontal, then for 25 in the same place but swap the groups to veritical.

Then for 40 man, move the raid windows to a completely different location?

You can make as many groups as you want and then just choose when they show on the filtering tab. So you can have a separate setup for every last one of those if you want.

EDIT:
Also, If i wanted to "export" my layouts to my wifes pc, is it a simple as copying the pitbull addon and related files (IE: C:\users\public\games\world of warcraft\wtf\account\<Account name>\SavedVariables\pitbull4.lua) ?

Yup.

[shiin2]

I've done a little hack to Pitbull4_Aura/Layout.lua that I find quite useful. Maybe others think so to and are able to properly include it into the layout options instead of hard coding this layout.

So, what does my addition do? It anchors the debuffs behind the buffs. To understand this layout, let me explain my setup: For my party or raid members, I display a long line of filtered buffs after each unit frame (unit frames are just as high as the buffs). And with this hack the debuffs are attached at the end of the buffs and thus their position can grow/shrink to the right/left with changing number of buffs instead of being fixed to a certain x offset (the other way round, debuffs before buffs is probably better, but I haven't coded this yet).

To accomplish this, I added at the end of Pitbull4_Aura:LayoutAuras:

    local buff_list = frame.aura_buffs
    local debuff_list =    frame.aura_debuffs

    if #buff_list > 0 and #debuff_list > 0 then    
        debuff_list[1]:ClearAllPoints();        
        debuff_list[1]:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", buff_list[#buff_list], "TOPRIGHT",16,0);        
        for i=2, #debuff_list do
            debuff_list[i]:ClearAllPoints();        
            debuff_list[i]:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", debuff_list[i-1], "TOPRIGHT",0,0);
        end
    end

[Kerecha]

Originally Posted by shiin2

I've done a little hack to Pitbull4_Aura/Layout.lua that I find quite useful. Maybe others think so to and are able to properly include it into the layout options instead of hard coding this layout.

So, what does my addition do? It anchors the debuffs behind the buffs. To understand this layout, let me explain my setup: For my party or raid members, I display a long line of filtered buffs after each unit frame (unit frames are just as high as the buffs). And with this hack the debuffs are attached at the end of the buffs and thus their position can grow/shrink to the right/left with changing number of buffs instead of being fixed to a certain x offset (the other way round, debuffs before buffs is probably better, but I haven't coded this yet).

To accomplish this, I added at the end of Pitbull4_Aura:LayoutAuras:

    local buff_list = frame.aura_buffs
    local debuff_list =    frame.aura_debuffs

    if #buff_list > 0 and #debuff_list > 0 then    
        debuff_list[1]:ClearAllPoints();        
        debuff_list[1]:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", buff_list[#buff_list], "TOPRIGHT",16,0);        
        for i=2, #debuff_list do
            debuff_list[i]:ClearAllPoints();        
            debuff_list[i]:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", debuff_list[i-1], "TOPRIGHT",0,0);
        end
    end

im guessing thats what i need to be able to show buffs and debuffs on the same row in my raidlayout (same style with height being the same as the icon size)

[shiin2]

Exactly, just append it at the end of Pitbull4_Aura:LayoutAuras(). As said before, it's just a crude hack that fixes your debuffs into place on a straight line right after your last shown buff with no further positioning options. You still have to provide correct icon sizes, number of auras to display and the correct position your buffs. Sort order and filtering of the debuffs are retained.

I tested it with the Solo and Party config modes of Pitbull but not "in action".

[Kerecha]

Originally Posted by shiin2

Exactly, just append it at the end of Pitbull4_Aura:LayoutAuras(). As said before, it's just a crude hack that fixes your debuffs into place on a straight line right after your last shown buff with no further positioning options. You still have to provide correct icon sizes, number of auras to display and the correct position your buffs. Sort order and filtering of the debuffs are retained.

I tested it with the Solo and Party config modes of Pitbull but not "in action".

Ill give it some testing later, 5min before ToGC is a bad time to play with the UI

[jahf]

Apologies if asked and answered but at 137 pages ... hard to tell.

I've got Pitbull4 and Castbars both installed. I need my Castbars to show on top of Pitbull. They do for 1 castbar (player castbar showing over player Pitbull unit). But another one is buried under the Pitbull frame (target castbar under Pitbull target unit).

Is there a way to tell Pitbull to change the display order? I asked if Castbars can force itself up in the strata but the response (see the Curse page for Castbars for the comments) was to try to do it with Pitbull instead.

[Kerecha]

Originally Posted by jahf

Apologies if asked and answered but at 137 pages ... hard to tell.

I've got Pitbull4 and Castbars both installed. I need my Castbars to show on top of Pitbull. They do for 1 castbar (player castbar showing over player Pitbull unit). But another one is buried under the Pitbull frame (target castbar under Pitbull target unit).

Is there a way to tell Pitbull to change the display order? I asked if Castbars can force itself up in the strata but the response (see the Curse page for Castbars for the comments) was to try to do it with Pitbull instead.

Can't you just use pitbulls castbar?

[jahf]

I can, I like Castbars better with the UI I put together.