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  • #4

  Choam Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:58:31

  I also had one more idea of setting order of sorting within subcontainers. The updated image with options (including the option to disable subcontainers) is below.

  http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1534/options2.jpg

  I just wanted to say that I guess it might be too complicated to implement. I won't stop using this addon if it happens not to be possible though ;]

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  • #3

  Choam Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:36:12

  Actually I've been thinking if you can set a separate sorting for auras and buffs with a timer. Since auras dont have a timer, they could be sorted by name and by the time of appearing.

  I've been thinking of the easiest theoretical solution how all those options might work combined and after an hour, I came up with imho the simplest solution.

  http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8360/options.jpg

  Also: while uploading the picture, I thought that for some reason, people might want to have their auras and timer buffs mixed, so there may be an option to override sorting timer buffs, sorting auras and option 5: "sort all incoming buffs by: name, time, time of appearance". Ticking this option and selecting soritng type would render sorting timer buffs, sorting auras and option 5 inactive.

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  Choam Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:26:07

  1. By buffs with equal time, you mean those with constant time?

  This doesn't really solve my issue. If I understand it correctly, auras will be grouped together, but that was a bonus... I forgot to mention that. (This might be a good idea to set a different sorting for equal, or "constant" time buffs.) My idea is to sort buffs by the time when they were cast, so that next stuff you cast that has lower or higher timer doesn't jump between other icons.

  Assume, that you've got one, "core" aura icon on the bar. Right now, you have two options: that buff is either on the right side and new ones move left, or left and new one move right. That also depends if you choose to sort by time or name, but I have that type of behaviour in mind, that appears with sorting by time. Now assume the "core" aura icon is on the right side. I thought about an additional option, say "increment left" or "increment right". Ticking the earlier would ensure that new buffs appear on the left side of the "core" buff, while ticking the latter would make new buffs appear on the right, moving the "core" icon leftwards.

  2. Can you set a container within another one? This way you could group all aura-type buffs in one, flexible container.

  3. I believe this actually kills the style of this addon a little bit. There are lots of other addons you need to configure, and with buffalo3, you only configure the position, sorting, and that's more or less it. Marking each separate buff will take time (and I'd have to configure that on all 9 chars). Plus some procs appear only during fight and you don't have time to mark them. It also depends on how you want to implement that marking thingy. You might want to make a list of all possible buffs, but I guess that's just too much.

  And btw... I've got no idea about making addons, coding in WoW and things like that. I'm just giving loose ideas hoping that some of them might see the daylight.

  Last edited on 31 Aug 2009 by Choam
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  Nimbal Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:35:51

  I see three possible solutions for this:

  1. Quick and dirty: Sort buffs by time and then buffs with equal time left (notably buffs without a timer) by name. This would ensure that all auras would be in the same spot. It's not very flexible though, because sometimes short-duration buffs are important also (sword & board of warriors).
  2. Moderately quick, flexible, but difficult to configure: A separate buff container that contains only special buffs that you can configure to your liking. You would have to manually add them to this container (alt-clicking active buffs to add them to this container would theoretically be possible, but will clutter up the code). There would also be the problem of screen real estate, since you essentially have another buff container to put somewhere.
  3. Further down the road (timewise), flexible and maybe a bit easier to configure: Marking important buffs with a symbol / special border / shine / whatever.

  I'll have to think about these possibilities. Further input on this is appreciated.