[GRID] Addons and Functionality - Page 9

Emynwen · 09/12/07, 2:11 PM

Originally Posted by domlebo70

download the GridHorizontalLayout mod

Edit: Question withdrawn; I located it on curse.com.

Liryn · 09/12/07, 5:19 PM

This idea was mentioned briefly much earlier in this thread, but I wanted to get some more input and advice. I was wondering if anyone (healers especially) uses Grid as their only unit frames, for every size of group from a 2-man arena team to a 10 man Kara group to 40 AFK'ers in AV.

I am trying to simplify the appearance of my UI and reduce the number of addons I use while still keeping it functioning well. Using Grid alone would help with that, but I wonder if it's really feasible to be switching between various profiles and settings all the time. The other part of this plan I'm not sure will work well is the issue of how much screen space Grid takes up for each size group; my monitor is annoyingly small and so I tend to have everything squished together pretty tightly. I could see that being fine for 25 people or less, but what about 40? It's unlikely I'd just be able to stick the extra 15 bars on the side somewhere, since it would almost certainly start overlapping other aspects of my UI, but I'd love to have my UI change as little as possible as I move between raids/arenas/BGs/other settings.

Any ideas or advice would be welcome (as long as it's more than "go buy a bigger monitor"!).

Cyn · 09/13/07, 5:49 AM

Originally Posted by Cyn

This is probably a very simple problem, but for the life of me i cant work out how to do it.

All i want to do is take the current health deficit text, and change it to how much health they actually have left. I cannot find an option for it anywhere

(Currently only using base Grid mod, with no extras)

I'm really surprised no-one seems to have an answer to this, i would have thought it would've been a commonly sought option.

Caryna · 09/13/07, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by Liryn

This idea was mentioned briefly much earlier in this thread, but I wanted to get some more input and advice. I was wondering if anyone (healers especially) uses Grid as their only unit frames, for every size of group from a 2-man arena team to a 10 man Kara group to 40 AFK'ers in AV.

Well, I am using Grid as the only unit frames on my mage and my priest in all situations (solo, party, raid). In addition to that I am using IceHUD for all the info I need about myself, my target, my pet (if I have any) and my targets target. For my focus (and focus' target) I am using ag_UF frames (is there any mod that ONLY handles a configurable focus and focus' target frame?).

Basically I am using the same UI on both characters and it works fine for me. The only thing I have to change when switching characters is the center icon display (curse for mage and magic/disease for priest). For dispelling I use Clique.

So yeah, it's very feasible to use Grid as your only unit frames.

Sarutobi · 09/13/07, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Liryn

This idea was mentioned briefly much earlier in this thread, but I wanted to get some more input and advice. I was wondering if anyone (healers especially) uses Grid as their only unit frames, for every size of group from a 2-man arena team to a 10 man Kara group to 40 AFK'ers in AV.

I am trying to simplify the appearance of my UI and reduce the number of addons I use while still keeping it functioning well. Using Grid alone would help with that, but I wonder if it's really feasible to be switching between various profiles and settings all the time. The other part of this plan I'm not sure will work well is the issue of how much screen space Grid takes up for each size group; my monitor is annoyingly small and so I tend to have everything squished together pretty tightly. I could see that being fine for 25 people or less, but what about 40? It's unlikely I'd just be able to stick the extra 15 bars on the side somewhere, since it would almost certainly start overlapping other aspects of my UI, but I'd love to have my UI change as little as possible as I move between raids/arenas/BGs/other settings.

Any ideas or advice would be welcome (as long as it's more than "go buy a bigger monitor"!).

I used to, but I recently switched back to using Pitbull for anything that isn't a raid. When in a raid Pitbull hides itself (party frames) and Grid occupies the location where Pitbull used to be. I typically just keep Gris in the 40-man raid profile with the background hidden so that it can grow/shrink as necessary and it's not (visually) taking up space it's not currently using.

• zeidrich · 09/13/07, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Liryn

This idea was mentioned briefly much earlier in this thread, but I wanted to get some more input and advice. I was wondering if anyone (healers especially) uses Grid as their only unit frames, for every size of group from a 2-man arena team to a 10 man Kara group to 40 AFK'ers in AV.

I do. I don't find that there is any information that I do need in a 5-man group that I don't need in a raid. And so if grid is enough to manage while I'm in a raid, it's enough to manage when I'm in a smaller group.

Zenedra · 09/13/07, 4:52 PM

I have Pitbull for my party frames atm but am strongly considering even using Grid for 5mans. It's just so much easier in Grid than having big party frames floating around.

Northerner · 09/14/07, 4:35 AM

Grid newb here, although they are my usual raid frames for buffing and monitoring reasons.

How would I add say, Kael's MC to a corner/debuff/whatever? I'd like to have the mouseover sheep thing going. Sorry for terseness, I'm tired.

Yessia · 09/17/07, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Northerner

Grid newb here, although they are my usual raid frames for buffing and monitoring reasons.

How would I add say, Kael's MC to a corner/debuff/whatever? I'd like to have the mouseover sheep thing going. Sorry for terseness, I'm tired.

I learned how to do this earlier in this thread

Originally Posted by dukes

You need to make sure that the ability is spelt correctly (and capitalised correctly, in this case 'Icebolt' is correct) as well as having it turned on in the right frame option (center icon). Then make sure that it's set up as a debuff, not as a buff, and is set to a relatively high priority (for something like that setting it to 99 is probably the best thing to do). It should just take the debuff icon from the debuff affecting them, rather than taking it from a file. I know people in the guild that have both Water Tomb and Watery Grave set up for Hydross and SSC, as well as Deadly Poison for Council, so it definitely works on "non-standard" debuffs/buffs.

This has really helped me a ton in healing in encounters with important debuffs

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But as he said, go to Status -> Auras -> Add new debuff, type the debuffs name in, then go to Frame -> Center icon(if you want the debuffs icon use can use center, if you just want a corner highlighted go to the appropriate corner)-> And check the debuffs name that you added.

czokalapik · 09/17/07, 6:29 AM

ive also found Grid best healer tool, thanks to center icon debuffs where im placing all important boss debuffs, inc heals, aggro alert.
sometimes i see some events earlier than DBM or BigWigs alerts are shown

and if someone looking for pets in grid (what i needed for loooong time, specially now - when one of our locks changed build on demo) there is dev version: Revision 49113: /branches/Grid/jerry/Grid

Ailetha · 09/17/07, 12:17 PM

Can you make timers (aka time left on LB/MOTW/Rejuv/Renew) show up over/around the corner & side icons or is that feature available over center icons only? The actual NECB/Quartz mod cast bars take up too much screenspace for my liking. I think I have a HoT timer addon for Grid but I also think it doesn't do timers over corner icons or I haven't been able to figure out how to make it do that. I want to eliminate the stack of cast bars altogether if possible.

If anyone can tell me how to do this; I would appreciate it very much.

This is my current Grid picture for reference. Small white line at bottom of raid member designates mana bar. Health decreases from right to left with a right-side text designating amount missing. I have the different corners assigned to different HoTs/inc heals/missing GOTW.

Thelyna · 09/23/07, 7:06 PM

Originally Posted by Northerner

Grid newb here, although they are my usual raid frames for buffing and monitoring reasons.

How would I add say, Kael's MC to a corner/debuff/whatever? I'd like to have the mouseover sheep thing going. Sorry for terseness, I'm tired.

You need the specific name of the debuff applied to people when they get MC'd by Kael, then you add that as a debuff, set priority/colour, then add it to your indicator of choice (corner? center icon? up to you).

Lieska · 09/25/07, 5:23 AM

Quick question here, sorry for the lack of details but I am at work and can't check the versions used and such. I will specify later.

Has anyone else encountered a problem with Grid not updating players' health? Sometimes Grid just seems to leave a health deficit up for a player even though they are at full health. It's not just a delay, the health bar simply won't update even out of combat. At the same time Xperl party frames are showing the health correctly.

kenderpl · 09/25/07, 9:19 AM

I have that but only for people out of range. Was wondering about it as well.

Caldar · 09/25/07, 1:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lieska

Quick question here, sorry for the lack of details but I am at work and can't check the versions used and such. I will specify later.

Has anyone else encountered a problem with Grid not updating players' health? Sometimes Grid just seems to leave a health deficit up for a player even though they are at full health. It's not just a delay, the health bar simply won't update even out of combat. At the same time Xperl party frames are showing the health correctly.

Make sure you don't have Low Mana Status asigned to the health bar or any other status that might conflict.

This was an issue for me.. bascially when someone was low on mana the health bar would stay at max. Once I correct that, it never happened again.