Programming is my downfall in computer usage. As well as I understand computers, I can't program to save my life.
That being said, I've learned this about WoW UI addons. The version number in the ToC tells when the add-on was last updated, and there are a lot of addons that haven't been updated since 1.x (pre-BC) that still work perfectly well.
Right now a fair number of my addons are disabled because I kept getting absolutely spammed with "!BugGrabber has stopped capturing errors because it has captured more than 10 errors in 6 seconds (I forget the exact numbers here). Capturing will resume in 30 seconds." And then a popup, "Your addons are causing umpteen errors for each and every star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy and if you do not disable every last one of them umpteen eons before the very Dawn of Time when God said, 'Let there be Light,' then to hell with CGF's, we WoW devs will haxx0r your account ourselves and sell all your phat lewtz on eBay HAHA." (sighs, okay not literally but you get the idea... :p )
I'm not sure which addons are producing these errors because I don't know how to access "BugGrabber's" logs. What I was hoping to do, was list some of my addons that show as Out of Date, ask the user populace here if they can verify which among them still work perfectly, and therefore do not need updating, and then I would update the version numbers myself.
(BEGIN DISCLAIMER)These would NOT be uploaded anywhere, this is a change I only do for the addons on my own hard drive, for my own edification.(/END DISCLAIMER)
At the very least this would help me narrow down the list of which addons are causing errors, and then those will remain disabled for however long I need to keep them that way. I am not in a major hurry to get all of them updated, the main 'core ones' I rely on tend to be updated fairly quickly, anyway.
So, here are my addons which show as out of date, if anyone can verify which still work properly and don't need actual updating:
** - I strongly suspect Examiner as causing a lot of the errors I kept getting told was scrolling off the map. I can't say exactly why other than it was one of the first I disabled and it helped quiet the "too many errors" spam down. I will be keeping this disabled until I know more.
*** - I don't really have time to raid during the Cata Expansion Pack so I will probably be keeping this disabled in any event; even if it is officially updated by its dev(s), I doubt I need it. Still, it would be nice to know if it works :p
There are a few others, but with maintenance going on right now, I cannot access any realm character selection screen to check my enabled/disabled addons in-game, and I will be out of the house before maintenance ends, so I wanted to post this while I still remember.
Thanks for any assistance. I'm just looking to find out which of these still work properly so I can update the TOC version numbers on my own copies.
Wait, first update BugGrabber, then install BugSack.
For the other addons, why not taking at look at major addon sites ? curse.com and wowinterface.com should cover 95% of addons and they both have a search engine.
Wait, first update BugGrabber, then install BugSack.
I would if I knew which of my addons INCLUDED BugGrabber. I don't see a sub-folder named BugGrabber in my addons folder.
... While I was typing this I figured it out. It's one of the Lib files in Decursive. Windows START button, type in BugGrabber... Decursive gets updated a LOT. Maybe that's why the "Buggrabber has stopped capturing errors" spam stopped.
For the other addons, why not taking at look at major addon sites ? curse.com and wowinterface.com should cover 95% of addons and they both have a search engine.
WowAce is part of the Curse network, that's why I came here. Besides I wasn't asking which of the addons I listed in my OP, have been updated. I know they all haven't been. I'm asking users who have those addons, if they can verify whether they work properly even WITHOUT having been updated-- therefore don't need to be updated, and so there is no reason to just update the TOC and use up bandwidth having players download them.
I would if I knew which of my addons INCLUDED BugGrabber. I don't see a sub-folder named BugGrabber in my addons folder.
... While I was typing this I figured it out. It's one of the Lib files in Decursive. Windows START button, type in BugGrabber... Decursive gets updated a LOT. Maybe that's why the "Buggrabber has stopped capturing errors" spam stopped.
Yes, Decursive includes BugGrabber & BugSack, but they were designed to be installed as their own addons.
Decursive gets updated a LOT. Maybe that's why the "Buggrabber has stopped capturing errors" spam stopped.
This is unrelated. BugGrabber captures errors of all addons, be it embedded in Decursive or installed separately. So some enabled addon is causing a lot of errors at a high rate. To avoid becoming a CPU hog, BugGrabber throttles down error catching. On a side note, without BugGrabber, this would cause a severe FPS drop because Blizzard built-in error handler is far worst than BugGrabber resource-wise. You can still install BugSack separately to access BugGrabber error log. This would help you identify those addons.
WowAce is part of the Curse network, that's why I came here. Besides I wasn't asking which of the addons I listed in my OP, have been updated. I know they all haven't been. I'm asking users who have those addons, if they can verify whether they work properly even WITHOUT having been updated-- therefore don't need to be updated, and so there is no reason to just update the TOC and use up bandwidth having players download them.
Well.
1) Bandwith is very cheap nowadays (unless you have a very low quota subscription).
2) I know for sure there is a Shadowed Unit Frames package for 4.1 (v3.3.5) and ShadowedUF_Options is part of that package, even though its TOC interface field has not be updated.
That being said, I've learned this about WoW UI addons. The version number in the ToC tells when the add-on was last updated, and there are a lot of addons that haven't been updated since 1.x (pre-BC) that still work perfectly well.
Right now a fair number of my addons are disabled because I kept getting absolutely spammed with "!BugGrabber has stopped capturing errors because it has captured more than 10 errors in 6 seconds (I forget the exact numbers here). Capturing will resume in 30 seconds." And then a popup, "Your addons are causing umpteen errors for each and every star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy and if you do not disable every last one of them umpteen eons before the very Dawn of Time when God said, 'Let there be Light,' then to hell with CGF's, we WoW devs will haxx0r your account ourselves and sell all your phat lewtz on eBay HAHA." (sighs, okay not literally but you get the idea... :p )
I'm not sure which addons are producing these errors because I don't know how to access "BugGrabber's" logs. What I was hoping to do, was list some of my addons that show as Out of Date, ask the user populace here if they can verify which among them still work perfectly, and therefore do not need updating, and then I would update the version numbers myself.
(BEGIN DISCLAIMER)These would NOT be uploaded anywhere, this is a change I only do for the addons on my own hard drive, for my own edification.(/END DISCLAIMER)
At the very least this would help me narrow down the list of which addons are causing errors, and then those will remain disabled for however long I need to keep them that way. I am not in a major hurry to get all of them updated, the main 'core ones' I rely on tend to be updated fairly quickly, anyway.
So, here are my addons which show as out of date, if anyone can verify which still work properly and don't need actual updating:
ARH (ArchaeoHelper)
Bartender4 (DualSpec)
Bazooka_ShowUpdates
BetterQuest
BigWigs (Northrend raid modules) (EDIT: modules updated)
Broker Bags
DevNull
Elkano's BuffBars
EveryQuest
Examiner**
IMHL (I Have Macro LoL)
Informant
LibSharedMedia
LittleWigs (Northrend dungeon modules)
MBB (Minimap Button Bag)
SharedMedia
Shadowed Unit Frames (Options)
ShockAndAwe
SilverDragon
SimpleBossWhisperer***
SimpleMinimap
SpamageMeters
Stubby
** - I strongly suspect Examiner as causing a lot of the errors I kept getting told was scrolling off the map. I can't say exactly why other than it was one of the first I disabled and it helped quiet the "too many errors" spam down. I will be keeping this disabled until I know more.
*** - I don't really have time to raid during the Cata Expansion Pack so I will probably be keeping this disabled in any event; even if it is officially updated by its dev(s), I doubt I need it. Still, it would be nice to know if it works :p
There are a few others, but with maintenance going on right now, I cannot access any realm character selection screen to check my enabled/disabled addons in-game, and I will be out of the house before maintenance ends, so I wanted to post this while I still remember.
Thanks for any assistance. I'm just looking to find out which of these still work properly so I can update the TOC version numbers on my own copies.
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Curse PremiumWait, first update BugGrabber, then install BugSack.
For the other addons, why not taking at look at major addon sites ? curse.com and wowinterface.com should cover 95% of addons and they both have a search engine.
I would if I knew which of my addons INCLUDED BugGrabber. I don't see a sub-folder named BugGrabber in my addons folder.
... While I was typing this I figured it out. It's one of the Lib files in Decursive. Windows START button, type in BugGrabber... Decursive gets updated a LOT. Maybe that's why the "Buggrabber has stopped capturing errors" spam stopped.
WowAce is part of the Curse network, that's why I came here. Besides I wasn't asking which of the addons I listed in my OP, have been updated. I know they all haven't been. I'm asking users who have those addons, if they can verify whether they work properly even WITHOUT having been updated-- therefore don't need to be updated, and so there is no reason to just update the TOC and use up bandwidth having players download them.
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Forum ModeratorYes, Decursive includes BugGrabber & BugSack, but they were designed to be installed as their own addons.
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Curse PremiumThis is unrelated. BugGrabber captures errors of all addons, be it embedded in Decursive or installed separately. So some enabled addon is causing a lot of errors at a high rate. To avoid becoming a CPU hog, BugGrabber throttles down error catching. On a side note, without BugGrabber, this would cause a severe FPS drop because Blizzard built-in error handler is far worst than BugGrabber resource-wise. You can still install BugSack separately to access BugGrabber error log. This would help you identify those addons.
Well.
1) Bandwith is very cheap nowadays (unless you have a very low quota subscription).
2) I know for sure there is a Shadowed Unit Frames package for 4.1 (v3.3.5) and ShadowedUF_Options is part of that package, even though its TOC interface field has not be updated.