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the in-game documentation pops an error as well

edit: here they are.

CowTip-3.0r65841\\Text\\Text.lua:605: attempt to call method 'OpenHelp' (a nil value)\n\n ---

CowTip-3.0r65841\\Text\\Text.lua:472: attempt to call method 'OpenHelp' (a nil value)\n\n ---

The only problem I'm currently having with 2.4 and LibDogTag-Unit-3.0 is that PowerColor is, apparently, setting the text alpha to 0 for that line. Here's the tag:

[HasMP ? PercentMP:Percent:PowerColor]

There's no visible error - just a blank spot. This is happening in both PitBull and CowTip, so I'm fairly certain LibDogTag-3.0 or LibDogTag-Unit-3.0 is the culprit.

LibDogTag-3.0.lua line 70 sets the color for mana. I'm only seeing 3 numbers, so that is the RGB. I'm guessing the issue is in LibDogTag-Unit-3.0\Categories\Power.lua, either line 178 or line 180, but I don't know lua well enough to debug beyond this.

-- Taryl (Gunnolf of Thunderhorn)

PS: It works perfectly, as long as I don't include the :PowerColor modifier, so that is the issue, I believe.

EDIT:

 [HasMP ? PowerColor PercentMP:Percent]

Has the same problem - no text at all

Quote from Ellipsis »

You obviously didn't read any of this thread. As previously mentioned, all three of the things you're asking about have changed in the new version of DogTag.

1. Color tags now require quotes around their arguments, e.g. Color("DFFF00")
2. Units are now specified with named aruments, e.g. Name(unit="target")
3. Nesting can be done using [], (), or {} as desired.

Well I dont know for others, but beleive me I tried and hard. In the hope to be able to use that for 2.4 I made a toon on PTR, and tried until yesterday to get that done.

I found how to re make some easy tags I had, but for the hard ones, I am totally out, I am not as you good in programing and I dont even know what means Nesting regarding tags. So yes, I try and try and that since March 3. I even posted in this thread.

I went through all the lib dogtag3, trying to find out how to do, I am sorry, call me dumb, stupid or whatever, this is actually too hard for me, and I feel sad and mad. Took me numerous months to learn for the other lib, and just when I am done, all is scratch and that's it.

So what, you will send me to another easier addon ? :((

Also for the 3rd time I am asking why the dogtag for castbar are not working on Player and Target frame, and why the dogtag for the castbar TOT is semi working ? (cast time duration is made of gazillon of number)
If that is normal then say it, if that is not say it too.

Thanks Taryl, I've fixed PowerColor.

To everyone else reporting DogTag bugs, please note that they should be posted on Jira: http://jira.wowace.com/browse/DOGTAG

For help with tags, please post in the "HELP!" forum. I will be posting some more info on the syntax changes as soon as I get it written, so that you guys have some idea what needs to be changed in your custom tags.

The big one I'm looking for is for talent spec. The one they added to CowTip doesn't work.

[if TalentSpec then TalentTree " " TalentSpec:Paren]

I'm looking forward to the ingame help working again. I know it might be a while, but I really got used to the layout I had, to the point, I'd rather not play then play without.
Damn CK you really made a mod too good to live without xD

An ETA would be awesome, understand if there is none though.

Quote from Eilenda »

Well I dont know for others, but beleive me I tried and hard. In the hope to be able to use that for 2.4 I made a toon on PTR, and tried until yesterday to get that done.

I found how to re make some easy tags I had, but for the hard ones, I am totally out, I am not as you good in programing and I dont even know what means Nesting regarding tags. So yes, I try and try and that since March 3. I even posted in this thread.

I went through all the lib dogtag3, trying to find out how to do, I am sorry, call me dumb, stupid or whatever, this is actually too hard for me, and I feel sad and mad. Took me numerous months to learn for the other lib, and just when I am done, all is scratch and that's it.

So what, you will send me to another easier addon ? :((

Also for the 3rd time I am asking why the dogtag for castbar are not working on Player and Target frame, and why the dogtag for the castbar TOT is semi working ? (cast time duration is made of gazillon of number)
If that is normal then say it, if that is not say it too.

Do what I did and revert back to an older version of the addon. I reverted cowtip and pitbull back to older versions and they work fine. As far as learning the dogtag rules, if it's frustrating you this much, then it's not worth it, find another addon that won't aggravate you. I've changed/dumped a lot of addons that take too much of my time, since I don't want to spend hours upon hours learning how to configure 1-2 addons (like you, I'm not that great in coding or programming my background is surgery).

I'm also seeing a problem with the Status tag. It shows me as Offline when I'm very obviously logged into the game ;)

If you're having issues, I've posted some updated tags that I'm using in this thread:

http://www.wowace.com/forums/index.php?topic=12115.msg193329#msg193329

If you're no longer getting talent information, you need to install LibTalentQuery. It is needed now but isn't included in CowTip at the moment.

Quote from kevinc »

If you're having issues, I've posted some updated tags that I'm using in this thread:

http://www.wowace.com/forums/index.php?topic=12115.msg193329#msg193329

If you're no longer getting talent information, you need to install LibTalentQuery. It is needed now but isn't included in CowTip at the moment.

Speaking of which, the dependency for it was just added :p

Is there any web-based documentation for the tags? I like the in-game one, but it's sometimes nicer to load it up in a browser and be able to search it. If there isn't anything already done, maybe it's possible to pull a page out of the LUA-based documentation once it's updated. I can look into something like that once the help is working again and I can figure out where to look for it.

Thanks,
~Matt

I think the new version of Dogtags is even harder to understand then the previous version. I picked Pitbull up last week and needlessly spent 2 hours or so learning how it worked, not knowing a change was in the works. Still, I managed it.

When I got the new version of Pitbull yesterday I spent an hour on it and made no pregress whatsoever. Thank you however for trying.



In the meantime I need to change the health text on my player bar and could use some help.

What I want to show is this.

Undamaged.

MaxHP | 100%

Damaged

-1200 | 82%

Would be grateful if anyone could help with the code.

pls help with line that will show guildname, and if its my guild - show in different color.

using

if Guild = Guild(unit="player")

shows your guildname on every npc

Quote from ckknight »

I decided to whip up a script that'll output a wiki page. It's crude, but it works:

http://wowace.com/wiki/LibDogTag-3.0

Thanks for this. Everything has examples too so that rocks.

Did find a typo though:
HasMP(unit)
Return True if unit has no power type at all
[HasNoMP] => "True"; [HasNoMP] => ""

Tag is HasMP but description/example are for HasNoMp.

Can you add the Logical Operands on the wiki for LibDogTag-3.0?

|| OR
&& AND
! NOT
~ NEGATE


When I try to add || to PitBull it converts to |r|r what's wrong? And I get syntax error, help!

Quote from Taelan »

What I want to show is this.

Undamaged.

MaxHP | 100%

Damaged

-1200 | 82%

Would be grateful if anyone could help with the code.

I think this will work:

[IsMaxHP ? MaxHP ! ("-" MissingHP):Red] | [PercentHP]

Edit: Woops, let's try that again.

Quote from doxxx »

I'm also seeing a problem with the Status tag. It shows me as Offline when I'm very obviously logged into the game ;)

i too have this problem, even when i'm not grouped.