Introduction:
CTMod is one of the longest-running addon collections (since Vanilla), written first by Cide and TS who can boast that many of their innovative features were later incorporated into the actual game. Resike (2013-2017) and Dahk (2017-present) have maintained the addon in recent expansions.
CTMod customizes your interface to include hotbars, buff timers, statistics recording, and much more. This project commits to tailoring the existing Blizzard UI wherever possible, instead of completely replacing it like some other addons do.
Help Needed:
If you know more than one language, please contribute at https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/ctmod/localization
Modules:
This addon is modular so you can pick and choose which parts you want! Type /ct to configure them all!
- CT_Core (/ctcore) - Several small scripts combined together. If you only use a few features, the others will remain disabled and take up almost no memory at all.
- CT_BarMod (/ctbar) - Adds additional hotkey bars at the bottom above the experience bar, and additional left and right side bars. Shifts the pet bar above the left bar when it is turned on (unless overridden by the even more-featured CT_BottomBar).
- CT_BottomBar (/ctbb) - Breaks apart the game’s bottom bar to move, rotate, and even hide different parts such as the bag bar, main menu bar, pet bar, class stance bar, etc.
- CT_BuffMod (/ctbuff) - CT_BuffMod allows a much different style of customizable buff display. Buff names and durations can be shown. Buffs can be sorted by type or duration, and different types can even be shown in different parts of the screen. BuffMod is very versatile and the only way to truly unlock its potential is to play with the options until you get what you like!
- CT_UnitFrames (/ctuf) - Unit frame mod that allows you to further customize the look and feel of the Blizzard unit frames for the player, target, focus, assist, target of target, and target of focus.
- CT_RaidAssist (/ctra) - A modern remake of the original CTRA that predated Blizzard's actual raid frames. Reports hp, mana, buffs, and debuffs of anyone or everyone in your raid. Sorting is possible by groups, roles (retail only) and classes.
- CT_MailMod (/ctmail and /maillog) - Adds several features to your mail window and a log to keep track of what you sent/received.
- CT_MapMod (/ctmap) - Tracks herbs and ore as you discover them, and other features like adding custom notes to the map to remember where stuff is.
- CT_ExpenseHistory (/cteh) - Tracks how much you spend on repairs, reagents, ammo, and mail postage. You can see your totals spent for each character, or a dated log of what you spent.
- CT_PartyBuffs - Displaying of buffs on the party frames instead of when hovering a player’s frame.
- CT_Timer (/cttimer) - General purpose countdown and stopwatch timer.
- CT_Viewport (/ctvp) - Adds the ability to change the game’s viewport. This modifies the size of the rendered world, so that you can place UI elements outside of it.
same sort of error with hitting a button; in this case it was my r button which i have bound to my main action bar key 11. thing is i get errors quite frequently when doing nothing unusual and sometimes it throws a ct_mapmod error and sometimes it is a ct_core error. also i am not sure what you guys use to post errors with all the info strings and what not or else i would have tried to do the same. ty
Really happy with this
1x [ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED] AddOn 'CT_MapMod' tried to call the protected function 'MultiBarRight:SetScaleBase()'.
[string "@!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua"]:480: in function <!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua:480>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `SetScaleBase'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeSystemTemplates.lua"]:38: in function `SetScale'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:584: in function `UpdateRightActionBarPositions'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:562: in function `UpdateActionBarPositions'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:890: in function `UpdateLayoutInfo'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:239: in function <FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua:231>
Followed by a whole bunch of EditMode errors. I think it happened as I dropped combat.
Weird thing is after the error hitting any action bar key throws an error about ct_mapmod being blocked by blizzard UI. Not even extra keybinds, just numbers will do it.
1x [ADDON_ACTION_FORBIDDEN] AddOn 'CT_Library' hat versucht die geschützte Funktion 'TargetUnit()' aufzurufen.
[string "@!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua"]:480: in function <!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua:480>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `TargetUnit'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:1512: in function `RefreshTargetAndFocus'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:1456: in function `OnEditModeEnter'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:170: in function `EnterEditMode'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:192: in function <FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua:190>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `Show'
[string "@FrameXML/UIParent.lua"]:2853: in function `SetUIPanel'
[string "@FrameXML/UIParent.lua"]:2657: in function `ShowUIPanel'
[string "@FrameXML/UIParent.lua"]:2561: in function <FrameXML/UIParent.lua:2557>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `SetAttribute'
[string "@FrameXML/UIParent.lua"]:3159: in function <FrameXML/UIParent.lua:3138>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `ShowUIPanel'
[string "*GameMenuFrame.xml:94_OnClick"]:2: in function <[string "*GameMenuFrame.xml:94_OnClick"]:1>
Date: 2022-11-25 19:57:59
ID: 89
Error occured in: AddOn: CT_Core
Count: 5
Message: Note: AddOn CT_Core attempted to call a protected function (SpellFlyout:Hide()) during combat lockdown.
Debug:
[string "=[C]"]: Hide()
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua"]:363: handler()
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua"]:690:
Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua:672
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua"]:704:
Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua:697
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/SecureTemplates.lua"]:746: SecureActionButton_OnClick()
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/ActionButton.lua"]:109: TryUseActionButton()
[string "@Interface/FrameXML/ActionButton.lua"]:144: ActionButtonDown()
[string "ACTIONBUTTON2"]:2:
[string "ACTIONBUTTON2"]:1
Locals:
In reply to loremistress:
Thanks for the report.
This is happening because, in the design of the new default UI's movable action bars ("Edit Mode"), Blizzard inserted a piece code to dynamically choose the direction for spell flyouts. Their intent is to put the flyout in a useful direction based on where you position your default UI bars. It makes sense what they did; however, they did it in a way that is fundamentally not compatible with the older UI code that allowed addons to have action bars.
I'm still hoping for Blizzard to fix this one, but also not holding my breath since there has been a bug report since October that I'm not aware of Blizzard addressing. (https://github.com/Stanzilla/WoWUIBugs/issues/302)
Known workarounds:
- You can open the flyout from the spellbook, and then drag individual spells to the action bar instead of the entire flyout collection
- You can use the default UI interface -- all addons are affected by this bug, so I can't even suggest an alternative addon.
Edit. Since writing this, I am now aware of at least one other addon author finding a workaround. So it can in fact be done.
Getting this:
1x [ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED] AddOn 'CT_Core' tried to call the protected function 'MainMenuBar:SetPointBase()'.
[string "@!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua"]:480: in function <!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua:480>
[string "=[C]"]: in function `SetPointBase'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeSystemTemplates.lua"]:62: in function `SetPoint'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:623: in function `UpdateBottomActionBarPositions'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:561: in function `UpdateActionBarPositions'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:890: in function `UpdateLayoutInfo'
[string "@FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua"]:239: in function <FrameXML/EditModeManager.lua:231>
I can't figure out how to move and scale the pet bar and stance bar in the latest update. Did that functionality get removed?
In reply to MrKnubbles:
I removed those functions because I believe they are now part of the game's "Edit Mode". If I'm wrong about that, then yes, I could flip a switch to re-enable those features.
In reply to DahkCeles:
They allow you to move and edit them but they don't allow you to hide them. I much prefer the ctmod options because I can get more exact scaling. My pet bar is slightly off scale and has a frame around it. It would be much appreciated if those features were reenabled. Keep up the great work!
And:
Message: Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua:30: attempt to index global 'PlayerFrameHealthBar' (a nil value)
Time: Sat Nov 19 18:00:14 2022
Count: 1
Stack: Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua:30: attempt to index global 'PlayerFrameHealthBar' (a nil value)
[string "=[C]"]: ?
[string "@Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua"]:30: in function `value'
[string "@Interface/AddOns/CT_Library/CT_Library.lua"]:697: in function <Interface/AddOns/CT_Library/CT_Library.lua:693>
Locals:
In reply to fyrebahl:
Thanks to you both for the reports! After looking into it, I think Curse started distributing an older version of CTMod onto your computers.
Technical details: The error message you are showing is not possible with 10.0.0.4, because line 30 of CT_PlayerFrame.lua is simply the word "end" meaning the end of a function. However, I looked up older source code from 9.1.0.6 -- and it makes perfect sense that error would appear on line 30.
Next steps: I will upload something tonight to Curse, marked for WoW 10.0.2 and with a bug fix for CT_PartyBuffs. With luck, this will also get Curse to behave by distributing the proper, latest version.
Another bug popped up after emergency patch?
Message: Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua:30: attempt to index global 'PlayerFrameHealthBar' (a nil value)
Time: Sat Nov 19 18:00:14 2022
Count: 1
Stack: Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua:30: attempt to index global 'PlayerFrameHealthBar' (a nil value)
[string "=[C]"]: ?
[string "@Interface/AddOns/CT_UnitFrames/CT_PlayerFrame.lua"]:30: in function `value'
[string "@Interface/AddOns/CT_Library/CT_Library.lua"]:697: in function <Interface/AddOns/CT_Library/CT_Library.lua:693>
None of the press alt to put something in Trade/Mail/AH/etc. seems to be working. Also the options to resize the chat windows seemed to stop working after the emergency maintenance last night.
I am uploading a beta version to address many of the comments below.
10.0.0.4g (2022-11-12)
- Correcting the size and position of party buff icons with CT_PartyBuffs
- Restoring the ability to hide the action button grid with CT_BarMod
- Restoring several features with CT_BottomBar
- Options turned off actually appear that way in the CTMod control panel
- Further updates for Dragonflight
This also includes a fix for an issue in the Dragonflight Beta (10.0.2) that doesn't appear on live servers.
Partybuffs looks to be showing the buff icons in the wrong place (somewhat overlapped on player frames) - default UI party frames, no frame addons.
Also, when in a raid, the party 'buffs' (presumably group 1) show up where the party frame normally would be. Took a pic if it'd help.
Still getting random (but far fewer) Mapmod errors. Want to say related to opening containers in bags or activating things in bags, etc.
[edit] Just occurred after opening a container bag in inventory (exquisite ingredients), immediately teleporting (mage) then using my mount macro (simple if can fly/ground then, not a mod etc). When macro was pressed, alert about MapMod/blizzard UI came up.
Thank you!
In reply to 619hadoken:
Thank you for the report. I've tried to address the CT_PartyBuffs issue in two steps:
- Since 10.0.0.4 they should be positioned better and hiding whenever you are in a raid (or using the compact raid frames as a party)
- 10.0.2.1 also will make the extra frames go away if you are in a party but someone drops out of the group.
Interesting that CT_MapMod is tainting the backpack and bags. Out of curiosity, do you use CT_Core? And if so, do you have bag automation turned off? Lastly, do you use the Blizzard setting to merge all your bags to a single window? (I have a workaround in CT_Core to avoid bag frame taint, but it only applies in certain narrow conditions. One theory is that I need to apply it more aggressively to protect CT_MapMod.)
In reply to DahkCeles:
Apologies for the late response
I do use Core and admittedly, always do as I thought it was necessary for the others to run (old habit since early days of CTMod).
Bag automation is OFF
I do NOT merge bags - original setup.
I mostly use it for QoL things like chat resizing/etc.
I disabled MapMod for a while and occasionally get Core errors, almost always after being in a group/raid then portalling back to city and trying to mount via simple macro (still in raid, generally, should that matter)
Otherwise, it's been far more solid as of the most recent update! Thank you once again
Using 10.0.0.3f on Wrath Classic, CT_BarMod "Hide empty button slots" doesn't save on reload/relog.
Also some options stays checked even tho I unchecked them and they still behave as if it was checked, I remember Cooldowncount behaving like that.
In reply to Warrax22:
Thanks for the report. Will be fixed in 10.0.0.4
Edit: I was referring to the empty button slots. I also see what you mean about some checkboxes seemingly being checked even though the setting is disabled. That is strange... will take a bit longer to figure out.