DontCast

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Oct 11, 2013

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DontCast

Warns a player when their current target has buffs or debuffs that eliminate (or significantly mitigate) incoming damage. The default buff/debuff list will switch modes (between magical and physical) depending on the current spec of the player. Displays the name and icon of the buff/debuff, as well as a timer displaying a countdown of time remaining until the effect expires. Buffs and debuffs can be added and removed with the appropriate slash commands.

Default Buffs/Debuffs

Anti-Magic Shell (Magical mode only)
Aspect of the Turtle
Blessing of Protection (Physical mode only)
Blessing of Spellwarding (Magical mode only)
Cloak of Shadows (Magical mode only)
Cyclone
Dark Pact
Deterrence
Die by the Sword (Physical mode only)
Diffuse Magic (Magical mode only)
Dispersion
Divine Shield
Ethereal Form (Physical mode only)
Grounding Totem (Magical mode only)
Guardian of the Forgotten Queen
Ice Block
Imprison
Life Cocoon
Nether Ward (Magical mode only)
Netherwalk
Paralysis
Polymorph
Riposte (Physical mode only)
Shield of Vengeance
Smoke Bomb
Soul Barrier
Spell Reflection (Magical mode only)
Temporal Shield
Thorns (Physical mode only)
Tombstone
Touch of Karma

Prior to version 1.3.7 any auras added to the default list (e.g. Dispersion in v1.1.3) would not be enabled for players updating to (or beyond) that DontCast version. This was changed in v1.3.7 (e.g. all players will now have Aspect of the Turtle enabled by default) but this required changing how auras are removed/disabled. As a result any players that prior to v1.3.7 disabled an aura (via /dontcast remove) that is on the default list will have that aura re-enabled. Auras disabled in v1.3.7 (or higher) will not be affected by future changes to the default list.

Commands

/dontcast add NAME - adds the named buff or debuff to the base list of auras (those that will show in either magical or physical mode)
/dontcast addm NAME - adds the named buff or debuff for magical mode only
/dontcast addp NAME - adds the named buff or debuff for physical mode only
/dontcast remove NAME - removes the named buff or debuff
/dontcast threshold #.## - set the threshold for changing color of countdown text
/dontcast show threshold - display the threshold color of countdown text changes
/dontcast list - display what will trigger the warning
/dontcast default - reverts to the default triggers
/dontcast show - Shows the addon and allows repositioning and resizing
/dontcast hide - Hides (and locks) the addon
/dontcast center - Sets the position to center of screen
/dontcast config - Opens the options UI
/dontcast ? or /dontcast help - Prints the command list

TODOs

customizable text colors
integrate adding/removing auras via options UI
set expiring soon threshold to a provided spell's cast-time
add support for immunity effects not shown as aura on target player (e.g. Counterstrike Totem, Mass Spell Reflection)

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john_yasen
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Posted Oct 8, 2018
hi,thanks for keeping updated:

Simplified Chinese character environment cannot be displayed normally

textFrame:SetText ------- Belongs to Unicode

cdTextFrame:SetText ------ Belongs to Unicode

Chinese characters need UTF-8

Please consider improving，or do a multi-language localization，thank you

My temporary solution：

local FONTS = {
zhCN = "Fonts\\ARKai_T.ttf",
Arial = "Fonts\\ARIALN.TTF",
FritzQuad = "Fonts\\FRIZQT__.TTF",
Morpheus = "Fonts\\MORPHEUS.ttf",
Skurri = "Fonts\\skurri.ttf"

local function showAndUnlockFrame()
textFrame:SetFont('Fonts\\ARKai_T.ttf', 21)
textFrame:SetText("点击这里移动") -- textFrame:SetText("Click here to move")
cdTextFrame:SetFont('Fonts\\ARKai_T.ttf', 21) -- Custom add from yasen
cdTextFrame:SetText("")
iconFrame:SetTexture("Interface\\ICONS\\INV_Misc_QuestionMark")
resizeButton:Show()
mainFrame:Show()
mainFrame:EnableMouse(true)

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Posted Oct 8, 2018
In reply to yasen:

I'll look into how much work would be involved in supporting other locales, what you provided above should be a good starting point thanks. Can't make any promises but I should have time this weekend to see what I can do.

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Posted Oct 14, 2018
In reply to yasen:

In the most recent version (1.4.7) I've added additional font options to the config screen so there are now fonts that support Russian, Korean, and Chinese. Thanks for the suggestion and the example - please do let know if the new version doesn't work correctly for you since my ability to accurately test this is limited.

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Posted Oct 17, 2018
In reply to exupery:

thanks ， Simplified Chinese Skill Display Test OK

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Posted Sep 11, 2018
Hi and thanks for keeping this addon updated! :)

Another spell for the default list should be Mistweaver's Life Cocoon: https://www.wowhead.com/spell=116849/life-cocoon

Last edited by virtualbs: Sep 11, 2018

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Posted Sep 11, 2018
In reply to Virtualbs:

Traditionally I've been on the fence about including things like Life Cocoon and Dark Pact in the default list since they're absorbs with no adverse effect some players may opt to just burst through it instead of switching targets (especially if there's no other enemy around) but I suppose just because the warning pops up doesn't mean you have to switch targets or otherwise stop damage (and users can always use `/dontcast remove` to disable an aura from the default list) so I'll add Life Cocoon and Dark Pact to the default list in the next update (probably this weekend).

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Posted Sep 16, 2018
In reply to Virtualbs:

Life Cocoon (and Dark Pact) are now part of the default list as of v1.4.6

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Posted Sep 4, 2018
@exupery, Should we change all:

elseif string.match(cmd, "add%s+%w+") then

to:

elseif string.match(cmd, "add%s+.+") then

then we can add/remove non-english spell like Chinese.

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Posted Sep 11, 2018
In reply to szpunk:

Implemented as requested in v1.4.5

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Posted Aug 14, 2018
2x [ADDON_ACTION_FORBIDDEN] Аддон 'DontCast' пытался вызвать защищенную функцию 'SetNote()'.
!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:519: in function <!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:519>
[C]: in function `SetNote'
FrameXML\StaticPopup.lua:2706: in function `OnAccept'
FrameXML\StaticPopup.lua:4964: in function `StaticPopup_OnClick'
[string "*:OnClick"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnClick"]:1>

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Posted Aug 15, 2018
In reply to gloomberg:

Yeah I was seeing a similar one last night (popped up at the end of a dungeon for me). I have what I believe is a fix locally, will push it when/if I'm confident it solves the issue (i.e. once I've ran a few dungeons without encountering it), hopefully later today or tomorrow.

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Posted Aug 16, 2018
In reply to gloomberg:

This is now fixed in the version just uploaded (v1.4.4b).

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
REF:

http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56314

https://www.wowace.com/projects/elkbuffbars/issues/141

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
3x Deferred XML Node object named MSA_DropDownListTemplate already exists
!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578: in function <!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578>

Locals:
nil

3x Deferred XML Node object named MSA_DropDownMenuTemplate already exists
!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578: in function <!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578>

Locals:
nil

4x Deferred XML Node object named MSA_DropDownMenuButtonTemplate already exists
!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578: in function <!BugGrabber\BugGrabber.lua:578>

Locals:
nil

v1.4.3, wow 8.0

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
In reply to szpunk:

This is due to the dropdown library used in this addon is also used by one or more other addons you're using (and pretty sure they should just be warnings, i.e. they shouldn't interfere with any addon functionality). Probably won't make any changes during the prepatch to see if Blizz makes any changes between now and the xpac dropping but will do something in early BFA if not.

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Posted Jul 22, 2018
Quote from exupery >>

Probably won't make any changes during the prepatch

Decided to take a stab at fixing this, if you download the version just uploaded (v1.4.4) it should resolve those duplicate object name warnings. (You may still see them caused by other addons if you have multiple others using the same library, but you shouldn't see this addon contributing to the problem anymore).

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Posted Jul 28, 2018
In reply to exupery:

This is still a problem, even if it is the only addon I have enabled

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Posted Jul 29, 2018
In reply to MikeFightsBears:

Interesting, I wasn't seeing this on my main but then when switching chars noticed it on others (including going back to my main in same session, i.e. not quitting wow), seems my attempted fix in v1.4.4 didn't quite do the trick.

Attempted to remove the dropdown menu library used but that resulted in the taint errors that caused me to use one in the first place (and that's a much more serious problem as it prevents you from queuing for battlegrounds whereas the current warnings don't actually impact gameplay/functionality in any way). The problem is with how WoW is treating dupe template name warnings so it's not something I can really fix short of a) removing drop downs from the config screen, or b) not using XML templates for drop downs. Wish I had better news for you but at this point I'll probably just wait and see if one of the various anti-taint drop down libraries (either the one currently used or another) transitions from XML templates to a pure Lua implementation.

One thing I did come across in my research that my interest you (and/or others) is something someone wrote to prevent debugging tools from catching/reporting these warnings. https://github.com/Nevcairiel/FilterLuaInterfaceWarnings (Unfortunately doesn't look like the author put that on Curse as an addon so for anyone not sure what to do with it create a folder under `World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns` named `!!NoWarnings` and put those two files in it)

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Posted Aug 11, 2018
Quote from MikeFightsBears >>

In reply to exupery:

This is still a problem, even if it is the only addon I have enabled

Okay, I've fixed the warnings (for real this time!), after updating to the most recent version (1.4.4a) you shouldn't see them anymore.

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Posted Aug 17, 2018
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Quote from exupery >>

after updating to the most recent version (1.4.4a) you shouldn't see them anymore.

My fix in 1.4.4a to fix the object name already exists warnings resulted in causing new issues (see above top-level comment by gloomberg) which were worse as those were occurring more frequently (not sure the frequency for others but I was seeing it at the end of every dungeon and on occasion when entering a vehicle). So with 1.4.4b you'll again see the object name warnings as I (and presumably others) would rather just see warnings once at login rather than repeatedly at various points while playing.

Obviously I'd like to get this addon to a stage where it produces no warnings but for various reasons that's not feasible right now, but hopefully can address in the near-future.

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