KuiNameplates

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2018 Game Version: 7.3.5

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Owner: Kesava

Prettier, pixel-perfect nameplates.
Configurable through interface options (/knp or /kuinameplates).

Known issues and feature requests are tracked on GitHub.
If you're so inclined, please submit any bugs you find or feature requests there.

You can use KuiSpellListConfig to customise the spells displayed by the auras module.

Kui_Nameplates_Custom is a template module which can be used to modify the Core layout, if you know lua (or if you want to use one of the examples).

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Frequently Asked Questions

0. Why do friendly nameplates look different in instances as of 7.2?

Blizzard has blocked addons from modifying friendly nameplates in instances in 7.2 (read their statement here). We can't do anything about this.

1. Only the nameplate of my target shows up!

That's because of Blizzard's new option under Esc > Interface > Names > "Always show nameplates".

When that option is NOT checked (the default), only the nameplate of your current target will be shown while out of combat. When it IS checked, nameplates will always be shown, depending on other CVars (FAQ 1a, for instance) and settings in /knp.

1a. Friendly NPCs don't have any nameplates!

This is due to a new CVar Blizzard added in 7.1. You can re-enable them by running this:

/run SetCVar("nameplateShowFriendlyNPCs",1)

This is permanent, but character specific. I'll be adding checkboxes for these hidden toggles at some point.

2. Some nameplates still aren't showing up!

They're probably disabled. Blizzard, for some reason, decided to remove the checkboxes for this, so try using the keybinds: V, Ctrl+V and Shift+V by default. These are provided by the default UI.

Alternatively, if you're in a large raid or another situation where many nameplates are visible then, as of Legion, the maximum number of visible nameplates is limited to 40. Addons can't change this.

Also note that unattackable enemy players do not get nameplates rendered by the game. Again, addons can't change this.

4. Why is there a nameplate under my character?

It's Blizzard's new option to show a personal nameplate. Here's how to disable it. By default, it only shows while you're in combat, or when you otherwise receive damage or healing. There are hidden CVars to change this behaviour which you can find using an addon like AdvancedInterfaceOptions.

5. How can I stop nameplates from clamping to the screen?

Use Ketho's NameplateRange (or the script provided on that page). This will also stop the nameplates of large enemies from staying on screen, because that's what clamping is.

6. Nameplates keep appearing/disappearing after I enter/leave combat!

If nameplates are being shown upon engaging a boss, this is done by boss mods like BigWigs or DBM so that they can show you extra information on them. You can disable this by unchecking /knp > boss mods > "allow boss mods to control visibility..."

Otherwise, set the "combat action" drop-downs at the top of /knp > general to "do nothing". If that doesn't fix it, make sure "always show nameplates" is checked (see the first FAQ item). If it still happens, then another addon is doing it.

7. Why don't unattackable enemy players (e.g. in sanctuaries) have nameplates?

Refer to FAQ 2.

8. Why doesn't [ability] show in the aura frame?

Note that only buffs on friendlies and debuffs on enemies will be shown by the auras module - you can't currently configure it to show debuffs on friends or buffs on enemies (not counting those shown by the boss mods module).

With that out of the way, the ability might not be included in the default filter. You can use KuiSpellListConfig and add spells to the whitelist.

Notable features

Pixel perfect	No jittery pixel borders.
Auras	Important de/buff tracking using a customisable filter.
Tank mode	Recolour the health bar if you or another tank is tanking.
Pretty fading	It's pretty.
Somewhat customisable	Many little things can be tweaked.
Config profiles	Not actually provided by Ace3 anymore but they still exist.

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Azona
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Posted Apr 25, 2018
So recently I apperently changed a setting and came cross this "bug".

I use custom class colors, bars are color fine to the desire choise how ever names are keepying blizzard orignal class color, never noticed it before as pulled out old copy of my settings and dint had text set to class colors.

Picture provided below.

As you can see I chose demon hunter to be felish green color, but name stay purple. all classes do this, as most are equal to blizzards one but those arent its clearly visible. and annoying me:P back to white names for now.

Would be lovely if names also be affected by this addon https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/classcolors.

Greets

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 25, 2018
In reply to Azona:

This is because I override the death knight, demon hunter and shaman class colours for name text - the defaults were too dark (or saturated). I suppose I forgot to come up with a way to fix that without blocking the custom table. It'll be fixed in the next version.

Thanks.

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 20, 2018
For those in the alpha who want to -test- KNP on it, the branch is available here: https://github.com/kesava-wow/kuinameplates2/tree/bfa. Click "clone or download" and install it manually (discard the PreLegion, Example and BarAuras folders). It will not work on live, and it's buggy.

(Oh, and if I push it in a state where the debug boxes are enabled, type /knp debug-frames to temporarily disable them).

Thanks <3

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Koni
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Posted Apr 22, 2018
In reply to Kesava:

Hello there, long time user of KUI, i hate tanking without it. Thank you for making my tanklife so easy!
I decided to try your alpha branch and one question came up when i tried to configure it to my taste. Where do you change the debuffs on enemy from bar to an icon,?

Do you want anything special to be tested on bfa?

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 22, 2018
In reply to Koni:

Oh, disable or discard the BarAuras folder as well. Forgot about that one.

Nothing in particular really, although I'm not personally testing in dungeons or raids at the moment.

Thanks.

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Posted Apr 18, 2018
The threat colors are really useful. I'd love an option to include the brewmaster black ox statue's threat as the tank's own.

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 20, 2018
I'll keep that in mind (https://github.com/kesava-wow/kuinameplates2/issues/251). Thanks!

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Posted Apr 13, 2018
So,I might be completely blind but I cant find the option for the enemy nameplate to appear in the middle of the screen when bosses are too high,like in kin garoth for example and im sure there was one cause I even had a discussion with my co-tank about it and got a screenshot too,but I cant find how to do it again

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 20, 2018
In reply to AlexVoyd:

That's covered by FAQ 5. That is to say, you've disabled clamping. Re-enable clamping by disabling the addon NameplateRange (if you have it), and running this script:

/run for _, v in pairs({"nameplateMaxDistance", "nameplateOtherTopInset", "nameplateOtherBottomInset"}) do SetCVar(v, GetCVarDefault(v)) end

(Which Ketho provides in NameplateRange's description)
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Posted Apr 21, 2018
In reply to Kesava:

I had put for a moment "dynamic cam" and removed it. I think it might have changed some stuff even though I removed it,cause I also have issues with zooming in/out,its so slow now!
ty for your answer

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Posted Apr 11, 2018
I'm using AdvancedInterfaceOptions to always show the Personal Resource Display and skin it with kui, but it's lacking the numbers for health/resources. Do I have to use another addon to display numbers, or is there another option to build a nameplate for myself similar to enemy nameplates with numbers?

Edit: you should definitely think about doing a Unit Frame addon with the same minimalist style already used for the nameplates. They're just too good.

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 20, 2018
In reply to daedalusp1:

There's no built-in way to add numbers to the personal frame. There probably should be.

You can hackily get health (only health) text on the personal frame by editing Kui_Nameplates_Core/create.lua, line 678, remove the text "or f.state.player", so the line becomes: "if not SHOW_HEALTH_TEXT or f.state.minus then"

Thanks!

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Posted Apr 6, 2018
Hey is there any way to use the blizzard nameplates for enemies while using the name only mode for for allies. I want to get arena 1 2 3 names on top of nameplates but the scripts only work for blizzard nameplates so i cant use them if i am using kuinameplates but i want to use the name only mode for my allies

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Posted Apr 7, 2018
In reply to speedo1421:

ok so in case anyone else has the same request of 1 2 3 showing instead of names in arena just add

if IsActiveBattlefieldArena() and f.elements.NameText then for i=1,5 do if UnitIsUnit( f.unit ,"arena"..i) then f.NameText:SetText(i) end end end

to the end of UpdateName function in name.lua it should give you the same result as using the script on regular blizzard frames

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Posted Apr 6, 2018
hi there,

I created few new toons and I am not sure why is the nameplate not showing. It only show when I am targeting the target.

I am using default I had it setup for my main. It just weird to me. :( Hope someone can help me here.

Btw, is it possible to have KuiNameplate show the target's target too?

Thanks

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 10, 2018
In reply to snarfaul:

The game's settings for nameplates (under esc > interface > names) are character specific, so you have to make sure they're enabled on new characters - check FAQs 1, 1a, and 2.

Targets' target can be shown with this custom script: https://github.com/kesava-wow/kuinameplates-customs/blob/master/custom.target-name.lua (read the readme on this page for information on installing it: https://github.com/kesava-wow/kuinameplates-customs).

Thanks.

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Posted Mar 15, 2018
I am not sure how intellectually impaired I am, but I cannot for the life of me figure out this:

npc issue

When targetted, the npcs nameplates show kui's version of a nameplate, but all other ncps show the default blizzard nameplates. When the npc stops being targetted, its nameplate reverts back to original blizzard's style. I am not sure I tested all possible combinations (including disabling all my other addons), but I pretty much tested tons of options.

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Kesava
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Posted Mar 15, 2018
In reply to valhezz:

Run the command given in FAQ 1a.

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Posted Apr 22, 2018
I'm having the same issue it looks like. But running the command in the FAQ doesn't change anything for me. I'm not sure if it is having any effect as I do not get any sort of confirmation for editing the CVAR.

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Kesava
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Posted Apr 22, 2018
In reply to skylarkff:

Check FAQ 1 as well (i.e. it sounds like you don't have "always show nameplates" checked).

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