ChatBar - World of Warcraft Addon

A lightweight, customizable chat channel switcher addon for World of Warcraft that displays quick-access buttons above your active chat frame.

Default:
Minimal:
Round:

Usage

Slash Commands

• /chatbar or /cb - Open settings panel (or Game Menu (ESC) → Interface → AddOns → ChatBar)
• /chatbar toggle - Toggle bar visibility
• /chatbar show - Show the bar
• /chatbar hide - Hide the bar
• /chatbar reset - Reset all settings to defaults
• /chatbar help - Display help information

Localization

• Supported Languages: English (enUS), German (deDE), Spanish (esES), French (frFR), Russian (ruRU)
• UTF-8 Support: Full multi-byte character support for Cyrillic, Asian, and other multi-byte character sets
• Auto-detection: Uses your WoW client's language automatically
• Fallback System: Defaults to English if translation missing

SavedVariables

• ChatBarDB - Account-wide settings (shared across all characters)
• ChatBarCharDB - Per-character settings (unique to each character)

Support & Contribution

Extending Localization

1. 1. Create Locales/xxXX.lua (e.g., zhCN.lua for Chinese)
   2. Add to ChatBar.toc file list
   3. Copy structure from Locales.lua
   4. Translate all strings
   5. Submit as contribution

Reporting Issues

1. 1. WoW Version: Game patch number (e.g., 12.0.0.65560)
   2. Addon Version: ChatBar version (shown in /chatbar)
   3. Steps to Reproduce: Clear description of what you did
   4. Expected vs Actual: What should happen vs what actually happens
   5. Error Messages: Any Lua errors from BugSack or similar addon
   6. Other Addons: List of other chat addons installed

Feature Requests

• Community interest
• Technical feasibility
• Alignment with addon purpose

Contributing

• Bug reports and testing
• Localization translations
• Code improvements
• Documentation updates

License

This addon is free software provided as-is for World of Warcraft players. Feel free to modify and distribute with attribution.