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SIMPLELUATWEAKER
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SimpleLuaTweaker is a lightweight, Blizzard-friendly addon that improves
World of Warcraft’s default LUA error window without replacing it.
The goal is simple:
- Make the error window more usable.
- Keep the default Blizzard UI intact.
- Avoid fragile hooks or invasive modifications.
- Minimize the risk of breakage across patches.
If Blizzard didn’t already do it this way, this addon does it *carefully*.
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FEATURES
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• Resizable LUA error window
- Adds a small external resize tab instead of modifying the frame itself.
• Adjustable font size
- Fine-grained slider.
- Updates live while the error window is open.
• Combat-safe error handling
- Optionally suppresses LUA errors during combat.
- Errors reappear automatically once combat ends.
- Optional one-time chat notice per combat (no spam).
• Complete error suppression (optional)
- Suppress all LUA error popups entirely.
- Errors still occur in the background.
- Optional one-time chat notice per session.
- While enabled, combat-only suppression is disabled and inactive.
• Persistent window state
- Remember size (optional).
- Remember position (optional).
- Uses Blizzard’s true default size when disabled.
• Easy way to close LUA-errors
- ESC will now close the LUA-error window.
• Quick access settings
- Cogwheel tab directly on the LUA error window.
- Toggle settings open/close with a single click.
• Slash commands
/slt - Shows this list of commands.
/slt help - Same as /slt
/slt options - Toggle settings window.
/slt settings - Same as /slt options
/slt lua - Re-open the LUA-error window (if available).
/slt error - Same as /slt lua
/slt reset - Reset the position of the options-window.
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
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SimpleLuaTweaker is intentionally conservative.
• No frame replacements.
• No heavy rewrites.
• No insecure hooks.
• No combat-taint risks.
• No visual restyling of Blizzard frames.
All additions (resize tab, settings cog) are external and layered
on top of the default UI in a reversible, non-invasive way.
This approach dramatically reduces the chance of:
- Patch breakage.
- UI taint.
- Combat lockdown issues.
- Conflicts with other addons.
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COMPATIBILITY
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• Built using modern Blizzard APIs.
• Designed with Midnight (12.0) restrictions in mind.
• Compatible with other error-handling addons
(BugSack, Swatter, etc.).
If Blizzard changes the LUA error system, this addon is designed
to fail gracefully rather than catastrophically.
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WHY THIS ADDON EXISTS
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Because:
- LUA errors shouldn’t break immersion mid-combat.
- Copying error text shouldn’t be painful.
- The default UI is good — it just needs a few tweaks.
SimpleLuaTweaker stays out of Blizzard’s way and fixes only what’s necessary.
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INSTALLATION
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1. Extract the SimpleLuaTweaker folder into:
World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/
2. Enable the addon in the character selection screen.
That’s it.
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SUPPORT / FEEDBACK
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If you encounter issues or have suggestions:
- Report them on the addon’s CurseForge page.
- Include the WoW version and a brief description.
Minimal addons deserve minimal bugs.
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THANK YOU
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Thanks for using SimpleLuaTweaker.
Sometimes the best addon is the one you barely notice.
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Author
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Created and maintained by:
Zaryx-Aszune (EU)
