Grid

User's Guide Tips and Tricks

Here's where we keep potentially complicated customizations to Grid.


Customizing the Layout

Layout Attributes

isPetGroup = [BOOLEAN]
if true, this column will show pets instead of player characters. (unlike the other attributes, this one is not part of the Blizzard API.)
nameList = [STRING]
a comma separated list of player names (not used if 'groupFilter' is set)
groupFilter = [1-8, STRING]
a comma seperated list of raid group numbers and/or uppercase class names
strictFiltering = [BOOLEAN]
if true, then characters must match both a group and a class from the groupFilter list
sortMethod = ["INDEX", "NAME"]
defines how the group is sorted (Default: "INDEX")
sortDir = ["ASC", "DESC"]
defines the sort order (Default: "ASC")
groupBy = [nil, "GROUP", "CLASS"]
Required if groupingOrder is set (Default: nil)
groupingOrder = [STRING]
specifies the order of the groupings (ie. "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8")
maxColumns = [NUMBER]
maximum number of columns the header will create (Default: 1)
unitsPerColumn = [NUMBER or nil]
maximum units that will be displayed in a singe column, nil is infinate (Default: nil)
startingIndex = [NUMBER]
the index in the final sorted unit list at which to start displaying units (Default: 1)
columnSpacing = [NUMBER]
the ammount of space between the rows/columns (Default: 0)
columnAnchorPoint = [STRING]
the anchor point of each new column (ie. use LEFT for the columns to grow to the right)
filterOnPet = [BOOLEAN]
if true, then pet names are used when sorting/filtering the list
useOwnerUnit = [BOOLEAN]
if true, then the owner's unit string is set on managed's frames "unit" attribute (instead of pet's)

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Date created
19 Oct 2008

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