Grid/Guide/Advanced

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Contents 1 Advanced Tips and Tricks 1.1 Customizing the Layout 1.1.1 Layout Attributes 2 Related Pages

Advanced 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)

Related Pages

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Grid User's Guide