ChocolateBar Broker Display

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ChocolateBar will create a bar on top or bottom of your screen where other addons called broker plugins can display stuff like your fps.

Example Bar:

Main Features

Easy setup, install & go!
Multiple bars - top or bottom as many as you want.
Left, right and center alignment.
Support for icon colors and coordinates like used by TomTom.
Easy config, simply drag a plugin and drop points will show. The idea is to easily disable a plugin or toggle its text. See pics.
Load-on-demand options, and small memory footprint.
More Chocolate - a broker plugin to show a bar that will autohide again. Great for launchers or other plugins you don't need visible all the time:)

Options for:

Show bars on mouse over only.
Hide bars in combat.
Hide bars during a pet battle.
Set a fixed width for any plugin.
Change textures, font, colors and a lot more...

Where to get plugins?

Data Broker category on Curse

Data Broker category on WoWInterface
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Usage

Right click the bar or type "/chocolatebar" to open the options menu.

You can help with the localization, just go to: http://www.wowace.com/projects/chocolatebar/localization/
You miss a feature or found a bug? I look forward to your feedback.

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Posted Mar 14, 2019
Have a custom profile. If I change from default to the custom one this error pops.. At the time there is no items on the bar.

Message: Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Chocolate.lua:28: Usage: ChocolateAutoBar:SetWidth(width)
Time: Thu Mar 14 20:08:03 2019
Count: 1
Stack: Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Chocolate.lua:28: Usage: ChocolateAutoBar:SetWidth(width)
[C]: in function `SetWidth'
Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Chocolate.lua:28: in function `update'
Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Chocolate.lua:262: in function `Update'
Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Core.lua:409: in function `UpdateChoclates'
Interface\AddOns\ChocolateBar\Options.lua:1722: in function `?'
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:119: in function <...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:119>
[C]: ?
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:29: in function <...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:25>
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:64: in function `Fire'
...erface\AddOns\DataStore\libs\AceDB-3.0\AceDB-3.0.lua:466: in function `SetProfile'
...s\AutoBar\libs\AceDBOptions-3.0\AceDBOptions-3.0.lua:275: in function <...s\AutoBar\libs\AceDBOptions-3.0\AceDBOptions-3.0.lua:274>
[C]: ?
...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:50: in function <...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:48>
...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:784: in function <...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:610>
[C]: ?
...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:71: in function <...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:69>
...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:285: in function `Fire'
...ic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-DropDown.lua:442: in function <...ic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-DropDown.lua:433>
[C]: ?
...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:71: in function <...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:69>
...face\AddOns\Altoholic\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:285: in function `Fire'
...s\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-DropDown-Items.lua:351: in function <...s\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-DropDown-Items.lua:341>

Locals: <none>

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Posted Sep 3, 2018
Is there a way to show labels as text?

With broker everything and bazooka bar, bazooka has an option to show the label of the broker addon, so i had the friends module loaded and in bazooka ticked the show label option which then showed Friends as text next to the number of friends.

I cant seem to see this label option with this addon. Is it possible to add?

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Posted Sep 8, 2018
Quote from Siven >>

Is there a way to show labels as text?

With broker everything and bazooka bar, bazooka has an option to show the label of the broker addon, so i had the friends module loaded and in bazooka ticked the show label option which then showed Friends as text next to the number of friends.

I cant seem to see this label option with this addon. Is it possible to add?

Hi Siven.

If you right click on the ChocolateBar where you have nothing there it will open up the options. Scroll down to the addons you want to display the text and/or icon as well on the left side of the options and just tick or untick the box to have whatever you want as your preferred option, of course once you have selected that addon first. Everything and possibly more you can do in other Broker addons you can easily do on this one and as far as I am concerned this is hands down the best one by far. Good luck with it and I hope my instructions are clear enough for you to follow?

Mindlessgalaxy.

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Posted Sep 2, 2018
Im not sure where to ask, so i will ask here.

Is there a way to make plugins expand on click instead of mouse-over?

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Posted Sep 8, 2018
Quote from Gaben38 >>

Im not sure where to ask, so i will ask here.

Is there a way to make plugins expand on click instead of mouse-over?

Hi Gabin.

I tried to find something for you to be able to help out as another user, although I was not able to find anything -- I always thought that there was a way to do it though. Hopefully Yess or someone else is able to help you out with this?

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
i'm not sure why, some of my add-ons are invisible on the chocolate bar when i have one particular add-on enabled now.

z-perl, all the things, deadly boss mods, saved instances are all invisible.

and it seems that saved instances is the one causing it? if i disable 'saved instances' the problem is solved.

here's the error report i get..

16x ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: ChocolateSavedInstances:SetPoint(): ChocolateDBM is dependent on this
[C]: in function `SetPoint'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: in function `UpdateBar'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:171: in function `AddChocolatePiece'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:321: in function `EnableDataObject'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:271: in function `?'
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:119: in function <...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:119>
[C]: ?
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:29: in function <...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:25>
...ore\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:64: in function `Fire'
...toholic\libs\LibDataBroker-1.1\LibDataBroker-1.1-4.lua:49: in function `NewDataObject'
Prat-3.0-r1178 \modules\ldb.lua:3: in function `v'
Prat-3.0-r1178 \addon\addon.lua:321: in function <Prat-3.0\addon\addon.lua:315>
[C]: ?
DataStore\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0-12.lua:70: in function <DataStore\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:65>
DataStore\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0-12.lua:527: in function `EnableAddon'
DataStore\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0-12.lua:620: in function <DataStore\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:605>
[C]: in function `LoadAddOn'
FrameXML\UIParent.lua:445: in function `UIParentLoadAddOn'
FrameXML\UIParent.lua:488: in function `CombatLog_LoadUI'
FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1193: in function <FrameXML\UIParent.lua:1089>
[C]: ?

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
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after further "testing", if i enable saved instances, but disable altoholic (uses data store), everything enabled displays okay, but i get this error for archeology (part of broker everything)?

1x ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: ChocolateArchaeology:SetPoint(): ChocolateALL THE THINGS is dependent on this
[C]: in function `SetPoint'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: in function `UpdateBar'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:171: in function `AddChocolatePiece'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:321: in function `EnableDataObject'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:271: in function `?'
...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:147: in function <...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147>
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4>
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:13: in function `?'
...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:92: in function `Fire'
...heThings\lib\LibDataBroker-1.1\LibDataBroker-1.1-4.lua:49: in function `NewDataObject'
Ovale\dist\DataBroker.lua:126: in function `OnInitialize'
Ovale\libs\tsaddon\index.lua:29: in function <Ovale\libs\tsaddon\index.lua:17>

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
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if i right click chocolate bar to go to options, and enable/disable one of these add-ons from the bar... i get this error:

6x ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: ChocolateDBM:SetPoint(): ChocolateSavedInstances is dependent on this
[C]: in function `SetPoint'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: in function `UpdateBar'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:190: in function `EatChocolatePiece'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:337: in function `DisableDataObject'
ChocolateBar\Options-Options.lua:1077: in function <ChocolateBar\Options.lua:1070>
[C]: ?
...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0-67.lua:50: in function <...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:48>
...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0-67.lua:789: in function <...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:610>
(tail call): ?
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:5>
(tail call): ?
...aceBartender4\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0-36.lua:314: in function `Fire'
...cy\libs\AceGUI-3.0-36\widgets\AceGUIWidget-CheckBox.lua:68: in function <...cy\libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-CheckBox.lua:57>

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
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or this

3x ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: ChocolateArchaeology:SetPoint(): ChocolateALL THE THINGS is dependent on this
[C]: in function `SetPoint'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:484: in function `UpdateBar'
ChocolateBar\Bar.lua:171: in function `AddChocolatePiece'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:321: in function `EnableDataObject'
ChocolateBar\Core.lua:271: in function `?'
...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:147: in function <...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147>
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4>
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:13: in function `?'
...ings\lib\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0-7.lua:92: in function `Fire'
...heThings\lib\LibDataBroker-1.1\LibDataBroker-1.1-4.lua:49: in function `NewDataObject'
Ovale\dist\DataBroker.lua:126: in function `OnInitialize'
Ovale\libs\tsaddon\index.lua:29: in function <Ovale\libs\tsaddon\index.lua:17>

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
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i seem to have found a way to avoid most issues

by moving some add-on icons out of middle chocolate bar.

putting a bunch over on the right allowed me to enable the ones i had disabled and appear in the center chocolate bar without errors...

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
is there a azerite power plugin?

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Posted Aug 26, 2018
Quote from Tioz >>

is there a azerite power plugin?

Hi Tioz

Yes there are a couple and I have put the links below here:

Gallywixs Azerite Ledger: I use this one myself and like it with no issues so far.

Azerite Broker: I haven't used this one, but it looks pretty standard and should also work easily with Chocolate Bar.

There are other addons that do things like tooltips as well if you search Curse or Twitch and see if something catches your eye.

Good Luck and have fun and thanks to all those again that have made Chocolate Bar such an awesome addon :), that be you Yess :))

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Posted Aug 30, 2018
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many thanks! :)

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many thanks! :)

Absolute pleasure. Yess has been so good and helpful to me and many others, it is a pleasure to be able to return the help :)

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Posted Aug 8, 2018
Leatrix Plus addon is conflicting with the buffs display moving down.

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Posted Aug 4, 2018
2x ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:322: attempt to index local 'frameData' (a nil value)
ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:322: in function `Refresh'
ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:53: in function <ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:51>

Locals:
self = <table> {
Unregister = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:199
ProcessQueue = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:211
PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:138
hooks = <table> {
}
TicketStatusFrame_OnEvent = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:117
PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:223
RegisterTop = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:191
UIParent_ManageFramePositions = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:146
PlayerFrame_SequenceFinished = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:125
PLAYER_REGEN_DISABLED = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:228
UNIT_ENTERING_VEHICLE = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:129
Refresh = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:236
PLAYER_CONTROL_GAINED = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:219
RegisterBottom = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:184
WorldMapFrame_Hide = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:142
UNIT_EXITED_VEHICLE = <function> defined @ChocolateBar\Jostle.lua:134
Frame = <unnamed> {
}
}
screenHeight = 1079.9998779297
topOffset = 1066
bottomOffset = 15
frames = <table> {
1 = "PlayerFrame"
2 = "TargetFrame"
3 = "MinimapCluster"
4 = "PartyMemberFrame1"
5 = "TicketStatusFrame"
6 = "WorldStateAlwaysUpFrame"
7 = "MainMenuBar"
8 = "MultiBarRight"
9 = "CT_PlayerFrame_Drag"
10 = "CT_TargetFrame_Drag"
11 = "Gypsy_PlayerFrameCapsule"
12 = "Gypsy_TargetFrameCapsule"
13 = "ConsolidatedBuffs"
14 = "BuffFrame"
15 = "DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME"
16 = "ChatFrame2"
17 = "GroupLootFrame1"
18 = "TutorialFrameParent"
19 = "FramerateLabel"
20 = "DurabilityFrame"
21 = "CastingBarFrame"
22 = "OrderHallCommandBar"
23 = "MicroButtonAndBagsBar"
}
screenHeight = 1079.9998779297
(for generator) = <function> defined =[C]:-1
(for state) = <table> {
1 = "PlayerFrame"
2 = "TargetFrame"
3 = "MinimapCluster"
4 = "PartyMemberFrame1"
5 = "TicketStatusFrame"
6 = "WorldStateAlwaysUpFrame"
7 = "MainMenuBar"
8 = "MultiBarRight"
9 = "CT_PlayerFrame_Drag"
10 = "CT_TargetFrame_Drag"
11 = "Gypsy_PlayerFrameCapsule"
12 = "Gypsy_TargetFrameCapsule"
13 = "ConsolidatedBuffs"
14 = "BuffFrame"
15 = "DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME"
16 = "ChatFrame2"
17 = "GroupLootFrame1"
18 = "TutorialFrameParent"
19 = "FramerateLabel"
20 = "DurabilityFrame"
21 = "CastingBarFrame"
22 = "OrderHallCommandBar"
23 = "MicroButtonAndBagsBar"
}
(for control) = 22
_ = 22
frame = OrderHallCommandBar {
0 = <userdata>
WorldMapButton = <unnamed> {
}
RequestCategoryInfo = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:93
Currency = <unnamed> {
}
Background = <unnamed> {
}
RefreshCurrency = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:131
CurrencyHitTest = <unnamed> {
}
OnLoad = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:7
OnHide = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:52
TroopSummary = <table> {
}
OnEvent = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:69
currency = 1220
RefreshCategories = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:102
AreaName = <unnamed> {
}
CurrencyIcon = <unnamed> {
}
categoryPool = <table> {
}
RefreshAll = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:97
OnShow = <function> defined @Blizzard_OrderHallUI\Blizzard_OrderHallCommandBar.lua:30
ClassIcon = <unnamed> {
}
}
framescale = 1
frameData = nil
(*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = UIParent {
0 = <userdata>
firstTimeLoaded = 1
variablesLoaded = true
}
(*temporary) =

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What were you doing to get that error?

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it just appeared in bug sack after opening my map and moving the cursor over the play area of the map.

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Has anyone else noticed that anything on the right side of the bar can't be clicked? The icon that is in the far right can be clicked if you move your mouse completely to the corner where you can't see your cursor anymore. But then its just that one icon can be clicked. My husband is having the same issue and he doesn't have nearly as many addons as I do, or a UI addon.

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Yes I have noticed the same thing, I have a clock addon on the most right side which can be shift-right clicked on to see the calendar. To do it now the mouse arrow needs to be at the very far right of the bar which I thought was odd, (never did that before) it seems to be a bit off. The addons to the left of the clock addon do not work when clicked on unless I move them to the center or the left side.

Also when right clicking on the right side of the bar when no addons are there to get into the options of chocolatebar does not work, although it does work on the center and left side.

It doesn't matter which addon is over on the right side. The addons to the immediate left do not work.

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