DirectionArrow

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This project is abandoned and its default file will likely not work with the most recent version of World of Warcraft. Whether this project is out of date or its author has marked it as abandoned, this project is no longer maintained.

DirectionArrow

Display an arrow that points to a raid/party member anchored to raid frames.

Features:

Shows an arrow that anchors to a unit frame and points to a party member, raid member, or target.
Shows the distance to the unit.
Configurable arrow: Size, opacity, relative anchor point, update frequency.
Configurable distance text color, size, and drop shadow color.
Key binding for sticky targeting. Arrow always points at the specified unit frame when sticky.

Known to work with:
- The default UI
- PitBull4
- XPerl
- Grid
- Shadowed Unit Frames

TODO:

Add more arrow graphics.
Make it so tracking continues on the unit it was last on when the raid/party composition changes.
Add support for vehicles.
Add support for only tracking units that are out of range.

Caveats:

Due to how the API works, namely GetPlayerMapPosition(), the arrow will stop tracking if the tracked unit changes zones, changes dungeon levels, or is too far away in the same zone/dungeon. This function doesn't return anything for players in arenas.

Known bugs:

This code is perfect, of course!

Reporting bugs:

Please post bug reports here. While I monitor the comments on curse.com, it makes my life easier if bugs are reported in the wowace bug tracker.

Videos:

Watch for the arrow as the mouse hovers over the raid frames:

Here's a more recent video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3VTICHu7Ec
This was the first prototype: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaY0PiG6CdE

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_ForgeUser6322779
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Posted Jan 20, 2011
V 10 is working fine until the fix. Thank You. Also I would like to add that this mod works with Healbot (not sure if you intended it to.) There is an occasional bug with the distance numbers and it will just read zero. Not sure how to trouble shoot that for you though.

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Posted Jan 18, 2011
I have been using this mod for a wile and LOVE IT. I recently reinstalled WOW and can no longer pull up the GUI for direction arrow. Is there a list of slash commands I can use to change the settings?

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Posted Jan 18, 2011
Only in 0.11. The GUI works fine in 0.10

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Posted Dec 31, 2010
Getting an error which causes Direction Arrow to not load.

1x DirectionArrow-0.0.11\DirectionArrow.lua:38: Cannot find a library with name 'Astrolabe-0.4' DirectionArrow-0.0.11\Libs\Astrolabe\DongleStub.lua:17: in function `DongleStub' DirectionArrow-0.0.11\DirectionArrow.lua:38: in main chunk

Locals: t = <table> { GetVersion = <function> @ DirectionArrow\Libs\Astrolabe\DongleStub.lua:108: IsNewerVersion = <function> @ DirectionArrow\Libs\Astrolabe\DongleStub.lua:22: versions = <table> {} log = <table> {} Register = <function> @ DirectionArrow\Libs\Astrolabe\DongleStub.lua:50: } k = "Astrolabe-0.4"

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Posted Dec 30, 2010
I love this addon, and now cannot live without it. I've switched unit frames recently to StUF, and was wondering if you'd consider getting Direction Arrow to work with StUF. Also, would there be any kind of workaround in the meantime? I'm willing to trudge through the lua if I must.

Thank you for this amazing addon! It's a lifesaver for healers since we stare at the UI all day long, which makes it difficult at times for us to locate randomly mobile raid members while healing. :3

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Posted Dec 31, 2010
This addon is a bit of a hack. I confess, I wrote it for myself, because I've been wanting something like this since tanks would range me in the days of Caverns of Time, Battle for Mount Hyjal.

Fact is, many unit frame addons "Just Worked" with DirectionArrow. I even made a video back when I wrote it to showcase this. Luckily, the unit frame addon that I use, PitBull, was one of them. I did nothing special to make this addon work with them.

Unfortunately, some unit frame addons didn't work. Vuhdu was the first I discovered. Now there's this STUF. Hate to say this, but making this addon work with these other addons is not trivial, and something I'm not inclined to support.

Here's the video if you're curious:

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Posted Jan 7, 2011
That's completely understandable. I really appreciate the work you've put into the addon thus far. Really, I feel naked being without it.

It seems like after Cata a lot of addons seem to not work with DirectionArrow anymore. Is it still working with Pitbull for you? I actually switched back to Pitbull almost specifically because DirectionArrow wasn't working with StUF, (i stopped using pitbull about a month beforehand because the config mode was broke and hasn't been fixed since) but it seems like it's not working with PitBull either anymore.

If it is working for you however, maybe it's something that's messed with my own setup somehow.

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Posted Sep 20, 2010
I installed the direction arrow addon, but it does not appear on my raid frames. I have tried it with the default UT frames as well as shadowed unit frames. What do I need to do to troubleshoot the installation.

Thanks

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Posted Jun 27, 2010
Hey.
I've downloaded this - with no problems - and ( i think ) i putted it in the right folder on my computer. But when i go into my account and start playing, it isn't shown... Does it maybe haave something to do with me, putting it in the wrong folder or something?
Please help as soon as possible!

- Maf :)

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Posted Jun 20, 2010
This is a great Mod - but I have one question - it says you can "Sticky" the arrow on a specific raid frame. I want to put this on 1 tank and keep it there - but I don't know how to make it "Stick" to the frame - it keeps following me around from frame to frame. If anyone could assist with this let me know here in comments. Thank You.

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Posted Jun 21, 2010
Using the normal key binding menu in the game, bind a key to set the sticky target. Then, while hovering over the target you wish to make sticky, hit that key. Keep in mind that the addon still doesn't have the ability to known when the raid composition changes, or if you end up too far from the unit you're tracking, so you'll have to hit the key again to reset it, then repeat to track once in range again. Maybe one day I'll spend the time to make all that automatic, but for now...not gonna happen.

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Posted Jun 14, 2010
When i first installed it, it was a freestanding arrow that just pointed at whatever i targetted and showed the distance. Apparently it wasnt supposed to work like that but i thought it was awesome. Could you make it an option to be that way? I dont like the arrow on my grid, i find it distracting and covers up useful information (i'm a healer)

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Posted May 10, 2010
actually it doesnt. I tried it last night, and well their arrow bombed.. it went nuts. it actually turned into a block during a fight.

i personally like yours. its simple and easy.

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Posted Apr 30, 2010
No errors, but i have a suggestion. Have an option where the arrow will always be on/off. let us be able to move the arrow wherever we want, NOT just on name plates. turn off the mouseover feature, and make it a click feature instead. also when i click off of the char the arrow goes away.

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Posted Apr 30, 2010
update: using xperl frames.

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Posted May 4, 2010
I have pondered many variations of the options you've mentioned. I confess, I wrote this addon in a few hours to accommodate the features that I needed, and haven't really spent any more time on it. For now you can use TomTomPing, which I believe does what you want.

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Posted Mar 25, 2010
I'm using PitBull4 and this seems to show up on my unitframe only after I hover over it with a mouse. Is that normal or is there a way to have it always visible on only my current target? It would be nice if it could be in it's own stand alone frame as well that I could just set in some static position.

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Posted Mar 24, 2010
Got a new lua error with the latest blizz patch.

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Posted Mar 24, 2010
Submitted it to wowace of course:) Forgot to add lol

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Posted Mar 19, 2010
Question:

Can this be setup to display an always-visible (i.e., non-mouseover) persistent arrow on (or around) the target frame in pvp? With all the spell effects and so forth, it's hard to pickout your target at first in AV or WG when you're tab targeting.

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