WowAce

The previous patch mention work to get it back working all EXCEPT the dropdown list were you can select from the ALTS and Guild members to send mail To:

Please help, cause I really want to get Postal back up and working. 

I just learned that if you have any of your own toons set as friends, then they block the drop down list. 

By removing those of your own account toons, then it should work again.

But friends are not listed in the dropdown - only recent, guildies and alts.

I don't have any of my own toons as friends listed in my "O" tab, so Io am not too sure what could be causing this error after updating the code in the previous message:

Message: attempt to compare two table values
Time: Sun Oct 18 10:37:11 2020
Count: 1
Stack: attempt to compare two table values
[string "=[C]"]: ?
[string "=[C]"]: in function `sort'
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:377: in function `SortAndCountNumFriends'
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:446: in function `initFunction'
[string "@Interface\SharedXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua"]:78: in function `UIDropDownMenu_Initialize'
[string "@Interface\SharedXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua"]:1055: in function <Interface\SharedXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:920>
[string "=[C]"]: ?
[string "=[C]"]: in function `ToggleDropDownMenu'
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:41: in function <Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:36>

Locals:

Each time i click on the down arrow i get the above message.

ok I'm not even showing errors when I try to use it. Where stavmar for example and other have seen errors pop up. Can we now turn back to be all these pre-patch changes now?

Anyway, I don't have any of my own toons list in the friends list.

Am experiencing a lua error whenever I try to choose any contact on my mailing list.  Here is the error message I keep getting:

Message: Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:360: attempt to call global 'GetNumFriends' (a nil value)
Time: Mon Oct 19 23:08:55 2020
Count: 1
Stack: Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:360: attempt to call global 'GetNumFriends' (a nil value)
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:360: in function `SortAndCountNumFriends'
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:437: in function `initFunction'
[string "@Interface\SharedXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua"]:78: in function `UIDropDownMenu_Initialize'
[string "@Interface\SharedXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua"]:1055: in function `ToggleDropDownMenu'
[string "@Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua"]:41: in function <Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:36>

Locals: self = <table> {
SetDefaultModuleLibraries = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:367
description = "Adds a contact list next to the To: field."
Enable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:294
NewModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:235
baseName = "Postal"
EnableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:332
modules = <table> {
}
GetModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:210
IterateEmbeds = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:442
ModuleMenu = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:695
SecureHook = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeriteTooltip\libs\AceHook-3.0\AceHook-3.0.lua:336
defaultModuleLibraries = <table> {
}
OnChar = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:223
AddContact = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:338
SaveFriendGuildOption = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:672
RawHookScript = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeriteTooltip\libs\AceHook-3.0\AceHook-3.0.lua:395
BlackBookMenu = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:375
SortAndCountNumFriends = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:358
RemoveContact = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:349
SetDefaultModulePrototype = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:409
SetAutoComplete = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:681
SetSendMailName = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:332
UnregisterAllEvents = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeritePowerWeights\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:174
name = "Postal_BlackBook"
OnEditFocusGained = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:209
IsEnabled = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:451
orderedModules = <table> {
}
MailFrameTab_OnClick = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:188
DisableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Identity-2\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:350
ClearRecent = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:183
SendMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeritePowerWeights\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:59
HookScript = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeriteTooltip\libs\AceHook-3.0\AceHook-3.0.lua:366
Reset = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:96
RegisterMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeritePowerWeights\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:90
UnregisterMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\AzeritePowerWeights\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:153
SendMailFrame_Reset = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\Postal\Modules\BlackBook.lua:157
OnDisable = <function> defi

This addon does not look like its being maintained.  The last time it was updated was way back in January.  Is anyone taking care of this thing now?

@Fr1edbones

I sure hope so, this is the best mail addon that doesn't completely change the default UI look/feel by adding so many useful features. It shows 5 people who maintain it, hope at least one of them are still active.

Yes... this is the best Mail AddOn out there. I wish that somebody would help with it

I have digged a bit deeper into the core problem of the Friends dropdown and actually got it to work again. It shows the WoW Friends (from Contacts list) by Name or Name-Realm respectively, and they're clickable to automatically add to the "To:" field.

Also, no need to remove any WoW ingame friends. The issue with anything > 1 friend most definitely must have been because of the wrong addon code.

A direct download to the modified BlackBook.lua file (Archive > /Modules/BlackBook.lua) is here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v7aerq7jGVEEpMvJEavf3NuVMAtySClP/view?usp=sharing

Extract it directly into where your WoW + Postal is installed, here: <Drive:>.../World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Postal/

Or edit it yourself. The changes are as follows:

Line 358 - 373 edited to:

function Postal_BlackBook:SortAndCountNumFriends()
	wipe(sorttable)

	local numFriends = C_FriendList.GetNumFriends();
	for i = 1, numFriends do
		sorttable[i] = C_FriendList.GetFriendInfoByIndex(i)
	end

	-- removed lines causing issues

	-- Sort the list
	--if numFriends > 0 and not ignoresortlocale[GetLocale()] then table.sort(sorttable) end

	-- Store upvalue
	numFriendsOnList = numFriends
	return numFriends
end

Line 565 - 577 edited to:

elseif UIDROPDOWNMENU_MENU_VALUE == "friend" then
	-- Friends list
	local numFriends = Postal_BlackBook:SortAndCountNumFriends()
	-- 25 or less, don't need multi level menus
	if numFriends > 0 and numFriends <= 25 then
		for i = 1, numFriends do
			local f = sorttable[i]
			info.text = tostring(f.name)
			info.func = Postal_BlackBook.SetSendMailName
			info.arg1 = tostring(f.name)
			UIDropDownMenu_AddButton(info, level)
		end
[...]

Line 646 - 655 edited to:

elseif strfind(UIDROPDOWNMENU_MENU_VALUE, "fpart") then
	local startIndex = tonumber(strmatch(UIDROPDOWNMENU_MENU_VALUE, "fpart(%d+)")) * 25 - 24
	local endIndex = math.min(startIndex+24, numFriendsOnList)
	for i = startIndex, endIndex do
		local f = sorttable[i]
		info.text = tostring(f.name)
		info.func = Postal_BlackBook.SetSendMailName
		info.arg1 = tostring(f.name)
		UIDropDownMenu_AddButton(info, level)
	end
[...]

Fixed in release v3.6.3.