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Last Update:	Nov. 17, 2007 (8 months ago)
Category:	Action Bars
Tags:	bars, buttons, hide, and interface
Project Manager:	jtbalogh
Current Version:	AutoHideBarsUI 2.03 (for World of Warcraft 2.3.0)
Downloads Today:	6
Downloads Total:	10,610
Favorites:	23
Comments:	17

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Created On:	Aug. 19, 2006

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About AutoHideBarsUI

AutoHideBarsUI can temporarily hide the default blizzard actionbars that are enabled in the interface menu. When the mouse is moved over to the edge of the screen where the action bars are, then the bars slide into view. The goal was to provide more real estate on the screen to see the world map, and not have to build new action bars to provide this feature.

Instructions:

Open blizzard interface advanced options and enable any bottom or right actionbars.
Move mouse to edge of screen where action bars are to show action bars.
Move mouse away slowly from icons in the bars to hide. Fade is 1 sec.
Move mouse away quickly from icons in the bars to remain showing.
Does not hide if targeting something.
Option to always show during combat or always hide, but not change during combat to avoid blizzard protection errors.

Command:

/ahbui

Options:

/ahbui off (to disable, and just use the options in the blizzard interface menu)
/ahbui on (to enable) (default setting)
/ahbui status (to show status of current settings)
/ahbui default (to enable and reset to defaults)
/ahbui hideBottom (to autohide bottom bar, or disable and back to normal)
/ahbui hideRight (to autohide right bar, or disable and back to normal)
/ahbui hideSSS (to autohide shape/stance/stealth bar, or disable and back to normal)
/ahbui hidePet (to autohide pet bar, or disable and back to normal)
/ahbui showCombat (to show bar in combat, or disable to keep it hidden)

or set specifically with on/off, for example,

/ahbui HideBottom on (to hide pet bar)
/ahbui HideBottom off (back to normal, no autohiding)

(Sameless advertising) If you do not want the stance, pet, etc. bars at all to save more real estate, use the addon, HideBars, http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/3772/hidebars/

Install:

Move the files to the game folder, .\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\AutoHideBarsUI\*.*
Open blizzard interface advanced options and enable any bottom or right actionbars.

Uninstall:

Remove the game folder, .\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\AutoHideBarsUI\*.*
Remove the variable file, .\World of Warcraft\WTF\%accountname%\SavedVariables\AutoHideBarsUI.lua

Known bugs:

Some cooldowns still appear where action bars would be, but hopefully not that distracting.

Known limitations:

Affects builtin action bars, shape, stance, stealth, pet.
If chat, bags, and other windows move as bars hide, then may need to unlock and lock those windows manually to refresh their location.
Not tested with all character classes and races. Test for warrior and hunter so far.
Not implemented with an options window, so use slash command.
Default blizzard menu bar and XP bar is not hidden.

ChangeLog:

Revision 2.03

Removed UnitIsCivilian(), broken by patch 2.3
Fixed OnUpdate() timer to check for arg nil
Updated TOC file for patch 2.3.0

Revision 2.02

Updated TOC file for patch 2.1.0

Revision 2.01

(Major change) Complete redesign but functions similar.
Bars no longer hide by changing the default blizzard interface advanced options.
Bars change alpha instead of hide so rest of UI adjust properly on screen, like bags, chat, etc.
Bars update with global timer and event for more accuracy.
Bars hide after a short delay so not flash on/off so much.
Fixed bars around shape and pet bars.
Fixed bars so bags and other windows adjust away from bars accordingly.
Fixed GetMouseFocus() when the UI is not refreshing, especially after an alt-tab.
No longer see protection errors while in combat.
No longer see protection errors while running out of instance and in combat.
No longer see protection errors while alt-tab during combat.

Revision 1.47

Workaround to resolve issue with bags appearing on top of actionbars. Open bars temporarily at login, hearthing, entering instance, etc, so that the UI is refreshed. Bags and other addons should notice the bars and adjust automatically. (thanks Kupotek)
Workaround to resolve issue with GetMouseFocus() running when UI is delayed and not refreshed yet.

Revision 1.46

New slash command, /ahbui showCombat (thanks EmperorEarth2006)

Revision 1.45

Problem with variables again storing size of frames. Was never set and left frame too small and hard to hide when mouse moved away.

Revision 1.44

Problem with saved variables fixed.
Slash command options changed to match saved variables.

Revision 1.43

Prevent more protection errors that may occur in combat.
/ahbui off now also removes the invisible frame behind the actionbars to avoid confusion.
/ahbui showBottom now removes the invisible frame too.
/ahbui showRight now removes the invisible frame too.

Revision 1.42

BC 2.0 compatible. Updated toc file.
Adjusted actionbar frames since can only use out of combat, because of patch.
(web site erased all my previous changelog info :()

1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

Installation Guide

Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
  - Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
  - WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
  - WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
  - StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
Start World of Warcraft
Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.

Translations

When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".

TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)

When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.

If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.

Mac Support

WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.

Directory Structure

World of Warcraft
    |_ Interface
        |_AddOns
            |_*AddonName*
                |_ *AddonName*.toc
                |_ *AddonName*.xml
                |_ *AddonName*.lua
                |_ (possibly others as well)...

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jtbalogh said
Nov. 17, 2007, 08:20PM (8 months, 1 week ago)
Revision 2.03

* Removed UnitIsCivilian(), broken by patch 2.3
* Fixed OnUpdate() timer to check for arg nil
* Updated TOC file for patch 2.3.0

Note when installing, open blizzard interface advanced options and enable any bottom or right actionbars, in case Blizzard patch updates have reset the UI.

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jtbalogh said
May 23, 2007, 06:26AM (1 year, 2 months ago)
Revision 2.02
- Updated TOC file for patch 2.1.0
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jtbalogh said
March 20, 2007, 06:46PM (1 year, 4 months ago)
Perhaps the author of Bongos could help because he knows the different frames that bongos needs and how to safely hide them without protection errors.

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fenriss said
March 20, 2007, 02:46PM (1 year, 4 months ago)
hi and thanks
when can i use the mod with my lovely bongos ;) ?
bye and thx again ^^

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jtbalogh said
Feb. 14, 2007, 08:11PM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Version 2.0. Complete redesign to overcome buttonmashing limitation and protection errors. Features are similar. Remember to open the default blizzard interface advanced options from now on to enable any bottom and right actionbars.

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jtbalogh said
Feb. 13, 2007, 02:15PM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Sorry. After all the testing, actionbars must require button mashing. So even the simple code of showing/hiding bars right before combat taints it and can cause addon to crash and any other addons that are related to that actionbar. Most obvious when running out of an instance when mobs are chasing you. Damn blizzard for giving us protection errors for such simple coding. I am running out of options to resolve it. :/

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Kupotek said
Feb. 13, 2007, 09:47AM (1 year, 5 months ago)
You rock thanks :)

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jtbalogh said
Feb. 13, 2007, 12:05AM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Kupotek, out of combat, If the bars do not hide, then an addon protection occurred during combat and blizzard stopped the addon from working anymore.
Meanwhile, I found some code that can help when hiding the bars since that was what you were waiting for. The function GetMouseFocus() seems to crash when the UI is not refreshing, especially after an alt-tab. So I added a condition to check for that. As far as that addon protection why it might occur, I will try to duplicate it.

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jtbalogh said
Feb. 13, 2007, 12:11AM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Thanks for the info, Kupotek. I feel your pain, because the bags anchor to the farthest right corner and do not remember the actionbars. Almost always noticed when logging in, zoning, hearthing, or entering instance.
Workaround #1. New version 1.47 opens bars temporarily at logging, zoning, etc. so the UI is refreshed with the new coordinates. Bags and other windows should notice the bars and adjust accordingly.
Workaround #2. Move mouse to bottom bars to force the actionbars to appear at least once and will move bags. Best used if occurs randomly. Something is refreshing the bags accidently and I am not sure what it is.

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Kupotek said
Feb. 10, 2007, 02:21PM (1 year, 5 months ago)
MOst of the time when I do some lockpicking the secondary action bars are over my bags so i can't see some of the contents of my bag. Out of combat the bars aren't hiding right away and often not at all for awhile, and if i alt-tab sometimes when i come back to the game there is a error related to this mod.
When it pops up again I'll post it here.

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EmperorEarth2006 said
Jan. 30, 2007, 09:05PM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Thank ye kindly, more screen real estate for me:)

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jtbalogh said
Jan. 29, 2007, 05:19PM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Sure, I'll check it.
Edit: Version 1.46, /ahbui showCombat, to show bar in combat, or disable to keep it hidden. Can not show/hide during combat to avoid blizzard protefction errors. Targetting by itself does not make the bars appear so you should be okay. Only combat did that to deal with the patches banning windows during combat.

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jtbalogh said
Jan. 22, 2007, 02:34AM (1 year, 6 months ago)
Revision 1.45. Sorry. Totally unprofessional on my part. Stupid variable problem. Moving mouse away from actionbars should now hide them better.

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EmperorEarth2006 said
Jan. 27, 2007, 03:14AM (1 year, 5 months ago)
Can you make an option so that even if you target something it won't pop up, only if you move to bottom screen etc? I use the bindings-cache.wtf file and custom map all spells/items/actions except my buffs. That way the bar only shows when I want it to. Others might have similar reasons for wanting that, esp key-bindings ppl vs clickers.

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jtbalogh said
Jan. 20, 2007, 03:14PM (1 year, 6 months ago)
Sorry. Bug fixes with saved variables. Options are reset back to defaults to avoid bug. Slash '/ahbui showright' for example is also now '/ahbui hideright'.

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jtbalogh said
Jan. 20, 2007, 12:44AM (1 year, 6 months ago)
Updated to stop throwing the silly protection errors that keep popping up unexpectedly. Updated so when the addon is disabled, it is completely gone and not interfering with the interface.

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jtbalogh said
Dec. 9, 2006, 04:45AM (1 year, 7 months ago)
Finally the web site is working. Addon is updated.

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