Description
oUF_Phanx is a layout for oUF. It is primarily designed for healing, but is suitable for tanking and damage dealing as well. The focus is on presenting all the information you need to make effective healing decisions in a compact, clear display format.
Please note that oUF_Phanx is a work in progress, and should be considered an unstable beta at this point. Only limited support will be provided. See the Dependencies, Bug Reports, and Feature Requests sections below for more information on the current status.
Features
- Debuff highlighting with dispel priorities
- Aggro highlighting with optional threat levels
- Incoming heals overlaid on health bars
- Resurrection status text (incomplete)
- Mana text for druids in feral forms (incomplete)
- Plugin support for ready check icons, global cooldown spark, smooth bar animation, and more
Supported Units
- Player
- Pet
- Target
- Target Target
- Focus
- Focus Target
- Party (not yet implemented)
- Party Pet (not yet implemented)
At this time I have no plans to add frames for raid, maintank, or mainassist units.
Supported Plugins
- oUF_AFK
- oUF_CombatFeedback
- oUF_GCD
- oUF_ReadyCheck
- oUF_SmoothUpdate
Any plugin which does not require explicit support from within a layout should work with oUF_Phanx, even if it isn't listed above.
If you'd like to see support added for another plugin, post a comment and I'll consider it.
Additional Notes
If you are not a tank, the border color is prioritized this way:
- Debuffs you can dispel
- Threat
- Debuffs you can't dispel
If you are a tank, the border color is prioritized this way:
- Threat
- Debuffs you can dispel
- Debuffs you can't dispel
Settings are currently available only through Lua editing at the top of the Core.lua and Party.lua files. I do plan to add some simple in-game configuration for changing common options such as the font and the statusbar texture, but most options will remain Lua-only.
Localization
oUF_Phanx does have a few localizable strings for abbreviated display of mob classifications (Rare -> R) and creature types (Beast -> Be). If the default English abbreviations do not make sense for your locale, feel free to send me a PM with the appropriate translations, and I will add them. The layout is fully functional in all locales, however, and localization is merely cosmetic.
Dependencies
oUF_Phanx is a layout for oUF, and will not work without oUF installed and enabled.
Also note that the built-in incoming heal and resurrection displays depend on LibHealComm-3.0 and LibResComm-1.0, respectively. This development version of oUF_Phanx does not include copies of these libraries, so you will need to install them separately, or manually embed them. Please do not ask for help with this. If you do not know how to do this, don't use this layout yet.
Bug Reports
Please bear in mind that oUF_Phanx is not yet complete, so not all features are implemented completely or at all. If you believe you have discovered an actual bug, post a ticket with relevant information such as the versions of oUF and oUF_Phanx you have installed, the locale you are playing in, the exact text of any Lua errors triggered, and a detailed description of the bug and the circumstances surrounding it, including a screenshot if the bug is a visual one. Bug reports without sufficient information will be ignored.
Feature Requests
Again, bear in mind that oUF_Phanx is not yet complete. If there is a feature you would like to see that is not already listed above, feel free to post a ticket describing the feature, why it would be useful, and why existing plugins or addons that provide that feature are insufficient. I will probably decline most feature requests though, so don't take it personally when you ask for something and I say no.
Credits
I'd like to thank Haste for his awesome oUF framework, without which this layout would do absolutely nothing. I'd also like to thank Ammo for his cleanly written Banzai and DebuffHighlight plugins which provided excellent examples for my prioritized dispellable debuff and threat highlighting features, and Sonomus for the AFK and HealEstimation modules which have been adapted and included with oUF_Phanx. Finally, I'd like to thank all the people whose UI screenshots have provided me with inspiration.
License
Please see the README file included in the addon's folder for the full license terms under which oUF_Phanx is released. In particular, redistributing this addon without prior permission, including as part of a compilation, is prohibited. Compilation creators, please take a few minutes to learn about the basic details of copyright law and software licensing before you upload a bundle of other people's copyrighted work. Thanks!
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 has 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.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
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)...
