Re: [lcd4linux] StarTip

[Scott S. <sis...@gm...>]

Well, I say "size and a few handlers" but you also provide it the
configuration. ;) Typing too fast there. lol

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Scott Sibley <sis...@gm...> wrote:

> Oh and I also used the layering idea on a single pixel -- the entire
> screen. The addon's name is AuraAlarm. It alerts you to buffs and debuffs by
> flashing the screen or whatever. You can prioritize an alarm by setting
> opacity to 255. That part still needs work, but this tooltip addon got to
> going. Pretty cool huh? Can't do the layering on the tooltips though. They
> have to be character displays. I'm going the whole nine yards. Evaluator
> wraps lua's loadstring. The configuration's almost exactly the same, except
> it's done in lua tables. Properties too. Everything that went into
> LCDControl. Plus the extras I added to LCDControl. These little tooltips are
> going to be highly configurable just like LCD4LInux. You just tell it some
> information like size and a few handlers, and viola an addon author can
> incorporate the same ideas in their own addons. Think you'll get some
> customers? :) Any of you play WoW?
>
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> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Scott Sibley <sis...@gm...> wrote:
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>> Hey, guys,
>>
>> I just wanted to say thanks for LCD4Linux. It's going to be turned into a
>> World of Warcraft addon. :) Actually some libraries so anyone can embed the
>> lcd4linux-esque displays in their own addons, configurable with basic lua
>> tables. I want this to be useful for endgame, so you can see stats on a boss
>> fight, or even in pvp I imagine. This is totally going to rock. :) It's sort
>> of experimental at the moment because I'm not sure if WoW's going to be able
>> to handle the addon. I figure since embedded systems could do it, then WoW
>> can likely as well. It's not that heavy, and I know several ways already how
>> to get it optimized.
>>
>> I'm out,
>> Scott
>>
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