ArkInventory
ArkInventory (for The War Within)
:boom: Please ensure you are using the latest alpha version if you have the War Within client.
ArkInventory (for Retail, Classic, and Cataclysm)
ArkInventory's display windows are built from "virtual bars", you assign categories to bars so that items in that category are displayed on the specific bars you want. There is no limit to the number of bars you can have inside a window but obviously you only have so much screen real estate before it becomes "too many".
ArkInventory uses several methods to assign a default category to an item such as what professions you have, tooltip scanning, basic type/subtype and PeriodicTable. You then assign those categories to a virtual bar.
You can also over-ride the default category by creating a rule that matches either a single or multiple items.
Overview:
- user configurable window width and height
- separate keybindings for each location for easy viewing
- assign items to a category of your choice (overrides the default assignment)
- assign categories to the bar of your choice
- unlimited number of bars (there are practical limits though before your screen becomes full)
- sort each bar differently if required
- user configurable bars per row
- sell junk items automatically or manually (delete available via a keybinding or right clicking when at a vendor)
- random pet and mount summons. can also assign a group of them to select from
Key Bindings:
- Press ESCAPE to bring up the blizzard menu
- click on Key Bindings
- scroll down to AddOns > ArkInventory
- bind the keys you want to use
Need Help?
:memo: Wiki
:memo: Frequently Asked Questions
:memo: Sorting
:memo: Rules
:memo: If you are having an issue the first step is to disable all other mods and test with only ArkInventory loaded
:memo: If the issue is still there, please check for an existing issue and create a new issue if required.
:memo: If the issue is gone, re-enable your other mods one by one until the issue comes back, then note the last mod you enabled in your issue as well as notifying the author of the other mod
See ChangeHistory.md for changes to the latest version. See VersionHistory.md for all previous changes.
:boom: The NoLib variant
it seems quite a few people are somehow getting the NoLib variant from their download client when they didn't specifically ask for it, instead of the full variant, and its causing issues as they don't have the required libraries installed separately. Please ensure you are downloading the full. if you see nolib in the filename then its the wrong variant, unless you are actually installing all of the required libraries separately as well. If you have to you can manually download the full variant from CurseForge, WoWInterface, or Wago.
:boom: Junk Sell getting blocked
While auto-destroy remains blocked, From 30960 onwards you can setup a Key Binding to manually sell and destroy your items. Note that blizzard require one keypress per item deletion, so if you have multiple items that need to be deleted you will need to press the Key Binding multiple times. A message will be output if you have remaining items that can still be deleted.
:warning: Ensure you have backup copies of your saved variables file
Sometimes you cannot revert back to a previous version without a backup, especially alpha or beta versions, so before upgrading please make sure you have made a backup of your saved variables file
Your saved variables file is normally located at ...\World of Warcraft\_client_\WTF\Account\yourwowaccountname\SavedVariables\ArkInventory.lua
It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate backups of your saved variables file. You dont have to do them frequently, just after you've made major changes to your config is probably fine for most people, but you should get into the habit of making backups because when it does corrupt you wont have to reconfigure everything from scratch.
If you have your download client set to automatically download alpha/beta versions you should definitely have backups.
A simple way to back up the saved variables file is to just do a copy and paste then rename the new file (using the version number of ArkInventory or the date is a good idea), eg ArkInventory-30900.lua, or ArkInventory-20191228.lua
thats part of the conversion process, can you send me your arkinventory.lua savedvariable file please, to arkayenro at hot mail dot com so i can see why that failed.
ArkInventory blocks all my incoming trades. Other player gets message - player is busy I get message - xy wants to trade, you blocked. (Something like that - i use the german Client)
WoW Client = DE, Burnig Crusede 2.1.2 ArkInventory JUN-25-22-00 All other Addons dissabled for testing.
interface options - block incoming trades (uncheck it) - i don't even know how to change this via code (or even if you can) so it's unlikely that i've somehow coded that in.
Why are my bags blacked out sometimes? o.0
Read further down. There have been many posts about it.
"the default categories are still there you just you can't add items to them. i've added an option (in my working copy) to allow you to add items to existing rules the way you used to add them to categories - you just have to create an empty rule first, just use a formula of false"
So i could theoretically make a rule, not necessarily only "false" (which "drags" items to it), and in addition, add manually more items with the "old" way?
like pt( The Sun Eater ) and when i add something with mouse, the rule extends by ' or itemid(xxx:xx:Xxx:) or something like that?
correct. to save a rule it must have a valid formula, and one that picks nothing is "false" so it's easist to start that way. if you already have a converted rule from the current version then you could also use that instead.
and again yes, adding an item via the menu just extends the formula by adding " or id( xx:yy:zz )" without you having to go through the rule dialog box to do it yourself.
btw pt() has to match periodictable set names, you probably want to use name( the sun eater ) instead
Two issues.
One, my bank is not updating correctly in the latest beta version. I move an item out of the bank, but it still shows up in the bank. Also, setting categories in the bank to 'hidden' seems to have no effect. I tried hitting the 'refresh' button, but to no avail.
Two, I can't make use of the Profile >Copy From function. This is annoying, because I have a lot of characters and would like to use similar, but not identical, settings for each. The first time I move the mouse over the menu item, I get an error, and after that, the menu is simply empty.
[EDIT] Okay, I found the culprit in the Profile > Copy issue. It was a conflict with the Addon Eavesdrop. /EDIT
[EDIT2] And I can be more specific on the bank updating problem. It only fails to update the item slot if the item was in the bank itself, rather than in bank bags. /EDIT2
rallion writes: my bank is not updating correctly in the latest beta version
cleaned up a bit too much code on the last upload and took out an event i shouldn't have, it's back in my working copy and works ok now.
rallion writes: This is annoying, because I have a lot of characters and would like to use similar, but not identical, settings for each. The first time I move the mouse over the menu item, I get an error, and after that, the menu is simply empty.
problem is i can't hook the profile change (or at least i havent really looked) - if you change profiles, close all the AI windows and then reopen them - appears to work fine if you do it that way - or at least it did in the quick test i did.
I guess some people like the new "rules thingie", although I'd rather have it the old way. You see, I have separate categories for tanking gear and dps gear, and I don't want to mix them in one clump. With this new system, I'd have to make a rule and add the item ID's one by one into it. Previously I just made 2 categories and moved an item to a category with just 2 clicks.
...Unless there's easier way to do the same thing with rules...? I was going to ask, if it scrambles the whole addon, if you could have both rules and the earlier custom categories?
Appreciate your work.
salleh writes: ...Unless there's easier way to do the same thing with rules...? I was going to ask, if it scrambles the whole addon, if you could have both rules and the earlier custom categories?
the default categories are still there you just you can't add items to them. i've added an option (in my working copy) to allow you to add items to existing rules the way you used to add them to categories - you just have to create an empty rule first, just use a formula of false
AND I can't be traded anymore - I do have to start the trade. If someone wants to trade me i get a system message. "XXX wants to trade. You have rejected"
Additional function "save profile" would be great. At the moment a single (wrong) klick is enough to erase all adjustments.
May be a stupid question but i cannot set category for items anymore, cant find any text in readme about it or find anything in the menus. I am using the latest BETA version.
Although, still a great mod!
use the rules. icon on the main window. readme has a web link to the rules page.
Hi Arka, really grat mod you're making. But I, like many others am experiencing that annoying bug (fading out the inv and not possible to move anything). I'm experiencing this problem only with some kinda HUD enabled(like ArcHUD, MetaHUD...) If I turn them off, I got my fav inventory mod back working^^ . Maybe you can use that info. Bye
still not sure why it's happening but i've given blizzard test code that shows it only happens if the frames and items are built via LUA code. if i build them purely in XML then it works fine.
so, i've recoded my working copy beta so that the elements are hardcoded, 15 bags, 50 slots per bag, 60 virtual bars and it works fine now when the framelevels are pushed above 127. i've left the autogen code in there to build bags, bars, items that are above the hardcoded limits and only these will get the gray problem - until blizzard can sort out a proper fix.
So which working beta copy is hardcoded now? I'm still getting the greyed out error. Thanks.
from 2.00 [2007-JUN-24-02-00] onwards