Cartographer
CARTOGRAPHER HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR 3.3!!!
DO NOT CREATE BUG REPORTS SAYING IT IS BROKEN!
There are no plans to do any major bug fixes for Cartographer (v2 or v3). If there is an update it will only be a minor fix. (It has already been this way since at least 2008.) Cartographer(v2) uses an outdated framework that will not be updated in the case of major breakages so Cartographer(v2) would require a complete rewrite. Neither of the two main developers (Ckknight and Arrowmaster) have the time nor desire to do this currently. Occasionally a new version might be released to include fixes made by other developers or new versions of embedded libraries.
Cartographer is a modular, lightweight, and efficient framework for manipulation of the world map. It is based on Rock and other libraries of the WoWAce community.
- Battlegrounds : allows viewing of battlegrounds outside of the zone.
- Coordinates : adds coordinates to the bottom of the world map of the player and the cursor.
- Foglight : Shows unexplored areas on the map. replacement for MozzFullWorldMap or Unexplorer. Much more efficient, though.
- Group Colors : turns all your party's and your raid's POIs into circles colored based on class, and shows a number on them based on their raid group.
- Instance Maps : shows maps of instances.
- Instance Notes : adds boss notes and such to instance maps.
- Look 'n' Feel : allows you to change the transparency, position, and scale of the world map.
- Notes : lets you put notes on the map, similar to MapNotes.
- Zone Info : on hovering over a zone, it will show the levels of the zone, the instances in the zone, their levels, and the group size the instance is made for (e.g. 5-man, 40-man).
Where to get coordinates for veins etc?
Does current author read this comments?
Would be cool if the instance maps would be extracted as own addon (like mining, herbs etc. addons) so that they don't waste memory when don't needing them.
That sounds too good.:-)
Little Question: Can I use Atlas Loot with it?
@NoMoreFear: Can you please give a bit more detail regarding the error messages?
would like to use this addon with the german client - right now error messages...
Someone working on this?
Anyone know how to remove the garbage text in the top left corner? "Right click to zoom out" etc. I can't see anything on that part of the map.
@Zenja: I haven't used it, but there is a Cartographer Import module available on http://www.wowace.com. You should be able to find some info in the WoWAce forums.
I'm busy working on a knowledge base for Cartographer. Should have that done in a few days. :)
Yeah, I think I could like this, I'm just wondering how I could import my old metamap notes or gatherer info.
Also, it would be awesome to find a database online somewhere for the trainers and vendors!
I have 4 things Id really like: 1. Maps of instance exteriors... Some instances have convoluted exterior sections. "Exterior" maps would allow us to place map notes for treasure and resource nodes and significant mobs.
2. A /command that makes a note automatically from whatever is targetted. (I use this to note unusual quest NPCs and rare mobs).
3. More icons for map notes. With alpha support. (minerals for me have black boxes around the icon). I like the raid icons. I also would like the ability to manually place resource node icons, as well as icons to represent quest npc's (gotta be a yellow ! someplace to use?) vendors etc.
4. There is no 4th request. Cartographer has replaced alphamap, metamap, gatherer & mapnotes. Oh, and Atlas. And a few others. Yay for the one mapping addon to rule them all!
Is there a huge database somewhere, chich I can download. So I dont have to do everything by myself?
i can't find any information about it, but is there a way to import my old gatherer database? i have both continents very explored and don't feel like doing it again :S
Ok, I just experimented a little and it turned out that Punky Coords was somehow interfering with Cartographer so I just disabled it and it works fine now.
P.S. Great addon.
Update downloadable at http://www.wowace.com/files/Cartographer/Cartographer-r22318.zip
@Diggorus
I've been having the same problem with this addon except when I click on a different zone it switches back to my current zone immediately.
@Diggorus
That's not necessarily tied to this mod. I have never used this mod, and my map has been doing the same thing. Haven't figured out how to fix it yet.
I am having a major problem.
For example, when I am in Undercity and I open the map to look at Eastern Plaguelands map....When I get to the plaguelands map, after 10 or 11 seconds, the map will automatically switch back to the Undercity map.
This happens with any zone that I am in. It's always switching back to the current zone that I'm in after a 10-11 second time period.
I've timed it multiple times to make sure it wasnt a fluke. It always resets to my current zone map after 10-11 seconds.
I do not see any mention of this as a feature anywhere...any help with this please?
tried delete addons and recopieng them..still no map =(
I made the mistake of moving the map outside screen myself though I fail to remember how I got it back. A /command to recenter the map and reset it's size would be nice when that happens.
The better way to fix this permanently is to make a check within the addon when the map is moved and deny it from moving off screen.
It should also be noted that resizing the map can also sometime cause it to go off screen.
the map moved off the screen, how do i get it back?
Latest version can be found at http://www.wowace.com/files/ There are also a number of mods there that can modify what the addon shows