Parrot
Floating Combat Text of awesomeness.
Displays Events from the combatlog (damage, healing, ...) as moving text and numbers across the Screen. It also supports various other Events (Loot, Cooldowns, ...). Further Parrot offers a Trigger-system to display Text and play sounds on certain predefined events (e.g. Nightfall for Warlocks).
Localization
If you want to translate Parrot into your language (or update an existing translation) please do so here.
FAQ
Q: "I created a custom Trigger doing <something>. Is it worthy to be in parrots default triggers?"
A: In many cases it is. If you want to contribute a custom trigger to be added to the default triggers, please post a ticket where you describe *exactly* how you set it up. I can't figure that out for every class and every spec.
Q: "Parrot is not showing heals, but it's enabled in the options"
A: Since 3.2 WoW displays every full overheal in the combatlog (even for HoTs). That's why Parrot v1.9.0+ contains an option in Events to "Hide full overheals" which is enabled by default to avoid unnecessary spam.
Q: ''I want to use custom fonts and sounds in Parrot, but there are none available'
A: Parrot doesn't provide sounds or additional fonts (only the fonts included in WoW)
For additional fonts and sounds please install SharedMedia.
To use custom sounds and fonts see the "INSTRUCTIONS for MyMedia.txt" in the SharedMedia-folder.
Q: "Whenever I /reload or log back in again, parrot auto-hides blizzard's default outgoing damage text (the one above the mob in question). Is there any way to avoid having to enable blizz's functions all the time?
A: When enabled Parrot manages the settings for Blizzard FCTs damage- and heal-display. You can enable these features to be used with Parrot in the config (General->Game damage/healing)
Q: "Sometimes when Looting stackable items, the stackcount is off. Why isn't this fixed?"
A: The problem is, that the Interface-event for the Loot is sometimes triggered before, and sometimes after the item was put in the bag (depending on lag). If anyone knows a solution that does not involve constantly polling the bags' content, I'm open to suggestions.
Questions
If you need help with some option, trigger, or whatever use the Parrot-forum on wowace for any questions you might have (please no bug-reports).
Feature Requests
To make a feature Request please use the ticket-system.
Before making a feature Request please make sure that the current alpha does not contain the feature already.
Also check if there is a similar feature request among the open tickets already (and maybe join the discussion there).
Since it is on your client list and has received an update, I would have to check my addons to be sure the box is checked to turn it on.
/parrot to configure
the error is interface/addons/parrot/code/triggers.lua:1279:bad argument
will post error but i have downloaded parrot 3 times and cleared wtf. All i get is error messages
--sound:
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "hit", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\hit.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "Heart", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\Heart.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "Kachink", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\Kachink.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "Link", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\Link.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "Text1", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\Text1.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "Text2", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\Text2.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "imba", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\imba.wav]])
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "LowMana", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\LowMana.mp3]])
As long as you have the corresponding .wav and/or .mp3 files in a folder named MyMedia files, your sounds should be seen in Parrot setup.
Cheers, Cowlevel
I have been reading the INSTRUCTION for sharedmedia a-l-o-t and im still failing ;p
#1 I make the copy and call it mymedia.lua
#2 I make a folder in the SharedMedia folder, called MyMedia files
#3 I fill that thing out this way, tell me if im wrong, which i guess i'am
-- START of the section that you should be updating
--
-- NB: any line beginning with "--" is ignored - so the lines
-- below are just comments!
--
--background:
--border:
--font:
sound:SharedMedia:Register("sound", "DAI", [[Interface\\Addons\\SharedMedia\\MyMedia files\\shutthefup.mp3]])
--statusbar:
-- END of the section that you should be updating
Am I suppose to put it into a different folder or are i just like "U R DOING IT WRONG!" ?
Help! ;D thanks
Great addon btw
interface\addons\parrot\code\triggerconditions.lua:129:attempt to call method 'ontriggercondition' (a nil value)
Issue seems to be fixed now, thanks alot for a great addon.
I have "deleted" those lines from mine, and no more errors afterwards.
-karachi@dreadmaul
[2009/04/15 17:03:54-1338-x5]: Parrot-v1.6.6.0\Code\TriggerConditions.lua:129: attempt to call method 'OnTriggerCondition' (a nil value)
anyone?
Thanks!
What would be the way to make it ignore presences?
is is possible to change the amountcolor for styledamge?