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In loving memory of Jon Akthar (Sylvanaar)

Hello WoW community, I'm LuciferCatnip, Sylvanaar was my coworker and my mentor. It goes without saying that Jon was an amazingly talented individual. He always seemed to know everything... but he once said to me "It's not about knowing the answers, it's about asking the right questions", he always challenged me to ask me the right questions until I would arrive at the answer on my own terms. Jon was also a champion of the open source movement, and so with special thanks to Gil from Curseforge as well as Sylvanaar's family, there's no better way to honor Sylvanaar's legacy than to keep his project going strong in the community.

If you'd like to help maintain Prat, please reach out to MysticalOS or LuciferCatnip directly. Thank you so much.

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Prat-3.0 is a chat enhancement addon for World of Warcraft.

It is made up of 30+ smaller "modules" which each provide additional functionality, and can be enabled or disabled individually.

In game, type /prat for a menu. Or use the icon on one of the many data broker hosts.

Prat has just about every feature you can think of, and then some. Really. When I get some more time, I'll try and put together a full list (Even I have lost count)

(Thanks to Dreamsight for this partial list)

Sync your chat settings across your account (Beta)
AI powered spam filter (Beta)
Change arrows, buttons, mouse scroll for chat scroll, scroll speed
you can add player color per channel, color per level, color per class
timestamps (styled)
whether to show timestamp (what format the timestamp should be in)
whether to show players level
you can select the option for channel "stickys" (last channel you used you auto use when hitting enter, that sort of thing – or last thing someone said)
change the looks of the chat's editbox - as well as where it appears (you can even undock it and move it to where you'd like it to be)
chat fading, fading delay
You can change the font to a list of fonts, add an outline to it, monochrome it (if you don’t mind messing with files a bit you could probably even add other fonts to that list)
change the chat frame/chat box appearance
Keep chat history between game sessions
Set channel abbreviations
set brackets and color(or something instead of brackets)round player/lvl
alt invite option (press keyboard “alt” button and click on the player’s name to auto inv them)
raid icon
invite links - click them to invite the person
URL copying
Full chat copying + copy button
Click timestamp to copy line
Configurable alerts when your name or other word is mentioned
enables tell target /tt which whispers your target
Alias options - make macros into short commands
See names of players Alt characters
change chat sounds (incoming and outgoing as well as per channel)
Achievements info and grats
Full chat search and search box
Customizable filters for advanced users
Show item icon next to item links and player class icon next to player names
Icon-only options for newcomers chat
Optional flashing or font color change for chat tabs when a new message comes in.

You can enable/disable all Prat modules - don't have to have the ones you don't use running

While trying to reduce resource utilization, it is also important to note that some people prefer the features, and don't care that an addon uses 500k more.

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WoWLoreConfusedMe
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Posted Jul 20, 2018
Is it possible to hide these new buttons (channels and volume etc) or at least move them to the left?

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
In reply to WoWLoreConfusedMe:

Will look into it

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
What exactly did this update fix? I am getting all of the same errors as before. Specifically, all channels have messed up names, and the Editbox module is unusable.

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
I am finding that when I have prat enabled, my /1, /2, and /3 channels (General, Trade, LocalDefense) sometimes (though not always) get disabled when I log in. This only started happening after the BFA prepatch release, and I can't really confirm if it absolutely is prat (my only addon related to chat) or a new bug in Blizzard's chat code as it's seemingly random, though I haven't been able to reproduce the bug yet with prat disabled.

I have to right click the General tab -> Settings -> Channels and enable the checkboxes to see the public chat channels.

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
In reply to jcadduono:

I was having this problem too, but I don't think it's Prat. I actually disabled all my add-ons and quit the game, then came back and the channels were still unchecked.

Though you say you don't have that problem so maybe ours are related but don't have the same cause.

So far what fixed it for me was deleting the other auxiliary chat boxes I had, quitting out, coming back, and recreating them. That seems to have solved it, for now.

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
In reply to jcadduono:

it might be Greenwall doing it

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
Getting the following error when I right click a name in the chat window:

35x FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: Usage: CheckInteractDistance("unit", distIndex)
[C]: in function `CheckInteractDistance'
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: in function <FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1353>
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1401: in function `UnitPopup_OnUpdate'
[string "*:OnUpdate"]:3: in function <[string "*:OnUpdate"]:1>

Locals:
(*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = 0

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
In reply to Forge_User_92777426:

https://www.wowace.com/projects/prat-3-0/issues/31202

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Posted Jul 21, 2018
In reply to Forge_User_92777426:

Happens without Prat - think its just a blizzard bug

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
right-click on player's name in chat doesn't show right-click menu, but returns this, once per click:

3x FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:977: bad argument #1 to 'CanReportPlayer' (Usage: local canReport = C_ChatInfo.CanReportPlayer(playerLocation))
[C]: in function `CanReportPlayer'
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:977: in function `UnitPopup_HideButtons'
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:306: in function <FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:285>
[C]: in function `UnitPopup_ShowMenu'
FrameXML\FriendsFrame.lua:226: in function `initFunction'
FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:77: in function `UIDropDownMenu_Initialize'
FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:1085: in function `ToggleDropDownMenu'
FrameXML\FriendsFrame.lua:197: in function `FriendsFrame_ShowDropdown'
FrameXML\ItemRef.lua:60: in function <FrameXML\ItemRef.lua:1>
[C]: ?
...aceBlizzard_CombatLog\Blizzard_CombatLog.lua:3510: in function `SetItemRef'
FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3620: in function `ChatFrame_OnHyperlinkShow'
[string "*:OnHyperlinkClick"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnHyperlinkClick"]:1>

Locals:
(*temporary) = <table> {
SetVoiceID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:99
SetGUID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:47
IsCommunityData = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:121
GetChatLineID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:83
SetCommunityInvitation = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:125
SetUnit = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:63
IsGUID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:51
chatLineID = "412"
IsChatLineID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:79
Clear = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:136
GetUnit = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:71
IsVoiceID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:105
IsBattlefieldScoreIndex = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:91
IsUnit = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:67
GetGUID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:59
GetVoiceID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:109
IsCommunityInvitation = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:131
IsBattleNetGUID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:55
ClearAndSetField = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:150
GetBattlefieldScoreIndex = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:95
SetBattlefieldScoreIndex = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:87
SetChatLineID = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:75
SetCommunityData = <function> defined @FrameXML\ObjectAPI\PlayerLocation.lua:113
}

right-click on friend in friends list returns this, but the right-click menu appears as normal:

63x FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: Usage: CheckInteractDistance("unit", distIndex)
[C]: in function `CheckInteractDistance'
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: in function <FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1353>
FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1401: in function `UnitPopup_OnUpdate'
[string "*:OnUpdate"]:3: in function <[string "*:OnUpdate"]:1>

Locals:
(*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = 0

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
Hello! Im really glad this addon is up and running again, I love it! Thank you so much for all your hard work to keep this addon running!

I have a question though, it'd be amazing if we could not only hide the buttons like the social button and the new Chat Channels-, Deafen Voice Chat-, and Mute buttons, but move them around a bit as well. I'd love to have them below my chat box and typing box, in the bottom left. Maybe add an option to freely move them? That'd make this addon absolutely perfect for me. Thank you either way, for this addon!

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
Just downloaded the latest version and I'm not seeing any errors.
However, I got a detached window that I can no longer move.
If I click on the tab and select "Unlock Window", it just does nothing. It supposed to make the window moveable and the menu should change to ""Lock Window".
It works fine on the default/General window/tab, just not on the detached one.

EDIT: Nevermind, it does not seem to be related to Prat.

Last edited by Painstormx: Jul 20, 2018

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
OMG yes i need to have this back in BfA! I didn't realize how much I utilize this... so many errors when doing anything also!

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Posted Jul 19, 2018
Will we see a BfA 8.0 update? I miss my formatted chat windows :D

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Posted Jul 19, 2018
Hi! If I do not want to replace whatever channel-name, the chat won't show a cone and space after the character-name any more.

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#4283 Posted Jul 19, 2018

Any time I right click on a person's name in the chat window I get an endless stream of this error until the popup window closes.

Message: Interface\FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: Usage: CheckInteractDistance("unit", distIndex)
Time: Wed Jul 18 23:04:55 2018
Count: 237
Stack: Interface\FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: Usage: CheckInteractDistance("unit", distIndex)
[C]: in function `CheckInteractDistance'
Interface\FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1358: in function <Interface\FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1353>
Interface\FrameXML\UnitPopup.lua:1401: in function `UnitPopup_OnUpdate'
[string "*:OnUpdate"]:3: in function <[string "*:OnUpdate"]:1>

Locals: (*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = 0

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Posted Jul 18, 2018
Anyone else see'ing Hchannel:GUILD ?

I had to disable prat, just too many issues to deal with

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Posted Jul 19, 2018
In reply to Galvin:

Enable the "Channel" module and it will fix itself. You can adjust what you see with it's options. I had the same problem.

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Posted Jul 20, 2018
In reply to Forge_User_18205125:

Problem is channel names gives errors and I see Hchannel:GUILD

And the author has yet to even respond to all the issues being posted

Last edited by GalvinSR: Jul 20, 2018

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Posted Jul 18, 2018
Error grabbed from BugSack
AddOn version: r1151-alpha
Game version: 8.0.1 (27101) (Release x64)

3x Prat-3.0-r1151 \modules\Editbox.lua:822: attempt to concatenate local 'chan' (a nil value)
Prat-3.0-r1151 \modules\Editbox.lua:822: in function <Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:811>
(tail call): ?
FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3981: in function `ChatEdit_ResetChatType'
FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3962: in function `ChatEdit_OnShow'
[string "*:OnShow"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnShow"]:1>
[C]: in function `Show'
FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:4020: in function `ChatEdit_ActivateChat'
FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3651: in function `ChatFrame_OpenChat'
[string "OPENCHAT"]:1: in function <[string "OPENCHAT"]:1>

Locals:
self = <table> {
ChatEdit_SetLastActiveWindow = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:776
SetDefaultModuleLibraries = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:398
Enable = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:325
NewModule = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:266
FCF_Tab_OnClick = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:750
EnableModule = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:363
modules = <table> {
}
GetModule = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:241
IterateEmbeds = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:473
SecureHookScript = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:410
defaultModuleLibraries = <table> {
}
RawHookScript = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:395
LibSharedMedia_Registered = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:601
GetName = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:310
SetAttach = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:864
name = "Prat_Editbox"
IsEnabled = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:482
orderedModules = <table> {
}
DisableModule = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:381
baseName = "Prat-3.0"
GetDescription = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:770
HookScript = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:366
frames = <table> {
}
SecureHook = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:336
IsHooked = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:493
SetBorderByChannel = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:811
SetBackdrop = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:792
IsModule = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:248
db = <table> {
}
SetDefaultModuleState = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:418
ChatEdit_DeactivateChat = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:785
OnModuleDisable = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:757
SetEnabledState = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:455
Hook = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:274
enabledState = true
OnModuleEnable = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:702
Prat_FramesUpdated = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:674
PL = <table> {
}
hooks = <table> {
}
SetDefaultModulePrototype = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:440
UpdateHeight = <function> defined @Prat-3.0\modules\Editbox.lua:923
IterateModules = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:468
UnhookAll = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:477
RawHook = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:313
Unhook = <function> defined @ArkInventory\Externals\Ace3\AceHook\AceHook-3.0.lua:418
moduleName = "Editbox"
defaultModuleState = true
Disable = <function> defined @AngryAssignments\libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:345
}
(for generator) = <function> defined =[C]:-1
(for state) = <table> {
1 = <unnamed> {

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Jul 28, 2008
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