Prat 3.0
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.
About
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.
Type "/prat" Go to the "Chat Formatting" tab, Select "ServerNames" from left pane, uncheck "Auto-abbreviate"
Edit: still seems to occur, but far less
Actually this is probably not Prat, but recount. If "/recount sync" (which should change your setting to "Lazy Sync disabled") makes the 'There is no player named...' spam stop, then Recount is your culprit.
There's reports that Altoholic (or actually a dependency of it) also has this problem for guild members from merged servers, but that's probably not the problem you're describing.
@Rubio9
Thank you, this finally sorted my issue.
Hi great addon Ive used it for ages now!
Is there a way to turn it off so that I cant accidentally hit my arrorw keys and paste seomthing I wrote a previous time? Its highly frustrating on this new keyboard to keep posting pesonal whisper lines in other channels. Cant find it if so.
hey, years ago, we used to have the ability to change the width of the free-floating editbox. would it be possible to add that functionality back in?
hey, great addon, is there a way to allow copying from battle.net tells?
thanks
When creating a new window, they refuse to merge with the main General/Combat Log window, locked or unlocked. 'New Window Name' also stays open when you create a new window and press okay. Example:
http://oi45.tinypic.com/357ncde.jpg
How do i enable chat scrollback feature? Example, I log off one toon and go to another, and then log back on to my first toon. Id like to be able to see the last thing said in each chat box I have from my previous first characters conversations.
Is there a way to lock additional tabs from being moved like the main window? If I create new tabs for /Guild or /Instance there is no lock option while they are tabs in the main chat frame, making them annoying and accidentally dragged out during combat.
I know I can drag them out into additional chat windows and lock them there, but that is not what I want to do.
If you lock the main "General " window then the rest of the frame should be locked as well. That's a Blizz thing not a Prat thing though.
So, how do I set up my message windows to flash/alert/notify me when I have a new message in one of my other windows?? I had this set up with BasicChatMods at one point but I cant seem to get it going again.
I think this is under the "Tab Managment" module or something like that.
I have one request and I don't know if it's possible. Right now if I drag a tab out to it's own window it makes it's own edit box. Is there a way to turn those off? I only want one edit box.
Thanks for reverting back the arrow keys for scrolling through previous sent msg without the need for a modifier!
I'm curious what issues you are having because so far I don't have any.
There seems to be quite a lot of issues, can we expect any update soon? :-)
... and still getting this error.... I have three accounts... happens only on my 2nd and 3rd accounts... not the 1st... VERY strange...
Date: 2014-12-04 00:36:04
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\Prat-3.0\modules\PlayerNames.lua line 1456:
Usage: GetPlayerInfoByGUID("playerGUID")
Debug:
[C]: GetPlayerInfoByGUID()
Prat-3.0\modules\PlayerNames.lua:1456: ?()
...edia-3.0\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147:
...edia-3.0\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147
[string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:4:
[string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:4
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:13: ?()
...edia-3.0\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:92: Fire()
Prat-3.0\addon\addon.lua:276:
Prat-3.0\addon\addon.lua:258
(tail call): ?
(tail call): ?
WIM\Modules\History.lua:238: fun()
WIM\WIM.lua:293: CallModuleFunction()
WIM\Sources\WindowHandler.lua:1345:
WIM\Sources\WindowHandler.lua:1291
(tail call): ?
WIM\Modules\ChatEngine.lua:171:
WIM\Modules\ChatEngine.lua:160
WIM\Modules\ChatEngine.lua:1230: handler()
...s\WIM\Libs\LibChatHandler-1.0\LibChatHandler-1.0.lua:274:
...s\WIM\Libs\LibChatHandler-1.0\LibChatHandler-1.0.lua:259
...s\WIM\Libs\LibChatHandler-1.0\LibChatHandler-1.0.lua:326:
...s\WIM\Libs\LibChatHandler-1.0\LibChatHandler-1.0.lua:314
Locals:
None
AddOns:
Swatter, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AdiBags, vv1.7.12
Archy, v1.8.56
AucAdvanced, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucFilterBasic, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucFilterOutlier, v5.21c.5521.5459(5.21c/embedded)
AucMatchUndercut, v5.21c.5521.5507(5.21c/embedded)
AucStatHistogram, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucStatiLevel, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucStatPurchased, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucStatSales, v5.21c.5521.5476(5.21c/embedded)
AucStatSimple, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucStatStdDev, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucStatWOWEcon, v5.21c.5521.5323(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilAHWindowControl, v5.21c.5521.5347(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilAppraiser, v5.21c.5521.5495(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilAskPrice, v5.21c.5521.5447(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilAutoMagic, v5.21c.5521.5443(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilCompactUI, v5.21c.5521.5496(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilEasyBuyout, v5.21c.5521.5507(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilFixAH, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
AucUtilItemSuggest, v5.21c.5521.5417(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilPriceLevel, v5.21c.5521.5458(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilScanButton, v5.21c.5521.5403(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilScanFinish, v5.21c.5521.5515(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilScanProgress, v5.21c.5521.4979(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilScanStart, v5.21c.5521.5347(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilSearchUI, v5.21c.5521.5515(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilSimpleAuction, v5.21c.5521.5514(5.21c/embedded)
AucUtilVendMarkup, v5.21c.5521.4828(5.21c/embedded)
Auctionator, v3.1.8
Babylonian, v5.1.DEV.332(/embedded)
Bartender4, v4.6.5
BeanCounter, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
BlizzMove, vv1.3.2
Configator, v5.1.DEV.376(/embedded)
DBMCore, v
DBMDefaultSkin, v
DBMLDB, v
DBMProfiles, v1.0.7
DBMStatusBarTimers, v
DebugLib, v5.1.DEV.337(/embedded)
Een, v
ElkBuffBars, v2.4.1-183
Enchantrix, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
EnchantrixBarker, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
FishingBuddy, v1.4m
GetRare, v
HealBot, v6.0.3.4
HealBotTips, v6.0.3.4
iLvLr, v2.2.100
Informant, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
kgPanels, v1.20
LibExtraTip, v5.12.DEV.363(/embedded)
LibSharedMedia30, v3.0-89
MoveAnything, v15.0.6
Omen, v3.1.9
PetTracker, v6.0.12
PetTrackerBreeds, v
PetTrackerConfig, v
PetTrackerSwitcher, v
PetTrackerUpgrades, v
PJSort, v
Postal, v3.5.1
PowerAuras, v4.27.3
PowerAurasOptions, v4.27.3
Prat30, v3.5.10
Prat30HighCPUUsageModules, v
Prat30Libraries, v
RaidAchieveFilter, v1.8.2
RaidAchievement, v1.129
RaidAchievementOldModules, v
Recount, vv6.0.3c release
SexyMap, v2.4.21
SilverDragon, vv3.1.4
SimpleRaidTargetIcons, v1.21
SlideBar, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
Stubby, v5.21c.5521 (SanctimoniousSwamprat)
TidyPlates, v6.15.3
TidyPlatesGraphite, v
TidyPlatesGrey, v
TidyPlatesNeon, v
TidyPlatesQuatre, v
TidyPlatesHub, v
TidyPlatesWidgets, v
TipHelper, v5.12.DEV.351(/embedded)
TipTac, v14.10.16
TipTacItemRef, v14.10.16
TipTacTalents, v14.10.15
Titan, v5.4.1.60000
TitanBag, v5.4.1.60000
TitanClock, v5.4.1.60000
TitanGold, v5.4.1.60000
TitanLocation, v5.4.1.60000
TitanLootType, v5.4.1.60000
TitanMail, v6.02
TitanPerformance, v5.4.1.60000
TitanRepair, v5.4.1.60000
TitanVolume, v5.4.1.60000
TitanXP, v5.4.1.60000
WIM, v3.6.21
XPerl, v3.7.5
XPerlArcaneBar, v
XPerlParty, v
XPerlPartyPet, v
XPerlPlayer, v
XPerlPlayerBuffs, v
XPerlPlayerPet, v
XPerlRaidAdmin, v
XPerlRaidFrames, v
XPerlRaidHelper, v
XPerlRaidMonitor, v
XPerlRaidPets, v
XPerlTarget, v
XPerlTargetTarget, v
BlizRuntimeLib_enUS v6.0.3.60000 <none>
(ck=e70)
After some investigation it seems that this error is caused only when WIM (WoW Instant Messenger) is loaded.
Going on about the last year and a half now, Prat has been completely inconsistent with regards to the edit box being anchored to the top of the chat box.
Some toons it still works. Others it doesn't. I have tried deleting settings and reinstalling nothing seems to work.
edit: I managed to get it working briefly, by enabling it while the edit box was in it's editing state (ie. I was writing something). However upon closing the edit box it automatically reverts back down to it's default, lower position.
Regards.
I am having this problem as well, and I have combed through all the options to see if I missed something. Sadly, I think it's just Prat not being properly updated to handle cross realm.