Quartz
Quartz is a modular approach to a casting bar addon. An overview of (hopefully most of) the modules:
*Player
The core of Quartz is lightweight implementation of a standard casting bar, with configurable size, text and icon positioning, and colors.
*Target/Focus
Implementation of target and focus casting bars in similar fashion to the player cast bar.
*Buffs
Display of target and focus buffs and debuffs as duration bars.
*Flight
Hooks into FlightMap or InFlight to display the current flight progress on your casting bar.
*Global Cooldown
Displays a tiny spark-bar to show your Global Cooldown near the cast bar. Helpful for those who'd rather not squint at their action bars to see when they can cast again.
*Interrupt
Changes the color and text of your casting bar to help show that your cast has been interrupted (and show who interrupted it).
*Latency
Displays the amount of time spent between cast send and start events, in the form of a bar at the end of your casting bar, with optional text that displays the actual duration of the lag. This helps in canceling casts when they will not actually be interrupted, especially for users with consistently high pings.
*Mirror
Shows the 'basic' timers such as breath and feign death, as well as some 'odd' ones such as party invite time, resurrect timeout, and arena game start, and a framework for injecting custom timers into the bars.
*Range
Recolors the casting bar when your cast target moves out of range mid-cast.
*Swing
Displays a swing timer for your melee weapon as well as hunter autoshot.
*Timer
Allows for creating custom timers displayed on the mirror bars.
*Tradeskill Merge
Merges multiple casts of the same tradeskill item into one big cast bar.
Use /quartz to bring up the configuration menu.
I've encountered something waht i believe to be a bug...playing arms warrior. I have set the melee swing timer. When I use heroic strike, the timer immediately resets, although heroic strike doesn't in fact reset melee swing ... Do i have set something wrong or is it really a bug?
Is there a way to turn off debuffs from other NPCs that are attacking the same target?
For example, during the quest "The Protectors of Hyjal", the friendly NPC's debuffs are showing up on my list and I end up with a huge list that I don't want to see. It confuses me because I only want to see my debuffs/spells.
I've checked the options but I haven't found a way to turn these off.
Please help!
I recommend you pick up NeedToKnow addon, it's easy to set it up and track your DoTs and Debuffs on enemies, or HoTs and Buffs on friendlies, you can choose which ones you want to track.
I *tried to* configure Quartz so that I could easily track my 3 DoTs on my enemies when playing Shadow Priest but I just couldn't get it clear enough (other debuff bars etc. show up too, and the order of the debuffs depend on which order they were applied in, with NeedToKnow they have fixed locations).
I really hate it how it seems you always need to install a new AddOn whenever you need something done. But that's just how it is I guess!
Edit: Forgot to mention NeedToKnow can also track cooldowns etc., just look it up if you have a need for that kind of AddOn
Does anyone know how to disable blizzards default focus bar?
Currently having to put up with Quartz cast bar over the default, but its slightly annoying seeing a cast bar on top of one another :(
Is there anyway or a mode to turn on to SEE the bars outside of combat? I am trying to edit the mirror, target, and some other bars, as far as placement, size, and stuff. But it is hard to do this when I can't ever see them unless I am in combat.
This one.
What do you mean, This one? I was asking for a way to view the bars OUTSIDE of combat and resize and alter them...
I have the same problem. It seems impossible to configure this addon without actually being in combat. Most addons of this sort have a "TEST" feature that pops up a generic representation of what you'll see in combat to assist with configuration. This type of feature would be a welcomed addition to this great mod. Thanks.
All you need to do it type /quartz and toggle bar lock
Type /quartz and when the window comes up, click on Toggle Bar Lock.
Hi, loving the addon, but just having one problem, if anyone knows how to fix it. The cast timer isn't showing it's 'completed' colour on completion of the cast, I'm able to change all of the other colours, but I really would like it to flash green as my cast finishes; in this case cobra shot, so that I know at a glance the shot's done and it's ok to move if I'm in AotH... if anyone can help, thanks a lot.
Edit: The green completed colour works on tradeskills, but not for example on cobra shot or calling mounts, are these two different types of spell that need different settings?
Hi there, brilliant addon, really love it!
Is it possible in a future update to have arena targets cast bars, this would make this addon perfect.
If you ever consider this maybe it would it would easier to script with a universal config for all 5 bars, and unlock them to place them.
YES! if you add arena cast bars it would be AMAZING!!
There are some bugs with the Latency module. Often my latency overlay becomes 2 or 3 times the size of the whole casting bar, but going left.. so negative?? It seems to be triggered when the cast time of a spell changes mid cast. For example if a Destro lock's backdraft charge drops while he is casting Incinerate. Any class that has temporary buffs that reduce cast time could be effected, I think.
Can you fix this?
Actually, it might be due to procs from Insignia of the Corrupted Mind happening mid cast.
Hey I'm just curious if theres a way to show your pets swing timer, maybe edit the lua to show pet swing timer instead of player. If not I'd suggest maybe adding this feature.
@LollyZerade The icons scale with the height of the bars, so go Quartz-Buff click the 'Target' tab and adjust the Buff Bar Height slider.
I vote for this! Raiding shadowpriests need it!
Hej i was just wonder, How do i get the tragets buff shower bigger ?
look at the picture and look at right item at the top, How do i change it to bigger ?
Hello, I just purchased a new computer and I am having problems getting quartz back to the way it used to be. I have been using quartz for about 4 years now. It has always only shown my spells on the target, now it is showing everyones debuffs on the target, I get a list of 20 bars high. I dont want that, I only want it to show my few debuffs/spells. I cannot figure it out.
Have a slight problem with Quartz. Whenever I uncheck the box to enable certain cast bars (Focus Cast Bar, for example) the bar still shows up, no matter what I do. The closest thing I can do to get rid of that particular cast bar all together is to set the alpha to 10%, but that just leaves a very faint ghost on the screen.
Any way to fix this issue?