TinyTip
<font>Please delete your all your TinyTip folders before upgrading to the latest version</font>
What is TinyTip? Well, it started out as just a simple upgrade over AF_Tooltip_Mini and exploded from there. Now it shares no code with what it used to be, becoming something more, while still staying true to its name. The core of TinyTip is basically just an upgrade over AF_Tooltip_Mini, a small file around 24KB. The more modules you allow to load, the more this value increases. The goal of TinyTip is to allow you to mix and match your modules while keeping the smallest memory footprint possible. All files except TinyTip.lua and its locale files are optional. You can take a look below, I've listed the optional files as "not required". If you don't use a file's features, you can safely remove it from the TOC.
Anyway, as you can guess, TinyTip changes the look of your GameTooltip. Here are the features found in core:
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TinyTip (core)
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In TinyTip.lua (required)
- Name, backdrop, and border (optional) colouring by reaction (Hostile, Friendly, etc.)
- Class coloured with raid colours.
- Level coloured by difficulty.
- Creature Type (Imp, Cat) given for Pets.
- UnitClassification (Humanoid, Undead, etc.) given for NPCs.
- Elite Status (Elite, Rare, WorldBoss, Rare Elite) added when applicable.
- (Tapped) for Tapped, (Corpse) for Corpse
- Optional Guild Names displayed. (on by default)
- Optional backdrop coloring for friends and guildies. (on by default)
- Optional Honor Rank Name or Number. (on by default)
- Optional "Hostile", "Friendly", etc. reaction text for the colour-blind. (off by default)
- Optional Compact Tooltip mode.
- English, German, French, and Chinese localization, and partial support for other clients.
In Embedded TinyTipAnchor.lua (not required)
- Positioning Options (Anchoring, Offsets)
In TinyTipTargets
- TargetOfTarget information - what is this tooltip's unit targeting?
- Search through Party members targeting this unit, or...
- Search through Raid members targeting this unit.
In TinyTipIcons.lua (TinyTipExtras, not required)
- PvP Rank Icon
- Buffs and Debuffs
- Raid Target Icon
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In LoadOnDemand Addon TinyTipOptions
GUI Options, use /tinytip or /ttip to bring up the menu.
Only loaded if you use that slash command.
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Troubleshooting
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Q: TinyTip is preventing another tooltip addon from working.
A: Go into that other addon's TOC file and add/change this line to include TinyTip.
## OptionalDeps:
Q: I'm getting an error from TinyTip, or an option isn't working right.
A: 1) Check my WoWI portal to see if it's a known issue, and for updates.
2) Maybe your files are corrupt. Delete TinyTip, TinyTipExtras, and TinyTipOptions, then re-download them and install from stratch.
3) Your Saved Variable database may have gotten corrupt somehow. Try using /tinytip default and then /tinytip confirm to reset it.
4) If resetting your options doesn't work, exit WoW, delete all your Saved Variable files for TinyTip (global and per character), then restart WoW.
5) Leave a bug report on my WoWI portal.
Q: Where's the secret cow option?
A: There is no secret cow option.
Message: ..\FrameXML\GameTooltip.lua line 124:
attempt to index local 'self' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: ?
..\FrameXML\GameTooltip.lua:124: GameTooltip_ClearMoney()
TinyTip\TinyTip.lua:785:
TinyTip\TinyTip.lua:772
(tail call): ?
[C]: SetOwner()
..\FrameXML\GameTooltip.lua:73:
..\FrameXML\GameTooltip.lua:72
[C]: TinyTipAnchor_Original_GameTooltip_SetDefaultAnchor()
TinyTip\TinyTipAnchor.lua:143:
TinyTip\TinyTipAnchor.lua:140
(tail call): ?
[string "*:OnTooltipSetDefaultAnchor"]:1:
[string "*:OnTooltipSetDefaultAnchor"]:1
After updating to the lastest version of TinyTip, I get a problem that I can not get the detail tip of skills in the action bars but only the name and rank of skills. But the addon TrinketMenu can offer the detail tips of trinket.
My action bar is Bartender4 using lib Ace3.
I have this recurring problem with this addon : it does not work properly, no config available.
Actually it has been nearly 2 months without working, so I guess it is not updated anymore and I will just stop using it.
It is a shame actually it is a very good little plugin:-(
http://files.wowace.com/
The problem I'm talking about is with the latest version from wowace. But on wowace, there is no forum support unfortunately...
Go to http://files.wowace.com/TinyTip/ for latest version of TinyTip
I have the same problem than BWarner, please update it!!!
At first i must say i like this addon... but since version 2.4 i have a problem with the positioning of the tool tip. i can't put it away from my character. i tryed everything.. nothing works to change the position of the tool tip. has anyone an idea to help me? (i tryed /ttip and some other addon for frame moving but nothing works)
Error, consistently appearing upon "/tinytip":
Date: 2008-05-25 19:40:38
ID: 2
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\TinyTip\TinyTip.lua line 98:
attempt to index global 'TinyTipOptions' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: ?
TinyTip\TinyTip.lua:98: value()
..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3040: ChatEdit_ParseText()
..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2732: ChatEdit_SendText()
..\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2753: ChatEdit_OnEnterPressed()
[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1:
[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1
AddOns:
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TinyTip, v0.2-Beta
TinyTipOptions
Thrae,
First of all, I want to say that I love your addon! It's a great replacement for TipBuddy (which finally broke as of 2.4) and I definitely recommend it to everyone.
In patch 2.4, the console commands "/ttip" and "/tinytip" result in the following error:
...\AddOns\TinyTip\TinyTip.lua line 98:
attempt to index global 'TinyTipOptions' (a nil value)
I can still access the options via the "interface" menu, but I thought I should mention this. Also, the drop-down boxes in the interface options don't change (in appearance) from "TinyTip's Default" when switched to another setting (although the settings themselves actually do change).
Also, I am wondering if there is any way to disable the "lingering" effect on the tooltip to make it automatically disappear after removing the cursor from an in-game object (players, NPCs, objects, etc)?
Thanks!
-- Hyosine
WoW still lists this latest version as "Out of Date" on the addon screen. While I love this addon, the problems that have arisen with 2.4 make me very leery to install any addon that WoW does not recognize as completely compatible.