nUI 5.07.21 released...

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Created on Saturday, 16 July 2011 23:02

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 July 2011 23:04

Written by K. Scott Piel

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nUI Release News (nUI 5.07.21)

nUI+ 5.07.21 has been released and is currently available for download from the premium download area at nUIaddon.com or from WoWInterface.com -- the lite version of nUI is also available for download from Curse.com and WoWUI.IncGamers.com

The key change in this release is the addition of a new slash command: /nui viewport

As many of you are aware, there is a bug in some of the Cataclysm zones and dungeons where your character appears to fall through the floor, or is walking through the ground. This is a bug in Blizzard's design of the zones due to how and where certain textures are anchored in the world frame. The net result is that this bug breaks all addons that create viewports when you are in these bugged zones. What this new command does is allow you to toggle nUI's viewport on and off from inside the game. Generally, you want the viewport enabled. You'll notice that when it is enabled, your character is properly centered in the viewable area of the screen as is the HUD. When you disable the viewport, you'll see the character drops down lower on the screen. You'll also notice that the screen shows less horizontal area when the viewport is off... the viewport actually allows you to see more of the 3D world in the viewable area than when it is disabled. So, generally, you will want to keep it turned on. However, when you are in the bugged zones, you can use this command to turn the viewport off and prevent your toon from falling through the floors. Note that you cannot use this command while you are in combat.

This update also fixes quite a few long standing issues in the combat log. These are all mostly cosmetic in nature and are described in the patch notes below.

With this release, I would ask that you take a moment to drop by the site at http://www.nUIaddon.com and click on one or two of my sponsors... every bit of help is appreciated and your clicks are an easy way to say thanks. ~smile~

If you are subscribed to the premium download service at nUIaddon.com, these files are available for download now. If you are subscribed to the nUI eMail update service, then they have already been e-mailed to you and should already be in your inbox. If you are not already subscribed to either of these premium services, you can find them both listed under the "Add services..." option in the user menu at the web site. It's a great premium benefit and a direct way to help support nUI.

Happy questing!

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Version 5.07.21 (Release)
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    * Added '/nui viewport' command to allow the viewport to be toggled on and off so the
      viewport can be enabled most of the time (thus increasing viewable world space and
      centering the player/HUD on the viewable area) and disabled when in the WoW zones
      where viewports are broken (such as Throne of Tides) -- the viewport cannot be
      toggled unless you are out of combat
      
    * Moved the initialization of key bindings from the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event to the
      VARIABLES_LOADED event because it is now possible to enter the world before variables
      are loaded and ready for interpretation (sigh).
      
    * Changed the anchoring the special class bars (Eclipse, Shard, Holy Power) so they do
      not depend on the nUI HUD casting bar being present.
      
    * Added error trap to catch bad return values from GetCurrentBindingSet() that caused
      the key binding function to break in nUI
      
    * Fixed a layering problem in the combat log that allowed the combat log text to hide
      the combat log filtering buttons
      
    * Fixed an error in the combat log that threw an error if you tried to click in the
      combat log text area (it was trying to open a chat edit box where there isn't one)
      
    * Disabled the minimize function on the combat log -- it doesn't need minimizing in
      the info panel and was throwing errors because it was looking for a chat edit box
      that doesn't exist in the combat log
      
    * Fixed the errant display of the button bar to the left of the combat log that was
      overlapping some of the buttons on the action bar right of the unit frames
      
    * Moved new user tooltips alert button to right side of game field above the voice
      chat control box so it doesn't overlap the minimap anymore