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Fubar fix for 3.3.5
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:04 pm
by Eisengrad
Per a comment yesterday at
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/i ... 3.6.5.html
This worked for me. Please note the devs are no longer supporting this mod, so in the long run another bar mod/framework might be a good idea.
Re: Fubar fix for 3.3.5
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:44 am
by tethealla
We started talking about lib data broker last night when this topic came up in the guild chat... but we pulled Sindergosa so I got a bit distracted. I figured I'd continue continue it here if Eisengar doesn't mind. It started from the fubar conversation.
Here's what I said about it in my discussion about my mods:
A few patches ago, Blizzard got on board here. They created a library that addon writers could write to consolidate all of this. It's called broker (lib data broker). So now addon writer no longer has to write an addon for titan and another for fubar etc. They write one for the broker system. There's two sides. The data providers (like guildfu, or moneyfu etc), and the display mods (i.e. fubar or titan bar itself).
I used to use titanbar. I switched to fubar a while back because fubar was more popular at the time. Then fubar was lagging in getting updated after a major patch, so I finally made the jump to the the data brokers. I can see a day when the titan bar or fubar authors finally get tired of updating them.
I use chocolate bar for display. It's very much like fubar. For data brokers, I use a combination of my old fubar plugins (through fubar2broker), and native data broker addons themselves. This is a topic in itself, so if you are interested in making the jump, I can give you some advice. I basically went to the curse client, clicekd "Get More Addons" and typed broker in the search box. I looked for a addon for each of the addons I mainly used. Some of the fubar ones are better... many of the broker ones are better and more maintained.
It's an addon framework which removes addon authors having to write for a "proprietary" display method. It's supported by blizzard, so we don't have to worry about it going away. If one of the display addons breaks, we can all go to another without replacing out data provider addons. Aren't interfaces grand? I love seeing good software design in action.
I highly suggest everyone who uses fubar to get chocolate bar to replace it. If you get fubar2broker, you can stop there and be done with it. You'll still use your fubar addons, but have a more up to date display method.
Re: Fubar fix for 3.3.5
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:53 pm
by Eisengrad
Awesome info, thanks for posting. Will look at this tonight.