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1. [READ THIS BEFORE POSTING] Posting Errors.
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  by Azilroka, Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:31 pm in Retail Discussion and Support
  
  Alright.
  
  The posting of errors seems to be the hardest part on the forums or discord. So let's cover if it should be considered a error or just ignore it.
  
  If the message begins with ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED it is a Taint which never blames the right addon and is generally dismissive as an error. These are the hardest ones to diagnose because you guys have about 100 addons enabled and then it says...
  
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1. XML Lua PowerShell Script
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  by Azilroka, Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:39 pm
  
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  I got tired of comparing files to my xml.. So I wrote this to make it easier.
  
  Save it as a ps1 file.
  
  XML for Loading Lua Files
  
  Clean Up:
  Converts FIles to UTF8 without BOM Format, Removes Trailing Spaces / Tabs
  
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  Added Cleanup
  
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2. [ELVUI-EXTERNAL] Unable to hook PostUpdateHealth
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  by Mosa, Sun May 16, 2021 7:01 pm
  
  Hi,
  
  I'm a total newbie in Lua Script coding... I'll try to explain what I want to achieve.
  Here is my current code:
  
  PostUpdateHealth method seems not reachable at this point. When I try to hook Update_StatusBars then it works.
  But I want to add some gradient to my healthbar, like this one which I've made with Weakaura :
  
  Can you just guide me for the first few steps?
  
  Regards,
  Mosa
  
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  Sun May 16, 2021 7:01 pm
3. Mousover macro (to toggle mouseover mode)
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  by marco522, Sun May 09, 2021 9:12 am
  
  Hi,
  
  I have been looking for some time already for a macro to enable mouseover mode for certain action bars e.g 1,2,3 only.
  The closest topic I found was: but it enables/disables actions bars as far as I understand and I want it only to literaly check/uncheck option under:
  Elvui - Action Bars - Bar 1/2/3 - Mouse Over
  
  Is that possible and can somebody please share such macro?
  
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  Sun May 09, 2021 9:12 am
4. Installer Framework issues
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  by xtcvv2, Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:28 pm
  
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  So I'm trying to use the installer framework to make setting up alts easier and it just won't load the profile correctly...
  
  First off it has the role buttons there even when I haven't specified any changes. There's also no button to load my actual profile and it just randomly almost sets it up but not at all correctly.
  
  Here's the pastebin
  
  And here are 2 screenshots, first the export ui and...
  
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  Went through all the bugsack stuff and commented out all the lines it asked for, not getting any errors now but it still doesn't do my action bars properly...
  Also added all the profile export things from elvui.
  
  Here's the pastebins to both files
  Code.lua
  
  ElvUI_Z-UI_install.toc
  
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  Last post by xtcvv2,
  Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:48 pm
5. hookscript of ReputationBar
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  by Actos, Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:57 am
  
  Is it possible to hook the reputation bar's OnEnter script ? I want to add the reps of the other factions to the bar.
  
  I've tried ElvUI_ReputationBar and ElvUI_ReputationBarHolder from /fstack command, but get Attempt to index, a nil value
  
  I have also tried DB:ReputationBar:HookScript, but the same error message.
  
  Thank you
  
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  Last post by Actos,
  Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:57 am
6. Unit Frames - Target - Cast Bar
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  by Alethea, Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:43 am
  
  Hello! Got a question about cast bar. I wish for my target castbar to be filling reversed (from right to left). There is a reverse option for unit frame castbars. But. Those reversed castbars somehow change the background color of castbar. Cant change it even with custom colors for the one castbar. Reverse option doesnt change spell icon position, spell name position, casting timer position. But...
  
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  Last post by Alethea,
  Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:43 am
7. Adding Tank Health and Heal Prediction
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  by Layniar, Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:34 am
  
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  Version of ElvUI (use /estatus command ingame to check): 12.17
  
  Disable all addons except the two called ElvUI and ElvUI OptionsUI . Do you still experience the issue now?: Yes.
  
  Disable all addons and use the default UI to make sure it is not an issue with the WoW client itself. Do you still experience the issue?: Problem with ElvUI menus.
  
  Check for lua errors by using the command /luaerror...
  
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  moved to Lua Script Help forum, not a ElvUI support question
  
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  Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:06 pm
8. Installer Creation Errors
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  by frankpatten, Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:41 pm
  
  Greetins all! I'm hoping to get a little hand here with some Installer issues I'm having.
  
  When I run the installer I've created using the provided instructions, I get an error for a customer data Text panel.
  
  If I comment it out and try again, I get an error on the next Custom section. ie: Custom unit frame text.
  It will error on ALL custom additions I've added to my layout.
  
  Pastebin to...
  
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  Last post by frankpatten,
  Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:41 pm
9. Custom Parsing of ElvUI Addon
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  by Caidek, Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:43 am
  
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  Hi there,
  
  I am working on an Addon for ElvUI and have a text box being added to display text to the screen. I attempted to simply plug in a code such as but the addon does not automatically parse it as ElvUI does for its datatexts.
  
  Can someone point me in the right direction to learn/accomplish integrating this feature?
  
  Thanks in advance.
  
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  WeakAuras can accomplish what you are trying to write and most people use that already.
  
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  Last post by Azilroka,
  Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:37 am
10. Shaman - if i ghost wolf my Custom text shifts
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  by Ryglus, Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:30 am
  
  I tried so many thing to fix this but im really clueless. Iv serched online but it seems that either no1 cares or no1 knows.
  
  Thanks Ryglus.
  
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  Last post by Ryglus,
  Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:30 am
11. Arena nameplate script, help needed!
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  by Jellowy, Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:16 am
  
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  I have a script which I use in arena to change enemy names to 1, 2 and 3 but it doesnt seem to work with ELVUI. Am I able to do the same thing within ELVUI or is there a way to fix the script? Please someone help me, I'd really like to keep using ELVUI but being able to use this script is even more important for me.
  
  /run local U=UnitIsUnit hooksecurefunc( CompactUnitFrame_UpdateName...
  
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  Check under - Available Tags - PvP
  
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  Last post by Azilroka,
  Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:35 pm
12. Help Creating Plugin
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  by kodashin, Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:14 pm
  
  Greetings,
  
  I've been trying to create a elvui plugin to highlight unit frames of party members in battlegrounds when my friend is being targetd by n or more targets. I managed to get the plugin framework up and running, also i was reading some BG Addons code to see how they function in geting the enemy player info.
  
  I am posting here in the hopes of any good soul reply this post with any kind...
  
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  Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:14 pm
13. NamePlate Scaleing Size [Elvui]
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  by jdubya85, Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:43 pm
  
  Good evening gang. I've been fumbling around thru the .lua files - and i'm stumped as i really dont know much of anything of LUA. So i'm defaulting to the experts. Is there a way to edit the LUA to have the target selected nameplate scale larger? Right now i have it in the addon set to scale to 1.25 - however i play on a large tv pretty far away and try to make things easier to see when i have a...
  
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  Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:43 pm
14. hi so i cant find the addon files to delete and cant get elvui to load in game.
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  by Racarra, Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:04 am
  
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  my Elvui isnt loading and showing up in my addons i deleted the WTF folder and it still doesnt work
  
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  If ElvUI isn’t in your addons folder, it certainly isn’t going to load in game.
  
  Download ElvUI manually or via the Tukui client.
  
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  Last post by Deleted User 50,
  Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:07 am
15. Help with Plugin Framework/Create a Plugin for ElvUI
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  by madnessmersa, Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:04 pm
  
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  so,
  this day someone told me why i dont create an Plugin for ElvUI so i dont have to do minor changes everytime ElvUI Release a new Update.
  
  i change just 2 littel things;
  
  Path: ElvUI > Modules > Auras > Auras.lua
  
  i changed it from BOTTOMRIGHT to CENTER but have no clue how i have to create the Plugin, i have no experience with coding etc. so its super strange for me, would be nice if...
  
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  so,
  this day someone told me why i dont create an Plugin for ElvUI so i dont have to do minor changes everytime ElvUI Release a new Update.
  
  i change just 2 littel things;
  
  Path: ElvUI > Modules > Auras > Auras.lua
  
  i changed it from BOTTOMRIGHT to CENTER but have no clue how i have to create the Plugin, i have no experience with coding etc. so its super strange for me, would be nice if...
  
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  Last post by Azilroka,
  Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:09 am
16. Load specific raidframes via LUA
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  by OpferXXL, Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:07 am
  
  Hi,
  
  I am looking for a way to dynamically load the different raid frames (raid and raid 40 specifically) via LUA.
  My problem is, that I can't setup all conditions correctly since I can't utilize dungeon difficulty in the load strings for the units.
  
  So I want to write my own WeakAura that handles all conditions for me as I want and then want to load the raidframes accordingly.
  I looked into the...
  
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  Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:07 am
17. [Elvui] Custom Datatext panels [Accepted Answer]
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  by Exeil, Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:52 pm
  
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  Hi guys.
  Can someone help me to create custom datatext panels through plugin for Elvui?
  I have this
  Panels created, but didn't registered in elvui config. Can't set text for this panels.
  
  And second question is:
  Elvui have options to create 'Custom Text' for unitframes. How to create new custom text for unitframes through plugin installer?
  My english is not so good, so i think thats enough to...
  
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  Regarding DataText Panels, I created four of them (Top, Bot, Left, Right) to create a cinematic Viewport to watch and record WOW on my 46 TV. They look awesome, and so less finicky than other options I've tried like Sunnart and Viewport, plus it's all tied into ELVUI/BENKUI which I love.
  
  Quick question tho, I notice when I export my profile to other accounts that the DataText panels don't show...
  
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  Last post by WarMunky,
  Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:36 am
18. [INSTALLER] Custom Text Issue
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  by NoobTaco, Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:51 pm
  
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  Version of ElvUI (use /estatus command ingame to check): 12.05
  
  Attempting to import my profile into the installer and hitting a snag with the Custom Texts. This is an old profile that works in 12.05, however I am not sure if there were some modifications that might have broke my profile for the installer.
  
  Here is the error I am getting
  
  Here is the gist of my code.lua. I have commented out...
  
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  Turns out the actionbars did not have all the features exported. I have added them manually to my installer and things are working now. Working on finalizing some clean up and then will publish.
  
  Thanks for the help.
  
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  Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:31 pm
19. Auto run Cvar on bootup
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  by VORTEX, Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:31 pm
  
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  So due to the way Blizz disables nameplates in a dungeon i have to run this on every login to remove friendly player HP bars since i use KUI nameplates, it works great but i have to run a macro every time i login, any way to make this command auto run on every login?
  
  /run SetCVar('nameplateShowOnlyNames', 1)
  
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  Is there any way to replace it in the Blizz files?
  
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  Last post by VORTEX,
  Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:14 pm
20. Attempt to index field 'field here' (a nil value) [Accepted Answer]
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  by nimby34, Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:43 pm
  
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  Trying to set up my installer. Get an error message Interface\AddOns\NIMBY\Code.lua:76: attempt to index field 'movers' (a nil value)
  is the line of code. The rest of my code can be found at . I've done the install for ElvUI but did not choose any of the options. What I'm trying to do is make sure everything is at a default before trying to add my settings. I don't affect all of the available...
  
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  Fair enough. Is there a safer alternative that actually sets each ElvUI object to its default settings? I've tried E:ResetProfile() but still notice things not lining up after applying my layout if changes were made beforehand.
  
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  Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:55 pm
21. CASTBAR.LUA:185 ERROR
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  by kermitindonesia, Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:33 pm
  
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  Message: ...face\AddOns\ElvUI\Libraries\oUF\elements\castbar.lua:185: :SetText(): Font not set
  Time: Fri Oct 16 00:23:19 2020
  Count: 36
  Stack: ...face\AddOns\ElvUI\Libraries\oUF\elements\castbar.lua:185: :SetText(): Font not set
  [string = ]: ?
  [string = ]: in function `SetText'
  :185: in function
  : ?
  
  Hi,
  
  I just updated to the newest ELV ui after the pre patch
  but this error keep spamming on...
  
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  Known issue. Fixed I dev.
  
  There is an open thread about this in ElvUI - retail - support which has workaround until next release (which shouldn’t be too far away)
  
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  Last post by Deleted User 50,
  Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:41 pm
22. [Installer Help] Profile does not load
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  by gpuzz, Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:15 pm
  
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  Hi,
  
  I am new to the world of coding so sorry if the question is stupid.
  
  The addon is recognized and i get the setup screen, but nothing happens when i try to load the profile.
  
  I have followed the instructions from blazeflack but now im stuck. (
  
  I tried uploading my code to pastebin but the site is down so used ControlC
  
  Can anyone help a fellow out here pls ? :)
  
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  with YourCustomTextName I meant to replace this with (as in your code) PlayerName . So for this case it should be:
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  Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:43 pm
23. [ElvUI] Chattabs as buttons above the chat frame and fit to frame width
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  by Fleyy, Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:36 pm
  
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  Hello Community!
  
  I tried for myself to change the ElvUI chattabs of the left chat frame to let them look like buttons above the chat frame.
  
  I imagine it as follows:
  
  Im a beginner in LUA scripting and im not familiar with the elvui code.
  
  Can someone help me and give me some tips how should I go about this?
  
  Is there a hook or something i can use to change the position, width and the skin...
  
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  Oh sorry.
  
  I use ElvUI without any edit or something.
  
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  Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:08 pm
24. ElvUI Border transparency/alpha
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  by heatwave86, Wed May 27, 2020 5:00 pm
  
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  Hey folks
  Does anyone know where in the code I can edit to change the transparency/alpha levels of the ElvUI border? The actual color picker wheel under the ingame configuration General>Media doesn't allow alpha levels for the border, which seems weird to me as everything else does. I'd like to make borders completely transparent.
  
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  It will likely be part of the SetTemplate function in ElvUI/Core/Toolkit.lua
  
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  Last post by Blazeflack,
  Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:54 am
25. Elvui and Phoguild Weakaura not working together.
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  by Jarif, Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:35 pm
  
  First post
  
  Version of ElvUI (use /estatus command ingame to check): 11.41
  
  Disable all addons except the two called ElvUI and ElvUI OptionsUI . Do you still experience the issue now?: Yes
  
  Disable all addons and use the default UI to make sure it is not an issue with the WoW client itself. Do you still experience the issue?: Yes
  
  Check for lua errors by using the command /luaerror on without quotes. Did...
  
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  What is this to do with ElvUI? You have written that this happens when you disable ElvUI.
  
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  Last post by Deleted User 50,
  Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:15 pm

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