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MapNotes

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Project Updated:
Files Updated: 04-14-2009
Supports Game Version: 3.1.0
Category: Map & Minimap
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Project Manager: Telic
Additional Authors: No additional authors
Current Version: v5.16.30100
License: All Rights Reserved
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Downloads Total: 186,336
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MapNotes v5.16.30100

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Description

Adds a note system to the WorldMap helping you keep track of interesting locations. MapNotes(Fan's Update) also provides a Plugin interface for other AddOns to take advantage of the note making ability. AlphaMap(Fans Update) uses this interface to allow Note creation on AlphaMap Maps of Instances, BattleGrounds, and World Boss Maps. This version of MapNotes comes with in-built support for creation of notes on Atlas maps, also using this Plugin interface. For these purpose MapNotes offers the following main functions: 1. Marking notes on the WorldMap 2. Showing one of these notes on the MiniMap (see MiniNote) 3. Allows any other AddOn to use MapNotes note creation ability to mark notes on frames within their own AddOn : - Marking notes on AlphaMap (Fan's Update) Instance maps - Marking notes on Atlas maps

"/tloc" can be used to toggle this AddOns minimap coordinates instead of Thottbott's minimap coordinates. NOTE : PLEASE still use "/mn -tloc xx,yy" to place a Thottbott marker on the map. "/tloc" ONLY toggles Minimap Coordinates.

Should be compatible with both Cartographer and MetaMap, although you may no longer be able to create notes on the map with the in-built functionality provided by those AddOns - only with the functionality provided by MapNotes (Fan's Update).

Fast Note Creation/Editing/Deleting

- <Control>+<Alt>+Right-click on a MAP/FRAME to create a Quicknote at that point

- <Control>+<Alt>+Right-click on a NOTE to quickly go to the note Editing Frame

- <Control>+<Alt>+Left-clicking to drag NOTES to new positions

- <Alt>+Right-click on a NOTE to toggle it as a Minimap note

- <Alt>+<Shift>+DOUBLE Right-click on a note to quickly delete it.

- <Control>+<Shift>+Right-click will create a temporary blue Group note on a map If created on a World map, then it will also be displayed in the Minimap for you to track If in a Raid group, then the note will be shared with other Raid members who have MapNotes installed Otherwise, if in a Party, then the note will be shared with the Party members who have MapNotes installed Otherwise, its just your own quick temporary marker ;)

Slash Commands

/mapnote OR /mapnotes OR /mn Use without any other parameters to see which version of MapNotes is installed, and access the list of available Slash Commands. Otherwise can be used to insert a Map Note by a slash command (which you can create in the Send Menu), see Readme.txt for Details

/mn -allow OR /mn -a Allows you to receive the next note, even if you have disabled receiving in the options. If invoked with no parameters, it will toggle the current state.

/mn -automini Shows the next note created (using any method) as a MiniNote and also puts it on the WorldMap. If invoked with no parameters, it will toggle the current state.

/mn -allmini Toggle all MapNotes off/on as Mininotes (Keybinding also available)

/mn -tloc tbX,tbY Sets a "Thottbot location" on the map. Use it with no arguments to toggle it off. See the Section on Formatting of X,Y Coordinates

/mn -q [icon] [name] Adds a note at your current location, icon and name are optional (icon any number from 0 to 9, AddOns/MapNotes/POIIcons/Icon#.tga) If no [name] is passed, then the Note will be named based on the MiniMap Text, and the second/third lines will be populated with more zone information and/or the default QuickNote text.

/mn -qtloc xx,yy [icon] [name] See the Section on Formatting of X,Y Coordinates Adds a note on the map you are currently on at the given thottbot location, icon and name are optional (icon any number from 0 to 9, AddOns/MapNotes/POIIcons/Icon#.tga)

/mn -s [search text] If you want to search for a note, to see if one exists, or where it is, then you can use this command, and MapNotes will print out a report in the chat window, displaying the names of all maps which have a note containing that text

/mn -hl [note name] If you have lots of notes and want to clearly identify a single one on a map, or if you want a certain note to remain highlighted, then use this command and they will be displayed with a green circle around them. If there are several notes with that name or containing that text, then they will ALL be highlighted. The note name does not have to be case sensitive, and doesn't have to be an exact match - all notes containing the [note name] text will be highlighted. If the EXACT NAME is specified (not case-sensitive), the note will also be marked as a MiniNote on the Minimap

/mn -mapc Toggle the display of Player and Cursor Coordinates on the World Map Control-Left-Click and drag the coordinates to move them to a different position on the World Map if you are not happy with the default.

/mn -minic Toggle the display of Player coordinates below the Minimap.

/mn -t [icon] [name] Creates a quicknote at the Player's current location if the Player has no target. If the Player does have a target, then it will create a note for that target at the Player's current location, icon and name are optional (icon any number from 0 to 9, AddOns/MapNotes/POIIcons/Icon#.tga)

/mn -m Creates a note for the Player's target at the Player's current location. OR Merges the details for the Player's current target in to a Map Note that has already been created at the Player's current location. MUST have targetted a Player/NPC/Mob for this to work.

/mn -scale [0.5 - 1.5] The size of MapNotes Menus and Frames are now fixed no matter what the scale of the World Map or other AddOn Map being used. This command can be used to change the default size of MapNotes Menus and Frames if the user finds it too small or large. The default value is 0.7 Therefore "/mn -scale 1.0" will make the Menus and Frames appear larger than they do by default.

/mn -undelete Will undelete the last deleted MapNote.

Key Bindings

QuickNote/TargetNote

Creates a quicknote at the Player's current location if the Player has no target. If the Player does have a target, then it will create a note for that target at the Player's current location. -OR CLICK MINIMAP COORDINATES- If you are NOT targetting anything, then ALT-Left-Click on the Minimap Coordinates to create a QuickNote. If you are targetting something, then ALT-Left-Click to create a Target note with details about the current target at the PLAYER'S current location - you will be warned if you are too near to an existing note to create a new note. (Slash Command "/mn -t" also available)

TargetNote/MergeNote

Creates a note for the Player's target at the Player's current location. OR Merges the details for the Player's current target in to a Map Note that has already been created at the Player's current location. MUST have targetted a Player/NPC/Mob for this to work. -OR CLICK MINIMAP COORDINATES- If you are targetting something, then you may also ALT-Right-Click on the Minimap Coordinates if you wish to create a note for your Target at the PLAYER'S current location. However, if a MapNote already exists at Player's location, then the details will be merged with the existing note. (Slash Command "/mn -m" also available)

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE IMPORT FUNCTIONS BELOW

All of the functions below are mainly designed for people who have just installed MapNotes (Fan's Update). If you have been using this version of MapNotes for some time already, and have your own notes, then these functions may overwrite your existing notes. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

/script MapNotes_ImportCarto() NOTE: only works with English localisation currently If you want to move from Cartographer 2 to MapNotes, then log in to the game with both AddOns enabled, ust the above command, after which you will receive notification in the chat window on how many notes have been imported.

/MapNotes_Import_MetaMap If you want to move from MetaMapNotes to MapNotes, then log in to the game with both AddOns enabled, use the above command, after which you will receive notification in the chat window on how many notes have been imported; Then log out, and disable MetaMap. Don't try to use MapNotes at the same time as MetaMap for any other purposes, as the results may be unpredictable

/MapNotes_Import_AlphaMap If you have AlphaMap installed, and want to convert the in-built Instance and World Boss notes in to MapNotes notes, then use the above command, and you will see a message in the chat window informing you of how many notes have been imported in to MapNotes. This does NOT import Battleground notes by default, as AlphaMap's in built Battleground functionality works best without MapNotes overlaying the BG Objectives. NOTE: You don't have to import notes from AlphaMap, to make MapNotes on AlphaMap Instance/Battleground/WorldBoss maps. You can create any notes you like manually.

/MapNotes_Import_AlphaMapBG As mentioned above, the basic "/MapNotes_Import_AlphaMap" command does not import Battleground notes by default. If you do want to import AlphaMap Battlegournd map notes, then use this command to do so.

/MapNotes_Import_CTMapMod If you want to move from using CTMapMod to MapNotes (Fan's Update), then log in to the game with both AddOns enabled, use the above command, after which you will receive notification in the chat window on how many notes have been imported; Then log out, and disable CTMapMod.

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File Name Release Type Game Version Downloads Date
Addon Curse.com Beta 2.3.3 0 9/29/2008
  File Name Release Type Game Version Downloads Date  
  MapNotes v5.16.30100 Release 3.1.0 20,322 4/14/2009
  MapNotes v5.15.30000 Release 3.0.9 3,572 2/11/2009
  MapNotes v5.14.30000 Release 3.0.3 4,960 12/7/2008
  MapNotes v5.13.30000 Release 3.0.3 2,022 11/25/2008
  MapNotes v5.12.30000 Release 3.0.3 854 11/22/2008
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  • Telic said 

    @Nickledimed

    That error was fixed in the latest release - make sure you have correctly installed the latest version :

    MapNotes v5.16.30100

    ... and that you overwrite previous files updating an old version.

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  • Mapnotes Error;
    Sure would be nice if I had an email to send errors to.
    Date: 2009-04-26 06:08:28
    ID: 1
    Error occured in: Global
    Count: 228
    Message: ..\AddOns\MapNotes\MapNotes.lua line 1947:
    attempt to call global 'Minimap_OnUpdate' (a nil value)
    Debug:
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: Minimap_OnUpdate()
    MapNotes\MapNotes.lua:1947: MapNotes_MapUpdate()
    MapNotes\MapNotes.lua:3830:
    MapNotes\MapNotes.lua:3818
    [C]: ?
    [C]: SetMapZoom()
    ...terface\AddOns\QuestHelper\AstrolabeQH\Astrolabe.lua:202: GetMapTexture()
    ...terface\AddOns\QuestHelper\AstrolabeQH\Astrolabe.lua:1056: activate()
    ...erface\AddOns\QuestHelper\AstrolabeQH\DongleStub.lua:78: ?()
    ...terface\AddOns\QuestHelper\AstrolabeQH\Astrolabe.lua:1768: in main chunk
    AddOns:
    Zoom, v
    Swatter, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AddonLoader, v2.0
    AllPlayed, v30000-4 $Revision: 157 $
    ArkInventory, v3.02
    AucAdvanced, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucFilterBasic, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucFilterOutlier, v5.4.4157.2531
    AucMatchUndercut, v5.4.4157.2531
    AucStatClassic, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatHistogram, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatiLevel, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatPurchased, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatSales, v5.4.4157.2842
    AucStatSimple, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatStdDev, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    AucStatWOWEcon, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilAHWindowControl, v5.4.4157.3311
    AucUtilAppraiser, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilAskPrice, v5.4.4157.3175
    AucUtilAutoMagic, v5.4.4157.3142
    AucUtilCompactUI, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilEasyBuyout, v5.4.4157.3583
    AucUtilItemSuggest, v5.4.4157.3108
    AucUtilPriceLevel, v5.4.4157.2545
    AucUtilScanButton, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilScanFinish, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilScanProgress, v5.4.4157.2530
    AucUtilSearchUI, v5.4.4157.3655
    AucUtilSimpleAuction, v5.4.4157.0
    AucUtilVendMarkup, v5.4.4157.2530
    Babylonian, v5.1.DEV.130
    BeanCounter, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    BottomLessBag, v1.1
    BrokerRecZone, v3.0.62
    Configator, v5.1.DEV.130
    CTBarMod, v3.017 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTBottomBar, v3.016 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTBuffMod, v3.008 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTCore, v3.017 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTMailMod, v3.008 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTMapMod, v3.006 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTPartyBuffs, v3.005 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTRaidAssist, v3.018 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTRaidAssistMTPlayers, v3.003
    CTTimer, v3.006 (CTMod 3.0)
    CTUnitFrames, v3.016 (CTMod 3.0)
    DebugLib, v5.1.DEV.130
    DetachedMiniButtons, v0.9.47
    EnhTooltip, v5.1.3715 (SnaggleTooth)
    EquipCompare, v2.16
    Fudge, v
    GryphonsRemover, v
    Informant, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    LuckyCharms2, v
    MapNotes, v5.15.30000
    Omen, v3.0.7
    Pawn, v1.1.9
    QuestGuru, v1.0.3
    QuestGuruHistory, v1.0.2
    QuestGuruTracker, v1.0.1
    QuestHelper, v0.105
    SlideBar, v5.1.DEV.136
    Stubby, v5.4.4157 (WallabyII)
    (ck=7c0)

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  • Telic said 

    @nighttar

    You need to talk to Curse / WoWInterface.

    It is the web sites that have blocked access.

    There is nothing I can do as an author to make my AddOn "work" with a download application. And no can be made to an AddOn to "stop" it from working with a download application.

    For an explanation of why Curse and WoWInterface have blocked downloads from third party web sites see the following :

    http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22069



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  • nighttar said 

    Hi Telic,

    Can you please get in touch with WoWMatrix so as to enable their client to work with your add-on?

    I like your add-on a lot. However, my aim playing WoW isn't about spending hours downloading add-ons, but hours playing it.

    Thus - unless it can be included in my regular WoWmatrix update run, I will stop using it and encourage everyone doing same.

    Cheers,

    N.

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  • Telic said 

    @paintstorm


    I think my explanation was pretty clear.
    Lightheaded supports waypoints and mapnotes.

    If you could check the old version, and held down the ALT key when creating a Waypoint, you would get a temporary MapNote with the old version also - but I removed the need to hold down the Alt key because it didn't work well with other AddOns.

    My assumption had always been that Lightheaded created EITHER a Carto Waypoint, OR a TomTom Waypoint, OR a MapNote, and therefore my change would make no difference other than you didn't have to hold down the Alt key.

    However, my assumption was wrong, and if you have all 3 Carto+TomTom+MapNotes, then Lightheaded will create all 3.

    My suggestion has been to TomTom, OR Carto, OR MapNotes, in that order - But Cladhaire has had probably a very good idea in that they are thinking of offering more options, possibly a choice between TomTom/Carto/MapNote, and maybe even an additional option to ALSO include MapNote creation by default, even when creating a Waypoint arrow with one of the other two.
    I'm not sure, but you'll have to be patient and see.

    I'm not blaming Cladhaire or being sarcastic.
    I'm offering an explanation of what has happened, that can be misinterpreted any way you please :)

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  • Telic said 

    @RabidMax

    MapNotes worked with earlier versions of Carto because Carto simply modified the original Blizzard World Map in a quite simple and straightforward way.

    Carto 3 modifies the World Map in much more complicated ways that I haven't really investigated at the moment, so I am not surprised that MapNotes doesn't work with it by default. The situation is similar to the problems of displaying MapNotes on the Yatlas AddOn (I think...)

    I will consider writing a compatibility Plugin for Carto 3 at some point, so that you can display and create notes on it just like you can in AlphaMap, or on Atlas instance maps.
    But it won't be arriving any time soon I'm afraid :(

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  • RabidMax said 

    Thanks for the response Telic, I had expected it might be something along those lines, as Cart3 was such a radical change from the usual maps. No worries about a quick compatibility fix, hopefully something will come along eventually :) Maybe I'll see if I can't figure something out from the Alpha/Atlas maps and mash it with how Questhelper works with Cart3... Shrug :)

    Cheers!

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  • Telic said 

    @painstorm

    It isn't exactly an 'automatic' map note function.

    Lightheaded specifically supports the creation of MapNotes & minimap 'waypoints' from coordinates in the same way as you can create a Waypoint in TomTom or Cartographer. Previously you had to hold down the 'Control' key for a permanent note, or the 'Alt' key for a temporary note.
    However, I changed my side of the interface recently to offer better support for creating MapNotes from MobMap and AlphaMap, so that now a single temporary note is created without having to hold down the 'Alt' key.

    If you had Carto Waypoint, and TomTom, and MapNotes all installed, then Lightheaded will create Waypoints and MapNotes in all 3 of them, rather than creating a TomTom waypoint if TomTom is installed, ELSE creating a Carto waypoint if Carto is installed, ELSE creating a MapNote mininote if MapNotes is installed...

    Basically, I have asked Cladhaire, the author of Lightheaded, if they can only create ONE Waypoint, rather than all 3, which it does at the moment.
    They said they would look in to the issue when they had time. I believe they were thinking of providing people with additional options to specify which of the waypoints they would prefer by default... although I think a simple IF...ELSE... sequence would do from a MapNotes point of view, as MapNotes only provides the Minimap tracking note, rather than the actual waypoint arrow...

    Anyway there you go... applause to Cladhaire for wanting to offer people advanced options like this :)

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  • So it's a Lightheaded issue?
    It started when I installed the newest version of MapNotes, so I assumed it was a setting in your addon.

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  • Telic said 


    I think my explanation was pretty clear.
    Lightheaded supports waypoints and mapnotes.

    If you could check the old version, and held down the ALT key when creating a Waypoint, you would get a temporary MapNote with the old version also - but I removed the need to hold down the Alt key because it didn't work well with other AddOns.

    My assumption had always been that Lightheaded created EITHER a Carto Waypoint, OR a TomTom Waypoint, OR a MapNote, and therefore my change would make no difference other than you didn't have to hold down the Alt key.

    However, my assumption was wrong, and if you have all 3 Carto+TomTom+MapNotes, then Lightheaded will create all 3.

    My suggestion has been to TomTom, OR Carto, OR MapNotes, in that order - But Cladhaire has had probably a very good idea in that they are thinking of offering more options, possibly a choice between TomTom/Carto/MapNote, and maybe even an additional option to ALSO include MapNote creation by default, even when creating a Waypoint arrow with one of the other two.
    I'm not sure, but you'll have to be patient and see.

    I'm not blaming Cladhaire or being sarcastic.
    I'm offering an explanation of what has happened, that can be misinterpreted any way you please :)

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  • RabidMax said 

    Hi Telic, I'm a big fan of MapNotes, have been using it forever it seems, and was very pleased that when I switched to Cartographer MapNotes happily went about it's business showing and creating notes there. Today I installed Cartographer 3, which is still experimental, but I found it very neat and might continue using it. The problem is that MapNotes don't seem to work on it (creating or showing, waypoints etc). I was wondering if maybe you could tell me if it would be a MapNotes thing or a Cartographer thing that needed addressing, or perhaps some sort of 'bridge' addon that should let the two communicate?

    I've got so many notes that I would hate to lose access to them permanently.

    Thanks for such a great addon!

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  • Newest version:
    I use LightHeaded/TomTom and every time I click on a coordinate in LightHeaded, a map note is created directly on top of the TomTom coordinate icon (big red swirling circle).
    It's really annoying, so how do I turn off this "automatic" map note functionality?

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  • Telic said 


    =======================================
    Changes in v5.16.30100 from v5.15.30000
    =======================================

    - fix to Rotating Minimap support in 3.1
    (NOTE: This version is backward compatible with 3.0.9 - but must Load Out of Date AddOns)

    - fix to note creation by CONTROL+ALT+Right Clicking on the Minimap

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  • Telic said 


    =======================================
    Changes in v5.15.30100 from v5.15.30000
    =======================================

    - toc update for WoW Patch 3.1


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  • Mudley said 

    Is there a way to make the note icons in the minimap smaller? Thanks for super addon!

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  • Telic said 

    @Mudley

    I'll have to think about this a bit and may offer some way of doing it at some point....

    You could do something manually yourself by editing the file "MapNotesMiniNoteFrame.xml" in a simple text editor like Notepad, and change line 150 from



    to use values like 18 or 16...



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  • Telic said 


    Oh ffs, this frigging web site that can't stop messing with what you type and deletes stuff you type in....

    You'll just have to look for "MN_MiniNotePOITemplate" in the file and change the x="20 y="20" to x="16" y="16".....

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  • Mudley said 

    Absolutely wonderful! Now my cursor is not hidden behind the note icon. Thank you very much.

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  • Telic said 

    @The_Xennon

    In my previous post to you - the word CONTROL was deleted by this crappy web sites text formatting.
    i.e. "IF you also use NotesUNeed ..... try keeping the CONTROL key pressed ?"


    When you select a Target, their portrait and stat bars appear next to yours in the top left of the screen = Target Frame.

    I'm basically wondering if this problem is happening to ALL your right click menus?
    If you right click on a Target portrait for example, or right click on a Hyperlink in the chat frame - does the right click menu stay on screen or disappear quickly just like the MapNotes Right click menu.


    The only time I've had this 'type' of problem before - is when using AddOns that had an old version of the Astrolabe library AND AlphaMap. But recent versions of Astrolabe shouldn't have this problem. Map AddOns like Gatherer, and Carto use Astrolabe.

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  • The menu problem only seems to happen with MapNotes ... and holding down the CTRL key is a workaround but creates a minimap-note with the animated thingo around it. I have to cancel this after it's created but if that's what it takes I spose I can live with that.

    Now another new problem - in an attempt to clear out some old (cosmos) addons and a few others I am not getting an error

    "Interface\AddOns\MapNotes\MapNotes.lua:1194:bad argument #1 to 'strsub' (string expected, got nil)"

    I dunno how or why this is now happening - any ideas?

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