Comment and Suggestions for my UI

[Ardelia]

As of 3.1 I redid allot of my UI and added some new addons.
Once again I am using my level 18 warlock for screens

Castle UI W/O Pet.


Castle UI With Pet



Here's my list of WoW AddOns.

!BugGrabber - Grabs bugs for the bug sack.

!Swatter - Debugging tool for handling and displaying of error messages in a useful way.

Ace3 - AddOn development framework

Align - Grid to align UI elements.

Aloft - Customize and enhance unit nameplates

AloftOptions - Load on Demand options for Aloft modules

AtlasLoot - Shows the possible loot from the bosses

AtlasLootFu - Minimap button for AtlasLoot

Auc-Advanced - Auctioneer, An addon to help keep track of items values. You must at least enable a statistics extension (like Auc:Stats:Simple) to start tracking stats.

Bartender4 - Simple and Advanced combined - Bartender4 ActionBar AddOn

BeanCounter - 

Bison - Customizing your buff display

ButtonFacade - Allows the dynamic skinning of button-based addons.

ButtonFacade_Apathy - Apathy skin for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Caith - Caith skin for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Entropy - Entropy skins for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Gears - Gear skins for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Onyx - Onyx skins for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Serenity - Serenity skins for Button Facade.

ButtonFacade_Trinity - Trinty Skins for Button Facade

ButtonHide - Hides common user interface buttons!

CallbackHandler-1.0 - Callback handling Library

Chatter - Lightweight Chat Improvements

ClearFont2 - Funky font switcher

ClearFont2_FontPack - Additional fonts for ClearFont.

Clique - Simply powerful click-casting interface

DBM-Battlegrounds - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-BlackTemple - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-BurningCrusade - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-ChamberOfAspects - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Core - Deadly Boss Mods

DBM-EyeOfEternity - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-GUI - GUI for Deadly Boss Mods

DBM-Hyjal - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Karazhan - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-LDB - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Naxx - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Outlands - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Party-WotLK - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Serpentshrine - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Sunwell - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-TheEye - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-Ulduar - Deadly Boss Mods module

DBM-ZulAman - Deadly Boss Mods module

DoTimer - Displays duration timers for DoTs/HoTs, cooldowns, and your buffs/debuffs

DoTimer_Options - Options GUI for DoTimer

Enchantrix - Display information in item tooltips pertaining to the results of disenchanting said item. [5.4.4157] This AddOn is licensed under the GNU GPL, see GPL.txt for details.

Enchantrix-Barker - Print Enchant price lists to chat [5.4.4157] This AddOn is licensed under the GNU GPL, see GPL.txt for details.

FuBar_PerformanceFu - Keeps track of performance of memory, latency, and framerate.

Gatherer - Gatherer, displays stuff you gather in your minimap and world map

Gatherer_HUD - The HUD is a navigation component that allows you to track the location of gatherables on your screen in a heads-up style overlay.

Grid - A modular, lightweight and screen-estate saving grid of party/raid unit frames

GridManaBars - Adds manabars to the sides of Grid frames.

GridStatusAFK - Adds AFK status to Grid frames.

GridStatusIncomingHeals - Status indicator that shows amount of incoming heals to the target, using IncomingHealsLib

GridStatusRes - Adds a resurrection and soulstone status to Grid. Uses LibResComm-1.0

Informant - Displays detailed item information in tooltips, and can produce item reports by binding an information window to a keypress [5.4.4157] This AddOn is licensed under the GNU GPL, see GPL.txt for details.

kgPanels - Create panels for customizing your UI, sucessor to eePanels

kgPanelsConfig - Configuration for kgPanels

LibSharedMedia-2.0 - Shared handling of media data (fonts, sounds, textures, ...) between addons.

LibSharedMedia-3.0 - Shared handling of media data (fonts, sounds, textures, ...) between addons.

Mapster - Simple Map Mod

MikScrollingBattleText - Scrolls battle information around the character model.

MSBTOptions - Load on demand options for Mik's Scrolling Battle Text

OmniCC - Cooldown count for everything

OmniCC_Options - A load on demand option menu for OmniCC

PallyPower - Raid/Party Paladin buffs

PitBull - Unit Frames of awesomeness. Woof. It'll bite your face off.

PitBull_Aura - Show buffs and debuffs for PitBull frames as well as highlight frames that need cleansing.

PitBull_Banzai - Adds aggro coloring to PitBull.

PitBull_BarFader - Adds fading this to the health/power bars.

PitBull_CastBar - Show a casting bar each of the PitBull unit frames.

PitBull_CombatFader - Adds alpha changes based on combat.

PitBull_CombatIcon - Show an icon based on whether or not the unit is in combat.

PitBull_CombatText - Show information like damage taken, healing taken, resists, etc. on the unit frame.

PitBull_ComboPoints - Show combo points on the unit frame if you are a Rogue or Druid in Cat form.

PitBull_DruidManaBar - Show a mana bar for your Druid when in Cat or Bear form.

PitBull_ExperienceBar - Show an experience bar on the unit frame.

PitBull_HappinessIcon - Show an icon on the pet frame to indicate its happiness.

PitBull_HealthBar - Show a health bar on the unit frame.

PitBull_HideBlizzard - Hide Blizzard frames that are no longer needed.

PitBull_Highlight - Highlight unit frames on mouse-over or on targetting.

PitBull_LeaderIcon - Show an icon on the unit frame when the unit is the group leader.

PitBull_MasterLooterIcon - Show an icon on the unit frame when the unit is the Master Looter.

PitBull_Portrait - Show a portrait on the PitBull unit frame.

PitBull_PowerBar - Show a mana/rage/energy/focus bar on the PitBull unit frames.

PitBull_PvPIcon - Show an icon on the unit frame when the unit is in PvP mode.

PitBull_RaidTargetIcon - Show an icon on the unit frame based on which Raid Target it is.

PitBull_RangeCheck - Range checking for PitBull unit frames

PitBull_ReadyCheckIcon - Show Ready Check icon based on if the unit is ready or not.

PitBull_ReputationBar - Show a reputation bar on the unit frame.

PitBull_RestIcon - Show an icon on the unit frame when the unit is resting in an inn or city.

PitBull_Spark - Graceful display of energy ticks and the spellcasting five-second-rule.

PitBull_ThreatBar - Show a threat bar on the unit frame.

PitBull_TotemTimers - Shows Totem timers for the PitBull player frame.

PitBull_VisualHeal - Visualises healing done by you and your party/raid members directly on the unit frames.

PitBull_VoiceIcon - Show an icon based on whether or not the unit is talking.

Postal - Postal: Enhanced Mailbox support

PowerAuras - Cool Effects around the player for ingame events.                 Authors:

Quartz - Modular casting bar.

RatingBuster - Item stat breakdown, analysis and comparison

Recount - Records Damage and Healing for Graph Based Display

RecountFailBot - A Fail main view module for Recount

RecountThreat - A threat main view module for Recount

SexyMap - Spice up ye olde minimap with some sexytime options.

SharedMedia - Inserts some media into LibSharedMedia's storage.

SharedMediaAdditionalFonts - Inserts additionnal fonts into SharedMediaLib's storage.

SharedMediaLib - Shared handling of media data (fonts, sounds, textures, ...) between addons.

SLDataText - Text-based data display modules.

SlideBar - Allows alternative placement of minimap icons into an expanding bar tab that sits on the side of the screen.

Stubby - Allows on-demand addons to load automatically based upon simple event notification hooks [5.4.4157] This AddOn is licensed under the GNU GPL, see GPL.txt for details.

TipTac - Highly Customizable Tooltip Enhancement Addon

TipTacItemRef - Improved ItemRefTooltip

TipTacOptions - Option Dialog for TipTac

TipTacTalents - Adds Player Talents to Unit Tooltips

I would like to thank Xs for the name.

[druidpowa]

love it, doesn't need any changes imo

[Ardelia]

I just always feel like I am forgetting something.

[Xs]

Personally I'd make it line up a bit better, clean up the minimap and hide some unnecessary buttons (bag/character bars)
But then I run with a very minimal UI, with no minimap icons and only 24 buttons + recount.
If you like it that way then by all means keep it like that, its all made for you and you alone after all

[Ardelia]

Personally I'd make it line up a bit better, clean up the minimap and hide some unnecessary buttons (bag/character bars)
But then I run with a very minimal UI, with no minimap icons and only 24 buttons + recount.
If you like it that way then by all means keep it like that, its all made for you and you alone after all

What do you think isn't lined up that well. I can't decide, it all just appears weird. IDK I may just be asking for to much alignment from myself :P

[Xs]

like the bottom of the bars/chat/recount, personally I'd make recount and chat a similar size and make it look like a bit of a castle shape... :x
If you're not using it already you can use Align to do that really easily

[Kranic]

I like it!

However, I personally always love a dot/hot/(de)buff tracker, something like DoTimer or alike.

[Ardelia]

Bump want Xs to see the OP

[Xs]

Nice, thats pretty much exactly how I would of done it

[Ardelia]

Ya I am liking it alot.

[Darkent]

It's nice overall, nice skins and all that, but there are some things that I find unnecessary.
- why do you have three hp bars? One is enough, three of them only take up precious space
- do you really need pet casting bar? Do you really need your pet to take you so much space with it's mana and hp frame?
- why do you have two casting bars?
- why do you have action bars grid shown?
- why do you have so many icons on screen? You only need the ones that are on CD and you use them frequently.
Curses, shadowbolt, mana tap: they don't have CD right? Why would u need them? Same for hearthstone, proffs, macros etc.
- why do you have recount enabled in combat? It distracts you when you are not 1st on list and makes you do more mistakes in fight (get aggro, die in void zone etc.)
- why do you need short CDs shown in bars? You can see them in action bars, I use cooldown bars only for 2min+ CDs which i do't have in action bars like BL, Mana Tide etc...

This is how it looks at me:


Hidden bags etc., they show on mouseover:

[Ardelia]

It's nice overall, nice skins and all that, but there are some things that I find unnecessary.
- why do you have three hp bars? One is enough, three of them only take up precious space
- do you really need pet casting bar? Do you really need your pet to take you so much space with it's mana and hp frame?
- why do you have two casting bars?
- why do you have action bars grid shown?
- why do you have so many icons on screen? You only need the ones that are on CD and you use them frequently.
Curses, shadowbolt, mana tap: they don't have CD right? Why would u need them? Same for hearthstone, proffs, macros etc.
- why do you have recount enabled in combat? It distracts you when you are not 1st on list and makes you do more mistakes in fight (get aggro, die in void zone etc.)
- why do you need short CDs shown in bars? You can see them in action bars, I use cooldown bars only for 2min+ CDs which i do't have in action bars like BL, Mana Tide etc...

I have 1hp bar, target and target of target.
This is just my alt, so I let it show what he is casting.
Two casting bars = mine and my pets.
Action bars shown = I don't keybind alot.
Grid = just showing where it is at.
I like having all my spells out.
I have recount enabled because I use recount threat.

[Darkent]

I have 1hp bar, target and target of target.
This is just my alt, so I let it show what he is casting.
Two casting bars = mine and my pets.
Action bars shown = I don't keybind alot.
Grid = just showing where it is at.
I like having all my spells out.
I have recount enabled because I use recount threat.

Alright, as you like it.
Seems like a nice UI if you ask me, nothing else to comment.

[firesnake]

Seems pretty niec to me, casting bar is a bit big thou

[Ardelia]

Alright, as you like it.
Seems like a nice UI if you ask me, nothing else to comment.

Thank you for the input though.

[Xs]

The only thing I'd say now is changing the default quartz texture, but if you like it thats fine, I just like mine to match the rest

[Darkness Seraph]

Looks kinda bulky to me, but as Xs said before, i kinda like to run with a small and compact UI. If it gets the job done, then thats all that matters.

side note -

Xperl AND a hud?



Just because i had to find a reason to throw that picture up, ever since i first saw it. :P

[Darkent]

Looks kinda bulky to me, but as Xs said before, i kinda like to run with a small and compact UI. If it gets the job done, then thats all that matters.

side note -

Xperl AND a hud?



Just because i had to find a reason to throw that picture up, ever since i first saw it. :P

I knew someone will ask that even I said before that one bar is enough. I'm just used to have that player portrait, I tried to remove it but it just feels empty so I play with 2 hp/mana bars. HUD activates only in combat tho and it's much more easier to see hp/mana on it then looking at the left upper corner all the time. So, yeah I play with both of them.

[Revan Bane]

Looks like a nice and clean UI. Only thing that I personally would change is the default quartz texture, as mentioned before - but that's down to personal preference.

One thing I really want to know is, what is the font you're using in your chat window? Always liked that one, never caught the name.

[Darkness Seraph]

I knew someone will ask that even I said before that one bar is enough. I'm just used to have that player portrait, I tried to remove it but it just feels empty so I play with 2 hp/mana bars. HUD activates only in combat tho and it's much more easier to see hp/mana on it then looking at the left upper corner all the time. So, yeah I play with both of them.

Yea, no harm implied there, like i said i've just had the hugest urge to use that picture somewhere, and this happened to be the first situation i found for it, heh.