Zonx did you change anything with the inventory? I could before downloading 4.8 hit escape and it would close my inventory, instead of having to hit the X in the bottm right to close it. Such is not the case anymore...

Couldn't find anything about it in the Customization notes.

search window
 

zonx buddy when i go to do a search for players it won't let me use any of the filters only thing that works in the window is the search by zone or all zones the rest won't operate thanks :) for the great ui will look back for a fix

Like the above post, the player search window isn't working at all. I tried this and it did nothing. Other than this, everything seems to be working great. NICE JOB, once again!!

-Nueen

Compass Directions?
 

Has anybody noticed a problem with the compass? I am running the latest 4.8 load.

The problem happens with both the default circular and the optional rectanglular compass.

The compass shows an incorrect direction, when I compare it to the map. It seems to be "shifted" 1/8: I face N and it shows NNW. I face S and it shows SSE.

Aye, I think you're right. Mine is off about that much as well. Also, maybe I'm blind but I don't have any .doc with any kind of customizations for the Persona bar and to keep it closed by default.

-Nueen

Well: The Persona Bar starting showing up "open" when I installed 4.8 and I could not close it: The 'x' button would not do anything, nor did my "close top window" hotkey.

However: On the title bar of the Persona Window, there is a toggle to 'show/hide Persona Bar'. That did, in fact, hide the Persona Bar for me.

Hey zonx, just curius (havent tried running eq yet since 4.8) but i downloaded the way i normally do via saving to desktop then extracting to desktop then copying and pasting from desktop to the fetish folder. Which when doing so and checking the repace file yes to all option. Once done all the files that were pasted are then highlighted, but i noticed that several xml files were no. so made me wonder if i had them from another UI, so i opened one and looked through it, but it had fetish names in it. So im curious if these need to be deleted or not or if maybe ya forgot to add a few files to your 4.8.

The files that were not replaces with ones from 4.8 are:

_CSRV_eq2ui_mainhud_persona
_CRSV_eq2ui_mainhud_persona
_VRSC_eq2ui_mainhud_persona
_VSRC_eq2ui_mainhud_persona


any info on these would be great, and let me know if you need me to upload them for ya to view.

acutally zonx, im not having that problem...I havent found a bug with that file with or without that line of code....that line of code seems to be meaning less. So from my view wither you leave it in or take it out the file works just fine.


But, I did find a bug with the who window when doing a search. You will notice that in the attached file every thing is clickable but only one item you can enter text. the ones that do not have text in them in the pic are the broken ones. And also the other drop downs (class, race, allignment) are broken as ya see they are empty in the pic and darkened out.


Edit: also the search does not work when typin in a name

BAH ok one more bug....so far...

the close button on the persona bar does not work.

Edit: ok just noticed this but when you hit " i " to open your inventory it pops up the persona bar (only way to close it is to hit " P " then double click the persona bar button). and in options only the inventory is set to " i " for the hot button

Edit: heh ok hope this is the last one...quote from another post (which is tru for fetish also).

for some reasion when i'm running north my compas says west.... its like the magnetic north poll of norath has mysterious shifted 1/4 the way counter clockwise to the west side.

but its more like 1/8.

Yay !
 

It seems to effect the "Find It" button, when running your store, so you can match prices. It defaults the "Find It" search to your class and level indeed, so you have to actually change the option to "ANY". Removing the line listed by Zonx fixes it though, so it defaults to ANY, when hitting "Find It".
Not sure what all it does with regular broker buying and searching though.

Spotted the player search bug myself. I'll look into it.

Compass bug noted. Thx for pointing that out. I did see something about compass direction in the patch notes. My guess is SOE tweaked the server code to correct their bugged window, which then broke every other custom compass window :/

Personabar bugs noted. I'll deffinetly fix the close button and see what I can do about the Inventory and Clock opening it. Both of these result from code designed to keep the clock and compass properly layered. The "Closed by default" customization does resolve the inv and clock opening issue.

Man0warr, yes the inventory window was intentionally changed to ignore esc. Was actually announced in an earlier update but I missed making the change for Nightfall. The "I" key can still be used to toggle the inventory window.

shaggineq2, the files you listed are obsolete versions of the old Personabar. Delete them.

Due to the confusion many people had with the last patch, I'll be issuing a full update to resolve these bugs and any others reported in the next day.

On the possitive side, a programmer PMed me yesterday volunteering to collaborate on an auto-updater. If all goes as planned, downloads will be a thing of the past, allowing for regular partial updates on the fly.

Not sure if this is a bug or a know issue or i just screw the pooch on setin it up again but i noticed that when i use one of the illusion mask for holloween or a totem that shapechanges i get no effect it shows in the spells window and i seem to be getting the effects but like totem of wolf i dont change to a wolf or the bear or tiger and none of the mask are working,,


Thanks

PS this is awesome skin bro please keep up the great work.. :D

cool thanks on that input zonx, but i also noticed that as soon as you click the camp to desktop that dam persona bar pops up again.

heh id be nice to get the close button to work but well id much rather see it not pop up when opening sumting else or clickin on a button on certain things.

hehe i never use the persona bar, so first i tried to use the old eq2ui_mainhud_persona, but alas that didnt fix the poping up of it, so i tried using the old eq2_inventory_inventory and that didnt solve it either. So i guess i could open its display options then move it off the screen and then completly hide it and lock it lol....hehe can ya tell it popin up annoys the hell out of me. :confused:

Is there any thing I can change to switch back to inventory not ignoring escape?

That sounds awesome can't wait. I really love all the work you put into this UI and if you ever quit, I'm quitting EQ2 since I can't stand SOE and their style.

This hasn't anything to do with the UI, unless you have added something to it, like Goldi's Startbutton, or Jaxel's Startbutton, with a hide illusion or show hood button. To get your totem illusions to show up, either click the button for hide illusions, or type /hide_illusion. To get your halloween mask to show up (not an illusion, but a headpiece) click the showhood button, or type /showhood.

This is what the FetishNightfall.doc says (now that Zonx pointed it out to me a few posts back when I asked about it) on how to keep it from showing up.

on Page 16, Under Personabar:

"Closed by Default: open eq2ui_mainhud_compass.xml in Notepad. Search for and delete…
show_window=(MainHUD.Personabar)
show_window=(MainHUD.Personabar)
Save and Exit."

Works great, keeps it from popping up. Haven't seen it since I did that.

Release 4.9
 

Version 4.9 is available for download.

Version notes

Don't forget to rate the download and add it to your favorites if you haven't already ;)

Thanks Vandiin you are correct i was wrong thanks for the assist must remind myself from now on read docs as to what stuff does before adding it

Yet anther question - is there a way to disable Enter registering for the loot window? Sometimes I hit enter to start typing the second loot comes up and I get stuck with "all" and can't see the loot =/

No worries. I try to help whenever I can... heh

madlordofmilk, ENTER and ESC functions can be disabled on any window by opening the file in Notepad, searching for and deleting the following

Enter
Esc
The loot window file is eq2ui_inventory_loot.xml

Is there anyway i can get the old inventory window back? the new one with all teh use buttons is a little excessive and just makes it feel cluttered.

:nana: Thanx Zonx :nana:
Again some great work and updates by the UI master. Can'tplay without it. WOOOOT! Thanx
Sarcus Sarcasticus :D

is there a way to do similar things with open bags? i dont want them to close when i hit ESC.

Hello,

I followed the directions in "Customizations" section of FetishNightfall.doc in order to make Inventory Zoomed with Stats my default. The stats do show but the inventory is not zoomed by default. Here is the code I used (yes I edited with Notepad as the directions say).

Any help you can offer will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Buravid

In the release notes for version 4.8, It states: "Login: EverQuest2.exe login window now provides Character and Server boxes for direct character login. You may hardcode your Password and preferred server by opening eq2ui_loginscene.xml and replacing PASSWORD and SERVER."

I've tried this and either I'm missing something, or it doesnt work with version 4.9. Below is where I tried to change it.

<Page BackgroundOpacity="0.475" IgnoreTab="false" Name="LSUsernamePassword" OnShow="WindowPage.Password.Text=&apos;PASSWORD&apos;
WindowPage.AutoplayWorld.Text=&apos;SERVER&apos;

I always wanted this with EQ1 also, so if any of you know of a way to do it, I'd appreciate it....

Vrs 4.9: Feedback
 

OK. I am running version 4.9 of Fetish Nightfall.

1. The rectangular compass is "off" in its direction by, it looks like, 90 degrees. The regular circle compass does NOT have a problem. The file for the regular compass looks like it was changed in 4.9, but that of the rectangular compass was not.

Dude, you do understand that you are more than welcome to use the sony interface. The fact that you even said this shows nothing but disrespect. It's jerks like you that make people like zonx not even want to try. If you don't like it... use the default!

Stat strip
 

Zonx - I love the statstrip that you added with 4.9. I am struggling to keep it on my screen though. If I replace any other xml file or dds file the statstrip disappears. An example is that I prefer the milquest Journal. When I replace your xml with his I find that the journal works but the statstrip is gone. This happens with any other file as well. I tested it on the clock and compass xml's and also testing it by just replacing the bars dds. The all make the statstrip disappear.

Just re-downloaded everythiing and tried this again. I was able to make many mods with no errors. I deleted my serv_char_uisettings file so i could get the defaults. Statstrip still appeared. I moved the bar then made 2 more changes (clock, compass). Either moving it causes it to disappear or clock and compass. Not sure which.

I bet he will doing that when you pay him a full time job for doing the design. I still wonder why Sony does not hire some experienced UI developers and designers like him to give more than one main supported UI.

But hell.. he would be put on other things if he gets in what he is doing.. so no .. he should stay the way he is now <eg>

I fully agree. I always anxiously wait for an update, but I never ask where it is or when it's going to be released to us. I love the UI and hate going back to the Default, but it do if necessary. I think it's amazing how fast updates are released.

I also don't understand why Sony doesn't have more than 1 UI. Even if it was the same UI just reskinned, or if there was an option to tint the windows in the game (kind of like they added for the combat arts or spells when you don't have enough power).

Minor (but irritating) Problems
 

Zonx, I love your UI. So, when it's not working, I try to fix it. But, like so many, I know next to nothing about XML. I'm appealing to the many who read this forum, who might be able to point me in the right direction to correct my errors myself.

Like Faoj, my compass is still off, by 90degrees. I use the rectangular compass, with the addition of the larger font by floppytoes. Not sure if that is preventing the direction correction. :confused:

Also, like Buravid, I used the customizing directions in the .doc file to change my inventory window, for permanent shrink. I was hoping for shrink to the FetishDock window placement, but I can handle having to open/close once to get the positioning. However, in adding the lines to get the shrink, I also seem to have added, all unknowing, an open on login command. :(

Any help to correct these problems would be very much appreciated. Admittedly, they are minor, but its like a drip from a faucet, getting worse by the day.

This UI is awsome, but i have encountered a number of problems haveing to do with the venders. While visiting them the sell option is not available, as well as not being able to mend gear. so far this is all i have had trouble with. thanks :)

The XML to show the stat strip is in one of those files (Though I have forgotten which one)

Look in the fetish word doc page 16 to see which one, you can just copy the two lines that refer to showing the statstrip into whatever you replace it with and it should keep working.

Zonx,

Great UI! I absolutely love it! Only thing I notice is when i take my caster into Harclave's, my power goes over 10,000 and the number isnt lining up like it used to in 4.8. It says something like 10,200/10,2 and then is cut off. Last version this worked. Minior annoyance to an otherwise stellar mod thanks for the hard work.

Tholcrist, it should be safe to install the 4.6 version of file eq2ui_inventory_inventory.xml to remove the "Use" buttons and ignore ESC features.

Ciiciona, open eq2ui_inventory_bag.xml in Notepad and replace the first occurance of
with
Buravid, you reversed the order of the Checked and Activated statements. The order does mater odly enough.

Tilar, I'm guessing you're clicking the desktop shortcut for EQ2.exe which is NOT the same as EverQuest2.exe. EQ2.exe launches the patcher. EverQuest2.exe bypasses the patcher and displays the direct login screen ;)

Faoj, The rectangle Fetish compass.xml has not been updated to correct the directional problem introduced by SOE. I'll attach a revised xml file when its rdy.

nai1605, a line of code to include the statstrip must exist in eq2ui_mainhud.xml. Mods that replace that file will disable Statstrip and Minimap if installed over Fetish. You'll probably need to open both versions of eq2ui_mainhud.xml side-by-side in Notepad and copy/paste any code missing from the active file.

Sablerose, the Inventory window will open on login if last saved in an open state, that's a SOE feature. The only other way you could have forced it to always open on login is by adding show_window=(Inventory.Inventory) to the OnShow script of some window that is always up, like the compass or clock.

Rectangle compass has not been updated to correct SOE's directional bug. My bad, not yours (well SOE's actually).

glenrodo, download and instll the latest version. A temporary patch was available less than 24hrs after LU14. The latest full release includes the patch changes and more.

Acapella75, this is probably a result of recent font changes from SOE. I'll have to widen that text box in the next release. Not sure I anticipated 10k power when I designed it lol. You might also want to ensure you have my version of the Arial14 fonts installed. They're slightly smaller than SOE's.

hey zonx, i now ive asked about it in the past, but the drop downs on the map not showing all the zones in the lists, still kinda bugs me lol. I know you said that its alot of lines of code to get them all in (especially now with DoF). But just let me know (as i couldn't figure it out) which file it is that has the code for the cureent drop downs on the map and i'll try adding the rest of the zones that are not listed...not sayin i will succed lol but if i do ill for sure post a updated version.


there was sumting that i noticed that hasent been mentioned i think but i just completely forgot what it was lol.

Sorry if this has been covered before just updared ro 4.9 and cant edit notes in the guild window members page if i have to scroll down past the first lot of names that are showing

thanx for the ui out there

ya everyone is having this problem and i think it still happens using the default UI in which case it needs to be fixed on SoE's end. The only way to edit notes for others n guild window is by scrolling down with the mouse wheel and not the scroll bar (so that the highlight moves over each name).