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Compatibility:	Craglorn (1.1)
Updated:	05/23/14 03:35 PM
Created:	04/09/14 07:15 PM
Monthly downloads:	31
Total downloads:	9,642
Favorites:	53
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ChatAlert

Version: 2.5.1

by: Blythe [More]

What is ChatAlert? This addon will play a sound of your choice (from a short list of in-game sounds) for a variety of events in chat. Let me know if you'd like an in-game sound added to the lists! I just tried to grab a variety of non-obtrusive to very-intrusive options that aren't used frequently in the ambiance of the game. Current events on which you can receive an alert:

Whispers/Tells
NEW Your name said in chat
Group messages
Messages from contacts
When a contact comes online
When a contact goes offline
Each of your guilds' messages
Yells
/Say messages
Zone chat messages (although why you'd want this is beyond me)
NEW 5 custom words/phrases that will trigger an alert if said in chat

NEW You also have the option to silence any messages you send (enabled by default).

What's up next? Allow you to individually choose which contacts play a sound or not.

Kudos:

Arcane Scripters Guild and #ESOUIDev. Every time I jump in there, I come away with creative solutions to my LUA problems.
Aiiane/Aaeriele for patiently walking me through metatables.
Puddy for helping me understand how to use event handlers more efficiently/appropriately.
Flamage and Zolan for finding a bug with loading settings and helping me fix it.
Seerah for LibAddonMenu - so much time saved!
If you're interested in trying another addon with similar functionality: I've had a great time working through this with @zolannaloz and his version, Zolan's Chat Notifications, is probably worth a try! I also "borrowed" his idea to disable your own notifications.

Update 2.5.1 (2014-05-23): Per request, uploaded .zip file instead of .rar. Absolutely nothing about the addon itself has been changed.
Update 2.5 (2014-05-23): Updated for game patch.
Update 2.4 (2014-04-22): Fixed issue where if you chose "no sound" for contacts, they also wouldn't play a sound in /guild, /say, /zone, etc.
Update 2.3 (2014-04-18): Bug fix.
Update 2.2 (2014-04-17): Another bug fix. More clarity in the menu that both your @Account and Character name will trigger a sound if selected.
Update 2.1 (2014-04-16): Fixed a minor bug where saved settings weren't loading before chat messages started coming in.
Update 2.0 (2014-04-16): BIG UPDATE! Added notification option for if your name is said in chat, the ability to silence your own messages, and five fields that you can fill in with custom text to alert on (e.g. variations on your name, lfg messages, items for sale -- the sky's the limit).
Update 1.1 (2014-04-14): Fixed a technical issue that was causing issues for pChat users (and probably for folks using other chat addons). Big props to Puddy for recommending an easy fix and explaining so nicely how to do it!
Update 1.0 (2014-04-13): Added menu that allows for a few customized sounds, as well as more flexibility in what triggers the sound (see screenshot), including contacts logging on and off.

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File Name	Version	Size	Uploader	Date
ChatAlert	2.5	7kB	Blythe	05/23/14 08:39 AM
ChatAlert	2.4	7kB	Blythe	04/22/14 04:40 PM
ChatAlert	2.3	7kB	Blythe	04/18/14 04:37 AM
ChatAlert	2.2	7kB	Blythe	04/17/14 09:52 AM
ChatAlert	2.1	7kB	Blythe	04/16/14 04:57 PM
ChatAlert	2.1	7kB	Blythe	04/16/14 04:09 PM
ChatAlert	2.0	7kB	Blythe	04/16/14 03:19 PM
ChatAlert	1.1	7kB	Blythe	04/14/14 08:05 PM
ChatAlert	1.0	7kB	Blythe	04/13/14 02:54 PM
ChatAlert	0.02	5kB	Blythe	04/10/14 06:38 AM
ChatAlert	0.01	5kB		04/09/14 07:15 PM

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07/02/14, 06:18 PM
flynnn Forum posts: 0 File comments: 23 Uploads: 1	able to figure out what the problems are So i found all the problems Problem 1 = Friends log on log off no noise. The event handling this has an added variable returned, therefore just have to manipulate which variable is being compared in the appropriate function. Simple fix Problem 2 = getdisplayname now returns empty string so can't use that to compare again who said what to filter out noises for your own text. As well as the event that handles chat now returns char names with a ^Mx added on the end so when comparing it to your chars name it will always be false... only fix that i can figure out is to actually write in code for all your chars... when getting name use if charname = charname then charname = charname^mx.. sort of thing for all your chars. Last edited by flynnn : 07/02/14 at 06:33 PM.

07/02/14, 01:08 PM

flynnn

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Originally Posted by Blythe

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Unfortunately I am no longer actively developing this addon (really stopped playing ESO altogether). You might want to check out Zolan's version, which is linked from the main page, if you want something that's actively being developed.

It's been fun!

That's sad that you stopped playing.

I haven't looked into the chat sounds, just friends logging on and off.

The event handler has changed.... All you have to do is in the .LUA file change (inside function ChatAlert.friend_status) the parameters (the info inside the parenthesis) to add one more, for ease of use i just added state1 and then put a 1 beside the word state every time it is used in that function.

That solved the problem of the sound when friends log on and off.

Last edited by flynnn : 07/02/14 at 01:33 PM.

07/01/14, 04:00 PM
Blythe Forum posts: 1 File comments: 15 Uploads: 1	Thanks everyone for the feedback. Unfortunately I am no longer actively developing this addon (really stopped playing ESO altogether). You might want to check out Zolan's version, which is linked from the main page, if you want something that's actively being developed. It's been fun!

07/01/14, 03:46 PM
Sonar Forum posts: 9 File comments: 48 Uploads: 0	Please update this for the new API version.

06/28/14, 10:33 AM
OmniObsessed Forum posts: 9 File comments: 70 Uploads: 0	No sounds post update My chat alerts no longer make sounds post the update (no errors though). Is anyone else experiencing this behavior? BTW, this addon is absolutely perfect in that it allows me to ignore all the noise unless something I need to respond comes through chat. Thanks!

05/23/14, 03:56 PM

Blythe

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Re: Re: Re: Please STOP using RAR

Originally Posted by Sonar

Originally Posted by Blythe

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend that this is how you worded your request:

Originally Posted by Sonar

Is there any chance you could upload a .zip file instead of .rar? I think it would be an added convenience for many users (such as myself) who don't have access to rar software. Thanks for your time!

Totally bewildered by the filesize rant. Anyway, it's update to be a zip file instead of a rar file, so enjoy!

Thanks. I didn't expect you to be so reasonable (except for the childish rewording of my post). Thumbs up.

Haha, no worries. Sorry to be childish, I just felt like fighting fire with fire.

Maybe the next time you request an update/upgrade, you can give the addon developer the benefit of the doubt as well.

05/23/14, 03:51 PM

Sonar

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Re: Re: Please STOP using RAR

Originally Posted by Blythe

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend that this is how you worded your request:

Originally Posted by Sonar

Is there any chance you could upload a .zip file instead of .rar? I think it would be an added convenience for many users (such as myself) who don't have access to rar software. Thanks for your time!

Totally bewildered by the filesize rant. Anyway, it's update to be a zip file instead of a rar file, so enjoy!

Thanks. I didn't expect you to be so reasonable (except for the childish rewording of my post). Thumbs up.

Last edited by Sonar : 05/23/14 at 03:51 PM.

05/23/14, 03:41 PM

Blythe

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Re: Please STOP using RAR

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and pretend that this is how you worded your request:

Originally Posted by Sonar

Is there any chance you could upload a .zip file instead of .rar? I think it would be an added convenience for many users (such as myself) who don't have access to rar software. Thanks for your time!

Totally bewildered by the filesize rant. Anyway, it's update to be a zip file instead of a rar file, so enjoy!

05/23/14, 03:36 PM

Blythe

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Originally Posted by Devest

Please add an option to apply the settings account wide. Its a pain to set it up several times.

Yet another good idea. Will get to this one when I can.

05/23/14, 09:55 AM
Sonar Forum posts: 9 File comments: 48 Uploads: 0	Please STOP using RAR Please stop using RAR. Use zip instead. You dont pay for bandwidth here so why save a few kb? Im not gonna install software to unpack RARs. Windows has builtin ZIP extract/browse support. Now if you really did want to save space, you would have used 7zip, which is better than RAR.

05/15/14, 10:26 AM
Devest Forum posts: 0 File comments: 13 Uploads: 0	Please add an option to apply the settings account wide. Its a pain to set it up several times.

05/15/14, 10:09 AM

Blythe

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Originally Posted by Stormbow

It would be really nice if there was some way to make it recognize, for example, that "Storm" is not "Stormhaven", "Stormhold", "StormANYTHINGelseYOUcanIMAGINE".

Good point. I probably won't get to it anytime soon, but if I go in to make more additions, I'll keep this one in mind.

05/06/14, 04:21 PM
Stormbow Forum posts: 0 File comments: 15 Uploads: 0	It would be really nice if there was some way to make it recognize, for example, that "Storm" is not "Stormhaven", "Stormhold", "StormANYTHINGelseYOUcanIMAGINE".

04/18/14, 04:40 AM

Blythe

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File comments: 15

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Re: UI error

Originally Posted by Mortal

installed addon getting

user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua:171: Function Expected instead of nil
stack traceback:
user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua::171: in function 'ChatAlert.Options'
user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua:55: in function 'ChatAlert.init'

Thank you for the heads up! Version 2.3 should be fixed, but please let me know if it continues to cause you problems.

04/17/14, 09:49 PM
Mortal Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	UI error installed addon getting user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua:171: Function Expected instead of nil stack traceback: user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua::171: in function 'ChatAlert.Options' user:/AddOns/ChatAlert/ChatAlert.lua:55: in function 'ChatAlert.init'

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