Tracking Window with a /Who Button

AzzAzzin · #1 10-26-2006, 11:02 AM

I am currently using [OCD-Adv] Tracking piece. It works great so far but what im wondering is if someone could add a button that allows me to right click the person on track and do a /who with one simple right click of their name.

In PVP, we cant distinguish from enemy or friendly unless we type out a who on everyone that pops up on tracking.. This would greatly increase efficiancy on tracking..

Anyone that could put this together for me would be greatly appreciated..

Thank You.

**Landiin** · #2 10-26-2006, 04:07 PM

Can't be done because we can't strip the code from the text that makes it match the tracked con color.

AzzAzzin · #3 10-26-2006, 05:07 PM

I dont want it to con them, just want it to do /who

**Faetyl** · #4 10-26-2006, 06:18 PM

What we are saying is that the data in the tracking window is hard coded.
This means we can't do anything with it at all, nothing, nadda, no-how.

Sorry. I know it would be awesome especially for PVP as many have been asking for this but it just isn't possible currently.

All we can do is recommend that all who would like to see this ability in game perform an in game /feedback

**Landiin** · #5 10-26-2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AzzAzzin

I dont want it to con them, just want it to do /who

I know you don't want to con them but what I am saying the the color code that is attached ( hard coded ) to the text we are able to get breaks the /who command. /who all :00F:Fred returns 0 matches.

**Faetyl** · #6 10-26-2006, 08:14 PM

Oh wow I had no idea we could even get that much.

I assumng no, but I'm wondering if there is a command in xml to strip out the first set of digits from data.

**lordebon** · #7 10-27-2006, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Faetyl

I assumng no, but I'm wondering if there is a command in xml to strip out the first set of digits from data.

Not that I've ever known.

Now if that EQ2EXT thing takes off... maybe that could strip off that stuff, perhaps?

I know I could do it in PHP without batting an eyelash (I actually have a function that does that, it strips the first n letters) but XML is much harder to do stuff like that.

mother9987 · #8 10-27-2006, 06:23 AM

There's no string parsing functions other than concatenate available to us.

EQ2Ext adds nice features such as loops and conditionals, but no new functions on the order of splitting strings. (Edit: That I've seen. The version I have is his original, but since he built it from all functions that already exist in the UI builder, I can't see how it would be possible.)

Lol, I suppose we could use loops and concatenate to build the string from scratch, essentially cracking it like a password. Is the con :00B: and the name 'A'? Ok, is the Name 'B'? ...

With the ability to parse about 30 names per second, should only take a couple hours or maybe days (weeks?) to solve and do a /who

**Faetyl** · #9 10-27-2006, 09:16 AM

hehe

Sounds like they should just start doing the /feedback in game.

Maybe request that trackers get an extra data field sent to the tracking window that includes the Players allegience information. Freeport... Qeynos... etc...

**lordebon** · #10 10-27-2006, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mother9987

Lol, I suppose we could use loops and concatenate to build the string from scratch, essentially cracking it like a password. Is the con :00B: and the name 'A'? Ok, is the Name 'B'? ...

Well, if the code is

:???: Name

I think it might be possible to use concat to build it up. Just have it do that WHEN you hit the "Who" button.

Thats the method I use in PHP for some stuff, like removing the first n characters, or removing up to and including the first space.

But yeah. Definately feedback it. It would make it so much easier if they just give you the data =)

**gm9** · #11 10-27-2006, 02:30 PM

We have no function to truncate strings (or to access only parts of strings in any way). So except for mother's brute force method (got a good laugh out of that

) there is no way to get rid of the color data.

The day they allow be to truncate strings and maybe apply some regular expressions (one can dream) I'd have a couple of functions that I would add to the UI (processing of tooltips anyone?).

jimmyd1969 · #12 02-05-2007, 04:05 PM

I know you can copy/paste information in to EQ2. Couldn't one create a tracking window that allowed the highlighting of users names and then use that highlight to copy/paste it into a /who command?

I know that is a hack way to program, but if it works, it would be a wonderful day for PvP'ing scouts.

Deathbane27 · #13 02-05-2007, 07:04 PM

Yes, but as was discussed, you'd get the color code info along with it, so it wouldn't return any matches.