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  • Created 8/29/2009 3:38:10 PM
  • Updated 10/13/2010 3:58:59 AM
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  • Newest File: v1.6
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About Viewporter

A very basic addon to set your viewport, no libraries needed.
I used to use Electroflux Textronator to set my viewport but as ace2 is slowly phasing out of existence I thought I would make a tiny little set and forget addon to do the job, I might have not searched enough but did not find anything suiting my needs.
To help you set up your viewport, you will get a one-time only in-game message when you log in to a character.
The slash commands are: /vp /viewport /viewporter

The viewport setting code with scaling was taken from Electroflux Textronator.

What is a viewport?
The hole you look through to see things, in this case it means the black bars around your screen limiting the space that needs to be rendered.
You can still put any kind of frame in those areas (like the chat frame), it just stops WoW rendering the enviroment in that place.
It mainly serves the purpose of very minor performance optimizations and making "dead" space to put things in (again, like the chat frame), or to just simply make sure nothing goes on in that area because its already covered by a bar addon.

In the picture below there are two black bands, one on top and one on the bottom.
You can have them on the right and left side too, it comes in handy when playing in a multi-monitor setup (to blank half of one of the monitors so your char is not at the direct center).
http://static.wowace.com/content/images/17/997/viewport.jpg

tag v1.6
06675eec3624a5f11628d2b68e7dad20cc552ac5
Peter SZTANOJEV <sztanpet@gmail.com>
2010-10-13 10:49:32 +0200

Tagging as v1.6 - cata compat toc

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Peter SZTANOJEV:
    - bump toc

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v1.6 Release4.0.111,74410/13/2010 3:58:59 AM
v1.5 Release4.0.16549/12/2010 4:32:04 AM
v1.4 Release3.3.0712/8/2009 7:47:42 AM
v1.3 Release3.2.089/17/2009 11:03:56 AM
v1.2 Release3.2.02319/17/2009 10:56:11 AM
v1.1 Release3.2.0-8/29/2009 4:09:39 PM
v1.0 Release3.2.0128/29/2009 3:42:31 PM

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  • Posted 4/28/2011 11:11:11 AM #38
    MGlitch
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    • Posts: 8
    I believe the issue with viewporter is actually an old one that has resurfaced.

    It only affected me when I had Directx11 enabled, which of course I wasn't going to allow an addon to stop me from using.

    The good news? There is a fix. bobBlackViewport is an addon that solved this issue for me, though it did so when I was using a different viewport addon it -should- work for Viewport as well. I switched to DragViewPort and like how it works a bit better, it's really personal taste though and viewporter is a fine addon.

    It's available on curse.
  • Posted 4/27/2011 5:12:23 PM #36
    Eka
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    • Posts: 6
    Since 4.1, the viewport part of my screen now changes colors when I go indoors. Any thoughts?
  • Posted 4/27/2011 6:00:16 PM #37
    MGlitch
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    • Posts: 8
    No, but I can confirm this bug. It's only when inside and you can get around it -sort of- by playing with the angle of your view. I stress the sort of because most of the time the view required is very limiting. It also seems to display a color from the color palate of the room you're in.
  • Posted 1/12/2011 1:31:02 AM #35
    Pinworm45
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    • Posts: 0
    Viewporter isn't saving my info. I had to make a macro /vp bottom 100 and hit it every time I load, as it doesn't save. Any fix? Thanks
  • Posted 12/10/2010 3:39:11 PM #34
    Tappin
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    Since 4.0.1, I've noticed weird behavior with my nameplates and chat bubbles. They sometimes show in my non-game viewport areas or even off the screen (I can just see the edges). I'm not entirely sure it's viewport (or a Blizz bug with mods that use viewport). But viewport seems to be the most likely addon for things going outside of the designated game area.

    Anyone else who uses this addon noticed a similar issue?
  • Posted 11/16/2010 6:13:52 PM #31
    BigFire
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    • Posts: 22
    4.0.3 seems to fix the Liquid Detail problem. Back to using the mod.
  • Posted 10/24/2010 9:28:58 AM #30
    Severinn222
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    • Posts: 1
    When I set a bottom bar for viewporter it adds a corresponding bar at the top of the screen that only blocks out the horizon/sky of the world. Architecture and objects however are not affected. I can only see it in an outdoors environment. Interiors are fine as there is always architecture that blocks it. But outside the sky has a black bar across it.
  • Posted 11/28/2010 9:16:21 PM #32
    variablegt
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    • Posts: 2
    I've been having this exact same problem since 4.0.1. Anyone have any idea of a resolution? I'm on a MacBook Pro w/ an nvidia graphics card if anyone thinks that would matter.
  • Posted 11/28/2010 9:17:11 PM #33
    variablegt
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    • Posts: 2
    Also... I've used Skinner's viewport function and Sunn Art's viewport as well and ALL 3 of them cause this same problem. So, again, anyone know anything about this?
  • Posted 10/14/2010 10:58:33 AM #23
    Stuffthingitem
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    • Posts: 0
    I Love this addon but when im in the new water or on top of it, this addon screws the looks up so please can you fix it? :D
  • Posted 10/15/2010 8:16:11 AM #24
    epogue
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    • Posts: 4
    FYI, this is a problem with Blizzard's current API's and not with the addon. The addon has no control over that.
  • Posted 10/22/2010 11:15:24 AM #26
    requiemxy
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    • Posts: 8
    Anyone knows if there's a workaround for this? Very annoying issue...
  • Posted 10/23/2010 12:12:33 AM #27
    VoiD88
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    • Posts: 17
    Blizzard is already aware of it and says that it will be corrected "in a future patch". So I guess until then we have to deal with it.
  • Posted 10/13/2010 11:30:37 AM #21
    jdgibson70
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    • Posts: 5
    This seems to work fine, except for the color of the panel area. I use a bottom panel only of 175 and put my buttons, map, chat, etc. down there. The color of the panel was always black, but now (and maybe this has to do with the new water too) it acts like a default horizon background - medium blue unless I look up, then I see the horizon and light blue above it. Sometimes if I look straight up or straight down I'll get the black again.
  • Posted 10/13/2010 11:38:20 AM #22
    jdgibson70
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    • Posts: 5
    confirmed - any liquid detail higher than "Low" causes the blue color on the panel instead of the standard black.
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