Squared

Squared, Textured

About Squared

Squared is a highly-customizable unit frame addon similar to the widely-known WoW addon "Grid". It provides a very compact view of health for you, your group, your warband, or your scenario. Clicking on a square will target the associated player.

Important note for WAR 1.3

If you are having issues with squares not fading for "OUT OF RANGE" targets, please see this thread: http://tinyurl.com/squared1-3

Notes about recent patches

Added in 3.7: Tooltips for units in group/warband mode. Hold down the shift key while mousing over a unit to view its tooltip.

3.6 features a fairly significant optimization for WAR 1.2. I highly recommend upgrading to it for decreased lag when in large groups.

Added in 3.5: Easy exporting and importing of settings. The panel to do so is in the GUI.

Added in 3.4: Toggle/settings button. By default, it's located on the left side of the minimap, but you can move it wherever you wish from the Layout Editor. Left-clicking the toggle button will show/hide Squared (same as changing the "completely disable Squared" setting), while right-click will show/hide the Squared Configurator.

Added in 3.3: Settings profiles. Profiles allow you to keep different sets of settings and swap among them at will. In addition, each character will remember which profile they were using last, and automatically load that profile when logging in to the character.

(For more details all on Squared versions, see the change log.)

Settings

To open the configuration GUI, type /sqr (or /squared).

For command-line config, see the settings page for configuration options (as well as color settings).

If you want to use the settings for one of the user-submitted examples, find the specific one you want in the Squared Image Gallery and click on its name to go to the description page, which will have a Squared Import Format block that you can plug into Squared's Import Settings window.

Reporting bugs and requesting features

While I monitor many difference places, including Curse/CurseForge comments, various forums, and email, I give the highest priority to bugs and feature requests which are posted on the Squared Ticket Tracker on Lighthouse.

Other tools

For click-casting, see SquaredHealBot.

For hiding the default warband frames, I suggest Phantom.

Addon developers interested in developing plugins for Squared should look at the Squared plugin API page.

Miscellaneous

I wasn't going to put up a donation link at first, but enough people have asked/prodded me about it that I figured I might as well. Please, don't feel pressured to donate, I enjoy writing addons just for the sake of helping out, but if you really want to, there's a Pledgie campaign here.

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  Aiiane

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  • Twister
  • TokenMachine
  • TimeToDie
  • TargetLast
  • StickyTells
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  • SharedAssetsHal
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  • RealmStatus
  • QuickNameActions
  • Pinpoint
  • Phantom
  • ObjectiveTracker

2009-06-16  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[54d31996cc24] [tip]
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Added tag 3.7.2 for changeset d1079d7d0f00

[d1079d7d0f00] [3.7.2]
* SharedAssetsSquared/SharedAssetsSquared.mod Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredBuffIndicators/SquaredBuffIndicators.mod SquaredConfigurator/SquaredConfigurator.mod SquaredGroup.lua SquaredProfiles/SquaredProfiles.mod SquaredScenario.lua SquaredSettings/SquaredSettings.mod SquaredWarband.lua

1.3.0 version bump, minor tweaks

2009-05-10  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[a220d33b4fa7]
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Added tag 3.7.1 for changeset bd6f414c687d

[bd6f414c687d] [3.7.1]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod Squared.xml SquaredGroup.lua SquaredPlayer.lua SquaredScenario.lua SquaredWarband.lua

FIXED: Got rid of a bug that could result in the right-click menu not wanting to work at times due to event handling order.

[68441e9a120e]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.7.0 for changeset 17f186df2dc6

[17f186df2dc6] [3.7.0]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod

Added tooltips for group and warband modes, fixed a flickering with indicators.

[a25463bb0bc3]
* SquaredUnitFrame.lua

FIXED: Indicators shouldn't "flicker" on a faded-out unit anymore.

[57e1797c11b2]
* Squared.lua SquaredGroup.lua SquaredPlayer.lua SquaredScenario.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua SquaredWarband.lua

Added tooltip for units in group/warband modes (not scenarios) that displays name, hp%, class, level, and current zone. If current zone is same as your own, it will be green, otherwise it will be grey. The tooltip is only displayed if holding down shift when moving the cursor over the unit, so that it will not get in the way during normal healing.

2009-04-16  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[9d360fbef644]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.6 for changeset 2cb0d290161d

[2cb0d290161d] [3.6.6]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredConfigurator/SquaredConfigurator.mod SquaredProfiles/SquaredProfiles.mod

CHANGED: Made SquaredProfiles savedvar global for sharing between characters.
FIXED: Add VersionSettings to SquaredConfigurator (was missed when adding to other .mods).

[358c59e45b1c]
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Added tag 3.6.5 for changeset 44870b7f38a6

[44870b7f38a6] [3.6.5]
* SharedAssetsSquared/SharedAssetsSquared.mod Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredBuffIndicators/SquaredBuffIndicators.mod SquaredBuffIndicators/SquaredBuffIndicators2.lua SquaredConfigurator/SettingValues.lua SquaredProfiles/SquaredProfiles.mod SquaredSettings/SquaredSettings.mod

Updated for patch 1.2.1.
FIXED: Corrected a typo in a setting option name.

2009-04-06  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[b56adf506023]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.4 for changeset 321c65cab12d

[321c65cab12d] [3.6.4]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod

CHANGED: Slight optimization tweak for warband updates, should help a tiny bit on the 'hitch' when people are added/removed/moved in a warband.
FIXED: The option to disable a particular type of status indicator should now be available as one of the drop-down options for that indicator's position.

[df04a7d015dd]
* SquaredConfigurator/SettingValues.lua SquaredWarband.lua

CHANGED: Slight optimization tweak for warband updates, should help a tiny bit on the 'hitch' when people are added/removed/moved in a warband.
FIXED: The option to disable a particular type of status indicator should now be available as one of the drop-down options for that indicator's position.

2009-03-30  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[61257fd5a0d5]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.3 for changeset 4d1e7f012782

[4d1e7f012782] [3.6.3]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredConfigurator/SettingValues.lua SquaredDefaultSettings.lua SquaredGroup.lua SquaredScenario.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua SquaredWarband.lua

ADDED: A border color for the main assist can now be set (assistbordercolor). If using the GUI, it's available in the Misc Colors panel.

2009-03-23  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[4452696fc661]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.2 for changeset 0f83f3cdbfc1

[0f83f3cdbfc1] [3.6.2]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredConfigurator/MiscPanel.lua SquaredDefaultSettings.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua

ADDED: New option "always-draw" that will cause Squared to be displayed even with the UI would otherwise be hidden. This will allow Squared to be visible while using siege weapons if enabled. However, it will also mean that Squared shows up when disabling the UI via Shift+Z (such as for screenshots) - so turn the option off if you're wanting to take screenshots w/o any UI elements. To enable/disable this option in the GUI, go to the Misc Options panel and look for the "Show when UI hidden" checkbox.

2009-03-14  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[d66314aec1a7]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.1 for changeset db0decebeb56

[db0decebeb56] [3.6.1]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredRangeFading.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua

FIXED: Disabling rangefading should be possible again.

2009-03-13  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[56c2cb8c4607]
* .hgtags:

Added tag 3.6.0 for changeset 64ba93d7facd

[64ba93d7facd] [3.6.0]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredConfigurator/MiscPanel.lua SquaredDefaultSettings.lua SquaredRangeFading.lua

ADDED: "Stay faded until click" option for range fading which will cause every unit faded due to range/los to remain that way until verified in-range again (as opposed to un-fading after a period of time automatically). This option is available in the Misc panel of the configurator.
ADDED: The texture used for the offline indicator may now be set in the Sizing and Textures panel of the configurator.
CHANGED: Optimized full-group updating procedure for post-1.2. Should result in a noticeable decrease in lag when full-group update events trigger (such as when players join or are moved from one group to another in a warband).
FIXED: Icons will be the correct size immediately upon unitframe creation, instead of waiting for the first update for that unit.

2009-03-12  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[f411df4b8127]
* Squared.lua SquaredGroup.lua SquaredScenario.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua SquaredWarband.lua

Dry-coded optimization due to increased relative cost of hiding and then re-showing windows in the same frame post-1.2. Not yet tested.

[955ae6746d3e]
* SquaredUnitFrame.lua

FIXED: Icons will be the proper size when a unitframe is first created, instead of waiting until first update.

2009-03-11  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[140454edb56c]
* Squared.lua Squared.mod SquaredGroup.lua SquaredScenario.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua SquaredWarband.lua

CHANGED: Modified some internal unitframe handling to hopefully greatly minimize the lag occuring when updating large portions of a group/warband (such as when warband members are moved around between groups).

(Note, I've only been able to test this with a small group so far, and there may be bugs - I'm not releasing this as full release yet because I want to test it further in a larger group setting for any glitches. Use this alpha build at your own risk!)

2009-03-09  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[ed405b155f4f]
* SquaredConfigurator/SizingPanel.lua SquaredDefaultSettings.lua SquaredUnitFrame.lua

ADDED: Option to set the texture used by the Offline (D/C) indicator.

2009-03-07  aiiane  <aiiane@aiiane.net>

[9e5120e398e7]
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Added tag 3.5.7.1 for changeset 2c4e83a1f11f

[2c4e83a1f11f] [3.5.7.1]
* SquaredUnitFrame.lua

I'm silly and forgot a line.

[7deafd974979]
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Added tag 3.5.7 for changeset 0421a0ac2c99