Disabled target and target-target castbars in classic

IceHUD_Options/Options.lua

@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ If you have |cff42ffffDogTags|r enabled, you can open the Text Settings for the
 This is a side effect of the animation API that I'm co-opting to force a rotation without having to provide duplicates of every bar texture in the mod. Any bar moving sufficiently quickly and updating rapidly will cause this. |cff9999ffIceHUD|r is intended to be a vertically-oriented mod, so the rotation feature is there for people who are willing to accept the side effects that come with it. My suggestion is to use one of the many horizontally-oriented bar mods out there if you're wanting horizontal bars. |cff42ffffQuartz|r is a good castbar replacement that you can use and disable |cff9999ffIceHUD|r's built-in castbar, for example.
 
 |cff9999ff18. How do I get rid of the bars that showed up beneath the player in the 7.0 patch?|r
-Blizzard added a "Personal Resource Display" feature in the 7.0 game client. You can disable it in the Game options -> Interface -> Names -> Personal Resource Display.]]
+Blizzard added a "Personal Resource Display" feature in the 7.0 game client. You can disable it in the Game options -> Interface -> Names -> Personal Resource Display.
+
+|cff9999ff19. Why is there no target castbar for Classic?|r
+The Classic game client doesn't offer a reliable way to show castbars for anyone except the player. IceHUD doesn't support the type of inaccurate guessing at combat log details that would be required to get a semi-useful target castbar.]]
 				}
 			}
 		},

changelog.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 v1.12.1:
 - (Classic) Fixed energy ticker resetting when spending energy.
 - (Classic) Fixed stack counters throwing errors and generally not functioning.
+- (Classic) Disabled target and target-of-target castbars. Added a note to the FAQ as to why.
 
 v1.12.0:
 - Initial WoW Classic compatibility

modules/FocusCast.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 local L = LibStub("AceLocale-3.0"):GetLocale("IceHUD", false)
 local FocusCast = IceCore_CreateClass(IceCastBar)
 
-local UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo = UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo
-if IceHUD.WowClassic then
-	UnitCastingInfo = CastingInfo
-	UnitChannelInfo = ChannelInfo
-end
-
 -- Constructor --
 function FocusCast.prototype:init()
 	FocusCast.super.prototype.init(self, "FocusCast")

modules/TargetCast.lua

@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ local TargetCast = IceCore_CreateClass(IceCastBar)
 
 TargetCast.prototype.notInterruptible = false
 
-local UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo = UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo
-if IceHUD.WowClassic then
-	UnitCastingInfo = CastingInfo
-	UnitChannelInfo = ChannelInfo
-end
-
 -- Constructor --
 function TargetCast.prototype:init()
 	TargetCast.super.prototype.init(self, "TargetCast")
@@ -90,6 +84,7 @@ function TargetCast.prototype:TargetChanged(unit)
 		return
 	end
 
+	if UnitCastingInfo then
 		local spell = UnitCastingInfo(self.unit)
 		local notInterruptible = select((IceHUD.WowVer < 80000 and not IceHUD.WowClassic) and 9 or 8, UnitCastingInfo(self.unit))
 		if spell then
@@ -97,7 +92,9 @@ function TargetCast.prototype:TargetChanged(unit)
 			self:StartBar(IceCastBar.Actions.Cast)
 			return
 		end
+	end
 
+	if UnitChannelInfo then
 		local channel = UnitChannelInfo(self.unit)
 		notInterruptible = select((IceHUD.WowVer < 80000 and not IceHUD.WowClassic) and 8 or 7, UnitChannelInfo(self.unit))
 		if channel then
@@ -105,6 +102,7 @@ function TargetCast.prototype:TargetChanged(unit)
 			self:StartBar(IceCastBar.Actions.Channel)
 			return
 		end
+	end
 
 	self:StopBar()
 end
@@ -177,16 +175,19 @@ function TargetCast.prototype:GetOptions()
 end
 
 function TargetCast.prototype:StartBar(action, message)
-	local spell = UnitCastingInfo(self.unit)
-	local notInterruptible = select(IceHUD.WowVer < 80000 and 9 or 8, UnitCastingInfo(self.unit))
-	if not spell then
+	local spell, notInterruptible
+	if UnitCastingInfo then
+		spell = UnitCastingInfo(self.unit)
+		notInterruptible = select(IceHUD.WowVer < 80000 and 9 or 8, UnitCastingInfo(self.unit))
+	end
+	if UnitChannelInfo and not spell then
 		spell = UnitChannelInfo(self.unit)
 		notInterruptible = select(IceHUD.WowVer < 80000 and 8 or 7, UnitChannelInfo(self.unit))
-	end
 
 		if not spell then
 			return
 		end
+	end
 
 	self.notInterruptible = notInterruptible
 
@@ -197,4 +198,6 @@ end
 
 
 -- Load us up
+if not IceHUD.WowClassic then
 	IceHUD.TargetCast = TargetCast:new()
+end

modules/TargetOfTargetCast.lua

@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ TargetTargetCast.prototype.scheduledEvent = nil
 
 local SelfDisplayModeOptions = {"Hide", "Normal"}
 
-local UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo = UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo
-if IceHUD.WowClassic then
-	UnitCastingInfo = CastingInfo
-	UnitChannelInfo = ChannelInfo
-end
-
 -- Constructor --
 function TargetTargetCast.prototype:init()
 	TargetTargetCast.super.prototype.init(self, "TargetTargetCast")
@@ -64,17 +58,21 @@ function TargetTargetCast.prototype:UpdateTargetTarget()
 		return
 	end
 
+	if UnitCastingInfo then
 		local spell = UnitCastingInfo(self.unit)
-	if (spell) then
+		if spell then
 			self:StartBar(IceCastBar.Actions.Cast)
 			return
 		end
+	end
 
+	if UnitChannelInfo then
 		local channel = UnitChannelInfo(self.unit)
-	if (channel) then
+		if channel then
 			self:StartBar(IceCastBar.Actions.Channel)
 			return
 		end
+	end
 
 	self:StopBar()
 end
@@ -150,4 +148,6 @@ end
 
 
 -- Load us up
+if not IceHUD.WowClassic then
 	IceHUD.TargetTargetCast = TargetTargetCast:new()
+end

readme.md

@@ -77,5 +77,8 @@ IceHUD is a highly configurable and customizable HUD addon in the spirit of DHUD
 1. **How do I get rid of the bars that showed up beneath the player in the 7.0 patch?**
    Blizzard added a "Personal Resource Display" feature in the 7.0 game client. You can disable it in the Game options -> Interface -> Names -> Personal Resource Display.
 
+1. **Why is there no target castbar for Classic?**
+   The Classic game client doesn't offer a reliable way to show castbars for anyone except the player. IceHUD doesn't support the type of inaccurate guessing at combat log details that would be required to get a semi-useful target castbar.
+
 
 See [here](https://www.wowace.com/projects/ice-hud/issues/113) for a user-created guide to creating new IceHUD textures.