does this addon work with a mac? is there something else i'm supposed to do to make it work? i just got a new mac but the addon isn't working.

I just found the problem, it's NOT AlphaMap. Sorry Telic for the wrong bug report :-/

AlphaMap seems to be broken now :-(

Excellent addon Telic, one thing has happened though, with the new update. When I click on my "?" icon to get the quest tracking dots on the transparent alphamap, they now showup about a inch to the northwest of the actual position that they show up on the actual WoW world map.

It doesn't give me any error message or anything, wish I could provide one, but I can't. What I can do is tell you that I use Mob Map in tandem with your Alpha Map. Maybe I don't have the communication right between the 2, I am not sure but it is there. No biggy, it is not a life changing event lol, just thought I would let you know though. :{)

Welcome back, Telic!

I reinstalled version 3.51.30000.Beta, and got the following error this time:
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\AlphaMap\AlphaMap.lua line 4340:
')' expected (to close '(' at line 4337) near 'then'
Debug:
[C]: ?
--------------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 2
Error occured in: Global
Count: 2
Message: [string "AlphaMapSliderFrame:OnValueChanged"] line 1:
attempt to call global 'SetAlphaMapOpacity' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: SetAlphaMapOpacity()
[string "*:OnValueChanged"]:1:
[string "*:OnValueChanged"]:1
-----------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 3
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: [string "AlphaMapFrame:OnLoad"] line 1:
attempt to call global 'AlphaMapFrame_OnLoad' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: AlphaMapFrame_OnLoad()
[string "*:OnLoad"]:1:
[string "*:OnLoad"]:1
----------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 4
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ...ns\AlphaMap_Battlegrounds\AlphaMap_Battlegrounds.lua line 3:
attempt to index global 'AM_BG_Types' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: ?
...ns\AlphaMap_Battlegrounds\AlphaMap_Battlegrounds.lua:3: in main chunk
------------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 5
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ...ace\AddOns\AlphaMap_Exteriors\AlphaMap_Exteriors.lua line 3:
attempt to call global 'AlphaMap_RegisterMaps' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: AlphaMap_RegisterMaps()
...ace\AddOns\AlphaMap_Exteriors\AlphaMap_Exteriors.lua:3: in main chunk
-----------------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 6
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ...ace\AddOns\AlphaMap_Instances\AlphaMap_Instances.lua line 3:
attempt to index global 'AM_Raid_Progress_Types' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: ?
...ace\AddOns\AlphaMap_Instances\AlphaMap_Instances.lua:3: in main chunk
----------------------------------------------------------
Date: 2008-12-08 14:27:36
ID: 7
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ...AddOns\AlphaMap_WorldBosses\AlphaMap_WorldBosses.lua line 8:
attempt to call global 'AlphaMap_RegisterMaps' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: AlphaMap_RegisterMaps()
...AddOns\AlphaMap_WorldBosses\AlphaMap_WorldBosses.lua:8: in main chunk

Date: 2008-12-08 14:29:07
ID: 8
Error occured in: Global
Count: 8
Message: [string "AM_UpdateFrame:OnUpdate"] line 1:
attempt to call global 'AM_UpdateFrame_OnUpdate' (a nil value)
Debug:
(tail call): ?
[C]: AM_UpdateFrame_OnUpdate()
[string "*:OnUpdate"]:1:
[string "*:OnUpdate"]:1

hope this helps.

I installed the newest version 3.51.30000.Beta, and nothing showed up on screen, and no error, it was checked in my addons and loaded, but nothing, so I went back to version 3.50.30000 and its working just fine.

Date: 2008-12-08 03:32:20
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\AlphaMap\AlphaMap.lua line 4340:
')' expected (to close '(' at line 4337) near 'then'
Debug:
[C]: ?

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There were 7 other AlphaMap errors but I think it's all due to this first problem.
All this happened upon loading. I can not even open AlphaMap at this point - I get an error attempting to do so.

Update: Upon deleting the extra "then" at line 4337, as pointed out in the error message, the addon works perfectly again. Amazing how one typo can break a whole project ... heh

i saw this has native support for metamap notes. so does that mean it will work with all my old metamap waypoints?

Thank you again, Telic for your prompt response to my questions. I am sorry I had not noticed these features before posting, they are in fact helpfull. Thank you for explaining to me how they work and keep up the great work on this mod.

Ok the ban issue I hadn't thought of and makes sense. I'll check out the highlighting features I hadn't noticed! How about the path arrows to help in tunnels that overlap, ramps to different levels of the dungeon, etc?

Thanks for the quick response to my post btw!

I have an idea that may or may not be possible. How bout attempting to show approximate location of the player on an instance map. This may 'could' be implemented by monitoring how long the arrow keys are pressed and or how long auto run is used. The position 'could' maybe be resynchronized when the player targets a known mob or boss that is only in certain locations in the instance. This would be greatly helpful in complex instances. Maybe this could even sync with other players that have the mod and or party spotter to show their approx location too. Also, could be helpful to add path arrows for sections that cross under or over other sections of the instance. This would map harder to navigate instances with many crossing tunnels and areas that drop up or down into another level of the dungeon. Don't know if these options are really possible but just an idea. 8)

How to turn off popping up AlphaMap screen every time I enter battleground? I looked through all options, but could not find the answer. Maybe I missed it?

this map show the possition of the player in instance....because i use atlas map..useless ...and now i looking for some addon to do that !!

v3.18.20400 contains also AlphaMobMap, while v3.19.20400 does not provide it. What is the reason of such change?

An option to not use the "Bases Require to Win" and other autoBG messages would be a godsend.

Great idea, crappy implementation. VERY poorly organized, with more mis-categorized optional dependencies than you can shake a stick at. Not to mention neglecting notice of the MobMap (the only REAL dependency) in the Dependencies frame.

All in all totaling to over 30 AddOn folders if you include each *optional* dependency and their subsets/requirements.

/sigh

Here's to hoping that someone gets this great AddOn idea organized and compiled into a simpler, cleaner setup.

Having a small issue. I am getting an error.

WTF\Account\<LOGON>\SavedVariables\AlphaMap.lua:5925: unexpected symbol near '[':

I delete the .lua file and the next time I logon things are fine, but as soon as I make a change to AlphaMap and logout I get the same error and settings are not saved. This seems to be happening with a number of mods since the patch (WIM, Dailies, Bagnon). I am not sure if it is a Blizz issue. A change in the api for saved variables or some other mod hashing things up.

Thanks for the awesome mod.

Where do I un-zip this file to?