--- a/core.lua	Mon Aug 29 01:29:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/core.lua	Thu Sep 01 02:03:14 2011 +0000
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 }
 local my_name				= UnitName('player')
 local comm_cleanup_ttl		= 5   -- seconds in the cache
+local g_LOOT_ITEM_ss, g_LOOT_ITEM_MULTIPLE_sss, g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_s, g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_MULTIPLE_ss
 
 
 ------ Addon member data
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
 	-- This is an amalgamation of all four LOOT_ITEM_* patterns.
 	-- Captures:   1 person/You, 2 itemstring, 3 rest of string after final |r until '.'
 	-- Can change 'loot' to 'item' to trigger on, e.g., extracting stuff from mail.
-	loot_pattern	= "(%S+) receives? loot:.*|cff%x+|H(.-)|h.*|r(.*)%.$"
+	--loot_pattern	= "(%S+) receives? loot:.*|cff%x+|H(.-)|h.*|r(.*)%.$"
 
 	bossmod_registered = nil
 	bossmods = {}
@@ -414,6 +415,30 @@
 		end
 	end
 
+	--[[
+	The four loot format patterns of interest, changed into relatively tight
+	string match patterns.  Done at enable-time rather than load-time against
+	the slim chance that one of the non-US "delocalizers" needs to mess with
+	the global patterns before we transform them.
+	
+	The SELF variants can be replaced with LOOT_ITEM_PUSHED_SELF[_MULTIPLE] to
+	trigger on 'receive item' instead, which would detect extracting stuff
+	from mail, or s/PUSHED/CREATED/ for things like healthstones and guild
+	cauldron flasks.
+	]]
+
+	-- LOOT_ITEM = "%s receives loot: %s." --> (.+) receives loot: (.+)%.
+	g_LOOT_ITEM_ss = _G.LOOT_ITEM:gsub('%.$','%%.'):gsub('%%s','(.+)')
+
+	-- LOOT_ITEM_MULTIPLE = "%s receives loot: %sx%d." --> (.+) receives loot: (.+)(x%d+)%.
+	g_LOOT_ITEM_MULTIPLE_sss = _G.LOOT_ITEM_MULTIPLE:gsub('%.$','%%.'):gsub('%%s','(.+)'):gsub('x%%d','(x%%d+)')
+
+	-- LOOT_ITEM_SELF = "You receive loot: %s." --> You receive loot: (.+)%.
+	g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_s = _G.LOOT_ITEM_SELF:gsub('%.$','%%.'):gsub('%%s','(.+)')
+
+	-- LOOT_ITEM_SELF_MULTIPLE = "You receive loot: %sx%d." --> You receive loot: (.+)(x%d+)%.
+	g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_MULTIPLE_ss = _G.LOOT_ITEM_SELF_MULTIPLE:gsub('%.$','%%.'):gsub('%%s','(.+)'):gsub('x%%d','(x%%d+)')
+
 	if self.debug.flow then self:Print"is in control-flow debug mode." end
 end
 --function addon:OnDisable() end
@@ -667,18 +692,37 @@
 
 		if event == "CHAT_MSG_LOOT" then
 			local msg = ...
-			--ChatFrame2:AddMessage("original string:  >"..(msg:gsub("\124","\124\124")).."<")
-			local person, itemstring, remainder = msg:match(self.loot_pattern)
-			self.dprint('loot', "CHAT_MSG_LOOT, person is", person, ", itemstring is", itemstring, ", rest is", remainder)
-			if not person then return end    -- "So-and-So selected Greed", etc, not actual looting
-			local count = remainder and remainder:match(".*(x%d+)$")
+			local person, itemstring, count
+			ChatFrame2:AddMessage("original string:  >"..(msg:gsub("\124","\124\124")).."<")
+			--local person, itemstring, remainder = msg:match(self.loot_pattern)
+
+			-- test in most likely order:  other people get more loot than "you" do
+			person, itemstring, count = msg:match(g_LOOT_ITEM_MULTIPLE_sss)
+			if not person then
+				person, itemstring = msg:match(g_LOOT_ITEM_ss)
+			end
+			if not person then
+				itemstring, count = msg:match(g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_MULTIPLE_ss)
+				if not itemstring then
+					itemstring = msg:match(g_LOOT_ITEM_SELF_s)
+				end
+			end
+
+			--self.dprint('loot', "CHAT_MSG_LOOT, person is", person, ", itemstring is", itemstring, ", rest is", remainder)
+			self.dprint('loot', "CHAT_MSG_LOOT, person is", person, ", itemstring is", itemstring, ", count is", count)
+			if not itemstring then return end    -- "So-and-So selected Greed", etc, not actual looting
+			--local count = remainder and remainder:match(".*(x%d+)$")
 
 			-- Name might be colorized, remove the highlighting
-			local p = person:match("|c%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x(%S+)")
-			person = p or person
-			person = (person == UNIT_YOU) and my_name or person
+			if person then
+				person = person:match("|c%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x(%S+)") or person
+			else
+				-- UNIT_YOU / You
+				person = my_name
+			end
 
-			local id = tonumber((select(2, strsplit(":", itemstring))))
+			--local id = tonumber((select(2, strsplit(":", itemstring))))
+			local id = tonumber(itemstring:match('|Hitem:(%d+):'))
 
 			return self:_do_loot (false, person, id, count)
 

--- a/gui.lua	Mon Aug 29 01:29:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/gui.lua	Thu Sep 01 02:03:14 2011 +0000
@@ -1404,13 +1404,16 @@
 		w:SetCallback("OnClick", function() collectgarbage() end)
 		grp:AddChild(w)
 
+		--[==[ this has been well and truly debugged by now
 		w = mkbutton("EditBox", nil, addon.loot_pattern:sub(17), [[]])
 		w:SetRelativeWidth(0.35)
 		w:SetLabel("CML pattern suffix")
 		w:SetCallback("OnEnterPressed", function(_w,event,value)
 			addon.loot_pattern = addon.loot_pattern:sub(1,16) .. value
 		end)
-		grp:AddChild(w)
+		grp:AddChild(w) ]==]
+
+		w = GUI:Create("Spacer") w:SetFullWidth(true) w:SetHeight(1) grp:AddChild(w)
 
 		local simple = GUI:Create("SimpleGroup")
 		simple:SetLayout("List")

--- a/verbage.lua	Mon Aug 29 01:29:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/verbage.lua	Thu Sep 01 02:03:14 2011 +0000
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@
 
 Using the "Saved Texts" feature plus the +Clear> button is a great way of putting
 off pasting loot into your guild's website until a more convenient time.
+
+All of the choices in the right-click dropdown menus have tooltips with some
+additional information, but these only appear when the Blizzard option "Beginner
+Tooltips" is enabled (Interface - Game - Help - Beginner Tooltips).
 ]]
 
 T.tips_slashies = [[