changes in 2.7
- added more specific drunk text suppression
minor update - I just get annoyed with all the yellow "so and so is drunk" system messages ;-)
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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hohner saidAny chance of adding a feature to be able to copy text from the chat box? I know there are other mods that will do this but I'd prefer to have just one mod loaded for the chat box.
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Wibbit saidawesome, i can also say that its awesome that this mod went that long and did not break with all the changes blizzard did.
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Anavar saidI'm back - I'm starting to update my mods
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Wibbit saidwhy do i have a funny feeling that the author of this mod is not playing wow anymore :(
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Anavar saidyea I did quit -- many months ago - if a mod needs changes someone else will need to pick it up
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Icedogg saidupdate plz
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Anavar saidDaVinci,
You make a good point.
I'll add a function to move the edit box shortly.
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DaVinci saidI'll live without being able to move the editbox, even if it would be a nice feature. But using a monster mod like MoveAnything to move 1 thing is a big nono for me and other people who tries to keep it simple and fast.
Like this mod and will use it forever, but having a big gap under ones chatframe sure does hurt :)
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Anavar saidCherie,
That can already be done using MoveAnything.
Load MoveAnything then type this command (it's case sensitive)
/move ChatFrameEditBox
then you can place the edit box anywhere on the screen you want it.
Grab MoveAnything from here - http://wowinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=6341
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cherie saidgreat! Thanks for the update! =)
and what i mean by editbox
| chatbox |
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HunterZ saidWould also like to see a way to change language without the gossip button. CFE never could do this, so I had to leave the button enabled.
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HunterZ saidI would love a replacement for the buggy ChatFrameExtender, but I need one that can:
- work with all chat frames - change font size to arbitrary value beyond those available from the standard UI - make chat text entry bar work like a real edit bar (arrow keys left/right for cursor movement, up/down for recall previous input, etc.)
CFE works but breaks /target
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Anavar saidCherie,
It now works for all chat frames.
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Anavar saidCherie,
It only currently supports Chat Box 1 and Chat Box 2 - that is normally your Default Chat Window and Combat Window.
I only just picked up this abandoned addon and made it 2.0 compatible.
I will add more functionality shortly.
As for "also how hard would it be to add an option to make the editbox on the top of the chat instead of the buttom?" ... can you explain that further, I don't fully understand the suggestion.
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cherie saidalso how hard would it be to add an option to make the editbox on the top of the chat instead of the buttom?
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cherie saidIs it just me or it only seems to work in first chat window , if u have more than one it doesn't seem to work on all of em :(
i'm one of the users that would like to seperate windows so i don't have to keep tabbing :p
so wondering if it's just me