Tooltip Wrangler only positions the main tooltip where you want it.
For fade, alpha, and scaling I suggest using CowTip available http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/cowtip.aspx
For CowTip to work with TTW, disable CowTip's positioning module.
Tooltip Wrangler allows the user as much control as possible to position the tooltip where they want it.
The previous set of commands work as well.
IE: /ttw mouse, /ttw crosshairs, /ttw anchor bottom, etc
Tooltip Wrangler: Valid command list \(use /ttw <command>\)
disable: Disables TooltipWrangler.
enable: Enables TooltipWrangler.
help: Lists valid TooltipWrangler commands.
list: Lists all patterns.
load <config>: Loads configuration. Leave empty for list.
lock: Hides the crosshairs.
save: Saves the current configuration to the default configuration.
showname: Toggles output of frame names in General chat window.
unlock: Shows the crosshairs.
Available tooltip styles: \(use /ttw <pattern> <style>\)
crosshairs: Tooltip will stick to the crosshairs.
Tooltip is attached to the crosshairs when the mouse is over the frame.
Usage: '/ttw UIParent crosshairs'
Any player, pet, npc, cooking pot, etc moused over in the main screen will generate a Tooltip anchored to the crosshairs.
frame <frame>: Tooltip will anchor to the frame specified.
Tooltip will attach itself to the given object.
Usage: '/ttw MyAddonFrame frame Minimap'
Mousing over MyAddonFrame will places its Tooltips attached to the Minimap.
hide: Hides the tooltip on mouseover.
mouse: Attaches the tooltip to the mouse cursor.
original: Default position and orientation.
Tooltip is placed as intended by the original programmer.
Usage: '/ttw ExampleFrame original'
Tooltip appears in original position when mousing over ExampleFrame.
self: Attaches tooltip to owner if able.
Tooltip is attached to the specific frame by the anchor and offsets.
Usage: '/ttw Perl_Party_* self
Tooltip will attach itself to any Perl_Party frame (this includes pet, player, debuffs, etc)
smart: Tooltip shifts to center screen.
Tooltip is attached to the specific frame, but always shifts towards the center of the screen.
Usage: '/ttw MultiBarBottom* smart
When mousing over any of the buttons on the bottom left or right bars of the Blizzard UI, the Tooltip will point towards the center of the screen.
Miscellaneous commands: \(use /ttw <pattern> <command>\)
add: Adds the pattern.
Usage: '/ttw JabberWocky add'
JabberWocky will be added to the patterns. The frame referenced by the name JabberWocky will match and have it's specific settings applied.
anchor <position>: Sets the corner tooltip anchors from.
The anchor to which the Tooltip will attach itself. Only applies to self, mouse, frame, and crosshairs styles.
Available anchors are 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', 'center', 'topleft', 'topright', 'bottomleft', and 'bottomright'.
Usage: '/ttw default anchor center'
When all objects covered by 'default' are moused over, provided the style used is one of the above, the Tooltip will be anchored by it's center.
disable: Disables the pattern.
enable: Enables the pattern.
offset <x> <y>: Sets tooltip offset to x, y.
X and Y offsets to move the tooltip by. Can be negative. Only applies to self, mouse, frame, and crosshairs styles.
Usage: '/ttw UIParent offset 20 -20'
Any Tooltip generated by UIParent will be moved 20 units to the right and 20 units down from its anchor point.
remove: Removes the pattern.
reset: Resets the pattern to default settings.
Resets the pattern to defaults. The defaults are as the original author intended them.
Usage: '/ttw UIParent reset'
All settings saved under the UIParent pattern are returned to the default settings. They are explained below.
<pattern> can be any frame name or simple pattern. Uppercase or Lowercase sensitivity must be followed. Wildcard is '*". 'uiparent' is different from 'UIParent'. 'Multi*Bottom*' matches MultiBarBottomLeft2, MultiBarBottomRight6, and MultiSinkBottomHike
For example:
UIParent is the main WoW window.
MultiBarBottomLeftButton3 is one of the buttons on the optional bottom bar.
Tooltip Styles:
The following, all listed above, are styles. 'mouse', 'self', 'smart', 'crosshairs', 'original', 'hide', and 'frame'. Each one, described above, is a different method to position the tooltip. Mouse attaches it to the mouse, while Self attaches the tooltip to the object being hovered over by the anchor specified.
'/ttw showname' will display frame names in the General chat window. Then you can take those and create a pattern using the matching described below, or specify them individually. They can be added by '/ttw <Pattern> add'.
'UIParent' and 'default' exist as starting patterns. UIParent is everything you can mouse over in the main window, excluding buttons, etc. 'default' covers everything else.
A simple wildcard match can be defined as '*' without the quotes
Example: MultiBarBottom*
- CURRENT INCOMPATIBILITIES::
Auctioneer - Auctioneer is forced into embedded mode to work properly with TTW.
This is actually a problem with all addons that make use with Auctioneer sub-addon EnhTooltip
Informant - same boat as Auctioneer. Try '/informant embed on'
BottomScanner - Ditto, uses EnhTooltip.
Possessions - See Auctioneer. Possessions does not require EnhTooltip.
TOOLTIP WRANGLER SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL VERSIONS, PLEASE TELL ME IF IT'S NOT
NEED TRANSLATIONS
Hi Thomas
Unfortunately, I gave up writing addons. Dont have enough time to do both and I would rather play. Please feel free to continue the TTW addon by publishing your version
Sounds like great work.
Regards,
Ken
So hence, this is a continuation of Tooltip Wrangler which is no longer found on Curse.
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 has 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)...