Adds an icon to the reference tooltip (from clicking on an item link in chat) and the popup tooltips (when mousing over an item).
Icons can be displayed in a small frame to the side of the tooltip, inside the tooltip (near the top right corner), or used as a background for the tooltip.
Only works for Items (not recipe links).
Configuration:
TooltipItemIcon uses slash commands to change modes, to enable/disable certain tooltips, and to change the location of the icon frame around the tooltip. These are documented in the included commands.txt file, but here are some examples:
/ttii inside {switch to Inside mode}
/ttii gametooltip off {disables the icon for the popup tooltip}
/ttii gametooltip lefttop {moves the icon for the popup tooltip to the left side}
/ttii reset {reset all settings to the defaults}
Compatability:
Should be compatible with any language version of WoW.
Compatible with Link Wrangler and some other Tooltip AddOns. (Some of these are able to display icons for spells too).
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This is an update of TooltipItemIcon by Freddy; the original project can no longer be accessed (last update was Feb 2006)
Changes since last release...
TOC update
Uses new functions from the WoW 2.4 patch (which should make it more reliable)
Now works with the default popup tooltips (this feature can be disabled if you wish)
3 modes: frame, inside & background
Slash handler to change configuration, including moving the location of the icon frame to different locations around the tooltip. See commands.txt for documentation
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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fric saidHi brykrys,
Love the addon, but you think it's possible to show spell icons from chat links too?
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brykrys saidI'd like to add spell icons to more tooltips, but I'm still trying to work out a practical way to do it. I think adding spell icons to the default chat link tooltip may be possible, but quite complicated. Adding spell icons to _all_ tooltip (which I'd prefer) appears to be impossible - unless Blizzard adds some new spell link stuff in another patch :(
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Nemix saidThe newest version show icons near items in bags and on actionsbars.
Is it possible to show it ONLY near tooltips from chat links etc ?
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brykrys saidYes - use this slash command:
/ttii gametooltip off
This setting gets saved, so you should only need to do it once (per account) unless you reinstall.
Also, to turn off the icons on the default comparison tooltips:
/ttii shoppingtooltip off
or to turn off ALL compare tooltips:
/ttii compare off
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Nemix saidWorks as charm ^^
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brykrys saidRelease version 1.5 :)
Some minor improvements and cleanup since the last beta.
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brykrys saidNew beta 1.45
Revamped the slash commands again. Unfortunately this meant that some saved settings will get lost, and need to be re-set. I've tried to put everything in the commands.txt file...
The "location" command I added last time no longer uses the word "location", i.e.:
/ttii <tooltip name> <location code>
(I realised that TTII can figure out what you wanted to do purely from the <location code> :)
A few examples:
/ttii gametooltip lefttop --- I think this is what Maischter wanted
/ttii gametooltip off --- turn off icon for GameTooltip
/ttii screen bottomcenter --- works for tooltips currently on screen
/ttii itemreftooltip reset --- reset saved settings for ItemRefTooltip - previously called "clear"
/ttii reset --- reset ALL settings to default (previously called "default")
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brykrys saidNew beta version 1.44
Added a slash command to move the icon frame to other locations around the tooltip.
/ttii location <tooltip name> <location code>
The location codes are: lefttop, righttop, topleft, topcenter, topright, bottomleft, bottomcenter, bottomright & clear
(Note the American spelling of 'center'. Also note that the code 'left' from previous versions is now called 'lefttop')
Example:
/ttii location gametooltip lefttop
If you don't know the name of a tooltip, you can also use:
/ttii location screen <location code> (to get all visible tooltips)
/ttii location all <location code> (to get all known tooltips)
Sorry it's so complicated - I'll see if I can come up with a better command syntax later, but for now you should be able to see how it works.
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Maischter saidcould you add an option to move the itemicon position? maybe: left, right, top left, top right, middle, bottom etc..?
and i have changed :
TooltipItemIcon_HookFrame (GameTooltip, "topleft")
to
TooltipItemIcon_HookFrame (GameTooltip, "left")
because the itemicon overlaps without this change the loottooltip with xloot...
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brykrys saidThanks for the feedback :)
I've planned to add slash commands to move the frame around, but I need to design a command syntax that (a) doesn't take up too much space and (b) will work for any arbitrary tooltip that uses TTII. <edit> Also needs a scheme to save settings for ALL tooltips </edit>
The GameTooltip frame was placed topleft, because the traditional left position would clash with the default shopping/compare tooltips (I wanted to default to what works with the Blizzard tooltips). It is useful to know topleft clashes with some other AddOns.
For anyone else with the same problem (if you're confident editing lua), the line Maischter changed was line 296 in the 1.43 version of TooltipItemIcon.lua.
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brykrys saidAs promised, next beta is up, though it's still a bit rough.
Attaches an icon to the game tooltip - if you have problems or conflicts, this can be turned off using the following command and reloading the UI:
/ttii gametooltip off
Also attaches icons to various compare tooltips.
I'll be working on the slash command handler a bit more for next time.
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brykrys said@fric: Thanks for the feedback :)
Frame mode is here to stay - it is still the most reliable mode at the moment.
Inside mode uses another new feature of the WoW 2.4 patch: the ability to insert an icon into text. However this restricts where the icon can be placed, as I let Blizzard's code handle the layout, and it is not possible to place the icon below the close button by this method.
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I'm still working on the next version, which adds icons to the game tooltip and the compare tooltips - was acting a bit flaky, but I think I found the cause over the weekend, so there should be a new posting soon!
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fric saidI'm happy to see this addon is still alive and made use of the new API GetItemIcon :)
The 1.42 beta works like a charm. the inside mode is a cool idea, but doesn't look as good as the frame mode, in my opinion.
Just a thought - is it possible to place the inside icon below the close-button? Maybe that would look even better.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for this must-have addon :)
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brykrys saidNew beta version 1.42
Supports 3 icon modes, and now has slash commands to change configuration.
Slash commands:
/tooltipitemicon <command> (or the slightly shorter version /ttii <command>)
Inside mode: /ttii inside
Places the icon inside the frame. Uses a new feature of the WoW 2.4 patch, and is actually far simpler (and uses less memory) than the old Frame mode.
Background mode: /ttii background
Guess what this does!
Actually I think this mode is impractical for general use, but I liked it so I kept it in :P
Frame mode: /ttii frame
The 'classic' mode - sticks the icon in a little frame to the left of the tooltip. I'm planning to let people move it around in future versions, but I haven't worked out all the details yet.
Let me know what you think - and enjoy!
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brykrys saidI will be posting a new beta version shortly (if curse stays up and running...). This has been completely re-written, and I'm not sure if I've worked all the bugs out yet, so please keep a copy of the last version (1.41) in case you need to go back to it.
More details on the new features soon :)
Version 1.41 seems to be running OK (if you set the 'Use out of date Addons' option). However it may show an incorrect icon in certain circumstances (Quest links)
I'm also changing the project title to TooltipItemIcon 1.4, as I feel that 'for WoW 2.0' is no longer appropriate now that we're up to 2.4!
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fric saidHey brykrys.
When I bring up a item tooltip for a profession it doesn't show the correct icon. I think it shows the last item icon.
Example: I bring up the tip for [Fel Iron Bar] then I click a profession link [Enchanting: Crusader] it shows the fel iron icon again.
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brykrys saidLooking into it fric,
My first ever Ticket!
Icon should actually be hidden for profession crafting recipes, because Blizzard don't provide an easy way to obtain the correct icon - that I have been able to find anyway...
<edit> New version updated that now hides the icon properly (I think...).
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Maho saidYeah.Need an update i think.
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brykrys saidRelease 1.3 for WoW 2.2
Although basically a TOC update, some unneccessary code has been pruned to reduce memory usage a little.
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brykrys saidRelease 1.2: fix for not showing correct icon sometimes (when new link selected without closing old window).
Hopefully fixed this time, but any problems, please post...