This is the long awaited update to TBag that fixes a number of bugs.
TBag is a WoW Addon that provides an alternative bag and bank interface. It was
built by modifying Engbags an addon who has essnetially the same functionality
is missing some of the features of TBag.
Talos the original author of Tbag his this to say about it when he released it:
"In addition to the auto-sorting you've come to know and love, I've added many new
features, including searching for items (in mail, etc.) You can also see and use
the original default UI bags, which have slots free overlaid on top of them. There
are also many convenience features, like highlighting new items, colored spotlighting,
and purchase bank bags without having to unload the addon. A visual edit mode allows you
to rearrange categories to your taste, and an advanced customization window enables you
to completely configure every aspect of TBag."
This is a modification of his 070123 release for WoW 2.0.3. The modifications were
done by Shefki. See the Changelog file for details of the changes I made. The
ToDo.txt file consists of ToDo items that were found in the original TBag release.
Some of them are not terribly relevent to my my intentions, some I'm unclear on
what he meant and others seem to have already been fixed. See my Todo List below.
Getting Started
TBag can only "see" something you've seen, so for every character:
1) Open your bags
2) Go to the bank
3) Check your mail
4) View your body
5) Open all your trade windows
This allows you to view the bag and bank contents of your characters at any time
(sorted according to their trade skills) by clicking the name dropdown in the
upper right. It also enables you to do a full item search from the search
textbox just to the left of the name dropdown.
* 20081112-r276-Shefki
- Fixed search splitting items by character level.
- Fixed a bug that caused some settings to not immediately take effect
for the bank.
- Fixed the OpenAllBags hook.
- Fix sorting of rogue poisons (/tinv resetsorts /tbnk resetsorts needed)
- Fixed cooldown spinners remaining on empty slots.
- Fixed bank bags that are hidden not being shown when clicked on.
- Fixed items in hidden bags not properly being hidden after the
bag was closed.
- Workaround a Blizzard bug that causes the game to freeze up when
dragging a frame over another frame with a large number of child frames.
- Fix a syntax error in the Anchor settings for the bank.
- Remove some unnecessary code.
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)...