Btex (for 'Bottom TEXture') is a very lightweight addon for World Of Warcraft providing Background texture at the bottom of the screen. It contains a package of pre-made skins, a simple menu for settings skins, texture height,width and transparency.
What can it do? :
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- Put a texture of your choice on the bottom of the screen via menu options (use /bx menu or /btex menu),
- Set height/width/transparency of your texture,
- Use any other TGA alpha channeled texture from other addon like Xart or ElectrofluxTextronator, or any other "pack" of skin,
- Work in any resolution,
- Display a grid to setup your interface correctly,
- Low memory usage.
Ready to use skins :
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The following skins are packaged and are ready to use via the options menu:
- Dark Shadow I,II,III,
- Simple Black,
- Fade Black,
- Red Fury,
- Warcraft Classic,
- Ice Dragon,
- Ice Dragon remake (credits to Xaphiroth),
- Ice Dragon remake with pet bar(credits to Xaphiroth),
- Wall,
- White Dragon.
Skins package know to work :
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You can download and use this skins too (copy them to /Interface/Addons/btex/skins/ and just use "Custom skins") :
- Lordy's Tech Skins for BTEX /w Class Colors by Lordyfrb (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12724.html)
- BlueDragon Texture for BTex by Smedeley (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12715.html)
- Telnets UI Art (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12078-v1.html).
- Steel Series Skins For BTEX by Lordyfrb (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12704.html)
- Tech skins by Alagosir (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12712.html)
- Black Tech skin by alagosir (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12712.html)
- White Tech by Alagosir (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12659-WhiteTechskinforBtex.html)
- BioCarbon by Alagosir (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12615-biohazardcarbonskinforBtex.html)
- Diablo 3 skin for Btex by Alagosir (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12686.html)
- Btex Dale Earnhardt Tribute by soulofsin_007 (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12663-BtexDaleEarnhardtTribute.html)
- Eskin (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/eskin.aspx)
- Cchan's Btex Skins(http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/nekoskins.aspx)
- Demonic (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/demonic.aspx)
- Sewell XArt Pack (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7100-SewellXArtPack.html)
- Xart Skin - Warcraft 3 elven (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7123-XartSkin-Warcraft3elven.html)
- Fairy Tale Style using XArt (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info6712-FairyTaleStyleusingXArt.html)
- ElectrofluxTextronator (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info6847-ElectrofluxTextronator.html)
- All Sunn - Viewport Art (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info10917-Sunn-ViewportArt.html) just adjust Width to fit 3 images, instead of 4, hiding the last image to right border)
Last Update :
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V2.7.3- 7 March 2009
- Added German localisation, thx to Kuhglöckchen a.k.a. Blocki
- Added Russian localisation, kiss to troyen
v2.7.2- 7 February 2009
- Corrected "Close" button bug
- removed dutch locals, cause there is no dutch client .. oups sorry for the mistake ;=)
For full version history, please see here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html or read the VersionHistory.txt
Website :
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http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html
Translation :
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Language aviable for all frame config are :
- default : english/US,
- french,
- German localisation, thx to Kuhglöckchen a.k.a. Blocki
- Russian localisation, kiss to troyen
- zhTW and zhCN, credits to wowui.cn
- I'm LOOKING HELP for other languages, thanks =)
Contribute :
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Just use http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html using the provided forms(comments tab) or send me a PM on wowinterface.
How do I use it?
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First unzip it into your interface\addons directory. For more info on installing, please read install.txt
Now just run WoW and once logged in, type '/bx menu' to get the options screen and choose a skin.
Support :
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Please post all errors and suggestions on http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html using comments tab.
FAQ :
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How do I run menu config ? type "/bx Menu" or "/Btex menu" in the chat windows.
Why the download is so big ? it's because it contain many images.
Do the old XART skins work with BTEX? yes, just put them in the skins directory, and use the "custom texture" options on the dropdown menu.
Do the skin support alpha channel TGA? yes, and you can change the transparency of the bottom frame as well.
Can i use BLP file? not for now. buf if needed, i can add this, just let me know.
How can i add my own skin ? just put it in the /skins directory and choose "Load Custom" from the dropdown menu in game.
then follow insctructions. you can add all Xart texture compliant (512x256 pixel)x4, or make your own with Gimp or photoshop (they have to be TGA aplha channeled).
Is there any PSD template i can use to begin making my own skin ? just go to : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11906-BtexPSDforskinmaking.html I recommand you use The GIMP or if you have money Photoshop
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* Version History : *
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V2.7.3- 7 March 2009
- Added German localisation, thx to Kuhglöckchen a.k.a. Blocki
- Added Russian localisation, kiss to troyen
v2.7.2- 7 February 2009
- Corrected "Close" button bug
- removed dutch locals, cause there is no dutch client .. oups sorry for the mistake ;=)
v2.7.1- 2 February 2009
- Added zhTW and zhCN localisation, thanks to wowui.cn
- Added Dutch localisation, thanks to Menjes
v2.7.0- 31 January 2009
- Added a grid function, so you can set interface easier
v2.6.0- 15 January 2009
- Added Width parameter, so you can adapt any skin to your resolution, if default value dont look well (depend on skin and scale used)
v2.5.1 - 14 January 2009
- Fixed the bug with blizzard UI calendar
v2.5.0 - 8 december 2008
- added support for localisation
- added french localisation
- added more slash command : /btex menu, /btex reset, /btex remove, /btex custom
v2.4.3 - 8 december 2008
- fixed error => "Message: ..\AddOns\Btex\Btex.lua line 583: attempt to index global 'a' (a boolean value)"
v2.4.2 - 6 december 2008
- fixed text placement in frame, with normal game font
- fixed a bug with dropdown menu
v2.4.1 - 4 december 2008
- fixed issue on "custom texture pack frame"
v2.4 - 4 december 2008
- corrected minor bug in slash command
- added a new skin : White Dragon
v2.3.1 - 20 November 2008
- removed "panel button" coming from dev version
v2.3 - 19 November 2008
- added support for multiple character
- corrected "/bt" already used by bartender to "/bx", you can use "/btex" too
- corrected a bug form dropdownUI Menu
- added a new skin : Wall
v2.2 - 7 November 2008
- added support for transparency for normals and customs skins,
- added "Reset to default"button,
- added 2 new skins : Simple Black, Fade Black.
v2.1 - 5 November 2008
- added support for texture stretch. you can now set Height form 1 to 1200,
- added "no texture" in the dropdown menu,
- added "Load custom skin", where you can put your own pack of skin directly from game, without modifying the LUA code.
v2.0 - 3 November 2008 :
- reworked all the code,
- removed ACE 2.0 support, only WoWAPI hard coded (no libs are needed now),
- added menu option for skin choosing and other settings,
- added new skins,
- full LUA frame coded.
V1.0 - 26 November 2007:
- Initial release.
For full version history, please see here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html
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)...
