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Btex version 2.9.1
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What is it? :
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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,transparency,colors, positions, viewport,etc ..
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/position/colors/layer of your texture,
- Use any other TGA/BLP texture file or any other 'pack' of skin,
- Display a grid to setup your interface correctly,
- Modify the 3D rendering area with viewport function,
- Work in any resolution,
- Low memory usage & standalone addon (no libs or dependency are needed).
Ready to use skins :
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The following skins are packaged and are ready to use via the option menu:
- Dark Shadow serie, 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.
! WARNING IF YOU ARE UPDATING BTEX: backup your Interface\Btex\Skin folder if you use custom skin !
Skins package know to work (Thanks to all artists sharing artwork !):
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You can download and use this skins too (copy them to /Interface/Addons/btex/skins/ and just use "Custom skins") :
- Official supported skins (30+ skins) : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906-BTex.html#optional
- Btex Skin - taurend (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info13384-BtexSkin-taurend.html#info)
- Gumpsterface 2 (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info14490-Gumpsterface2.html)
- Gumpsterface for Btex ver 3.3 (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info14171-GumpsterfaceforBtexver3.3.html)
- Horde Skin 4 btex 2.7.3 (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/hskinz.aspx)
- Red Btex Nexus skin (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info13261-RedBtexNexusskin..html)
- Rusty BTex Skin (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info13875-RustyBTexSkin.html)
- Telnets UI Art (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12078-v1.html).
- Eskin (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/eskin.aspx)
- BTEX Purple Flame Skin (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info13491-BTEXPurpleFlameSkin.html)
- 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)
Last Update :
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V2.9.1 27 August 2009
- Fixed Chat Window layer(strata) when changing the strata of arts.
- Added skin Demonic (cause its no more aviable to download on curse :s)
V2.9.0 21 August 2009 - **this is a major release before V3.0**
- Added support for position (move main texture anywhere on screen),
- Added support for layer (choose what 'Strata' you want to use),
- Added support for Vertex colors (override colors of textures),
- Added support for Viewport function (resize the game windows size).
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 using google translator, i need 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.
I'm looking for artists and someone to translate the remaining languages.
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, or send me a PM on wowinterface.
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.
How do i load custom skins? Copy TGA or BLP files to /interface/btex/skins/ directory, and use the "custom texture" options on the top dropdown menu. Write name file without the end "-1.tga". Exemple: for 'blabla' skin, you have 4 tga named blabla-1.tga blabla-2.tga Write 'blabla' in the custom name.
Do the skin support transparency ? yes. Via images files and via WOW API.
Can i use BLP file? Yes. use custom load skin, and do like with any other tga file.
Is there any PSD template i can use to make my own skin ? Sure, just go to : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11906-BtexPSDforskinmaking.html I recommand you use The GIMP or if you have money Photoshop. BUT, remember to share ! :D
How can i share my artwork : create an account on wowinterface then upload it here as a plugin : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906-BTex.html#optional
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* Version History : *
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V2.9.1 27 August 2009
- Fixed Chat Window layer(strata) when changing the strata of arts.
- Added skin Demonic (cause its no more aviable to download on curse :s)
V2.9.0 21 August 2009 - **this is a major release before V3.0**
- Added support for position (move main texture anywhere on screen),
- Added support for layer (choose what 'Strata' you want to use),
- Added support for Vertex colors (override colors of textures),
- Added support for Viewport function (resize the game windows size).
V2.8.0- 5 August 2009
- Reworked option menu with custom fonts to display well,
- Added support for BLP files.
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)...
