Description
ClosetGnome tries to be small and efficient and does not do any processing outside of when you actually add/delete or switch sets. There are some tradeoffs for this, like you won't have advanced features like what sets you're wearing currently in a list and stuff, it just shows you the set you last equipped in the tooltip.
Sets
There's no way to modify a set. It's as simple as: 1. equip set, 2. add a new set with the same name, and it will be overwritten.
There is no "autoset" support in ClosetGnome, but there's nothing stopping you from making a 3rd party addon for it. ClosetGnome_BigWigs can be used to equip sets per boss, for example.
When you add a set, the character frame will pop up and all the slots will be green. Clicking a slot will make it red, which means that slot will be *ignored* for that set. If you want a slot to be empty, make sure it's empty when creating the set and keep it enabled (green). Control+Clicking a slot will snatch the icon of the current item there and use as the set icon, which makes the tooltip list a bit nicer.
Equipping a set in combat is obviously not possible, so the set will be queued automatically and switched to when you get out of combat. If the set contains any weapons, the weapons will be switched immediately if that option is on.
Macro
You can easily equip a ClosetGnome set in a macro like so:
/script ClosetGnome:WearSet("MySetName")
Other methods that might be useful for macros include ClosetGnome:IsSetFullyEquipped("setName"), ClosetGnome:HasSet("setName") and ClosetGnome:FindItem("itemName")
FindItem simply searches your bags for a item, and if it finds it, it returns the bag number and slot number where it is located, and if it does not find anything, it returns -1, so it's safe to use it in a if statement to see if you're currently carrying the required items to equip a set or not.
If you have any requests for more methods for macro use, feel free to suggest them and I'll consider it.
Etc
ClosetGnome fires some events that you can register when it creates, deletes or equips sets, if that's interesting to you.
If you're a gnome hater, you can turn off the equip quips.
There are a number of 3rd party modules already available for ClosetGnome, and more to come: CG_BigWigs, CG_Gatherer, CG_Mount, CG_OhNoes, CG_Switcher and CG_Zone.
Personally I'd like to see a mod that automatically creates and updates resistance sets for you, and one that lets you throw sets in and out of your bank when you visit.
Wiki: http://old.wowace.com/wiki/ClosetGnome
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frFR update
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Make it work with addonloader.
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Don't update the worn set if we're unable to change equipment.
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Use the equipment mananger as a backend for now, this will reset your sets again. Hopefully blizzards stuff doesn't suck.
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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)...
