EkRaidAttend's job is to record the names of the people in a raid at a given time. It can do this automatically based on a timer or when a boss is killed, or it can be done manually by you at any time. It can also record the main character name of a player if they were playing the game using an alternate character at the time. You can have the addon record only the names of the people in the current zone, and you can choose whether to record the names of players that are offline.
Once an attendance list has been saved by the addon, you can copy it to the addon's notepad. By selecting the text in the notepad and pressing Ctrl-C, you can copy the character names to the Windows clipboard. The contents of the clipboard can then be pasted into an input form on a DKP web page, or pasted into a text editor, etc. There are also buttons that will let you remove duplicate names, remove non-guildmember names, and sort the names. You can also create an intersection of attendance lists that contains only the names of the people that were on each of the selected lists.
If you have the EkWaitList addon installed, then EkRaidAttend can record the names of the people that are on the wait list, either as a separate attendance list, or combined with the names on the main attendance list.
If you have the CT_RaidAssist addon installed, then EkRaidAttend can record the names of the people in the /raresist, /raitem, and /radur windows. This could be used to reward people who meet certain minimum resistances, bring certain quantities of items, etc.
For more detailed information about this addon refer to the index.html file that is included with the addon.
For a list of commands refer to the included manual.html file, or type: /ekattend help
To open the addon's UI window type: /ekattend
Version 2.84 (2009-12-08)
- Updated for the WoW 3.3 patch.
Version 2.83 (2009-08-14)
- Updated for the WoW 3.2 patch.
Version 2.82 (2009-05-14)
- Added Ulduar bosses.
- Added code to detect the defeat of Thorim, Hodir, Freya, and Mimiron in Ulduar.
- Added Vault of Archavon bosses.
- Added Obsidian Sanctum bosses.
- Added Eye of Eternity boss.
Version 2.81 (2009-04-13)
- Updated for the WoW 3.1 patch.
- The option to add targeted bosses to the boss list no longer adds friendly bosses.
Version 2.80 (2008-10-13)
- Updated for the WoW 3.0.2 patch.
- Added tooltip options.
- Added Sunwell Plateau boss names.
- Added option to automatically add new bosses that you target.
Version 2.70 (2008-03-26)
- Updated for the WoW 2.4.0 patch.
- Updated mob death detection to work with the new combat log changes.
- Restored the standard UI window behaviour that was disabled in EkRaidAttend version 2.69.
Version 2.69 changes (2007-11-14)
- Updated for the WoW 2.3.0 patch.
- Added the Zul'Aman bosses.
- Added a "Difference" button to the attendance lists window. Clicking this button will copy to the notepad those names that are in only one of the selected lists. Shift-Clicking this button will copy to the notepad those names that are not in all of the selected lists.
- Updated the history.html and manual.html files.
- Due to issues with Blizzard's UIPanel-system code (they are looking into it), I have temporarily changed the addon window so that it does not behave like a standard UI window. This just means that it will no longer shift left/right when other UI panels are opened, such as the social or character windows. This change does not affect people that have this addon's "movable window" option enabled.
Version 2.67 changes (2007-09-29)
- Updated for the WoW 2.2.0 patch.
- Fixed some notepad highlighting and cursor positioning issues introduced by the 2.2 patch.
- Added some tests for nil player names to prevent an error message when attendance is taken.
- Fixed a potential display issue with the raid members window used for attendance screenshots.
Version 2.66 changes (2007-09-07)
- Fixed problems related to the option that displayed Blizzard's standard raid window when taking an attendance screenshot.
If you had this option enabled, the raid window may not have appeared in your attendance screenshots if you were in combat when the screenshot was taken. If you had an error reporting addon installed, you may also have seen some ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED messages.
To avoid these issues with the current raid window, I have created an alternate raid members window that will be used when the screenshot is taken. The new window will appear in the same location as your EkRaidAttend window, even if that window is closed at the time.
Version 2.65 changes (2007-08-04)
- Fixed an error that would occur when you opened page 2 of the options window.
- If you are recording attendance using main names, it will now check if there is more than one person in the raid/waitlist that has the same main name. If there is a conflict then their actual names will be recorded rather than their main names. Prior to this change, if multiple people had the same main name then only one of those players would be recorded in the attendance list.
- If you are recording attendance using main names and a main name conflict is detected, a list of those conflicts will be displayed in the chat window after the attendance is recorded.
- The "Main name" and "Record" buttons in the notepad now check for main name conflicts amongst the names in the notepad.
- Now sorts the player names that are shown in the chat window when an attendance is taken.
- A reminder message is now displayed in the chat window when you have more than 500 attendance lists. The message will only be displayed once every 100 or more attendances, and only if there are more than 500 attendance lists at that time. The message reminds you how many lists you have and how to open the attendance lists window.
- Added an option to disable the message reminding you how many attendance lists you have.
- Added Karazhan and Hyjal Summit bosses.
- If you right click on a section heading in the boss options window, it will now select or unselect all of the bosses in that section.
- Finished localizing the text strings.
Version 2.62 (2007-06-04)
- Updated for the WoW 2.1.0 patch.
- Removed boss: Lord Kazzak in Blasted Lands.
- Added boss: Doom Lord Kazzak in Hellfire Peninsula.
- Added boss: Doomwalker in Shadowmoon Valley.
- Added boss: Magtheridon in Magtheridon's Lair.
- Added bosses for Gruul's Lair.
- Added bosses for Serpentshrine Cavern.
- Added bosses for the Eye.
- Added bosses for the Black Temple.
Version 2.6 (2007-01-10)
- Updated for the WoW 2.0.3 patch.
- Made changes to the raid detection code which should prevent the addon from taking attendance too soon after logging in.
- Added code to detect when you enter and leave a battleground. While you are in a battleground the addon should behave as though you are not in a raid (in otherwords, it won't record attendances).
- Added "Highlord Kruul" to the list of bosses.
- Previously, the addon would display a window when you had more than 100 recorded attendances. The intent of this window was to make it easier for people who had the addon installed but were not using it, to disable future attendance taking and delete the attendances recorded so far rather than letting them silently accumulate. In this new version of the addon, the window is still present, but now it appears after 200 attendances, and re-appears every 200 after that. You can still choose to disable the window by clicking the checkbox at the bottom of the window. If you choose to delete all of the attendances, a confirmation window will now appear.
- Added the following option: "Prompt me after every 200 new attendances." Selecting this option will disable the window which appears after every 200 recorded attendances.
- Added the following option: "Record names that are not in your guild." Selecting this option will stop the addon from recording the names of people not in your guild who are on the EkWaitList wait list. If you choose not to turn this option on, you can still remove non-guild members later using the "Guild only" button in the EkRaidAttend notepad.
- Added a "Record" button to the notepad screen. It creates a new attendance list and records the names contained in the notepad. There should only be one name on each line in the notepad. Blank lines are ignored.
Version 2.5 (2006-12-05)
- Updated for the WoW 2.0.1 patch.
- Added /ekra as an alternative to /ekat, /ekattend, /ekraidattend.
- Added add, edit, and delete buttons below the list of bosses in the options window. You can use these to add bosses not yet included with the addon, or to add any other mob that you'd like the addon to take attendance for when it is killed.
Version 2.42 (2006-08-23)
- Updated for the WoW 1.12 patch.
- Made some changes to avoid a possible error at login time that could occur if the client thinks that there are guild members and the guild member information is not yet available.
Version 2.4 (2006-06-18)
- Initial public release
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)...
