This is a continuation of G15 Buttons originally written by eyyubvolkan http://www.curse.com/downloads/details/5481/
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I fixed some bugs and updated the code for WoW 2.2.0 ... 3.0.2
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Howto setup key bindings for this addon:
1.) install the addon the usual way (download the archive and extract it to [WoW]\Interface\Addons\)
2.) launch WoW, log into your account and join with any of your chars.
3.) switch to windows desktop (press Alt-Tab), launch Logitech G-series Keyboard Profiler
4.) assign unique key bindings to all 18 G15-keys, for example CTRL-ALT-A to G1, CTRL-ALT-B to G2, ... CTRL-ALT-R to G18. Make sure to have the right keyboard profile "World of Warcraft" activated (see screenshot 1)
5.) switch back to WoW, press <Esc>, open "Key Bindings", scroll down to section "G15 Buttons Addon"
6.) Assign key bindings to 1. group, buttons 1 to 18 by pressing G1 to G18 (see screenshot 2)
7.) close the key bindings menu, go back to game.
8.) open G15 Buttons options dialog by typing /g15, activate the 1st group.
9.) drop a cast from your spellbook to the upper left button.
10.) hover your mouse over this button, the tooltip should show "ALT-CTRL-A" in green letters in the last line. (see screenshot 3)
11.) press G1 to test the key binding.
12.) setup finished.
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Original description by eyyubvolkan:
This add-on provides groups of action buttons. In actual, there are 3 groups of buttons you can create. To use this add-on you DO NOT need logitech G-15 keyboard or any other special stuff. This is just bar mod which happens to have a default setup to look like the G15 macro keys.
So why the name is G15 Buttons ? Because of, the idea has come related to my new G-15 keyboard :) And button groups are optimized for the keyboard. But also you can change all the settings via options form.
You can create upto 24 buttons per group and can change starting id of buttons. You can also change the row count, offset, scale and someother options. You can create a group of buttons and move it where ever you want. You can change all the parameters with options dialog (/g15).
Also you can bind keys (any key, even normal keyboard keys :) via 'Key Bindings' in-game menu.
for options;
/g15
1.08 (15.10.2008)
* (fixed) key bindings cleanup
* (update) event handlers updated to WoW 3.0.x
* (update) .toc update for WoW 3.0.2
* (deleted) option for "Write Text" (overlay of button IDs)
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)...