Magic Runes is a set of bars displaying rune cooldowns. It's meant as either a replacement or addition to the normal Blizzard rune display. For discussion please refer to the following forum thread:
Magic Runes discussion @ WowAce forums
Help localize Magic Runes
Changes in 1.0.61:
- Core: Fixed disease timers for the new 3.1 UnitAura().
Changes in 1.0.60:
- Fixed saved variables issue.
- Bumped toc to 30100.
Changes in 1.0.57:
- Rune Bar: Fixed load order so LibSimpleBar can be found.
Changes in 1.0.55:
- Fixed packaging issue with LibSimpleBar and MagicRunes_RuneBar.
Changes in 1.0.54:
- Make IconDisplay and RuneBars external modules.
- RuneBars: Started implementation of new rune-only bars, meant to replace the current ones. It's off by default and they are not done, but they work well enough to test.
- Moved some things to a new shared library to minimize code duplication.
Changes in 1.0.51:
- IconDisplay: Fixed off-by-one indexing issue for the icon frame backdrop color.
Changes in 1.0.49:
- Core: Added option to reverse bar growth direction relative to the anchor.
- IconDisplay: Added an option to the Background Frame that allows you to set the idle alpha level for the background frame (out of combat and no runes active).
Changes in r48:
- Fixed a bug with elliptical display due to typo.
- Additional French localization.
Changes in r47:
- More localization added in various languages.
- Added the Gloss Orb rune icons by Camalus.
Changes in r45:
- Fixed a minor configuration dialog issue with Icon Display.
Changes in r44:
- Added padding option to the Icon Display for optional extra spacing between the border and icons.
- Added background tiling option to Icon Display
- Started adding in-game documentation to the addon (Icon Display only so far).
- Information about OmniCC, SharedMedia and ButtonFacade with Icon Display.
- Documentation for the different layout modes.
- Notes about special effects.
- Added BFUUFB and BUFFUB icon order.
- Fixed issue where the icon frame background would override the ButtonFacade backdrop for the individual icons.
- Fixed a bug that prevented proper icons to be set for the Icon Display on initial load and after changing the profile.
- Added a configurable circular/elliptic display option for the icon display.
- Allows for both even and individual placement of icons.
- Configurable radius and placement order.
- Embed LibBetterBlizzOptions and LibButtonFacade.
- Added optional dependencies for SharedMedia and SharedMedia-Blizzard.
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r61 | dhedbor | 2009-04-18 00:36:10 +0000 (Sat, 18 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/MagicRunes.lua
[*]Core: Fixed disease timers for the new 3.1 UnitAura().
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r60 | dhedbor | 2009-04-16 03:26:36 +0000 (Thu, 16 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/MagicRunes_IconDisplay.toc
M /trunk/RuneBars/MagicRunes_RuneBars.toc
[*]Fixed saved variables issue.
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r59 | dhedbor | 2009-04-14 16:51:46 +0000 (Tue, 14 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/MagicRunes_IconDisplay.toc
M /trunk/MagicRunes.toc
M /trunk/RuneBars/MagicRunes_RuneBars.toc
Bumped .toc to 30100
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r58 | dhedbor | 2009-04-14 07:15:11 +0000 (Tue, 14 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
D /trunk/RuneBars/Libs
M /trunk/RuneBars/MagicRunes_RuneBars.toc
Moved LibSimpleBar to LibMagicUtil
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r57 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 21:08:38 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/RuneBars/MagicRunes_RuneBars.toc
[*]Rune Bar: Fixed load order so LibSimpleBar can be found.
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r56 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 16:25:36 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
A /trunk/RuneBars/Libs
Added Libs directory (doh)
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r55 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 16:25:01 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
D /trunk/RuneBars/Libs
Removed 'Libs' file.
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r54 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 07:50:31 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/MagicRunes_IconDisplay.toc
Minor toc change.
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r53 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 07:45:10 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
A /trunk/IconDisplay/MagicRunes_IconDisplay.toc
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
A /trunk/RuneBars/MagicRunes_RuneBars.toc
[*]Make IconDisplay and RuneBars external modules.
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r52 | dhedbor | 2009-04-12 07:41:29 +0000 (Sun, 12 Apr 2009) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/IconDisplay/IconDisplay.lua
M /trunk/Locales/Babelfish.lua
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/MagicRunes.lua
M /trunk/MagicRunes.toc
A /trunk/RuneBars
A /trunk/RuneBars/Libs
A /trunk/RuneBars/RuneBars.lua
M /trunk/RuneConfig.lua
M /trunk/embeds.xml
M /trunk/modules.xml
[*]RuneBars: Started implementation of new rune-only bars, meant to replace the current ones. It's off by default and they are not done, but they work well enough to test.
[*]Moved some things to a new shared library to minimize code duplication.
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r51 | dhedbor | 2009-04-05 21:31:59 +0000 (Sun, 05 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/IconDisplay.lua
[*]Fixed off-by-one indexing issue for the icon frame backdrop color.
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r50 | dhedbor | 2009-04-05 21:31:45 +0000 (Sun, 05 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/IconDisplay.lua
[*]Fixed off-by-one indexing issue for the icon frame backdrop color.
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r49 | dhedbor | 2009-04-05 18:35:12 +0000 (Sun, 05 Apr 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/IconDisplay.lua
A /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/MagicRunes.lua
M /trunk/RuneConfig.lua
[*]Core: Added option to reverse bar growth direction relative to the anchor.
[*]IconDisplay: Added an option to the Background Frame that allows you to set the idle alpha level for the background frame (out of combat and no runes active).
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r48 | dhedbor | 2009-04-03 05:23:25 +0000 (Fri, 03 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/IconDisplay/IconDisplay.lua
[*]Fixed a bug with elliptical display due to typo.
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r47 | dhedbor | 2009-04-02 06:20:31 +0000 (Thu, 02 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/MagicRunes.toc
[*]Repackage to pick up new localizated strings and new libs.
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r46 | dhedbor | 2009-03-03 04:47:10 +0000 (Tue, 03 Mar 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/MagicRunes.lua
A /trunk/Textures/GlossOrbBlood.tga
A /trunk/Textures/GlossOrbDeath.tga
A /trunk/Textures/GlossOrbFrost.tga
A /trunk/Textures/GlossOrbUnholy.tga
A /trunk/Textures/README_GLOSSORB.txt
Added the Gloss Orb rune icons by Camalus.
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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)...
