updated for WotLK (yay)
IMPORTANT: delete your roath folders and config files prior to installing the update.
This is what it does:
* Removes the micromenu
* Removes the bags
* Removes the Keyring
* Removes the latency, actionbar paging buttons and number
* Moves the bottom two actionbars on top of eachother if they are enabled
* Moves the Shapeshift/Stance and petbar on top of whichever bar is enabled (screenshots should help explain this)
* Move the casting bar up so it doesn't overlap the actionbars
New in 0.7:
New slash command to move acrtion bars horizontally!
* /roath horizon x - sets a fixed horizontal offset from center to move the Roath bars left (neg value) and right (pos value), and saves it. This is useful if you have issues with the chat window and/or the bags being in the way.
* /roath castoffset x - sets additional vertical offset for casterbar only, if you want
New in 0.5:
New slash command to show/hide the keyring!
* /roath key (or keyring) - Toggles the keyring on or off and saves its state.
* /roath offset x - sets a fixed vertical offset to raise the bottom of the Roath bars, and saves it. This is useful if you have Infopanel, Fubar, or any other similar addon.
* removed /roath system
New in 0.1b4:
New slash command to show/hide the gryphons.
* /roath gryphon (or gryphons) - Toggles the gryphons on or off and saves its state.
* Fixed CastBarFrame so that it now nolonger overlaps the shapeshift/stance and petbar
New in 0.1b2:
Slash Command: /roath
It will print the available commands, which are as follows (default is always off unless otherwise stated):
* /roath bag (or bags) - Toggles the bags on or off
* /roath menu - Toggles the micromenu on or off
If you find any bugs or similar, dont hesitate to report them here.
Credit for inspiration/ideas
eiszeit (LynUI, big source of inspiration)
Sehn - Xavius EU
Thanks for helping
Guardix on #Wowace IRC
Constructive Criticism and Comments are most welcome.
- now with horizontal offset abilities yay!
- added casterbar offset so you can put it anywhere, really
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)...
