Skinner changes the look of the default UI
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Instructions
1 .Download and install this addon.
2 . Copy/Move all the files in the AddonSkins directory into the SkinMe directory.
3. Start WoW.
4. Other settings can be changed via the Interface Options
Details
Skinner has 2 main sub-directories; AddonSkins and SkinMe.
The skins for the Blizzard UI are in the 'core' set of files.
All the skins for individual Addons are in the AddonSkins directory and the SkinMe directory is empty, apart from a placeholder file
To skin an Addon copy/move the file with the matching name from the AddonSkins directory into the SkinMe directory.
To unskin a skinned Addon, remove its file from the SkinMe directory.
These changes will only come into effect after WoW is restarted not just reloaded.
Notes
All the files from the AddonSkins directory can be put into the SkinMe directory with no detrimental effect. If you don't have the Addon loaded then the skinning code will be removed from Skinner's memorypool.
Skinner Commands can be found here
Instructions on how to skin an Addon using Skinner can be found here
Instructions on how to change the background Skinner uses can be found here
tag b2.11403.2
918f136d6cd43c84f267bc47300ed340a29038cc
Jncl <jncl@mac.com>
2010-02-09 02:40:34 +0000
Tagging as b2.11403.2
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Jncl:
- ToDo.txt
- Updated Change_History
- Updated ShowInfo & Print functions
- Updated AlleyMap, Mapster & Outfitter
Added moveButtonText function
- Added IntricateChatMods & MoveAnything skins
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)...