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Project Updated:

Files Updated:

Tue, Feb 3 2009

Supports Game Version:

3.0.8

Category:

Unit Frames

Tags:

interface, and tooltips [Edit Tags]

Project Manager:

twobits

Additional Authors:

Thrae

Current Version:

v2.03

License:

Avg Daily DL (last 30 days):

258

Downloads Total:

264,426

Favorites:

1,119

Comments:

167

About TinyTip

Untitled

Please delete your all your TinyTip folders before upgrading to the latest version

What is TinyTip? Well, it started out as just a simple upgrade over AF_Tooltip_Mini and exploded from there. Now it shares no code with what it used to be, becoming something more, while still staying true to its name. The core of TinyTip is basically just an upgrade over AF_Tooltip_Mini, a small file around 24KB. The more modules you allow to load, the more this value increases. The goal of TinyTip is to allow you to mix and match your modules while keeping the smallest memory footprint possible. All files except TinyTip.lua and its locale files are optional. You can take a look below, I've listed the optional files as "not required". If you don't use a file's features, you can safely remove it from the TOC.

Anyway, as you can guess, TinyTip changes the look of your GameTooltip. Here are the features found in core:

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TinyTip (core)
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In TinyTip.lua (required)
- Name, backdrop, and border (optional) colouring by reaction (Hostile, Friendly, etc.)
- Class coloured with raid colours.
- Level coloured by difficulty.
- Creature Type (Imp, Cat) given for Pets.
- UnitClassification (Humanoid, Undead, etc.) given for NPCs.
- Elite Status (Elite, Rare, WorldBoss, Rare Elite) added when applicable.
- (Tapped) for Tapped, (Corpse) for Corpse

- Optional Guild Names displayed. (on by default)
- Optional backdrop coloring for friends and guildies. (on by default)
- Optional Honor Rank Name or Number. (on by default)
- Optional "Hostile", "Friendly", etc. reaction text for the colour-blind. (off by default)
- Optional Compact Tooltip mode.
- English, German, French, and Chinese localization, and partial support for other clients.

In Embedded TinyTipAnchor.lua (not required)
- Positioning Options (Anchoring, Offsets)

In TinyTipTargets
- TargetOfTarget information - what is this tooltip's unit targeting?
- Search through Party members targeting this unit, or...
- Search through Raid members targeting this unit.

In TinyTipIcons.lua (TinyTipExtras, not required)
- PvP Rank Icon
- Buffs and Debuffs
- Raid Target Icon

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In LoadOnDemand Addon TinyTipOptions

GUI Options, use /tinytip or /ttip to bring up the menu.
Only loaded if you use that slash command.
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Troubleshooting
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Q: TinyTip is preventing another tooltip addon from working.
A: Go into that other addon's TOC file and add/change this line to include TinyTip.

## OptionalDeps:

Q: I'm getting an error from TinyTip, or an option isn't working right.
A: 1) Check my WoWI portal to see if it's a known issue, and for updates.
2) Maybe your files are corrupt. Delete TinyTip, TinyTipExtras, and TinyTipOptions, then re-download them and install from stratch.
3) Your Saved Variable database may have gotten corrupt somehow. Try using /tinytip default and then /tinytip confirm to reset it.
4) If resetting your options doesn't work, exit WoW, delete all your Saved Variable files for TinyTip (global and per character), then restart WoW.
5) Leave a bug report on my WoWI portal.

Q: Where's the secret cow option?
A: There is no secret cow option.

Created On:	Mon, Jun 26 2006
Localized:

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r259 | twobits | 2009-02-03 22:25:23 +0000 (Tue, 03 Feb 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/v2.03 (from /trunk:258)

Tagging as v2.03
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r258 | twobits | 2009-02-03 22:23:17 +0000 (Tue, 03 Feb 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TinyTip.lua

Error check for missing titles
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r256 | twobits | 2009-01-30 11:03:18 +0000 (Fri, 30 Jan 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta

ok found what TinyTipTargets was moved to, fixed it in .pkgmeta
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r255 | twobits | 2009-01-30 10:28:56 +0000 (Fri, 30 Jan 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/TinyTip.lua
M /trunk/TinyTip.toc
D /trunk/libs/Dongle-1.0
A /trunk/libs/Dongle.lua

Update Dongle
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r254 | root | 2008-09-30 23:05:01 +0000 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/modules

Facilitate WowAce-on-CurseForge transition
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r252 | root | 2008-09-30 22:35:23 +0000 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
D /tmp/trunk/TinyTip
A /trunk (from /tmp/trunk/TinyTip:251)

Importing oldrepo data under /trunk
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r251 | thrae | 2008-03-31 19:25:15 +0000 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua

TinyTip: Fixed ResetDatabase error. Fixed Scaling not taking effect immediately.
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r250 | thrae | 2008-03-31 19:20:09 +0000 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua

TinyTip: Get rid of bad InterfaceOptionsFrame:Show() call.
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r249 | thrae | 2008-03-31 13:01:26 +0000 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.toc

TinyTip: 2.4 support - fixed problem caused by undocumented changes (IE, it should work now). Added new 2.4 TinyTipOptions support. Small API changes.
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r248 | thrae | 2008-03-11 19:30:14 +0000 (Tue, 11 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua

TinyTip: Internal modules are now properly initialized by TinyTip (external modules can initialize themselves). This should fix the DB issues and errors. Tested it this time both ways. Hopefully this'll be the last issue on RC.
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r247 | thrae | 2008-03-10 10:20:13 +0000 (Mon, 10 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua

TinyTip: GSVN --> WSVN
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r246 | thrae | 2008-03-10 10:10:47 +0000 (Mon, 10 Mar 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.toc

TinyTip: Update to allow saved variables, profiles, TinyTipOptions usage (in-game menu, use /ttip), and also new "Scale", "HideInCombat", and "HideInFrames" functionality.
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r245 | thrae | 2008-02-26 14:06:33 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/Dongle.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/changelog.txt

TinyTip: Dongle is now the latest revision, fixing Dongle error. My fault.
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r244 | thrae | 2008-02-26 13:33:18 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/Dongle.lua

TinyTip: Re-re-commit of Dongle.
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r243 | thrae | 2008-02-26 13:28:26 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/Dongle.lua

TinyTip: Revision-keyword removal.
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r242 | thrae | 2008-02-26 13:27:11 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/Dongle.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/Dongle.toc
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0/changelog.txt
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/modules

TinyTip: Add Dongle files, add externals.
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r241 | thrae | 2008-02-26 13:24:36 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs/Dongle-1.0

TinyTip: Need to add this first.
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r240 | thrae | 2008-02-26 13:22:07 +0000 (Tue, 26 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
D /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/StandAloneConfig.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.toc
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/libs
D /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/modules

TinyTip: Total revamp. TinyTip and TinyTipModules are now merged. Default modules inside TinyTip will be basic modules, so far: TinyTipBasic (basic formating), TinyTipPositioning( anchoring, now with SMART anchoring option), and TinyTipTargets. These default to internal, but can be checkedout and work as standalone addons if you so desire. Also, updated Dongle, but it's still giving that damn error (works anyway).
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r239 | thrae | 2008-02-21 07:54:27 +0000 (Thu, 21 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.toc
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale.lua

TinyTip: Tweaked and ready for interaction with TinyTipModules. Moved some usage of GlobalStrings.lua strings to locale table in case Blizz got it wrong.
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r238 | mikma | 2008-02-20 02:24:08 +0000 (Wed, 20 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua

TinyTip: TinyTip.lua 477: GetAddonInfo -> GetAddOnInfo
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r237 | thrae | 2008-02-19 20:16:06 +0000 (Tue, 19 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
M /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale.lua

TinyTip: Added slash command to explain no in-game menus. In v0.2, TinyTip was changed to allow only standalone configuration. TinyTipModules will handle the in-game options menu, and I hope to upload it by the end of the week.
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r236 | thrae | 2008-02-18 01:03:40 +0000 (Mon, 18 Feb 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/StandAloneConfig.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/TinyTip.toc
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_deDE.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_esES.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_frFR.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_koKR.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_zhCN.lua
A /tmp/trunk/TinyTip/localization/TinyTipLocale_zhTW.lua

TinyTip: Beyond 0.2 in all its glory. You'll get your extra features back in TinyTipModules.
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1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

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.

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)...

Downloads (5)

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	Addon Curse.com	Beta	2.3.3	0	9/29/2008

File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
TinyTip v2.03	Release	3.0.8	70,162	2/3/2009
TinyTip v2.03-beta	Beta	3.0.8	10,379	1/30/2009
TinyTip-r67345.1	Beta	2.4.3	41,455	7/24/2008
TinyTip r64265.1	Release	2.4.0	26,942	3/31/2008
TinyTip v1.4.12	Release	2.0.0	225	1/16/2007

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PureChaos said

This addon needs to be able to control those size of when clicking on things in trade.

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hamor said

This has been by far my favorite tooltip addon and I'd hate to look for another, but there doesn't seem to be any way to turn on player titles. Any chance you could add that option? Thanks!

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Voltarius said

Is TinyTipExtras still available? Because I'd really like to get my hands on that.

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LikeICare said

This addon seems zo cause lags, When i play 4 a while it pushes down my frame rate when i target a player or a mob. Pleas fix it... and keep on the impressive work!! One of the best addons ever

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dyepntbllfrk said

Same problem here. Lag starts after about 30 minutes of playing, /Reloadui has been the only solution.

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SimpsonsRule said

I'm having the same problem. Whenever I hover over a player my frame rate begins to drop dramatically. Disabling tinytip fixes it.

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Vuldemort said

Same issue here as well. I can confirm SimpsonsRule's comment that disabling TinyTip fixes it.

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Journeyman01 said

I have exactly the same problem, after a few hours mousover over a player or npc causes lags, after disabling tinytip, problem vanished.

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wilshard said

And don't try AFToolTipExtreme or ToolTipOnMouse, after some time they also cause a similar drop in frame rate when hovering the cursor over a PC/NPC.
"/ReloadUi" only helps for a few minutes before the problem appears again.

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Justice said

Confirming what others have said although I just discovered this last night but it's been going on for a while I just hadn't made the connection before. Once I disabled it all was well again. I used to reload the ui and it fix it short term then it'd be back again.

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Scorcerer said

As devs say on some other Interface page:

"That's not TinyTip causing the issue. TinyTip uses less CPU/memory than about any other tooltip mod out there.

Its some poorly designed mod you have installed doing (excessive) onUpdates/scanning/etc. when you mouse over things."

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korruptor2 said

I had to download the tinytipoptions addon seperately to get to the options menu, maybe the author forgot to bundle it in the .zip?

Also is there any way to show the same faction character's talent spec?

And I was able to resize the tooltip boxes except for when I click on loot links from the chatwindow the tooltip box that pops up for the item is huge. any way to make this smaller too?

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ElrickEnonimis said

TicTacTalents is good for this. adds spec to tinytip

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ida2k3 said

Umm... for some reason the options menu isn't showing when I type in the command. What is says is: "TinyTipOptions (enable) LoadonDemand Error - Missing.

I just downloaded it so I dunno what's wrong..

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Bima said

I have a TinyTipExtras folder still around in my addons directory which Curse Client doesn't recognize, and which is not in the download zip. But I see TinyTipExtras is still mentioned in the description, and I am using some of those features. Is this separate folder still useful or is it obsolete? If useful, is there a way to get Curse Client to know how to monitor it for updates?

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Exx0r said

Will there be any update on this addon or what? Really annoying that I can't use the options properly. I try setting for example the border to Game Default. But it only sets it to hide or alike. None of the "Game Default" options seems to work at all...

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pyros94 said

I like this addon very much, but am i able to make the tooltip fading out quicker?

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dkjsdaf said

So I used this addon for a long time before leaving WoW... Now I'm playing again, and while I love this addon, I do have trouble with one thing... I don't see the "compact" option, which is the layout I know and love (and is also listed in the core functionality). Halp plz?

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Bolino said

Everyone complaining about not-working options, you have to download the options GUi from a seperate page:

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/project-14818.aspx

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Zidomo said

Er, no. Even with the options GUI installed (TinyTipOptions), options are broken. Try to adjust anything via the options panel, errors are usually thrown up and little-to-nothing can be adjusted.

TinyTipOptions needs an overhaul for it to work properly. I posted three months ago about the options problem here ( http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/tiny-tip.aspx?CommentPage=2#394912 ).

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