This mod is like an 'outfitter' of mods. Type a title and click new profile, select what addons you want to load with this profile, and whenever you click load profile the checked profile will load those, and only those, addons.
Directions:
* There is a new 'addon' button in the game menu, that opens up the TooManyAddons interface.
* '/TMA' will also open up the interface.
* Create a profile by typing in the profile name and hitting enter, or you can use the Default profile.
* Select which addons you want to load as part of the profile.
* When it is time to change addons, select the profile, then click 'Load Profile'
features that aren't instantly obvious:
* '/TMA aProfile' will instantly load that profile. Handy for you macrophiles. Spelling must be exact.
* The interface can be moved by dragging the 'profile' frame. You have to click on the edge of the frame or a clear spot.
* A profile called 'Default' is created at the very first use of TooManyAddons, for your convenience. Feel free to delete it.
* A profile called 'Always Load These Addons' will always exist. Anything checked in this profile will always load, no matter what. The checked items will appear grey or shiny in other profiles. By default, TooManyAddons will be checked in this profile.
* Tooltips show you the description, author and status of the addon.
* Clicking an addon will automatically click all of its dependencies.
* Profiles from other characters can be added to the current profiles using the 'import profiles' dropdown.
* The addon can be closed with the 'esc' key.
* Addons may be grouped by name. Collapse/Expand buttons allow you to hide addons that are groups, for example, the AltasMod. Clicking the group header will click all of the addons in the group. Turn this feature on by clicking 'grouping' in the options.
* Hold down the Ctrl or Shift key when selecting profiles to load addons from multiple profiles. Changes made to addons will affect all selected profiles.
* The last loaded profile(s) will appear green(ish).
* Options exist in the interface menu (or click the little 'O' button) to hide the Game Menu button, tooltips, groups, and more.
* Global profiles are now implemented. Global profiles are profiles that are the same across ALL characters.
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r26 | daxdax | 2009-10-15 02:59:47 +0000 (Thu, 15 Oct 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TooManyAddonsInterface.lua
deleting things now requires 'ctrl' held down
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r25 | daxdax | 2009-10-15 02:05:04 +0000 (Thu, 15 Oct 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TooManyAddons.lua
M /trunk/TooManyAddonsInterface.lua
frames are now dynamically resizable
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r24 | daxdax | 2009-08-05 15:47:15 +0000 (Wed, 05 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TooManyAddons.lua
M /trunk/TooManyAddons.toc
fixed wrong last global profile bug
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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)...
