WIM (WoW Instant Messenger) is a World of Warcraft addon which brings an instant messenger feel to communication in game.
I created WIM over 2 years ago with the curiosity of creating an addon. Since then, WIM has evolved into what it is today, however so many requests from the community were added into the addon which resulted in bulky and inefficient coding practices that took a toll on both CPU and Memory usage. To resolve this, I decided to rewrite WIM from scratch. Each feature is being reintroduced one at a time and being advanced upon. That being said, I welcome you to WIM 3.0.
Features
- Whispers in their own windows.
- Chat in their own windows.
- Tabbed windows
- History
- Advanced, intellectual window behaviors & animations.
- Skins
- Emoticons
- Clickable web URLS for easy viewing. No more retyping a long url a friend sends you.
- Customizable sound options.
- Expose - great way to clear your screen of windows when you are in combat.
- Addon Compatibility: (Always make sure you are running the latest versions.
Video Demo
For more information WIM 3.0 and it's new features visit WIMAddon.com.
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r231 | pazza | 2009-10-27 05:46:45 +0000 (Tue, 27 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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A /tags/3.2.2 (from /trunk:230)
Tagging as 3.2.2
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r230 | pazza | 2009-10-27 05:45:21 +0000 (Tue, 27 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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ready to tag
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r229 | pazza | 2009-10-21 21:25:39 +0000 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Sources/Options/OptionsTookKit.lua
added scroll bars to WIM's option menus.
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r228 | pazza | 2009-10-21 03:17:58 +0000 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Modules/Includes.xml
M /trunk/Modules/Negotiate.lua
M /trunk/Modules/W2W.lua
A /trunk/Modules/W2Wv2.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Includes.xml
A /trunk/Sources/OpCodes.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Socket.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
Implementing new W2W protocol with the goal to reduce addon traffic and to increase efficiency.
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r226 | pazza | 2009-10-19 18:08:48 +0000 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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curseforge tagging not working? trying again.
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r225 | pazza | 2009-10-19 17:39:46 +0000 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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Prep for release.
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r224 | 01satkins | 2009-10-19 06:47:50 +0000 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/WIM.lua
Prepare for release. Now you HAVE to release it tomorrow :P
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r223 | pazza | 2009-10-19 05:53:49 +0000 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Modules/WhisperEngine.lua
*Modified replyTellTarget hook's behavior (Thank you Stewart)
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r222 | pazza | 2009-10-13 18:01:48 +0000 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Sources/Socket.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
last one I swear...
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r221 | pazza | 2009-10-13 17:44:41 +0000 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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logic mismatch in last revision.
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r220 | pazza | 2009-10-13 17:27:49 +0000 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Localization/enUS.lua
M /trunk/Modules/W2W.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Socket.lua
-Removed isPrivateServer restriction from W2W (/wim addon_messages)
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r219 | pazza | 2009-10-13 17:09:18 +0000 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009) | 2 lines
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M /trunk/Sources/Options/CoreOptions.lua
M /trunk/Sources/WindowHandler.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
M /trunk/WIM.toc
+Added Message Format option 'Bracket names.'.
*Upped version to 3.2.x
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r218 | pazza | 2009-10-13 01:19:02 +0000 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Sources/Constants.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Options/CoreOptions.lua
M /trunk/Sources/WindowHandler.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
+Added Name/Class colorizing to names in chat.
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r217 | pazza | 2009-10-12 06:33:08 +0000 (Mon, 12 Oct 2009) | 2 lines
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M /trunk/Modules/Filters.lua
M /trunk/Modules/WhisperEngine.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
*Fixed bug when editing filters. Changes saved even though user clicked 'Cancel'.
*Fixed bug -- Wasn't updating args from message event filters.
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r216 | pazza | 2009-10-11 07:11:30 +0000 (Sun, 11 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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Fixed an issue with new level/class filter. (Stewart please test. apparently I can't dual box on a mac :-/)
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r215 | pazza | 2009-10-11 04:52:23 +0000 (Sun, 11 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Sources/Options/CoreOptions.lua
+Added World Frame Click Detection. You can now click out of a WIM window.
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r214 | pazza | 2009-10-08 22:28:57 +0000 (Thu, 08 Oct 2009) | 1 line
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M /trunk/Modules/Includes.xml
M /trunk/Sources/Options/CoreOptions.lua
Added new Module. (Experimental) Adds click detection to World Frame
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r213 | pazza | 2009-10-08 19:56:40 +0000 (Thu, 08 Oct 2009) | 3 lines
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M /trunk/Modules/Filters.lua
M /trunk/Modules/Sounds.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Constants.lua
+Added option to World & Custom channels to disable sounds.
*Fixed bug in History Viewer when viewing blocked users.
+Added class selection to level filter.
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M /trunk/Modules/URLHandler.lua
M /trunk/Modules/WhisperEngine.lua
M /trunk/Sources/Options/CoreOptions.lua
M /trunk/Sources/TabHandler.lua
M /trunk/Sources/WindowHandler.lua
M /trunk/WIM.lua
+Added option '<Tab> to advance tell target.' (Thank you Nathan)
+Added WIM API RegisterPreSendFilterText(function).
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r211 | pazza | 2009-09-21 19:15:35 +0000 (Mon, 21 Sep 2009) | 1 line
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Updated french translations and set new versioning for 3.1.4 beta.
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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)...
