XBar for WoW (World of Warcraft)
* A customizable interface framework for supporting custom, movable buttons bars.
By Dr Doom (Shalune on Kargath)
FEATURES:
* Movable
* Orientable (rotate/reverse)
* Sizable
* Modular: Lets you easily create addons using this framework
* Customizable: Add your own unique features to your bar
* Pop-out menus: Use the toggle buttons
* Dynamic, all-in-one configuration window
* Supporting option sets for each or multiple characters
* Localized in several languages
* Skinnable via ButtonFacade
* Customizable Key Bindings
USAGE
* /xbar help
* /xbar config
* /xbar show <bar>
* /xbar hide <bar>
* /xbar resetpos <bar>
* /xbar resetmod <bar>
* /xbar toggle <bar>
* /xbar options new <optionset>
* /xbar options set #
* /xbar options reset #
* /xbar options view
* /xbar options delete #
* Move the bars by Ctrl + right click and drag
* The toggle command shows/hides the toggle buttons
SHIPS WITH THESE BARS AND SPECIAL FEATURES
* XAspectBar - Supports Action Bar switching
* XBuffBar
* XCustomBar - Allows user-created XBars via an in-game interface
* XPetStuffBar - Also includes floating Pet XP Bar
* XPortalsBar
* XRogueBar
* XSealBar
* XTotemBar - Includes totem timers
* XTrackBar
* XTradeBar
* XTrapBar
* XWarlockBar
OTHER PLUGIN SUPPORT
The following addons ship with XBar which add functionality for additional mods:
* XBarLocalizer - This mod allows easier update of localizations.
INSTALLATION NOTES
* To install, extract the .ZIP file to your WoW Addons folder
* EXAMPLE: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns
* Install the other bars you want in the same fashion
* XBAR MUST BE INSTALLED AND ENABLED FOR THE OTHER XBAR ADDONS TO WORK
* XBar does not provide action bars for itself, this is accomplished via plugins
SPECIAL THANKS
* Permetheus (Original Author of 'AspectBar' and 'TrapBar')
* Murkeli (Author of 'TrackBar')
* CRiSPyToWN (for keeping the bar mods going and making some new bars)
* Cilraaz (Author of 'BlessingBar' and 'SealBar'
* The following people for localization help: Norova (zhTW), PeliasLMEP (esES), Aphelandra - Todeskrallen (deDE), Jokhond (frFR), Gerar (esES)
* dtylerb and Ravenswing for making and keeping XPortalBar a success. See xportalsbar\readme.txt
* A HUGE thanks to all of those in the WoW community that have helped to make these previous mods a success, and to those who convinced me to keep these things going.
ADDON-SPECIFIC NOTES
* See readme.txt in each addon folder for additional information about included features for that specific addon. If there is no file, either the author didn't explain it fully or there are no addon-specific features that are not self explanatory or generic to XBar.
TROUBLESHOOTING & FAQ
* See FAQ.txt for additional info on how to use the advanced features of XBar and troubleshoot issues before posting a question or issue here.
Version 3.25 by Dr. Doom
- Fixed an error I missed in 3.24.
Version 3.24 by Dr. Doom
- Removed XBarLocalizer helper addon, class localizations for XBuffBar are now done using new internal Blizzard tables.
- Fixed error where plugins could register if XBar did not initialize properly.
- Many internal events now queue through LibQueue, you should notice less overall interface latency, with only a slight delay in bar updates.
- Interface latency caused by XCompanionBar reduced drastically (for all you collectors).
- All companion type buttons will now show your current summon highlighted correctly; cooldowns and pets missing reagents will not be available,
however, due to limitations of the Blizzard API.
- Took out some code I had put in for testing which caused the toggles not to show the tooltip.
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)...
