Changes: Wowpedia:Interface customization

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What are AddOns?	How do I install AddOns?
AddOns are Lua/XML files that can modify the WoW User Interface.	You can install an addon by extracting its folder(s) into the addons directory: `World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns`

How do I develop AddOns?	Where can I get AddOns?
Start with Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes.	They can be downloaded from CurseForge and WoWInterface or one of the addon updater clients.

Interface documentation

API Reference
- Global API · Lua API
  - Widget API · Widget Scripts
  - Events · CVars · API changes
- XML overview · XML schema
- Macro commands · Macro conditionals
Technical Details
Development Resources
- Viewing Blizzard's interface code
wow-ui-source

BlizzardInterfaceResources

Townlong Yak
- FrameXML · API Documentation
- Globe · who uses that?
WoW.tools
- File Search · DBC Browser
wowprogramming.com
- Website · 2nd Edition Book
Development Tools
- Development AddOns
- WeakAuras Wiki Lua Dev Environment
- VS Code Lua Extension
- IntelliJ IDEA EmmyLua WoW API
- Sublime Text WoWDevelopment
Tutorials (HOWTOs)
- MMO-Champion: Creating Your Own WoW Addon
- WelcomeHome - Your first Ace3 Addon · Ace3 for Dummies
YouTube

Mayron: Creating WoW AddOns

Paul Halliday: World of Warcraft AddOn Development

AddOn Features
Developer Communities

Discord
- WoWUIDev
- WoW AddOns;
Forums
- WoWInterface
- r/wowaddons
- UI and Macro forums (US)
- UI and Macro forums (EU)

Things you can help out with

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+{| width="75%" border="0" cellpadding="4px" cellspacing="2px" style="margin-left: 2em"
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 ! width="50%" | '''What are AddOns?'''
 ! width="50%" | '''How do I install AddOns?'''
 |- valign="top"
-| [[AddOn]]s are [[Lua]] scripts and/or XML data which are loaded from a [[TOC_format|TOC]] file. They can for example display information and modify the World of Warcraft [[User Interface]].
+| [[AddOn]]s are [[Lua]]/XML files that can modify the WoW [[User Interface]].
-| You can [[AddOn#Installing_an_addon|install]] an addon by extracting its files into the addons directory:
+| You can [[AddOn#Installing_an_addon|install]] an addon by extracting its folder(s) into the addons directory:
- World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns
+<code>World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns</code>
 |}
-{| width="75%" border="0" cellpadding="4px" cellspacing="2px" style="margin-left: 4em"
+{| width="75%" border="0" cellpadding="4px" cellspacing="2px" style="margin-left: 2em"
 |- align="center" bgcolor="#121212"
 ! width="50%" | '''How do I develop AddOns?'''
 ! width="50%" | '''Where can I get AddOns?'''
 |- valign="top"
+| Start with [[Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes]].
-| Begin with [[Getting started with writing addons]]. A simple text editor like [https://code.visualstudio.com/ VS Code] or [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] is sufficient. See the [https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/wiki/Lua-Dev-Environment WeakAuras Lua Dev Environment] page for a more extensive guide on addon development.
-| Addons can be downloaded from [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons CurseForge] and [https://www.wowinterface.com/addons.php WoWInterface] or one of the third-party clients.
+| They can be downloaded from [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons CurseForge] and [https://www.wowinterface.com/addons.php WoWInterface] or one of the [https://ogri-la.github.io/wow-addon-managers/ addon updater] clients.
 |}
 </div>
 == Interface documentation ==
+[[File:Interface Customization logo.png|right|Interface customization]]
-{| width="55%"
+<ul class=side-by-side><li>
-|-
-| valign="top" |
 <h4>API Reference</h4>
+* [[World of Warcraft API|Global API]] · [[Lua functions|Lua API]]
+** [[Widget API|Widget API]] · [[Widget_script_handlers|Widget Scripts]]
+** [[Events]] · [[CVars]] · [[API change summaries|API changes]]
+* [[XML_user_interface|XML overview]] · [[XML_elements|XML schema]]
+* [[Macro commands]] · [[Macro conditionals]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
+<h4>Technical Details</h4>
-*'''[[World of Warcraft API|Global API]]'''
-** [[Events]] &middot; [[CVars]] &middot; [[Lua functions|Lua API]] &middot; [[:Category:API_types|Data Types]]
-** [[API change summaries]]
-*'''[[Widget API|Widget API]]'''
-** [[XML_user_interface|XML declarations]] &middot; [[Widget handlers|Script handlers]] &middot; [[:Category:Widgets|Summaries]]
+* [[COMBAT_LOG_EVENT|Combat Log]]
-*'''[[Secure Execution and Tainting]]'''
+* [[UI escape sequences]]
-** [[SecureTemplates]] &middot; [[SecureHandlers]]
+* [[TOC format]]
+* [[UnitId]] · [[GUID]]
+* [[Secure Execution and Tainting]]
+** [[SecureTemplates]] · [[SecureHandlers]]
+** [https://www.townlong-yak.com/taint.log/about About taint] · [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58021#5 How to deal with taint]
+<h4>Development Resources</h4>
-* [[Macro commands]]
+* [[Viewing Blizzard's interface code]]
+: [https://github.com/Gethe/wow-ui-source wow-ui-source]
+: [https://github.com/Ketho/BlizzardInterfaceResources BlizzardInterfaceResources]
+Townlong Yak
+* [https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexml/live FrameXML] · [https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexml/live/Blizzard_APIDocumentation API Documentation]
+* [https://www.townlong-yak.com/globe/ Globe] · [https://www.townlong-yak.com/globe/wut/ who uses that?]
+WoW.tools
+* [https://wow.tools/files/ File Search] · [https://wow.tools/dbc/ DBC Browser]
+wowprogramming.com
+* [https://wowprogramming.com/ Website] · [https://books.google.com/books?id=tOSDV71ND_0C 2nd Edition Book]
+<h4>Development Tools</h4>
-* [[:Category:UI technical details|UI Technical Details]]
+* [[Development AddOns]]
-** [[TOC format]] &middot; [[Console variables]]
+* WeakAuras Wiki [https://github.com/WeakAuras/WeakAuras2/wiki/Lua-Dev-Environment Lua Dev Environment]
-** [[AddOn loading process]] &middot; [[:Category:UI technical details|more...]]
+* VS Code [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sumneko.lua Lua Extension]
+* IntelliJ IDEA [https://github.com/Ellypse/IntelliJ-IDEA-Lua-IDE-WoW-API EmmyLua WoW API]
+* Sublime Text [https://packagecontrol.io/packages/WoWDevelopment WoWDevelopment]
+</li><li>
+<h4>Tutorials ([[HOWTOs]])</h4>
+# [[Introduction to Lua]]
+# [[Create a WoW AddOn in under 15 Minutes]]
+# [[Using the BigWigs Packager with GitHub Actions]]
+:* [https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/817817-Creating-Your-Own-WoW-Addon MMO-Champion: Creating Your Own WoW Addon]
+:* [[WelcomeHome - Your first Ace3 Addon]] · [[Ace3 for Dummies]]
+YouTube
+: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wt7cLYn4N-3D3PTTUZBM2t1exFmoA2G Mayron: Creating WoW AddOns]
+: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKjv92L0ihCEwnh3jNifgGaZ6KxKV9AW Paul Halliday: World of Warcraft AddOn Development]
+<h4>AddOn Features</h4>
-* [[:Category:Interface customization|more...]]
+* [[Handling events]]
+* [[Creating a slash command]]
+* [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
+* [[Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
+* [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
+* [[Hooking functions]]
+* [[Localizing an addon]]
-| valign="top" |
-[[File:Interface Customization logo.png|right]]
-<h4>Tutorials</h4>
-* [[UI beginner's guide|An introduction to addons, scripts and macros]]
-* [[Getting started with writing addons]]
-* '''[[HOWTOs]]'''
-** [[Handling events]]
-** [[Saving variables between game sessions]]
-** [[Creating a slash command]]
-** [[Localizing an addon]]
-** [[Using the Interface Options Addons panel]]
-** [[Using UIDropDownMenu]]
-** [[XML basics]]
-** [[HOWTOs|more...]]
-|-
-| colspan="2" style="height: 1.5em" |
-|-
-| valign="top" |
-<h4>Resources and Tools</h4>
-* [[:Category:Development Help AddOns|Development Help AddOns]]
-* [[Viewing Blizzard's interface code|Viewing Blizzard's Interface code]]
-* [[:Category:Hosted AddOns|Hosted addon pages]] &middot; [[:Category:Function Libraries|Function Libraries]]
-* [[User defined functions]]
-* [[Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]
-| valign="top" |
 <h4>Developer Communities</h4>
-* '''Discord'''
+Discord
-** WoWUIDev: https://discord.gg/sVQCHr5
+* [https://discord.gg/sVQCHr5 WoWUIDev]
-** WoW AddOns;: https://discord.gg/sXy46yZ
+* [https://discord.gg/sXy46yZ WoW AddOns;]
+Forums
-* '''IRC'''
+* [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/ WoWInterface]
-** chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowuidev #wowuidev]
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/wowaddons/ r/wowaddons]
-** chat.freenode.net: [irc://chat.freenode.net/wowace #wowace]
+* [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro/35 UI and Macro forums] (US)
+* [https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/interface-and-macros/239 UI and Macro forums] (EU)
+</li></ul>
+== Categories ==
-* '''Forums'''
+* [[:Category:Interface customization]]
-** [https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/ WoWInterface]
+* [[:Category:UI technical details]]
-** Official [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/ui-macro/35 UI and Macro forums] (US)
+* [[:Category:HOWTOs]]
-** Official [https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/c/guides/interface-and-macros/239 UI and Macro forums] (EU)
+* [[:Category:API types]]
+* [[:Category:Development Help AddOns]]
-|}
+* [[:Category:Hosted AddOns]]
+* [[:Category:Function Libraries]]
 == Things you can help out with ==
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 * Take a look in [[:Category:Votes for deleting]] and look for API pages.
 * Help convert old pages to the [[Help:API Function articles]] style!
+<!-- outdated pages
+* [[User defined functions]]
+* [[Lua editors|Lua and XML editing software]]
+-->

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Changes: Wowpedia:Interface customization

Revision as of 19:47, 28 June 2021

Interface documentation

API Reference

Technical Details

Development Resources

Development Tools

Tutorials (HOWTOs)

AddOn Features

Developer Communities

Categories

Things you can help out with