Latest Updates
- Updated .toc to 2.4
- Updated fubarplugin
- Added Fizzwidget's Linkerator to the mix
Description
Welcome to AnnounceIt - Trade!
This addon lets you automate the sending of messages to different chat channels, including the trade chat. This can be very helpful when you often have a lot of things that you want to buy or sell.
You send your saved messages via a menu, either in Fubar or from a minimap button.
Each saved message can consist of up to 5 lines of text.
This edition also lets you easily link items, both in the saved chat messages and in normal chat, by simply typing the item name or id within [ and ] brackets.
If you want to show off your enchanting, engineering or other trade skill you have to format the links like this: [Enchanting: Enchant Bracer - Defense], [Engineering: Solid Blasting Powder]etc.
Other ways to use this addon includes saved messages for guild recruitment or sending information to your raid/pvp members that you often repeat.
Much of this could be done by just using macros but that would quickly take up a lot of your macro slots and also it would clutter your screen with buttons.
My Additions
- First thing I did was fixing a bug in AnnounceIt that gave me and others an errormessage on startup.
- Then I added support for Trade chat.
- Thirdly I added the addon Linkerator to the mix to be able to easily add item links to messages.
Included Addons
AnnounceIT
Original Project
This wonderful addon was created by velgiant early 2007. I havn't gotten word from him if he approves of my trade version or not so keep your fingers crossed. ;)
Linkerator
Fizzwidget's Linkerator
Gazmik Fizzwidget is one of my idols in addon creations and I suggest you check out his other little gadgets as well.
Linkerator is simply a marvelous addon that stores a database with item links for items you encounter wherever you go and let you type create item links simply by typing the item names within brackets [ like these ]
This works well for us since it means we can simply do that in our saved messages and as long as you've seen the item in question Linkerator will automaticly create the item link when you post to chat.
Atleast for the time being I'm checking curse every day. If you want to reach me through MSN my contact address is tomas at it-designer dot com.
You can also find me as Rexch or TomWolf on the EU server Sporeggar.
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)...