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== Extracting [[FrameXML]] locally == | == Extracting [[FrameXML]] and other files locally == | ||
* Download Blizzard's UI | * Download Blizzard's UI AddOn Kit | ||
** [http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId= | ** [http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21465 Technical Support Tools] at the [http://us.blizzard.com/support/index.xml?locale=en_US&gameId=11 Blizzard WoW support site (US)]. | ||
* | ** Go to the download page: [http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21466 Download the World of Warcraft Interface AddOn Kit] | ||
* | ** Download the appropriate ZIP files: | ||
** If you've also extracted the graphics, you'll want to know that textures are [[BLP Files|.blp files]]. Google for '[http://www.google.com/search?q=blp+warcraft blp warcraft]'to get an idea of what this means | **:Art Work (350+ MB): http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_art.zip | ||
**:US - English (< 2 MB): http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_enUS.zip | |||
**:US - Spanish: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_esMX.zip | |||
**:EU - English: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_enGB.zip | |||
**:EU - Spanish: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_esES.zip | |||
**:EU - French: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_frFR.zip | |||
**:EU - Russian: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_ruRU.zip | |||
**:Korean: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_koKR.zip | |||
**:Taiwanese: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_zhTW.zip | |||
* Make sure you have a <tt>Blizzard Interface Data/</tt> folder in your <tt>World of Warcraft/</tt> folder (<tt>Blizzard Interface Data (enGB)/</tt> for EU English client). You may have to create it. | |||
* Unzip <tt>WoW_Interface_art.zip</tt> and move/copy <tt>Interface/</tt> to <tt>Blizzard Interface Data/</tt> | |||
** If you've also extracted the graphics, you'll want to know that textures are [[BLP Files|<tt>.blp</tt> files]]. Google for '[http://www.google.com/search?q=blp+warcraft blp warcraft]' to get an idea of what this means | |||
* Unzip <tt>WoW_Interface_''code''.zip</tt> and move/copy <tt>AddOns/</tt> and <tt>FrameXML/</tt> to <tt>Blizzard Interface Data/</tt> | |||
== Viewing [[FrameXML]] on the web == | == Viewing [[FrameXML]] on the web == | ||
* http:// | * The site [http://wow.go-hero.net/framexml/builds wow.go-hero.net] keeps a database of all versions of [[FrameXML]] online. You can compare different versions to each other, view the contents of specific files (in a specific interface version), or just download the entire interface as it looked for a given version. Even test server versions are available. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Interface AddOn Kit]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{elink|site=wow | {{elink|icon=blizzard|site=Blizzard Support (US)|link=http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21466|desc=Download the World of Warcraft Interface AddOn Kit}} | ||
{{elink|site=wow.go-hero.net|link=http://wow.go-hero.net/framexml/builds|desc=Available FrameXML Builds|bydate=(.lua, .toc, and .xml viewer)}} | |||
[[Category:HOWTOs|View Blizzard's Interface Code]] | [[Category:HOWTOs|View Blizzard's Interface Code]] | ||
[[Category:Interface customization]] | |||
Revision as of 16:08, 2 August 2012
Extracting FrameXML and other files locally
- Download Blizzard's UI AddOn Kit
- Technical Support Tools at the Blizzard WoW support site (US).
- Go to the download page: Download the World of Warcraft Interface AddOn Kit
- Download the appropriate ZIP files:
- Art Work (350+ MB): http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_art.zip
- US - English (< 2 MB): http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_enUS.zip
- US - Spanish: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_esMX.zip
- EU - English: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_enGB.zip
- EU - Spanish: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_esES.zip
- EU - French: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_frFR.zip
- EU - Russian: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_ruRU.zip
- Korean: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_koKR.zip
- Taiwanese: http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/interface/WoW_Interface_zhTW.zip
- Make sure you have a Blizzard Interface Data/ folder in your World of Warcraft/ folder (Blizzard Interface Data (enGB)/ for EU English client). You may have to create it.
- Unzip WoW_Interface_art.zip and move/copy Interface/ to Blizzard Interface Data/
- If you've also extracted the graphics, you'll want to know that textures are <tt>.blp</tt> files. Google for 'blp warcraft' to get an idea of what this means
- Unzip WoW_Interface_code.zip and move/copy AddOns/ and FrameXML/ to Blizzard Interface Data/
Viewing FrameXML on the web
- The site wow.go-hero.net keeps a database of all versions of FrameXML online. You can compare different versions to each other, view the contents of specific files (in a specific interface version), or just download the entire interface as it looked for a given version. Even test server versions are available.
