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== Current Interface Code ==
This interface code was extracted from FrameXML on (12/05/06) using Blizzard's regular UI Customization Tool. Please note that that the URI referred to in the 2.0 release notes contains a link to the BC-beta interface customization tool, which will not work with the Off-The-Shelf version of WoW.
Interface Version: 20000
== Extracting [[FrameXML]] locally ==
== Extracting [[FrameXML]] locally ==


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** [http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01671p This direct link] should also work.
** [http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01671p This direct link] should also work.
* Run it, click the appropriate button(s)
* Run it, click the appropriate button(s)
* When it's done look in <tt>World of Warcraft/Interface/FrameXML</tt>
* When it's done look in <tt>World of Warcraft/Blizzard Interface Data (enGB)/FrameXML</tt> (for an english client)
** Textures are a bunch of [[BLP Files|.blp files]]. google for '[http://www.google.com/search?q=blp+warcraft blp warcraft]'to get an idea of what this means
** 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
 
=== Burning Crusade ===
* If you wish to extract the Burning Crusade beta UI files, use [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/expansion-bc/addonkit.zip this direct link] [http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/us/15401595.htm Source]
''Note that this will only work with the beta version of the game, not the current release nor the final version.''


== Viewing [[FrameXML]] on the web ==
== Viewing [[FrameXML]] on the web ==
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* http://wdn.wowinterface.com 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.
* http://wdn.wowinterface.com 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.


== More ==
* Old instructions for extracting the files (before the release of the above tool) can be found [http://www.fukt.bth.se/%7Ek/wow/stuff/howto-extract-interface-files.txt here].


[[Category: HOWTOs|View Blizzard's Interface Code]]
[[Category: HOWTOs|View Blizzard's Interface Code]]

Revision as of 18:58, 20 April 2007

Extracting FrameXML locally

  • Download Blizzard's UI Customization Tool (Follow the Support Tools link on http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/ )
  • Run it, click the appropriate button(s)
  • When it's done look in World of Warcraft/Blizzard Interface Data (enGB)/FrameXML (for an english client)
    • If you've also extracted the graphics, you'll want to know that textures are .blp files. Google for 'blp warcraft'to get an idea of what this means

Viewing FrameXML on the web

  • http://wdn.wowinterface.com 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.
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