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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Cosmos]] is a collection of interface modifications (a collection of "[[AddOns]]") to the standard [[World of Warcraft]] user interface (UI). | [[Cosmos (AddOn)|Cosmos]] is a collection of interface modifications (a collection of "[[AddOns]]") to the standard [[World of Warcraft]] user interface (UI). | ||
== How does Cosmos work? == | == How does Cosmos work? == | ||
Blizzard has provided a very flexible, yet safe, system that allows users to provide their own [[Interface Customization]]. This system uses XML and the [[Lua]] scripting language. See the [[ | Blizzard has provided a very flexible, yet safe, system that allows users to provide their own [[Interface Customization]]. This system uses XML and the [[Lua]] scripting language. See the [[UI beginner's guide]] for a brief summary on how this works. | ||
Cosmos takes advantage of this system by providing a set of AddOns, and a few common libraries to make writing other AddOns a little easier. These all sit in your <game>\Interface\AddOns folder (located in the WoW game directory on your computer) - they are simple text files, which are read in by the WoW program. As such, they are totally benign. | Cosmos takes advantage of this system by providing a set of AddOns, and a few common libraries to make writing other AddOns a little easier. These all sit in your <game>\Interface\AddOns folder (located in the WoW game directory on your computer) - they are simple text files, which are read in by the WoW program. As such, they are totally benign. | ||
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== How do I use Cosmos? == | == How do I use Cosmos? == | ||
Please see [[Cosmos Questions]] for more advanced questions on [[Cosmos]] and information on how to get Cosmos installed. The [[Cosmos | Please see [[Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos FAQ|Cosmos Questions]] for more advanced questions on [[Cosmos (AddOn)|Cosmos]] and information on how to get Cosmos installed. The [[Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos Beginner's Guide|Cosmos Beginner's Guide]] will then show you how to configure Cosmos from within WoW. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
[[Cosmos]] | *[[Cosmos (AddOn)|Cosmos]] | ||
[[Cosmos AddOns]] | *[[Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos AddOns|Cosmos AddOns]] | ||
[[Cosmos Questions]] | *[[Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos FAQ|Cosmos Questions]] | ||
[[Cosmos | *[[Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos Beginner's Guide|Cosmos Beginner's Guide]] | ||
[[UI Questions]]<br> | *[[UI Questions]]<br> | ||