WoW:User interface customization guide (source)
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This is based on slouken's post on the official beta UI forums. | This is based on slouken's post on the official beta UI forums, which you can find [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-interface-customization&t=2619&tmp=1#post2619 here]. | ||
== World of Warcraft Interface Customization Guide == | == World of Warcraft Interface Customization Guide == | ||
The interface of World of Warcraft is built from XML files which describe the look and layout, and lua files which contain scripting functionality. This document is a short introduction into modifying these files to customize your interface. Customizing the interface is a very technical endeavor, and you should not attempt it unless you have a good working knowledge of XML and Lua. | The interface of World of Warcraft is built from XML files which describe the look and layout, and lua files which contain scripting functionality. This document is a short introduction into modifying these files to customize your interface. Customizing the interface is a very technical endeavor, and you should not attempt it unless you have a good working knowledge of XML and Lua. | ||
There is no official support for modifying the WoW interface. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces. :) | There is no official support for modifying the WoW interface. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces. :) | ||
To start fresh, | To start fresh, download the [http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01669p "User Interface Customization Tool"] and extract both Data & Art. This creates a new directory called "Interface". This directory will override any built-in user interface. To remove all customized UI, just remove the Interface directory. Be sure that you never remove the Interface directory in Data\, only remove the toplevel Interface directory the tool created for you. For example, if you installed WoW to the default directory on Windows, you'll need to delete the "Interface" folder located in ''C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\'' | ||
When the game is updated, your customized files will not be modified, which means that you'll need to get an updated version of Interface.zip and apply your changes to the new files. | When the game is updated, your customized files will not be modified, which means that you'll need to get an updated version of Interface.zip and apply your changes to the new files. | ||
Before you report a bug in the interface, move your custom interface directory out of the way, to make sure the bug occurs in the unmodified game. | Before you report a bug in the interface, move your custom interface directory out of the way, to make sure the bug occurs in the unmodified game. | ||
== XML Layout == | == XML Layout == | ||