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** If you get no error output, but your addon is simply not being loaded, make sure you don't have a syntax error in your .xml file. A simple way to ensure that your xml is well-formed is to open it in Firefox; it will point out any XML structure errors to you. You can also check the contents of your Logs directory for errors. | ** If you get no error output, but your addon is simply not being loaded, make sure you don't have a syntax error in your .xml file. A simple way to ensure that your xml is well-formed is to open it in Firefox; it will point out any XML structure errors to you. You can also check the contents of your Logs directory for errors. | ||
* | * Output to the outside world | ||
** The only file output allowed is when the UI engine saves variables before it exits or reloads. Addons use the ## SavedVariables: header to indicate which data they wish to save. | ** The only file output allowed is when the UI engine saves variables before it exits or reloads. Addons use the "<tt>## [[SavedVariables]]:</tt>" header to indicate which data they wish to save. | ||
** Another way to output data is to save certain variables using the SetCVar() function. This will immediatly do an export of the config.wtf file that contains various in game variables. This will not allow you to create new variables to export out, just set non default values to certain in game variables. | ** Another way to output data is to save certain variables using the SetCVar() function. This will immediatly do an export of the config.wtf file that contains various in game variables. This will not allow you to create new variables to export out, just set non default values to certain in game variables. | ||
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== Also See == | |||
* [[Interface Customization FAQ]] | |||
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[[Category:Interface Customization]] | [[Category:Interface Customization]] | ||