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Often the name '''modification''' (or "mod" for short) is used interchangeably with '''AddOn'''. More specifically, mod is a third-party AddOn that alters or enhances some aspect of World of Warcraft's interface. Mods can perform a wide variety of tasks, including adding new buttons to the screen, altering the built-in player and party frames. In extreme cases, mods completely supplant the standard WoW [[UI|interface]], usually offering more advanced functionality. | Often the name '''modification''' (or "mod" for short) is used interchangeably with '''AddOn'''. More specifically, mod is a third-party AddOn that alters or enhances some aspect of World of Warcraft's interface. Mods can perform a wide variety of tasks, including adding new buttons to the screen, altering the built-in player and party frames. In extreme cases, mods completely supplant the standard WoW [[UI|interface]], usually offering more advanced functionality. | ||
Some mods are standalone, able to run without any additional software. Others are built on libraries such as [[Sea]] or [[ | Some mods are standalone, able to run without any additional software. Others are built on libraries such as [[Sea]] or [[Ace (AddOns)|Ace]]. Still others, such as [[Cosmos]], are compilations of many individually-developed mods. | ||
See [[Hosted AddOn Pages]] for a list of AddOns hosted on the wiki. For a good introduction and explanation, please see [[UI FAQ|The Definitive Addon and Macro FAQ]]. | See [[Hosted AddOn Pages]] for a list of AddOns hosted on the wiki. For a good introduction and explanation, please see [[UI FAQ|The Definitive Addon and Macro FAQ]]. | ||
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As of [[Patch 2.3]], if you get a message "Interface action failed because of an AddOn", this means that an AddOn interfered with the Blizzard UI in some way. To diagnose this, enter the following into chat "<tt>/console taintLog 1</tt>" and restart the game and try to reproduce it. If you reproduce it, you can quit the game and search through the file <tt>Logs\taint.log</tt> for the word "<tt>blocked</tt>" and mail the log to the author of the AddOn listed there. Once you have done this you can turn off logging by entering the following into chat "<tt>/console taintLog 0</tt>"<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/implemented/2p3.html|title=The Gods of Zul'Aman - Patch 2.3 (official patch notes)|publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]}}</ref> | As of [[Patch 2.3]], if you get a message "Interface action failed because of an AddOn", this means that an AddOn interfered with the Blizzard UI in some way. To diagnose this, enter the following into chat "<tt>/console taintLog 1</tt>" and restart the game and try to reproduce it. If you reproduce it, you can quit the game and search through the file <tt>Logs\taint.log</tt> for the word "<tt>blocked</tt>" and mail the log to the author of the AddOn listed there. Once you have done this you can turn off logging by entering the following into chat "<tt>/console taintLog 0</tt>"<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/implemented/2p3.html|title=The Gods of Zul'Aman - Patch 2.3 (official patch notes)|publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]}}</ref> | ||
== See | == See also == | ||
* [[UI Beginners Guide]] has plenty of reference links | * [[UI Beginners Guide]] has plenty of reference links | ||
* [[The TOC Format]] | * [[The TOC Format]] | ||