http://www.wowinterface.com/forums WoWInterface front page news. en Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:41:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://s.wowinterface.com/images/style_mmoi_wowi2/misc/rss.jpg http://www.wowinterface.com/forums http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16949&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:14:17 GMT Congratulations to our next two winners: herel and Hexe! Next week is our final draw. Through the generosity of another of our users, Flarin, we actually have 3 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming (http://astore.amazon.com/worofwarproag-20/detail/0470229810/105-0720423-4475656)...

Congratulations to our next two winners:
herel and Hexe!

Next week is our final draw. Through the generosity of another of our users, Flarin, we actually have 3 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming book left to raffle off, instead of the usual 2 copies we've raffled off in all of the previous draws.

If you haven't signed up already, this is your last chance. Click the book below to go to our rules page and sign up for the raffle.




Also, don't forget to check out the most recent picks of the week!

]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16949 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16930&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:33:46 GMT Blizzard just announced their newest upcoming game, Diablo 3, during the opening ceremony at the Blizzard World Wide Invitational '08 in Paris France. Keep your eyes open on all your favourite sites for more details as the sites get their feeds out.

Cladhaire is at WWi and will hopefully get a chance to play it while there and give us some feedback on it when he gets home, so watch for that as well.

You can download their game play trailer here. ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16930 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16867&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:51:48 GMT

Congratulations to our next two winners:
Syzgyn and Fritos!

We have 4 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming book left.
If you haven't already, sign up now for your chance to win!

Raffle will take place every Sunday for the next 2 weeks.


Click the book to go to our rules page and sign up for the raffle.


Also, don't forget to check out the most recent picks of the week!

]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16867 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16771&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:07:09 GMT

Congratulations to our next two winners:
drfinn55 and Movarrin!

We have 6 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming book left.
If you haven't already, sign up now for your chance to win!

Raffle will take place every Sunday for the next 3 weeks.


Click the book to go to our rules page and sign up for the raffle.


Also, don't forget to check out the most recent picks of the week!

]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16771 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16677&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:22:29 GMT

Congratulations to our first two winners:
Lanacan and Borgman!

We have 8 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming book left.
If you haven't already, sign up now for your chance to win!

Raffle will take place every Sunday for the next 4weeks.


Click the book to go to our rules page and sign up for the raffle.

]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16677 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16560&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:42:25 GMT We have 10 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming (http://astore.amazon.com/worofwarproag-20/detail/0470229810/105-0720423-4475656) book and we will be raffling off 2 every week for 5 weeks! Raffle will take place every Sunday for the next five weeks. Image:...

We have 10 copies of the popular World of Warcraft Programming book and we will be raffling off 2 every week for 5 weeks!

Raffle will take place every Sunday for the next five weeks.


Click the book to go to our rules page and sign up for the raffle.

]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16560 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16361&goto=newpost Mon, 19 May 2008 02:34:53 GMT Authors, over the years we’ve given you a number of features designed specifically for authors. There are forums for you to discuss your addons with your users and to get help on your projects from other authors, an irc channel to hang out in and get help with your projects or just chat, an auto-uploader to aid you in uploading your addon to the site, and a portal system that gives you your own mini-website, with all the features that includes (RSS feeds, FAQs, News, Bug & Feature Request tracking, etc).

Now we are giving you the last piece of the puzzle - WoWInterface now offers SVN for our authors. What is svn, you may ask? Svn (or Subversion) is an online version control system which aids in your development of an addon and its history of stable (and unstable, or even branched) versions.

What can I do with this new svn?

Through the new svn, you may upload developmental versions of your addon, create branches to try new approaches or new features in your addon, tag specific revisions to keep a history of stable versions, and also give permissions to other authors to form a team of people who can update your project. You can then push versions of your project straight to the normal download page on this site as either normal releases or beta versions.

How do I use the new svn?

The new "Projects" tab in the top-right corner of the site will take you to the svn. There, you will see a list of all projects currently on the svn. See our FAQ Guide for information on how to set up your projects, push versions live, etc. You will need either a command-line based svn client or GUI based client (like TortoiseSVN) to upload files from your computer to the svn.

Where can I learn more?

For more information about Subversion in general, check out this site: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

For a guide on how to use our specific svn, see our SVN FAQ.

For some tutorials (albeit ones geared towards a different svn repository) see the wowace wiki.

Please feel free to provide feedback here.

Special thanks to...

• Cladhaire - major help with the SVN it self
• Tekkub - writing the faq and taking pictures
• and the rest of the wowi staff & featured authors for testing and feedback during beta.

Also a reminder to all of our users, don't forget to check out the latest Pick of the Week! ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16361 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16271&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 16:13:42 GMT http://www.wowinterface.com/storage/newsimages/tinyWoWlogotransparent.gif*BLIZZCON™ 2008 ANNOUNCED (http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/080512.html) * Back by popular demand, and now with 50% more hall space for your convention-going enjoyment, BlizzCon officially returns to the... BLIZZCON™ 2008 ANNOUNCED

Back by popular demand, and now with 50% more hall space for your convention-going enjoyment, BlizzCon officially returns to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, on October 10–11. Join us for another epic celebration -- meet your guildmates and fellow gamers from around the world; spend some quality time with current and upcoming Blizzard games; and partake in the contests, tournaments, and developer discussion panels that make up BlizzCon.

Press Release:

Blizzard Entertainment® gaming convention returns to Anaheim Convention Center October 10–11

PARIS, France. May 12, 2008 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its third BlizzCon™ gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®'s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year's event has expanded from two convention halls to three.
"Whenever we've been able to meet and interact with Blizzard gamers from around the world, it's been a great experience for us," stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're looking forward to seeing even more of our players at this year's BlizzCon and delivering another entertaining and informative event for them."
BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities to help all attendees get the most out of the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for the different Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:

• Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment releases
• Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
• Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game
• Costume, machinima, and character sound-alike contests with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on the Blizzard Entertainment franchises
• A silent auction
• More exciting activities to be announced

Tickets for BlizzCon will go on sale in the next few weeks at a price of $100 USD per person. As the event draws closer, further details will be announced on the official BlizzCon website: www.blizzcon.com.
]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16271 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16054&goto=newpost Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:25:41 GMT http://s.wowinterface.com/images/news/wow_programming_sm2.jpg Written by three of the WoW addon community’s superstars, *_ WORLD OF WARCRAFT PROGRAMMING: A GUIDE AND REFERENCE FOR CREATING WoW ADDONS _* (Wiley Publishing, Inc.; May 2008; $39.99) is an all-in-one guide to writing addons for World...
Written by three of the WoW addon community’s superstars, WORLD OF WARCRAFT PROGRAMMING: A GUIDE AND REFERENCE FOR CREATING WoW ADDONS (Wiley Publishing, Inc.; May 2008; $39.99) is an all-in-one guide to writing addons for World of Warcraft. Addons can take various forms, from simple changes to the functionality and appearance of toolbars and hotkeys to sophisticated suites that perform statistical analysis of in-game economies and trade.

This guide is geared towards using Lua, a popular programming language used in video game development. Specifically, Lua is used for in-game scripting and creating addons for World of Warcraft. The authors cover the most relevant material, as well as a number of pitfalls and common mistakes that the reader may experience in development. No prior programming experience is assumed, although familiarity with languages such as PHP or JavaScript may be useful to the reader in picking up the Lua language. WORLD OF WARCRAFT PROGRAMMING also includes complete instructions on how to implement a number of specific addon concepts such as:

• Unit frames
• Secure templates
• Dynamic frames
• Parsing tooltips
• Dropdown menus
• Scroll frames

The final section of WORLD OF WARCRAFT PROGRAMMING is a comprehensive reference guide to the World of Warcraft API. Having a fully indexed, consistent set of reference documentation makes finding the specific function developers need much easier.

With comprehensive coverage, this book guides aspiring developers through learning Lua and XML, creating several example addons, and provides them with an indexed reference for the API. WORLD OF WARCRAFT PROGRAMMING is perfect for those users who are interested in learning how to script and write addons, and will appeal to established addon authors looking for definitive reference material for the World of Warcraft API.


You can pre-order the book at Amazon.com. They are offering an additional 5% discount on pre-orders, but that is only until they start shipping it. It is due to be available on shelves at your favourite book retailers May 5th (in the US).


About the Authors:

James Whitehead II is the author of LightHeaded, PerfectRaid, Clique, TomTom, and other addons available at WoWInterface. He is also coauthor of Hacking World of Warcraft.

Bryan McLemore joined the UI community in early 2005 and cofounded the Ace Project and WowAce.com. His "day job" is in Web development.

Matthew Orlando is the author of BuyEmAll, CogsBar, MacroTalk, and other popular WoW addons. He's a programmer and maintains Cogwheel's Complete Macro Guide.

The book’s cover art was created by Lar Desouza and it’s based on the characters of Looking for Group, a popular Word of Warcraft-based webcomic: LFGComic ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16054 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15987&goto=newpost Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:47:37 GMT This week Seerah has covered two updated mods, NinjaPoints (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8634-NinjaPoints.html#info) and BindingsReminder (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8691-BindingsReminder.html#info). You can read her overview of them here... This week Seerah has covered two updated mods, NinjaPoints and BindingsReminder. You can read her overview of them here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick.


Also a note to both compilation creators and end-users: we are sub-dividing the Suites & Compilations category. As such, we're asking for suggestions from the entire community as to the sub-categories they would like to see added. For compilation creators, we're asking that if you'd like to have your compilation moved to a specific sub-category to please drop a PM to any of the site staff asking for it to be moved to that category. We're trying to sort through them on our own, but we never object to assistance. ;) ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15987 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15868&goto=newpost Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:23:44 GMT Seerah has overviewed Fishermans's Friend and GemQuota this week. You can read both of her overviews here.


Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15868 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15756&goto=newpost Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:21:48 GMT Seerah has done another lovely overview of a new mod on the scene, Panda. You can check out her review here.

Also, just a little note since it hasn't been fixed by Blizzard yet - if you're one of the people having problems with your chat settings not saving between sessions, Tekkub has put out a temporary fix you can use until Blizz comes up with a permanent solution. You can get his fix here. ]]> News Cairenn http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15756