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Version: 2.9.3
by: tiggy [More]

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Btex version 2.9.3
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What is it? :
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Btex (for 'Bottom TEXture') is a very lightweight addon for World Of Warcraft providing Background texture at the bottom of the screen.
It contains a package of pre-made skins, a simple menu for settings skins, texture height,width,transparency,colors, positions, viewport,etc ..

What can it do? :
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- Put a texture of your choice on the bottom of the screen via menu options (use /bx menu or /btex menu),
- Set height/width/transparency/position/colors/layer of your texture,
- Use any other TGA/BLP texture file or any other 'pack' of skin,
- Display a grid to setup your interface correctly,
- Modify the 3D rendering area with viewport function,
- Work in any resolution,
- Low memory usage & standalone addon (no libs or dependency are needed).

Ready to use skins :
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The following skins are packaged and are ready to use via the option menu:
- Dark Shadow serie, Simple Black, Fade Black, Red Fury, Warcraft Classic, Ice Dragon, Ice Dragon remake (credits to Xaphiroth), Ice Dragon remake with pet bar(credits to

Xaphiroth), Wall, White Dragon.

! WARNING IF YOU ARE UPDATING BTEX: backup your Interface\Btex\Skin folder if you use custom skin !

Skins package know to work (Thanks to all artists sharing artwork !):
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You can download and use this skins too (copy them to /Interface/Addons/btex/skins/ and just use "Custom skins") :
- Official supported skins (80+ skins) : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906-BTex.html#optional
- Horde Skin 4 btex 2.7.3 (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/hskinz.aspx)
- Red Btex Nexus skin (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info13261-RedBtexNexusskin.html)
- Telnets UI Art (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info12078-v1.html).
- Eskin (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/eskin.aspx)
- Sewell XArt Pack (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7100-SewellXArtPack.html)
- Xart Skin - Warcraft 3 elven (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7123-XartSkin-Warcraft3elven.html)
- Fairy Tale Style using XArt (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info6712-FairyTaleStyleusingXArt.html)
- ElectrofluxTextronator (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info6847-ElectrofluxTextronator.html)

Last Update :
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V2.9.3 6 February 2010
- Modified function with X and Y placement for main frame. You can now set negative value.
V2.9.2 10 Decemeber 2009
- Updated TOC for Wow 30300,
- Fixed bug with saving variable in viewport mode.

For full version history, please see here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html or read the VersionHistory.txt

Website :
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http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html

Translation :
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Language aviable for all frame config are :
- default : english/US,
- french,
- German localisation, thx to Kuhglöckchen a.k.a. Blocki
- Russian localisation, kiss to troyen
- zhTW and zhCN, credits to wowui.cn,
- I'm using google translator, i need HELP for other languages, thanks =)

Contribute :
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Just use http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html using the provided forms(comments tab) or send me a PM on wowinterface.
I'm looking for artists and someone to translate the remaining languages.

How do I use it?
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First unzip it into your interface\addons directory. For more info on installing, please read install.txt.
Now just run WoW and once logged in, type '/bx menu' to get the options screen and choose a skin.

Support :
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Please post all errors and suggestions on http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html using comments tab, or send me a PM on wowinterface.

FAQ :
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How do I run menu config ? type "/bx Menu" or "/Btex menu" in the chat windows.
Why the download is so big ? it's because it contain many images.
How do i load custom skins? Copy TGA or BLP files to /interface/btex/skins/ directory, and use the "custom texture" options on the top dropdown menu. Write name file without

the end "-1.tga". Exemple: for 'blabla' skin, you have 4 tga named blabla-1.tga, blabla-2.tga. Write 'blabla' in the custom name.
Do the skin support transparency ? yes. Via images files and via WOW API.
Can i use BLP file? Yes. use custom load skin, and do like with any other tga file.
Is there any PSD template i can use to make my own skin ? :Sure, just go to : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11906-BtexPSDforskinmaking.html I recommand using The

GIMP or if you have money Photoshop CS4.
BUT, remember to share !
How can i share my artwork ? : create an account on wowinterface then upload it here as a plugin : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906-BTex.html#optional

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* Version History : *
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V2.9.3 6 February 2010
- Modified function with X and Y placement for main frame. You can now set negative value.

V2.9.2 10 Decemeber 2009
- Updated TOC for Wow 30300,
- Fixed bug with saving variable in viewport mode.

V2.9.1 27 August 2009
- Fixed Chat Window layer(strata) when changing the strata of arts.
- Added skin Demonic (cause its no more aviable to download on curse :s)

V2.9.0 21 August 2009 - **this is a major release before V3.0**
- Added support for position (move main texture anywhere on screen),
- Added support for layer (choose what 'Strata' you want to use),
- Added support for Vertex colors (override colors of textures),
- Added support for Viewport function (resize the game windows size).

V2.8.0- 5 August 2009
- Reworked option menu with custom fonts to display well,
- Added support for BLP files.

V2.7.3- 7 March 2009
- Added German localisation, thx to Kuhglöckchen a.k.a. Blocki
- Added Russian localisation, kiss to troyen

v2.7.2- 7 February 2009
- Corrected "Close" button bug
- removed dutch locals, cause there is no dutch client .. oups sorry for the mistake ;=)

v2.7.1- 2 February 2009
- Added zhTW and zhCN localisation, thanks to wowui.cn
- Added Dutch localisation, thanks to Menjes

v2.7.0- 31 January 2009
- Added a grid function, so you can set interface easier

v2.6.0- 15 January 2009
- Added Width parameter, so you can adapt any skin to your resolution, if default value dont look well (depend on skin and scale used)

v2.5.1 - 14 January 2009
- Fixed the bug with blizzard UI calendar

v2.5.0 - 8 december 2008
- added support for localisation
- added french localisation
- added more slash command : /btex menu, /btex reset, /btex remove, /btex custom

v2.4.3 - 8 december 2008
- fixed error => "Message: ..\AddOns\Btex\Btex.lua line 583: attempt to index global 'a' (a boolean value)"

v2.4.2 - 6 december 2008
- fixed text placement in frame, with normal game font
- fixed a bug with dropdown menu

v2.4.1 - 4 december 2008
- fixed issue on "custom texture pack frame"

v2.4 - 4 december 2008
- corrected minor bug in slash command
- added a new skin : White Dragon

v2.3.1 - 20 November 2008
- removed "panel button" coming from dev version

v2.3 - 19 November 2008
- added support for multiple character
- corrected "/bt" already used by bartender to "/bx", you can use "/btex" too
- corrected a bug form dropdownUI Menu
- added a new skin : Wall

v2.2 - 7 November 2008
- added support for transparency for normals and customs skins,
- added "Reset to default"button,
- added 2 new skins : Simple Black, Fade Black.

v2.1 - 5 November 2008
- added support for texture stretch. you can now set Height form 1 to 1200,
- added "no texture" in the dropdown menu,
- added "Load custom skin", where you can put your own pack of skin directly from game, without modifying the LUA code.

v2.0 - 3 November 2008 :
- reworked all the code,
- removed ACE 2.0 support, only WoWAPI hard coded (no libs are needed now),
- added menu option for skin choosing and other settings,
- added new skins,
- full LUA frame coded.

V1.0 - 26 November 2007:
- Initial release.

For full version history, please see here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html
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hello all, i'm not in good health, dont expect update for the upcoming month.

Have fun playing wow
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Originally posted by ChaosInc
So if someone happens to forget to do this or they use a client, they're SOL?

Lame.
i was thinking i can do nothing about that, it depend of the client you use. Even i make 2 addon it will be more complicated, and maybe not so simple to use. and if i use 1 addon, with 2 "dossier", the problem will be the same.

i dont know what you are using as client, but maybe you can try some other one, or maybe check the options if there is something to not delete files, but just replace them.
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Originally posted by tiggy
thats the best way
So if someone happens to forget to do this or they use a client, they're SOL?

Lame.
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Originally posted by Belgand
Hi everyone.

With the latest version 2.7.1 i got dutch language in the german client. Anyone else has this problem ?
download 2.7.2 version, it's corrected and another bug too. thx for helping finding bugs
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Hi everyone.

With the latest version 2.7.1 i got dutch language in the german client. Anyone else has this problem ?
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Originally posted by Koki
I cant get this to work. When I install it all it does is put the texture and my default UI bar stays etc. Are there other mods I need to download to make this look like it does in the screenshots?
try domino, or other bar addon

use /btex menu , to get menu options
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I cant get this to work. When I install it all it does is put the texture and my default UI bar stays etc. Are there other mods I need to download to make this look like it does in the screenshots?
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Originally posted by ChaosInc
Yes, updating will destroy my custom skins if I don't remove the Skins folder from the update before installing. Using good old fashion unzip -> install.
thats the best way
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Originally posted by tiggy
ok i get it, does update delete your custom skins ? what are you using for updating ?
Yes, updating will destroy my custom skins if I don't remove the Skins folder from the update before installing. Using good old fashion unzip -> install.
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Cool. I grabbed Btex due to the screenshot of the beta version. Was looking to create a panel behind my minimap but leave Sunn art alone to do the bottom work.
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Originally posted by Vampyrate
When will we see BETA 3 with the ability to make custom frames?
Not yet, I try to integrate elements of the development version as one goes along for questions of stability. Furthermore, the restoration of frames in the opening of session is not still functional. But creation of frames, zoom, colors, edges, specific graphic addition of elements, works marvelously, but nothing is backed-up for the moment. i've to find a solution for managaging some sort of dynamic database per caracters, if someone have any idea on how to do this ... i'm here to listen and learn

i think, the next step, will be the the addition of graphicals premade elements and the adjunction of custom graphicals elements like dragons, box, and thing like that :



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Frame management will be last step.

it take time to make something really easy to use
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When will we see BETA 3 with the ability to make custom frames?
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ok i get it, does update delete your custom skins ? what are you using for updating ?

Originally posted by ChaosInc
Suggestion:

Just watched my custom gfx go *poof* because of update.

A) Remove "Skins" folder and include a simple readme
B) Seperate the "Skins" as a seperate addon (Btex_Skins)

This way when people install updates any custom gfx they've placed in the skins folder doesn't go bye-bye.
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Suggestion:

Just watched my custom gfx go *poof* because of update.

A) Remove "Skins" folder and include a simple readme
B) Seperate the "Skins" as a seperate addon (Btex_Skins)

This way when people install updates any custom gfx they've placed in the skins folder doesn't go bye-bye.
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I'm one who likes to swap out his interface occasionally cause looking at the same one gets boring after a while or the layout didn't turn out that well.

Weak Example:
Currently using DarkUI, but next month I may want to swap to NexusUI. A week later, I may want to change it again cause the layout I had isn't working well and go back to my DarkUI setup. So I load my profiles on my other mods, but when I change back to DarkUI it's sitting offscreen again and I have to fiddle with the height/width again to get it all lined up correctly. It'd be much easier to simply save the settings before hand (custom, or generated like "DarkUI - 412x300") and be able to restore it later on.

Hope that makes some sense.
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