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Btex version 2.5.0
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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 unique skins, a simple to use menu for settings skins, texture height and trancparency. All skins are compatible with Xart(Ace) and ElectrofluxTextronator(Ace). I choose to do it like xArt so that any textures made for xArt or ElectrofluxTextronator can be easily used for BTEX2 as well.
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 of your texture,
- Use any other TGA alpha channeled texture from other addon like Xart or ElectrofluxTextronator, or any other "pack" of skin,
- Work in any resolution (1920x1200 is max),
- Set transparency for any background texture or frame,
- Low memory usage.
Ready to use skins :
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The following skins are packaged and are ready to use via the options menu:
- Dark Shadow I
- Dark Shadow II
- Dark Shadow III
- 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
Skins package know to work :
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You download and use this skins too (copy them to Interface/Addons/btex/skins/ and just use "Custom skins")
- Anakitty and anarui (i dont know who made this) (http://wowrotonde.free.fr/WoW/Btex_skins/)
- Demonic (low resolution only) (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/demonic.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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v2.5.0 - 8 december 2008
- added support for localisation
- added french localisation
- added more slash command : /btex menu, /btex reset, /btex remove, /btex custom
For full version history, please see here: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7906.html or read the VersionHistory.txt
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.
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 the provided forms (on comments tabs).
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.
Do the old XART skins work with BTEX? yes, just put them in the skins directory, and use the "custom texture" options on the dropdown menu.
Do the skin support alpha channel TGA? yes, and you can change the transparency of the bottom frame as well.
Can i use BLP file? not for now. buf if needed, i can add this, just let me know.
How can i add my own skin ? just put it in the /skins directory and choose "Load Custom" from the dropdown menu in game.
then follow insctructions. you can add all Xart texture compliant (512x256 pixel)x4, or make your own with Gimp or photoshop (they have to be TGA aplha channeled).
How i do Custom TGA or blp ?
- you need The Gimp or Adobe Photoshop,
- you can use White Dragon PSD file provided to you as an exemple : http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/fileinfo.php?id=11906
- Width and height must be a power of two 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 (use 512x256 for bottom skins),
- Color depth must be 24-bit (8x8x8),
- 8-bit alpha channel must be present (thus making a 32 bit depth),
- Image must be uncompressed,
- Image must either be TGA or BLP (or PNG? I've never used that one but heard of it being tried before.).
Change Log - BTex
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* Version History : *
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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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I believe you are right on that one, at least as far as mine goes, When i bring up calander, it starts that error.
Last edited by mercurymorning : 01-01-2009 at 05:57 PM.
I've found something with the BasicMinimap mod. The errors do not happen at all for me until I interact with my minimap. Once I click on my minimap (e.g. right-click to bring up the in-game calendar) the errors begin from that point on with each press of the ESC key.
I see the other guys don't run this mod so but they do have mods that affect their minimap so maybe the error has something to do with the minimap?
P.S. I've also noticed that sometimes it never gives me the error and other times it gives it every single time I press ESC but I always run these same mods. Also, at times it not only gives an error but totally locks the ESC key to a point that I can no longer use it to deselect targets or close boxes.
Originally posted by Ongakuka I'm having this same problem with it telling me it's trying to perform a Blizzard-only action. Always when I press the ESC key as well.
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Where would i find the exact error? that window that popped up is all i saw.
Here is a list of the addons i use
