iMac addon issues. *warning noob questions* lol

JAG2_1977 · 05-12-09, 09:32 AM

hi all. Love nui+!!!! i'm having problems getting any add-ons, such as QH or Carbonite, Recount, Omen, DBM, etc., to work. nui+ works fine but add-ons don't even show and if they do they crash the whole ui. i know im doing something wrong but don't know what. so here is what i do and if i can be directed to a site or answered here i would be very grateful.

(this is on an imac just as a reminder, if it makes a difference)

1. download nui+ and put it in 'Interface' folder
2. log in to WoW to ensure successful(.......always is)
3. go back to WoWI downloads and download all add-ons I need
4. open 'Interface' folder and then open 'Addons' folder.....put first add-on, recount, into 'Addons'
3. log into WoW to find out its not working

am i putting nui+ in wrong spot? should it be in the 'Addons' folder instead? i download all the addons i need from WoWI, am i getting wrong version of them or putting them in wrong as well?

thanks for any help with this. i know i'm just doing something dumb but i don't know what it is. lol

Vis · 05-12-09, 09:46 AM

All of the addons should go into the "Addons" folder. If you place them directly in Interface they will not work.

I've seen several people using Macs that have had problems with unzipping files. Take Carbonite for example. It has three folders that all have to reside in the addons directory, Carbonite, CarboniteNodes, CarboniteTransfer. What had been happening in that User's case was their program to unzip files was placing all three folders into another folder with the original zip file name as the directory name. It caused Carbonite not to work for them.

Just wanted to warn you about some of the multi folder addons and the issue that has been seen with unzipping them on Macs mostly. If you need clarification I can delve deeper

JAG2_1977 · 05-12-09, 10:01 AM

that may be the problem. whenever i download an add-on, i only get one folder and i put it in 'add-on' folder as is. guess i need to start to open them and put the proper folders into 'add-on' folder. hope this fixes it but have to wait for maintenance to finish to see for sure. i love my iMac but even after a year with it, i'm still learning some of the ins and outs. thx for the help and i'll respond back with my results.

i have guild members and friends all ask why i lag less and never seem to have the 'normal' issues they do while playing. i say it's partly cause i have a very strong iMac and you use a PC.....(lol just to get them going)....but it's just my ui is superior to yours! (i'm using nui lite right now too! can't wait to have nui+ w/ add-ons going full board!!)

spiel2001 · 05-12-09, 10:07 AM

Any time you unpack the ZIP file you download you need to make sure you retain all of the folders it contains.

Also... just to be sure... you know that when you install Recount with nUI it puts Recount into your information panel and you have to click the red button to cycle the info panel around to the Recount page before you'll see it, right?

JAG2_1977 · 05-12-09, 10:57 AM

yep. i know how to toggle between map, recount, omen, battle log, etc. that is why i knew i was doing something wrong. i've played around with nui lite and now understand the basics of the ui. its putting the add-ons in manualy with nui+ that i mess up. i hate living on east coast when all WoW servers are on west coast......lose half a day just waiting for them every tuesday.

Vis · 05-12-09, 11:13 AM

lol, I'm in the same boat. East coaster here also. It's not actually the server location that is the problem, they have data centers throughout the U.S. It's where Blizz's home office is located, that's where they base there work time out of

JAG2_1977 · 05-12-09, 12:51 PM

Loaded everything but have a few issues.
i didnt like carbonite so i deleted it and took quest helper instead. qh loaded and partly
works but i just dont have the quest tracking window or in-game map icons.
still cant get recount/omen. i loaded nUI_InfoPanel_Stats but i can only toggle between map and combat log.
how can i get qh quest window and recount/omen to work?

Vis · 05-12-09, 01:08 PM

Did you also install Omen and Recount (Preservation) seperately? The Info Panel only provides support to show them in a certain location, you still have to install the two seperate addons.

*EDIT: If I remember correctly with QH (it's been awhile), their Quest log default position is in the middle, lower portion of the screen. You may want to type /QH and open up the command list to see the options.

JAG2_1977 · 05-12-09, 01:56 PM

got everything working.....then i had to go and change from questhelper to carbonite. lol! only thing wrong now is i lost original mini map that came with nUI. how can i get it back and put it in center of ui bar. or is it gone since i have carbonite.

Vis · 05-12-09, 02:05 PM

There is an option within Carbonite to integrate the minimap. Uncheck that option, reload your UI, and then you will have to re enable nUI's control of the minimap. Otherwise it will show in the top right of your screen.

*Edit: the nUI command to toggle control of the minimap on/off is /nui minimap

JAG2_1977 · 05-13-09, 01:34 AM

Got everything fixed and working. Love this UI!!! Thanks for all the help.

srtzero · 05-13-09, 07:12 AM

You wanna talk about losing half a day. Try being in European standard time. I'm stationed in Germany. So on Tuesday I don't even get to play as the servers don't come up till about 9pm. Since I have to wake up at 6am for formations, I can't afford to stay up late and play. But oh well so is the price of being in the military and loving WOW.