[Guide] Adding Fonts, Textures and Sounds through SharedMedia

by Blazeflack, Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:40 am

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Adding Fonts, Textures and Sounds through SharedMedia

First Things First
Download and install the SharedMedia AddOn.
If you don't know how to install AddOns, then see this guide:

Automatic Method (For Windows)
Open the SharedMedia folder ( World of Warcraft / Interface / Addons / SharedMedia ) and rename MyMedia.bat.txt to MyMedia.bat (make sure you have Windows set to show all...

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Something that you might want to pay attention to is the fact that you can only insert .ttf (TrueType Font) files. If you have an .otf (Open Type Font) it wont work.
To fix that, you only change the name from fontname.otf simply to fontname .ttf
Windows should automatically change the file to a TrueType Font and you should be able to use it ingame.

How To Install Tukui/ElvUI The Right Way(s) [Accepted Answer]

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by Benik, Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:56 pm

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Things to have in mind
Tukui & ElvUI are complete Blizzard ui replacements. This means that they already have Blizzard frames skinned, unitframes and actionbars premade, etc. So, addons like Bartender and Dominoes for Actionbars and Z-Perl Unit Frames or Shadowed Unit Frames will not work well (if not at all). On the other hand, addons like Bagsync, damage meters like Skada, Recount, Details,...

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I dont know y, but tukui installation gone well, but elvui still has problems. in some way i cant turn it on

Please create a thread in ElvUI - technical support so we can help troubleshoot with you.

Include screenshots of your addons folder with ElvUI in it showing the file path.

How to use Git repository with Windows Symlinks (Noob Edition)

by Merathilis, Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:25 am

Hello folks, in this little guide i'll show you how you use your Git Folders (if you are using a Git Client, like SmartGit) also in your WoW installation.

Note: You'll see german language in the Screenshots :P

I keep this clean and simple and i assume you already use Git and know where your Git folders and World of Warcraft \ _retail_ \ Interface \ AddOn folder are. I will take ElvUI as an...

Allowing your AddOn to communicate with itself [Accepted Answer]

by Darth_Predator, Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:22 pm

Originally posted by Hydra

Sounds goofy, right? Why do I want my AddOn talking to itself...?

Well, it may be handy for version checking, or whatever other reasons you can come up with. Really this is something I wanted to do ages ago and only just got around to actually writing, so here we go. To make an AddOn communicate with itself it uses a hidden addon channel. We can send messages through...

Writing a guide! [Accepted Answer]

by Merathilis, Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:11 pm

Credits Hydra

As a note this section is NOT for Lua Script Help , meaning don't ask How do I do this... . It's for people to write descriptive guides on editing/changing elements of the UI. However anyone is free to write a tutorial here.
With this said, be mindful of your writing when creating a new guide, Here are some things to think about --

Be clear
Keep in mind that not everyone...