WoW's User Interface API changed
from 2.0.0 Changes - Concise List
- 09/02/2006 03:12:11 AM UTC
This is a consolidated list of the announced (and sometimes observed) changes in the User Interface API’s and functionality for the Burning Crusade expansion (2.0) release. Please note that this thread is to discuss the upcoming changes and any clarifications or features that are a direct result of those changes, or things which we’ve been asked to remind slouken of.
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Significant Changes
- The expansion will be using Lua version 5.1.1, which provides a number of useful features, most notably incremental garbage collection and memory-efficient variable arguments. There ARE some incompatible changes with Lua 5.0 and authors are advised to familiarize themselves with http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1
Slash Commands The following new slash commands will be available:
- Targetting: /targetlasttarget
- Items and equipment: /use , /equip , /equipslot
- Pet control: /petattack, /petfollow, /petstay, /petpassive, /petdefensive, /petaggressive
Spell Casting
- When casting a ranked buff spell that’s too high a level for a friendly target the game will automatically use the highest appropriate rank of the spell instead.
Actions
- The old CURRENT_ACTIONBAR_PAGE variable is no longer used, the ChangeActionBarPage(page) function now takes the new page as its argument, and GetActionBarPage() returns the current page number.
Unit Function Changes
- The GetSlashCmdTarget() UI function is no longer necessary. All the functions that required it now properly interpret the unit tokens (“player”, “pet”, etc.) in addition to names, and an empty string defaults to your current target.
Key Bindings
- You will be able to bind keys directly to spells, using the scripting interface, e.g. /script SetBinding("[", “Holy Light”)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed missing CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_BUFF messages (Opening, Mining, Gathering)
Last updated 2006-09-04 19:11 pacific [ Post edited by Iriel ]
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