Description
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myClock is a World of Warcraft AddOn. It's a movable/lockable digital clock.
The time can be offset from the server time.
Install
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Extract the files into your ..\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns directory.
Features
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- Movable/Lockable
- Time offset from server time
- Show/Hide Day/Night button
- 12/24 hours time format
- Options window
- Options saved per character
- Localization (english, french, german, spanish)
- Low memory usage (~0.06MB)
- myAddOns support
Usage
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To setup the clock, right click on it. The default options are:
- Half-hour Offsets = No
- Offset = 0 Hour
- Show Day/Night Button = No
- Time Format = 12 Hours (24 Hours for DE and FR clients)
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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Scheid said@Psylocke: Can you easily reproduce the problem? Do you have an error message? How do you know you have to unload myClock?
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justcallmefred saidrequest: can you add the ability to change the color of the border, to match my set up.
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Scheid saidI wont change the graphics or try to make it flexible because even if I can make it work for you, someone else will come and ask for something else and more and more... I'd like to keep this AddOn very light and simple. The best way for you to have it match your UI is to edit it. I can help you if you mail/pm me ^o^
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Dano saidWould it be possible to add an alarm to the clock. Something to remind us to stop playing and go to work ?
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Scheid saidI have been thinking about this feature but I sticked with the simple plain clock. I will reconsider it in the future but as I said myClock is very low on my priority list lol ^o^
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Psylocke saidAfter the patch occassionally the game forces me to unload myclock in order to apply poisons on my weapons.
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nbaker555 saidI love this clock but can there be some thing done so old ppl like me can see it n a larger print or something Pleases....
Thanks....
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Scheid said@nbaker555: The size of the text is on par with small texts in the interface. I'll think about it for future options. Can't promise anything because myClock is very low on my priority list ^o^
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Scheid saidmyClock is working fine with the patch 2.3 so I just updated the toc number.
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GodzFire saidNow THIS is an excellent idea for a mod! Just what I've been wanting for a long time!
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speak saidwonderful! thanks :)
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Scheid saidI have finally made a new version. The new lock/unlock system was needed for patch 2.2. I added a right click menu to access the options which is much more natural than a slash command. I also received contribution for spanish translation so now myClock localized for spanish people ^o^ Yay!
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Scheid said@CloudsBreak: everything you say here has to be modified in the myClockFrame.xml file. This is where you design the look of the AddOn. The default position is <AbsDimension x="-70" y="-28"/>. You can play with these numbers to have the one you want ^o^ (PS: it's from the top right corner of the screen)
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CloudsBreak saidWell I didmt mean so someone could make it insanely huge just maybe alow people to scale it so say its current size plus a quarter / half ontop of that if that makes sense... Thx
Edit : I know we can unlock and move the clock etc but if I wanted to change its "preset" position (x,y) meaning where it positions itself on install of the mod in what file would I need to look...
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Scheid said@CloudsBreak: Thanks for the comment :) However I don't think I'll add scaling to the clock sorry :/ I have so few time to spend on my AddOns. Doh!
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Scheid saidmyClock v1.8 is working fine with the patch 2.1 so I just updated the toc number.
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CloudsBreak saidYour my hero man i hate havin to minimize wow to see my local time... ya im just that lazy to look at wow time and add 3 lol
Edit : not to big of a request I hope but could you maybe add a feature to scale the size of the clock... its fine not but its kinda small for my liking... but ya the mods great...
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Scheid saidmyClock v1.8 is working fine with the latest patches and TBC so I just updated the toc number.
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NukieNuggz saidMyClock is working fine except for one slight problem. Is there anyway to change the font size?
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Richard saidIs there anyway for myClock to change the offset when you enter a Battleground? The Battleground server (at least for Alterac Valley) is 1 hour different than my main server.