Fan update to fix bugs in the old QuestHistory [Emerald] at,
http://wow.curse-gaming.com/downloads/details/1676/questhistory-emerald/
The author is not available to fix the addon. Other fan updates are old and not fixing more bugs. No support for new features in this addon is to be expected. Some support to fix bugs in this addon is available to keep addon working. The way data is stored has not changed so there is minimal impact on existing data. However, it is always a good idea to backup the file,
\WorldofWarcraft\WTF\Account\yourname\SavedVariables\questhistory.lua
Credit:
- Original QuestHistory written by Jasters in 2004. Adopted by Dsanai as QuestHistoryEmerald, after Jasters left World of Warcraft, in late 2005. Adopted by Jtbalogh as QuestHistoryFelstone in April 07, and waiting for Dsanai to return when he is ready.
Some capability to search for quest from other addons. To quickly find quest from other addons, contact that author or make the change yourself by adding the following function,
QuestHistoryFrameSearchEditBox_OnEnterPressed_External(YourVariableWithQuestName)
For example, in MonkeyQuest addon, find and edit the following. Then all you have to do now is press alt and left button when selecting a quest in monkeyquest. Questhistory will open to the same quest conveniently, so you can see any coordinate info or notes you made for that quest for example.
- Open the MonkeyQuest.lua file
- Search for the function MonkeyQuestButton_OnClick
- You will see the sections with,
if (IsShiftKeyDown() and ChatFrameEditBox:IsVisible()) then
end
if (IsControlKeyDown()) then
end
- Add the code we want before or after those as another condition to check for,
if (IsAltKeyDown() and QuestHistoryFrame) then -- questhistory
if (button == "LeftButton") then
QuestHistoryFrameSearchEditBox_OnEnterPressed_External(strQuestLogTitleText)
return;
end
end
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Bugs:
ChangeLog:
Revision v2.3.0 (Nov 16, 2007)
- Updated TOC file for patch 2.3.0
Revision v2.1.2 (Jun 29, 2007)
- Bug fix, dropdowns anywhere in game no longer disappear in 2 seconds that you are trying to click on. Rebuilt the addon's sort dropdown on main screen, and character dropdown in options, so that it uses the secured template, UIDropDownMenu.lua, more reliably. So far tested a week and no issues.
Revision v2.1.1b (Jun 12, 2007)
- Escape can closes windows (thx thortok2000)
- Windows closer together to save space. Smaller gap (thx exie)
Revision v2.1.1 (Jun 08, 2007)
- Bug fix, be able to open windows even if dead
- Bug fix, so onupdate() stops hiding window if already hidden, and does not close game tooltips.
- Bug fix, so questhistory windows stay open and not docked with the blizzard interface windows anymore. Questhistory assumed two windows can be docked and juggled at the same time. I see conflicts and incompatible with Blizzard's secured template, uiparent.lua, that handles one window at a time and can close any one window without notice. Most other addons and blizzard interfaces use one window, so questhistory was unique. I gave up troubleshooting and docking the windows, assuming the secured template is trying to close everything automatically while questhistory tries to manually kep them open with no guarentee.
Revision v2.1.0 (May 23, 2007)
- Updated TOC file for patch 2.1.0
Revision v2.0.12c (May 19, 2007)
- Bug fix GetQuestLogTitle() for compability with ExtendedQuestLog, thx tayedaen
- Remember last sort at login. See checkbox option next to dropdown and columns, thx Thortok2000
- Traditional Chinese localization, thx hiyiyi
- Verified new quests are adding most of the time to the log. Addon already scans the current quests in the blizzard quest log with a timer and adds to the addon if not already.
Revision v2.0.12b (Apr 27, 2007)
- Toc update (thanks IceHunter)
- Major bug fix to change event to always detect quests and then apply delay, rather than use delay before checking quest. Hopefully no more lost quests when accepted.
- Major bug fix to verified addon already scans the current quests in the blizzard quest log and add to the addon if not already. Added short delay so not instantaneous. Hopefully no more lost quests when accepted.
- Correct spelling error which blocked tooltip on item links. (thx Zidomo)
- Process negative sockets on item links properly.
- Synchronize two arrays SortedTable[] and QuestHistory_List[] after deleting quests with after QuestHistory_DeleteQuest() and stop crashing (thx Thortok2000)
- Tooltip to properly wraparound text from notes when mouseover quests in questlog.
- Stop crashing if quest categories and descriptions are broken by ExtendedQuestLog or other addons. (thx haradeas)
Revision v2.0.12 (Apr 14, 2007)
- Toc update
- Major bug fix to stop game from freezing and not loose quests all the time when accepted/completed. Rare but still a possibility to loose, so just abandon and accept quest again. Original problem was obvious when over 1000 quests in logs.
- Major bug fix to stop using the slow gsub when scanning and updating quest objectives, and stop freezing game.
- Major bug fix to add checksum to help compare decriptions faster, and stop freezing game.
- Bug fix GetQuestLogTitle() affected by patch
- Bug fix item links affected by patch
- Bug fix show/hide fields properly that are empty
- Bug fix to hide clear button after using it
- Bug fix tooltip in list of quests to show notes from that quest
- Bug fix save button for quest notes to save even if empty
- Bug fix to increase size to edit coordinates in quests since decimal
- Permanently disable, LOG_OBJECTIVES_STATUS, since slows down game after each objective updates. Not needed anyway since turning in completed quest can fix everything. And it's better to use MonkeyQuest addon for this feature or the automatic quest tracking in blizzard interface option (hint hint).
- Tooltip for LOG_OBJECTIVES_STATUS to indicate disabled
- Verify capability to search for quest from other addons (see notes above)
- (bug not yet fixed - showing quest level in the blizzard quest log window or npc dialog window)
Revision QuestHistory[Emerald] v20000-1 (Dec 10, 2006)
- Based on the original addon at,
http://wow.curse-gaming.com/downloads/details/1676/questhistory-emerald/
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 has 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)...