"I wanted an addon that show me Combo Points, Energy as well as Energy Ticks in one simple addon, so I decided to create Rogue Focus."
Lonny, original RogueFocus author.
Rogue Focus Classic has been created by Lonny (previously called RogueFocus), over time adding lots of bars not configurable and, in my opinion, losing the main purpose of this addon: show energy bar, combo bar and energy ticks in a simple and unique block.
So I've mostly rewritten this addon to remove bugs and add new features, and now works for both Rogues and Druids in Cat Form.
You can show the health bar of the selected target near the other bars, in order to watch only Rogue Focus Classic without look to the target frame bar.
You can also activate window when in stealth, in combat, in other cases, and with all the possible combinations of these options. ;)
An audible ticks options has been added to "listen" the energy ticks.
You can also have the ability to lock the addon window in order to don't interfere with mouse clicks.
Thanks to the following people which I made use of their code:
- Masso, the original creator of MassoComboBar.
- VectorAN, the original creator of EnergyWatch.
- Lonny (VoidRaider), the original creator of RogueFocus.
- Dridzt, "Frame lock" and "Audible energy ticks" coder.
- Larven, "Health bar" coder.
- All the people that in various comments suggested features and bug solutions.
Reminder: Rogue Focus Classic has reached its objectives. It comes without bugs and with the main features working well. If someone wants to integrate more bars, like DruidBar or RogueTimerFu, he can do it and he'll receive all my efforts to keep updated addon in this site, giving news and obviously adding his name in authors list. Remember only to give the ability to show/hide these new bars in the options window, in order to keep Rogue Focus Classic simple and clear like I wanted when I've put my hands on it. Thanks!
- Add the health bar of the selected target
- Modified the option window to show or hide the health bar
Thanks to Larven for coding this one and for the patience to wait my answers! :)
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)...