The first alpha release of nUI 5.0 has just been e-mailed to nUI's supporter base. If you have not received your copy and you are an nUI contributor, please e-mail me at
[email protected] -- Please note that this release is not available for public download and is available via e-mail only to nUI's subscribers, contributors and language translators.
First and foremost, this release has changed the file structure of nUI. With that in mind, you should either delete or rename your existing [ Interface > AddOns > nUI ] directory before you install this release.
Second, if you are using the nUI_AuraBars plugin, you should uninstall it as the functionality is now part of nUI’s default distribution and the plugin will actually prevent you from using the advanced features that will be coming soon.
Finally, this is the first alpha and there is *
much* of the 5.0 not yet done. For all practical purposes, this release is a glorified nUI 4.0 with the exception that all of the UI layout data has been placed into separate files with its own directory structure in order to support alternate layouts and the new raid frames have been added for 15, 20, 25 and 40 man raids. You cannot, as yet, create or select alternate layouts. The intent of this alpha release is to prove the new layout engine is stable and to stress test the raid unit frames. It is not the intent of this first release to address anything to do with customizing the nUI layout.
In the coming week I am expecting to (a) fix whatever bugs you guys turn up in this release, (b) finally get around to enabling the agro, hit and curse feedback indicators in unit frames and (c) finish converting all of the nUI code that does not yet support skinning. I expect to put out another update this coming weekend and in the event we turn up any bugs in this first alpha (which I’m sure we will) I may also put out an emergency bug fix during the week.
If at all possible, please post any bug reports, comments, suggestions, etc., for the 5.0 at
http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=16845 – if you cannot, then you can comment to me directly via e-mail to
[email protected] or on any of nUI’s comment boards. I do prefer to use the main support forum however so everyone has the opportunity to see what’s been reported, suggested, etc.
As always, I thank you all for your support…
My continued thanks to everyone for their support!
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