Change Minimap Button frames?

tordenflesk · 05-13-08, 06:49 PM

I've seen the frames on the minimap buttons have been changed in some UI's. How's that done?

Narelda · 05-14-08, 06:04 AM

Do you mean the AddOn buttons, or the regular buttons ?

Im using MBB (MinimapButtonBag) for my addon buttons (places all the AddOn buttons on your minimap under one "bag")

You can use Detached MiniMap Buttons as well. (this one enables you to move the AddOn buttons free on your screen)

If you do a search on MiniMap in the AddOn section you will find a lot more addons that enables you to change the look of the minimap and the positions of the buttons.

Zyo · 05-14-08, 07:00 AM

if you want square minimap buttons with different color borders, you will have to download the blizzard addon kit and change the MiniMap-TrackingBorder.blp

i made it this way for my interface too

Fuzzywuzzy · 05-14-08, 08:35 AM

Or if you do not wan't to do it yourself (like me with no gfx skills) download an UI with square buttons and copy the "minimap" folder inside Interface folder to your own interface folder.

tordenflesk · 05-14-08, 08:37 AM

1. How do i open it, and
2. How do i add it to the game?

Zyo · 05-14-08, 08:49 AM

Blizzard addon kit
http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/WoW/othe...dOnKit_Win.zip

Blp2png converter
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/3290/

TGA2Blp2 converter
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/90/

and you need a photo editing software
f. ex.: The Gimp (free), Paint.NET (free), Adobe Photoshop (trial), Paint Shop Pro (trial)

Copy the minimap folder from Blizzard Interface Art (enGB) to Interface

1. convert the blp to png (MiniMap-TrackingBorder.blp)
2. open the png with the editing software
3. change the border (work with alpha channels!)
4. save as tga (alpha channels enabled, 32bit uncompressed)
5. convert the tga to blp
6. start the game or /reloadui

you can change every texture like that ingame

Sepioth · 05-14-08, 09:07 AM

EDIT

I just tried the mod i suggested and it doesn't do what I thought ... so I removed it.

I know there was an addon somewhere that did this though. Cause I remember at one point changing their shape.

Zyo · 05-14-08, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by Sepioth

Try Ricominimap.

It allows you to change the shape if them to square and has many other Minimap options.

he wants to change the buttons not the minimap itself

Zyonin · 05-14-08, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sepioth

EDIT

I just tried the mod i suggested and it doesn't do what I thought ... so I removed it.

I know there was an addon somewhere that did this though. Cause I remember at one point changing their shape.

As one other poster pointed out, the easist way for a novice to change the shape of the MiniMap buttons is to download a UI that has already done that and then swipe the the Inteface\MiniMap\ folder this is included.

If you want to play with this yourself, download the Blizzard UI kit. Then look for this image: MiniMap-TrackingBorder.blp. It will be found in Interface\MiniMap\. Convert that image into a TGA or PNG using one of the converters mentioned previously. I use PNG and convert using BLP2PNG.

Create your new border in your favorite image editor using the converted image as your guide. Save your border as a PNG or TGA (which format you use will depend on your converter).

Now convert your new border into a BLP using your converter.

Now in your Interface folder, create a folder called MiniMap. Drop you new border into that folder and fire up WoW. This will change the borders of most MiniMap buttons. However not all the button borders may be converted as some mods use a completely separate button (CTMod comes to mind) You will have to change those borders as well.

The path for the border is:

Code:

Inteferface\MiniMap\MiniMap-TrackingBorder.blp

tordenflesk · 05-14-08, 02:47 PM

I'll grab Zyo's minimap. I cant seem to figure out those damn alpha-channels. :P

Zyo · 05-14-08, 04:07 PM

if you use photoshop:

select border -> select -> save selection -> alpha1 (or new)

Cralor · 05-14-08, 04:32 PM

**Sorry for the OT post**

Hey Xinh, just a heads up, that font color doesn't work too well with the Light theme.

Just a heads up if no one has said something before.

tordenflesk · 05-14-08, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Zyo

if you use photoshop:

select border -> select -> save selection -> alpha1 (or new)

Select what i want to keep?
EDIT: Yeah, i had to. Now my Minimap matches my viewport

Here's what I've got this far:

The carbonite-font's a bit fuzzy, but I'm guessing that's some lua-work just waiting to drive me crazy

**Seerah** · 05-14-08, 08:01 PM

It looks like you're using Skinner already. I believe that skinner can skin minimap buttons now.

Zyo · 05-15-08, 05:35 AM

yep, skinner can skin them now too

but i personnally prefer the other method. looks better for my interface :>

Farook · 05-15-08, 09:58 PM

@ Zyo

I took the Minimap-folder from your UI, to try out your square buttons. Honestly, they look great, but I have a small question regarding this:

All buttons are square now, except the one for "Outfitter". Any ideas why this happens, and what I could do to change this particular button from round to square as well?

Zyo · 05-16-08, 05:06 AM

Rename my texture to "MinimapButton.blp" and copy it into the Interface\Addons\Outfitter\Textures folder

after an addon update you will have to change it again

Farook · 05-16-08, 09:50 PM

I'll try that and let you know if it worked.

THX!

Farook · 05-17-08, 12:36 AM

Hmmm well... it "worked"... but unfortunately not entirely the way I wanted it to:

You see the problem? Any ideas by chance?

Petrah · 05-17-08, 03:17 AM

I've had that happen, but it's normally right after I've installed the addon, and before I've hidden it so it doesn't show on my minimap. I hate buttons on the map, and have actually deleted addons that have no option to hide the button.

Sorry I couldn't help you though

... I'm sure someone will have an idea how to fix it.