Elitist Jerks - View Single Post - New LightHeaded available, now shows more quest information than ever

cladhaire · 06/08/07, 12:11 PM

I've just done a huge update to LightHeaded, you can download it at http://www.wowinterface.com/download...ghtHeaded.html. Here are the release notes

LightHeaded is a very simple addon that displays quest information and comments from http://www.wowhead.com in game, eliminating the need to Alt-Tab when you get stuck on quest. This addon was inspired by qcomments and wowhead_quests, which both serve a similar purpose. Data is only loaded when you first request it, so you can be sure you're not using more memory than you need to.

The addon I use to make my quest log wide, is called DoubleWide, and you can download it here at http://www.wowinterface.com/download...oubleWide.html. LightHeaded should work with any quest log that uses QuestLogFrame.

I HIGHLY suggest using this addon with TomTom, another one of my addons. This allows you to simply click any coordinate in LightHeaded to add it to your map as a waypoint.

If you are upgrading LightHeaded instead of installing it for the first time, please make sure you delete all the LightHeaded* folders from your addon directory. The structure and distribution have changed drastically.

When you install LightHeaded, ensure you have all of the following folders installed in your AddOns directory. None of this data will be loaded until it is needed, so there is no reason to delete any of these directories:

LightHeaded: The main addon
LightHeaded_NPC_Data: Contains NPC location information
LightHeaded_A20_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 1 - 20
LightHeaded_H20_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 1 - 20
LightHeaded_A40_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 21 - 40
LightHeaded_H40_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 21 - 40
LightHeaded_A60_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 41 - 60
LightHeaded_H60_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 41 - 60
LightHeaded_A80_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 61 - 80
LightHeaded_H80_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 61 - 80

I've gone through a signifigant revamp of LightHeaded, and added a number of features:

* The UI has been completely revamped and allows you to flip pages rather than scroll in one long list
* The UI can be hidden when you're not using it, it collapses down to a simple nub on your combat log
* Basic quest information from wowhead is included, like experience and reputation gain
* On the quest overview screen, the quest id can be clicked to insert a WoWHead URL into your edit box
* Start and End NPC information is included, and you can click on those links to display coordinate informatino for those NPCs
* All coordinates should be clickable to add to TomTom or Cartographer_Waypoints if available

I removed a few features during the revamp, if you find something missing, feel free to request it. I now consider LightHeaded to be release quality software, and will provide regular support for comment updates, etc.

IMPORTANT: Addon authors that wish to use this API and data should
include the wowhead logo in the frame that displays this information.
They are kind enough to let me continue parsing their database, and we
owe them at least that much. Thank you.

Thanks for using my addons!

06/08/07, 12:11 PM	#1
cladhaire Von Kaiser Sagart Night Elf Priest <Clowns on Fire> Stormrage	New LightHeaded available, now shows more quest information than ever I've just done a huge update to LightHeaded, you can download it at http://www.wowinterface.com/download...ghtHeaded.html. Here are the release notes LightHeaded is a very simple addon that displays quest information and comments from http://www.wowhead.com in game, eliminating the need to Alt-Tab when you get stuck on quest. This addon was inspired by qcomments and wowhead_quests, which both serve a similar purpose. Data is only loaded when you first request it, so you can be sure you're not using more memory than you need to. The addon I use to make my quest log wide, is called DoubleWide, and you can download it here at http://www.wowinterface.com/download...oubleWide.html. LightHeaded should work with any quest log that uses QuestLogFrame. I HIGHLY suggest using this addon with TomTom, another one of my addons. This allows you to simply click any coordinate in LightHeaded to add it to your map as a waypoint. If you are upgrading LightHeaded instead of installing it for the first time, please make sure you delete all the LightHeaded* folders from your addon directory. The structure and distribution have changed drastically. When you install LightHeaded, ensure you have all of the following folders installed in your AddOns directory. None of this data will be loaded until it is needed, so there is no reason to delete any of these directories: LightHeaded: The main addon LightHeaded_NPC_Data: Contains NPC location information LightHeaded_A20_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 1 - 20 LightHeaded_H20_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 1 - 20 LightHeaded_A40_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 21 - 40 LightHeaded_H40_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 21 - 40 LightHeaded_A60_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 41 - 60 LightHeaded_H60_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 41 - 60 LightHeaded_A80_Data: Contains Alliance data from levels 61 - 80 LightHeaded_H80_Data: Contains Horde data from levels 61 - 80 I've gone through a signifigant revamp of LightHeaded, and added a number of features: * The UI has been completely revamped and allows you to flip pages rather than scroll in one long list * The UI can be hidden when you're not using it, it collapses down to a simple nub on your combat log * Basic quest information from wowhead is included, like experience and reputation gain * On the quest overview screen, the quest id can be clicked to insert a WoWHead URL into your edit box * Start and End NPC information is included, and you can click on those links to display coordinate informatino for those NPCs * All coordinates should be clickable to add to TomTom or Cartographer_Waypoints if available I removed a few features during the revamp, if you find something missing, feel free to request it. I now consider LightHeaded to be release quality software, and will provide regular support for comment updates, etc. IMPORTANT: Addon authors that wish to use this API and data should include the wowhead logo in the frame that displays this information. They are kind enough to let me continue parsing their database, and we owe them at least that much. Thank you. Thanks for using my addons!