World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons

Your secret weapon against the Lich King′s wrath
World of Warcraft has entered a new dimension. Take command of it by modifying the interface with your own unique addons. Whether your goal is to enhance addons you already use, to enlarge your arsenal by creating some all–new features, or to immerse yourself in the programming as well as the game, this book will be your oracle. Learn the arcane languages of Lua and XML and master the craft of addon creation!
Understand the anatomy of an addon
Work with frames, widgets, and other graphical elements
Explore basic and advanced functions and control structures
Track damage with CombatTracker, and respond to the combat log and threat informationTrack, filter, and sort your inventory by writing BagBuddy, a fully functional addon
Create slash commands, custom graphics, scroll frames, and dropdown menus
Who are you?
Apprentice programmers with no prior experience — learn Lua and XML in Part I
Journeymen who have done some programming — skim Part I and start with the details about addon creation in Part II
Master programmers with addons already in their arsenal — dive right into Advanced Addon Techniques in Part III

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I Learning to Program.
Chapter 1 Programming for World of Warcraft.
Chapter 2 Exploring Lua Basics.
Chapter 3 Basic Functions and Control Structures.
Chapter 4 Working with Tables.
Chapter 5 Advanced Functions and Control Structures.
Chapter 6 Lua Standard Libraries.
Chapter 7 Learning XML.
Part II Programming in World of Warcraft.
Chapter 8 Anatomy of an Addon.
Chapter 9 Working with Frames, Widgets, and Other Graphical Elements.
Chapter 10 Saving Time with Frame Templates.
Chapter 11 Exploring the World of Warcraft API.
Chapter 12 Interacting with Widgets.
Chapter 13 Responding to Game Events.
Chapter 1 4 Tracking Damage with CombatTracker.
Part III Advanced Addon Techniques 283
Chapter 15 Taking Action with Secure Templates.
Chapter 16 Binding Keys and Clicks to Addon Code.
Chapter 17 Creating Slash Commands.
Chapter 18 Responding to Graphic Updates with OnUpdate.
Chapter 19 Altering Existing Behavior with Function Hooking.
Chapter 20 Creating Custom Graphics.
Chapter 21 Responding to the Combat Log and Threat Information.
Chapter 22 Creating Scroll Frames.
Chapter 23 Creating Dropdown Menus.
Chapter 24 Scanning and Constructing Tooltips.
Chapter 25 Taking Protected Action in Combat.
Chapter 26 Creating Unit Frames with Group Templates.
Part IV Reference.
Chapter 27 API Reference.
Chapter 28 API Categories.
Chapter 29 Widget Reference.
Chapter 30 Events Reference.
Part V Appendixes.
Appendix A Best Practices.
Appendix B Utilizing Addon Libraries.
Appendix C Tracking History Using Version Control Systems.
Appendix D Addon Author Resources.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
James Whitehead II, aka Cladhaire, is the creator of PerfectRaid, Clique, TomTom, and LightHeaded, and coauthor of Hacking World of Warcraft.
Rick Roe, aka the crazy goblin tinker Gazmik Fizzwidget, created Feed–O–Matic, FactionFriend, and some other addons so awesome that Blizzard rolled their functionality into its new UI.

Okładka tylna:
Your secret weapon against the Lich King′s wrath
World of Warcraft has entered a new dimension. Take command of it by modifying the interface with your own unique addons. Whether your goal is to enhance addons you already use, to enlarge your arsenal by creating some all–new features, or to immerse yourself in the programming as well as the game, this book will be your oracle. Learn the arcane languages of Lua and XML and master the craft of addon creation!
Understand th e anatomy of an addon
Work with frames, widgets, and other graphical elements
Explore basic and advanced functions and control structures
Track damage with CombatTracker, and respond to the combat log and threat informationTrack, filter, and sort your inventory by writing BagBuddy, a fully functional addon
Create slash commands, custom graphics, scroll frames, and dropdown menus
Who are you?
Apprentice programmers with no prior experience — learn Lua and XML in Part I
Journeymen who have done some programming — skim Part I and start with the details about addon creation in Part II
Master programmers with addons already in their arsenal — dive right into Advanced Addon Techniques in Part III