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Patch 8.2.0/API changes

Last wiki revision 2021-04-23

Blizzard UI post:

  • 8.2 UI patch notes: https://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57226

Diffs:

  • 8.1.5 (29981) to 8.2.0 (30920): https://github.com/Gethe/wow-ui-source/commit/f1462fb3976c275e36939507147a0fbba3a30640
  • 8.2.0 (30948): https://github.com/Gethe/wow-ui-source/commit/295545e959e82b9fa43a4cdab4afb80a3b13b02b
  • 8.2.0 (30993): https://github.com/Gethe/wow-ui-source/commit/9eb7d56d256e5b2e20682e4d40f72378e483ea2c
  • Resources: https://github.com/Ketho/BlizzardInterfaceResources/commit/b64b55d7917d7552dda675865210ec404e3ea848
  • The TOC version is
  • No files outside of can be addressed by file path anymore
  • will no longer work for non-interface file paths.
  • Paths to are still accessible for FontInstance:SetFont
  • Sounds cannot be replaced anymore by dropping a sound file in the folder, but they can still be (un)muted with and.
  • and were protected to prevent automating reports, addons have to use now.
  • Nameplates anchoring is now restricted to only those in the same anchor "family". This was done to disable drawing lines to nameplates.
  • GameTooltip:AddTexture now supports multiple customizable textures per line.
  • The WorldStateFrame widget functionality was replaced by the UI Widget Manager API.
  • and are now protected, they can no longer be called by addons while in combat.
  • /fstack doesn't show the global frame names anymore unless disabling the CVar.
  • Deprecated API: Blizzard_Deprecated 8.2.0

Source

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Patch_8.2.0/API_changes · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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