Fixing Custom UIs (Like Cosmos) whenever a patch comes outFollow

Whenever the default interface is updated, it breaks any custom UIs. The reason for this is the .toc files that the interface uses, the table of contents. When scripting them, you have to define the interface version. When the game updates, the interface number no longer corresponds.

The long way to get this fixed whenever a patch comes out, is to edit them manually. Opening each one up with notepad or whatever, and changing
## Interface: 4062
to
## Interface: 4114

Now, if you have a program like Dreamweaver of ColdFusion Studio, you can do Find & Replace in Folder, and can set it to go through subfolders - Like setting it to the Interface folder. Then you can stick ## Interface: 4062 in the find field, and ## Interface: 4114 in the replace, and then let it run.

Frontpage, UltraEdit, and BeyondCompare should all allow you to do this as well, along with other similar programs with the function.

Every time the game updates, you'll need to find the new interface number, and use that - But finding it is alot easier than having to wait for the UI devs to release an update.

Here's what bugs me.

The patch last night stated it was for displaying all realms in one list without the different timezone tabs (which I agree with, especially if they are going to tell us 'Use whatever timezone, it won't matter'). However, did that really warrant a change in the magic number of the interface?

In my opinion they should only ever change that magic number if they change something in the actual UI of the game, feature or functionality wise AND only if it's not backward compatiable. If they add a new function of 'distanceToBob()' but don't remove or change anything then there's no reason to break all the existing UI mods, which would obviously continue to work without issue since they don't even know who the heck Bob is, let alone care how far away he is.

I don't think your UI customizations can extend out to the login screens but maybe I'm wrong here, that is the only reason I could see them doing what they did last night. That or more was changed than just what they stated in the patch details.

....I just posted this lastnight

I'm just going to relearn to paly without cosmos 'till the issue of updates is settled. I dont have time to play with the setup - I have litte enough in game. It was great having extra icon slots - but.....

No problem. If you'd like, I'll edit my post to point to yours.