Kgpanels Tutorial

[kingdafan98]

everytime I import my pictures they become green, yes they are all .tga

[Grrrizzleh]

Am i the only one who is having massive problems with this..?

[OnimushuaWoW]

Cheers Therwarrawr, been trying to figure this out for a while, but you've really helped :)

[backin20]

excuse me but do you know how to do a script so once entered combat the panel will show and when out of combat the panel will leave??? if so please tell

[MourneOne]

What exactly is the point of having a gigantic hello kitty in your screen?

[mahaabub]

this is kind of a dumb question...but im completely missing the point of these panels u r creating....wat r they for?

[Vodkaholic27]

Thanks man helped me

[palpableimmunity]

Super helpful, I followed what you did to the tee and came out with perfect panels. Thanks!

[MegaRoFLL]

voice over ffs, else this is bullshit

[Maxarcc]

How did you remove the background from a TGA file? :)

[Masonly87]

For .tga there is a size requirement in WoW .. the height and width values must be a power of 2

i.e. 2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512, 1024, 2048

[Garrdius]

FUCK U Therawrawr! Do voice-over next time, twat!

[therawrawr]

@Garrdius Swearing on the internet instantly makes you the ultimate badass.

[Garrdius]

@therawrawr Awesome.

[txngurl25]

@therawrawr - seriously, it's extremely hard to see wtf you're doing - if you expand the image gets blurry. You really can't see any of the words at all. A voiceover would actually be a good idea. Maybe take out the water noises too, so that it doesn't interfere with the voiceover as well.

> > HOWEVER, @Garrdius - swearing doesn't really help you get your point across.

[SpamOfCan]

@txngurl25 use the 720p video. Problem solved.

[Pr0toHyP3]

@therawrawr instantly... -_-

[Kierono10]

@Garrdius He didn't make the video, lol, idiot.

[citanar]

@Garrdius

idiot ^^

[PlAsKusJ3GaRn]

When i write that \\Interface\\Addons\\textures\­\artworkname.tga i can't see the picture. I've done a map in the addons map and it still dosen't work. maybe i'm doing something wrong but i'm unsure

[willtheforsaken]

@PlAsKusJ3GaRn /reload

[Junkers87DonutsLike]

How did you get the Hello Kitty image to there? For me there was nothing

[therawrawr]

This addon does not come with any premade .tga images. You can make .tga images with gimp2, photoshop or you can download off of the internet from various websites. I'm pretty sure wowinfertace . com has some premade images that can be used with kgpanels. Hope that helped!

[nejtack1]

@therawrawr I think that he means that when you load the image (inside the active panel) It doesn't appear. I get the same *Error* when i try to load an image...

[Connexx01]

i cant see it -,-

how do i get my addon open in my game ?

[Fast4Music]

@Connexx01

/kgpanels config

[Limemannen]

I have this black bar in the middle of my screen, dont know how to move it, tho its eepanels :D

[therawrawr]

I think eepanels is outdated, so there's no use in trying to use the addon. Use kgpanels instead!

[DragonsPart]

My texture is 512*256 and in .tga

But if i write the task in kgpanels and i edit it to

It doesn't show me a preview and if i use it as a panel background it's in normal style... Need Help =(

[Redieb]

I also want Hello kitty in my UI :O

*xD

[JesseTb2u1x6h]

This addon is just for adding self imported images into the game?

[therawrawr]

Yeah, .tga files only though.

[seductiveunicorn]

Do .pngs work with it or does it have to be a certain type of file?

[therawrawr]

The image has to be a .tga file :)

[seductiveunicorn]

Oh ok, thanks. Any software to convert it or can I use any photo program?

[therawrawr]

I used gimp as my photo program. When you make your photo, all you have to do is name the photo and add .tga to the end of the file to make it a .tga file. Ex) kgpanels.tga

Hope that helps!

[Mechansus]

Rofl, Hello kitty! ^^

[KTMFinX]

I'm trying to import fractal brush .tga images, but every time they come with a solid white background behind the fractal brush. (Think of this HelloKitty picture, but with the rest of the panel filled with solid white)

How do I fix this?

[therawrawr]

I'm not sure. But I recommend asking someone on the wowace forums. There are bound to be people there that know about that kinda stuff.

[KTMFinX]

I found out a way of importing the images without a white background.

With Photoshop, you have to cut and edit some complicated alpha layer business.

Instead, I downloaded the free imaging program "GIMP" which allowed me to create and import the images without a white background.

Thanks anyway, hope this helps!

[therawrawr]

Gratz man :D. I love gimp too :)

[bono456593]

i dont got texture map where to get it?

[therawrawr]

What's a texture map? If you want a cool looking map, download sexymap from the curse website. Curse Gaming has tons of WoW addons.

[TheFrankee1]

nice thx for making this video! :D

[therawrawr]

Haha no problem :P (sry for the late response lol)

[lars551]

Dude, were can i get those kind of skins for kgpanel?

[therawrawr]

If you want premade skins then I recommend you look at the "btex" addon. Using premade skins, you can create the artwork for your UI. You can download this addon from the curse website.

[ps2freak6678]

I dont know what the fuck im doing wrong, Im following exactly what you're doing.

\\Interface\\AddOns\\Gigantic Texture pack\\Hellsing\\grunge.tga

But nothing comes up...I even copied the directory from the folder and just added the extra backslashes in

[MegaBlob101]

Double Slash only for //interface, then 1 slash, it should be this

//Interface/Addons/Gigantic Texture Pack/Hellsing/Grunge.tga

[ps2freak6678]

Thanks...but its still not working

[therawrawr]

ps2freak6678, have you tried renaming your "gigantic Texture pack" to textures and placing your .tga image into that folder instead of "Hellsing?" Try using the folders show in the video. \\Interface\\Addons\\textures\­\grunge.tga. If that doesn't work you might want to ask the ace community or kagaro.

[ps2freak6678]

Still nothing = \, I'll ask over there, thanks

[loliaren]

Oh my god xD Gief the hello Kitty panel ^^

[thetrueguitarher0]

nvm its working now i just misstyped lol

[therawrawr]

Haha glad its working :)

[thetrueguitarher0]

i downloaded this addon and it had two folders in it : kgpanels and Kgpanelsconfig i put both in there and it wont let me do /kgpanels config any help?

[smukulu]

Please help me! I downloaded this addon via curseclient. I started wow and there is no icon, or something else.

How can i start this addon? I need this boxes, which i can make with that addon!

please! Sry if my english sucks.

[1337Willah]

type /kgpanels config

;)

[smukulu]

thx! My interface is much nicer now :)!

[likeme4U]

I just downloaded this addon kgpanels but im really not sure how to use it. I've watched 2 videos now about having to make your own ui? what???

[therawrawr]

Not sure if I fully understand your question. This addon can place images on your screenwhile playing wow. You can make these images via photoshop, gimp etc. This addon will NOT do anything else. To create your own UI (user interface) you must download addons such as Bartender4, Pitbull, Sexymap, Quartz, DBM or other addons off of websites such as curse or ace. If you read my past replies to peoples questions, you might find your answer on using this addon to add on to your user interface.

[likeme4U]

Thanks for the reply, ill look into it more =)

[lordschiwa]

That is incredible, thanks a lot for uploading it. I was actually looking for a tutorial for eepanels, which I suppose is similar. Could someone comment on these two Addons? Are they pretty much the same or are there differences in utility, options.. ?

[therawrawr]

Eepanels and Kgpanels are basically the same addon. Eepanels is outdated and will not run properly in wotlk. The only explanation of making kgpanels I can think of is that whoever created Eepanels stopped updating it and asked Kagaro (author of kgpanels) to continue to update the addon. If you want an addon just like Eepanels, get Kgpanels! If you want a confirmation of Eepanels being outdated, find one of Sipefree's addon videos. I'm pretty sure he talks about kgpanels.

[therawrawr]

Yeah go to the interface folder and right click and select New: Folder and create a new Textures folder. All I can do with this addon is create simple boxes to make your UI look nice. If you want to go more into detail go to cychow's videos :D. I've posted the simple steps in my previous comments. Hope that helped!

[Ekabz]

Anyone know how this was recorded. According to the video it was recorded using an in-game addon, but I don't know of any.

Thanks!

[Varithorn]

It's only availible to macs, that might be your problem.

[therawrawr]

My guess is fraps which is an game recorder. Try looking that up. You can torrent it off isohunt or buy the full version. Hope that helped.

[therawrawr]

Wow around 6k views! Thanks a lot guys!

[baron226]

nice ... thx alot

[Drjackson4life]

how can i make it as a 512x512 or 256x256? im using gimp if u know how to make it as that size on gimp plz tell me

[therawrawr]

when the gimp2 program opens go to the middle box and hit file then new. then it directs u to a clean sheet of paper and u can customize the dementions from there. hope that helped. ill put a vid on it.

[Drjackson4life]

ok i think i get it now here we go. correct me if im wrong.

1: DL gimp or photoshop

2: create photo save as a .tga type file

3: sned to my textures interface.

4: open wow

5:open kgpanels

6: and type in the photos folder adress like file\fielfile\fiel\file is that right?!?!?

[therawrawr]

yea make sure to create the photo as a 256X256 or 512X512 photo etc. first time i tried it out it went well for me :). basically this tutorial is for after step 5 on ur comments. from there on just do pretty much what Kagaro does in the vid. gl ;)

[XShadowlessXTestify]

to get rid of the normal wow interface, so i can make mine, would i go and unpack an custom interface addon, u know the ones where u can move these bars around at your will?

[therawrawr]

I think I know what you mean. Bartender 4 is the addon where u can move around action bars. i use that addon. maybe ill make a vid with all my addons. hehe theres another addon just like it forget what it's called but yea those addons are great.

[therawrawr]

You have to create a new folder in ur Interface Folder called "interface". this is where you drag in your custom made pictures. you can use photoshop or gimp(free photo editing software) to create an image to put into wow. the picture has to be either 128X128, 256X256, or 512X512. you save the picture and at the end do .tga and save picture. Drag that picture into interface folder. Then as the Tutorial does use \\ so seperate the folders until u get to interface\\example.tga

[dipwadincorperated]

Still confused about the basics of this addon, where did the picture come from?

[therawrawr]

edit* you have to create a new folder called "textures" in your wow interface folder. sorry didnt proof read until it was posted. to configure the page do /kgpanels config. that should get you to the main screen. from there its easy with the tutorial.