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Jim is a graduate of Syracuse University where he completed both his BSc and MSc in computer science. He is currently pursuing his DPhil in computer science at the University of Oxford, where he is also the teaching assistant for the Computing Laboratory. In his spare time, he enjoys rowing competitively for Worcester College and stabbing his friends in the back playing Munchkin.
Bryan McLemore has been a member of the UI community since early 2005. After creating KC_AutoRepair, he went on to co-found the Ace Project and WowAce.com as Kaelten alongside Brent Miller (Turan in the UI community). Following Brent’s official departure from WoW, Bryan found himself having to devote more and more time to WowAce and less to his addons; however, he refuses to give up on OneBag and KC_Items. When he actually manages to spend time playing World of Warcraft, he plays one of his many alts on the US server Whisperwind.
In the remainder of his free time, he is leading the development of Ace3 and working on plans for his addons, along with a few websites he would like to see developed. Bryan recently started a full-time career in web development and system administration when he moved to California with his wife and daughter. They currently live in San Francisco.
Matthew Orlando is the author of numerous addons for World of Warcraft, including BuyEmAll, CogsBar, and MacroTalk. He has been programming for 13 years and has been active in the addon community since early 2006. In addition to his extensive experience with Lua and the World of Warcraft API, he maintains “Cogwheel’s Complete Macro Guide,” the definitive source for information on writing macros for WoW.
Matthew currently resides in Sebastopol, California, with his wife, Juliella; their dog, Ari; and two cats, Ryo-ohki and Zoe. He works for Kistler Vineyards where his duties range from customer service and data entry to database programming and website development, and he plans to begin law school in mid-2008.
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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 Programming Within World of Warcraft.
Chapter 9 Anatomy of an Addon.
Chapter 10 Creating Frames in XML.
Chapter 11 Adding Behavior to XML Frames.
Chapter 12 Creating Your First Addon: CombatTracker.
Chapter 13 Using the World of Warcraft API.
Chapter 14 Building a Basic Addon with AddOn Studio.
Part III Advanced Addon Techniques.
Chapter 15 Using Templates Programmatically.
Chapter 16 Writing an Addon Without XML.
Chapter 17 Taking Action with Secure Templates.
Chapter 18 Creating Slash Commands.
Chapter 19 Altering Existing Behavior with Function Hooking.
Chapter 20 Creating Custom Graphics.
Chapter 21 Making Frames Move.
Chapter 22 Creating Scroll Frames.
Chapter 23 Creating Dropdown Menus.
Chapter 24 Tooltips.
Chapter 25 Using State Headers.
Chapter 26 Driving State Changes.
Chapter 27 Creating Unit Frames with Group Templates.
Part IV Reference.
Chapter 28 API Reference.
Chapter 29 API Categories.
Chapter 30 Events Reference.
Chapter 31 Widget Reference.
Part V Appendixes.
Appendix A Distributing Your Addon.
Appendix B Tracking History Using Version Control Systems.
Appendix C Best Practices.
Appendix D Avoiding Common Mistakes.
Appendix E Utilizing Addon Libraries.
Appendix F Author and Addon Communities.
Glossary.
Index.
