You've been asking for it for a while now, authors, and Dolby has finally had the time to implement it:
You can now set the display order of the images. Thumbnails will be selected by either the lowest display order number or the earliest image date if there is no display order set.
Okay guys, some of you have volunteered to help before, and we now feel we are in a position where we are ready to accept it. So, this is a call for some volunteers. We are only looking for a couple (we think) but we will have to evaluate it as it goes. This is what we are looking for:
1) A couple people to help with the actual programming of Minion, most specifically people that can help with bug fixes and/or improvement of heuristics. They will need to have the following;
- java programming experience (familiarity with OSGi a plus, but not required)
- strong backround in Object Oriented techniques, including typical design patterns
- familiarity with version control systems
2) Someone to help keep an eye on the bug tracker - confirming issues, marking reports as duplicates, handling feedback, etc.
If you have the time, interest and knowledge to be able to help, please post your interest here.
We are happy to announce that our baby MMOUI Minions were born a little while ago and, although they still need a bit more training before they are fully housebroken*, are now big enough to be adopted!
MMOUI Minion: A free, eager-to-please little monster lackey of your own, with enough sense to stick to orders! Minion can handle all the 'work' assigned, letting you get back to the 'serious business' of playing your game sooner. Not only that, it's able to learn how to work with other sites that you use if they've set up Minion-training programs of their own.
From AddOns and News to Database Submissions and more, Minion is happy to serve!
If you are interesting in writing modules for Minion, please see this forum for the API and general dev discussion.
Please note: Since this is a Beta release, we fully expect that there will be some bugs and you should too. This is not a finished product. Please be prepared to deal with the possibility of problems, or wait until we release the finished version. Be sure to make a backup of your AddOn and WTF folders before running Minion.
*Housebroken: Trained to act and behave appropriately indoors, much like a puppy.
[Edit]: I have moved all the off-topic (WM) posts to the appropriate thread. This thread is for discussion of Minion. If you want to go on a rant about other things, do so in the proper thread(s)/forum(s). I moved the existing ones into this thread, but any future posts that don't belong in this thread will be deleted outright.
As most of you are aware we have been working on a new project, Minion. Now that we have the API pretty much finished, we would like to extend an invitation to you to write a module for it for your site.
1. Modules? What do you mean, modules?
The way it has been written, anyone who wants to write a module for Minion to allow it to add functionality for their site will be able to do so. This means that there could be a module for it to work for Wowhead. Or Wowdb. Or for an author's personal site such as Norganna's. Or for Curse. Or wowui.incgamers. Or ….
2. Why would I want to write a module for it?
As we all know, end users want a single application to handle all of their AddOn updates, their uploads to the various Database sites, etc. Minion makes that request of users a real possibility.
3. How is it fair to me?
If you choose to write a module for it, you will be able show your own ads, as well as respect any site Premium/Non-Premiun membership controls you wish whenever a user is on the tab for your module.
4. What types of modules can be made?
• Modules that update addons from any site
• Modules that upload data to a site (such as for datamining addons)
• Modules that provide a new way to extract addons (such as for the RAR format, etc.)
• Modules that present news information to the user (such as blue trackers, economy status, or anything else you think the user might want to know)
If you have any other ideas of types of modules that might be useful, please feel free to request an API for it. We're always open to ideas and willing to work with you.
The three things you will need to get started are:
We have created a Minion Dev Discussion forum so you can get help creating your module, ask questions, report bugs, make suggestions, etc.
Also, fyi, we have already been in touch with Norganna's team (Auctioneer, Gatherer, Enchantrix), Kaelten at WowAce, NeT at Curse, Rushster at wowui.incgamers, etc. telling them about Minion's module system and inviting them to write modules for their sites if they wish.
[Edit]: As I mentioned, I've been speaking with people on other sites about the possibility of them writing modules for it. I got a response from Rushster:
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Originally Posted by Rushster
Thanks for the heads-up. Very cool idea on Minion, like it alot .
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That sounds great and I know we will defintely check it out. It' a great first step to a unversal updater for all Wow users.
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Anyway, great work on that and I will get [incgamer staff member] here to check it out, < snip > it would be cool to work with WoWI and create a univeral updater to work on both sites.
I'd like to officially welcome Tristanian to the team. He's a long time member of the site and is frequently found to be helping the community. We thought we'd go ahead and make it official.
Condolen, errr, congratulations Tristanian, and thank you.
We are happy to announce that our new AddOn updater, MMOUI Minion, is almost ready for open beta testing! We are really excited about it and we think you will be too!
We’ve put together a little FAQ for you, along with a couple screenshots for you to look at:
1. Why is it called Minion?
Because, like a good Minion, it does what you tell it to do and takes care of all the work for you.
2. What Operating Systems will it work on?
It will work on Windows, Mac and Linux
3. Will the beta test for it be public?
Yes, the beta test will be public.
4. How long until it is ready for beta testing?
Our target date for the initial open beta testing is 17 May. This may change but it is what we are aiming for.
5. Will it auto update on me?
There is an option for you to have it auto-update your AddOns for you, but this option is off by default.
6. Is there a “premium” version?
Sort of. There will be one version of it for everyone. The only difference that users will see right now is that if a user is a Premium Member on our sites, then whenever they are on one of our modules (more about those down further) they won’t see ads on the updater. If they aren’t a Premium Member on our sites, there will be one 300x250 ad block in the lower right corner that they will see.
7. This means it isn’t “crippled” in any way?
That is correct. There will be an “Update all” button that will work for everyone, whether you are a Premium Member on our sites or not. There won’t be any throttling of download speed if you aren't a Premium Member. The only difference right now will be whether or not there are ads showing when on our tabs.
Please note: this only applies to MMOUI/Zam site modules. If other sites write modules for it, they may choose to disable Update All buttons or throttle download speed or such, at their own discretion.
8. Will there be a way to ignore a mod?
Yes. There is going to be a right-click menu on the updater that will allow you to ignore a mod always (ie you normally get it from another site and you don’t want it to download from our site), or ignore it just once (ie normally you update it from our site, but you don’t want to this one time, for whatever reason)
9. What about getting more info on a mod, like the change log or description?
This will be another option on the right-click menu.
10. And author donation requests?
Any author who has donation requests enabled on the site will also have those donation requests showing on the updater.
11. Will I be able to search your site and install addons directly from the program?
Yes you will. You can see in the screenshots that there is a search box. You will be able to put terms in there and another box will pop up with suggested addons based on the terms you used and will show you the authors' descriptions of them. (You can see it in the screenshots).
12. Will it datamine the way some other clients do?
No, it will not datamine on its own. Please note, however, that other sites (like Wowhead, Zam, wowdb, etc.) may choose to write modules for it that you will have the option of installing so you can upload your data to them using the same program.
13. Modules? What do you mean, modules?
The way it is being written, anyone who wants to write a module for it to allow it to add functionality for their site will be able to do so. This means that there could be a module for it to work for Curse. Or one for wowui.incgamers. Or Wowhead, or ….
14. Don't I have to worry about modules being keyloggers?
While you should always be concerned about your security, Minion provides something known as a "Security Manager" which oversees the operation of all modules. Modules cannot do many high-security things, and must declare to the user two things:
The files and folders which the module will try to access, and
The sites to which the module will try to connect
Any time this changes, you will be notified and must approve it. This way, you always know the limits on what the module will do. If the module ever tries to do something it's not allowed to do, it will be blocked forcibly.
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15. Can we get a look at the API we’ll need to use to write these modules?
Yes you can, Shirik has posted the alpha version of the API here.
16. What does it look like so far?
(Click thumbnails to see full images. First one is the Windows version, second is the Mac/Linux version.)
For more information and to discuss Minion, please go to this forum.
Author Credit is given on a simple basis. We credit the person who sends the mod in, and says "I wrote this" if you see your work here, and its credited to someone else contact us first using the link at the bottom of the site. Please remember more than one person can make the same mod.
Pending their acceptance, congratulations to:
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As most of you are aware we have been working on a new project, Minion. Now that we have the API pretty much finished, we would like to extend an invitation to you to write a module for it for your site.
