ShowQuestItem fixes a Blizzard feature that shows quest objectives and related quest items on the screen. Quest items are shown on the screen, so we do not have to find them in our bags, and do not waste space adding them to action bars. However, we do not want the quest objectives and items to stay and clutter the screen forever, and we want a chance to show them again later if not visible for any reason.

FEATURES

-- Show the objectives after logging in, reloading or being AFK for awhile.

-- Show the objectives when first acquired from an NPC.

-- Show and update the objectives while questing.

-- Show the objectives again if it takes longer than a few minutes to complete quests.

-- Let the objectives time out and disappear in a few minutes if planning to do quests later.

-- Clear the display quickly and not show the objectives. After options are changed for whatever reason, some quests are not disappearing after a few minutes.

OF NOTE

The normal Blizzard interface options already have some of the features above, but can not do all of them.

INSTALLATION

Extract the ShowQuestItem folder inside the ZIP file, to your World of Warcraft interface addons directory, so that it ends up as,
...\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\ShowQuestItem

If the Interface or AddOns folders do not exist, you will need to make them first.

INSTRUCTIONS

-- Show help with,
/sqi

-- Enable the addon with,
/sqi option
and open the blizzard interface window
and disable Automatic Quest Tracking
and turn on Automatic Quest Progress Updates
and turn on Advanced Objectives Tracking
and turn on Disable Mouseover

-- Move the window that shows objectives so you can see it, usually to the right side of the screen. Follow the instructions provided by the blizzard game since not a feature of this addon. For a quick reference, move with,
/sqi option
and open the blizzard interface window
and turn off Disable Mouseover
and mouse over the window to see it
and right-click on the header at the top of the window
and select unlock window
and left-click on the header to drag it around
and turn on Disable Mouseover

-- Disable the addon by opening the blizzard interface window and turning everything off.

-- Run to display only quests that have items with,
/sqi scan

-- Run to display only quests that have objectives with,
/sqi scanall

-- Clear the display quickly and not show the objectives with,
/sqi clear

-- Run from any macro on your action bar for convenience.

-- Status or warnings are displayed in chat when running or setting up addon.

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Bugs:
* Not all quest items are displayed that are in bags, and only one item is shown per quest. This is a limitation due to Blizzard and not the addon. Continue to use those items from the bags or add them to an action bar.

To Do:
* Show all quest items from bags, usually dropped with loot from mobs.
* Add a minimap button to select options more easily.
* Enable the blizzard interface options automatically when first installed.
* Enable / disable addon more easily with one slash command.
* Move the objectives window more easily with one slash command.
* The watch frame, text and icons are local and hidden in tainted code. Upgrading with additional features requires everything rebuilt as a standalone addon without the blizzard interface.

ChangeLog:

Revision v3.1.0 (May 22, 2009)

* Updated TOC file for patch 3.1.0

Revision v3.1.0b (May 24, 2009)

* Minor bug fix, to scan all quests properly when quest log is full.
* New feature, option to quickly clear the display and show no quests.