MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) Adds a note system to the WorldMap helping you keep track of interesting locations . MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) also provides a Plugin interface for other AddOns to take advantage of the note making ability . AlphaMap ( Fans Update ) uses this interface to allow Note creation on AlphaMap Maps of Instances , BattleGrounds , and World Boss Maps . This version of MapNotes comes with in - built support for creation of notes on Atlas maps , also using this Plugin interface . For these purposes MapNotes offers the following main functions : 1 . Marking notes on the WorldMap 2 . Showing notes on the MiniMap ( see MiniNotes ) 3 . Allows any other AddOn to use MapNotes note creation ability to mark notes on frames within their own AddOn : - Marking notes on AlphaMap ( Fan ' s Update ) maps - Marking notes on Atlas maps " / tloc " can be used to toggle this AddOns minimap coordinates instead of Thottbot ' s minimap coordinates . NOTE : PLEASE use " / mn - tloc xx , yy " to place a Thottbot marker on the map . " / tloc " ONLY toggles Minimap Coordinates . Should be compatible with both Cartographer and MetaMap , although you may no longer be able to create notes on the map with the in - built functionality provided by those AddOns - only with the functionality provided by MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) . Download . http : / / cosmosui . org / addons . php Plugins / Links . Utility for quickly entering notes where x , y coordinates are known : QuickMapNotes http : / / www . curse . com / downloads / details / 7266 / Skinning AddOns that change the default Icons / TooltipColours used by MapNotes : Neptunia ' s MapNotes Skin http : / / www . curse . com / downloads / details / 6544 / Baloor ' s MapNotesIcons http : / / www . wowinterface . com / downloads / info6952 - MapNotesIcons _ baloor . html Installation . Download the latest version and extract the archive in your " World Of Warcraft " folder . Fast Note Creation / Editing / Deletion . - < Control > + < Alt > + Right - click on a MAP / FRAME to create a Quicknote at that point - < Control > + < Alt > + Right - click on a NOTE to quickly go to the note Editing Frame - < Control > + < Alt > + Left - clicking to drag NOTES to new positions - < Alt > + Right - click on a NOTE to toggle it as a Minimap note - < Alt > + < Shift > + DOUBLE Right - click on a note to quickly delete it . First Steps . http : / / img24 . exs . cx / img24 / 8453 / click3 . jpg < Control > - Right Click ( On The Map ) . Note : There are some slight differences between the original MapNotes and MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) , but the pictures and instructions displayed in this section are virtually identical Left clicking on the map ( or the player icon ) opens the Map Notes menu ( see picture above - Nr 1 ) , if the click has not implied a zone change . In this menu you will find 4 different buttons : Move The Mouse Over A Note . Move the mouse over a note to see the tooltip with the information you entered . Right Click ( On A Note ) . Right clicking on a note opens the other Map Notes menu ( see picture above - Nr 2 ) . Right clicking anywhere else results in zooming out . Here you will find the following buttons : Edit Menu . http : / / img122 . exs . cx / img122 / 7923 / edit1 . jpg With this menu you can create new notes and edit existing notes . Options Menu . http : / / img122 . exs . cx / img122 / 8360 / options . jpg NOTE : MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) Also includes sliders on the Options frame for controlling : Frame Size MapNote Icon Size MapNote Alpha Setting MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) also shows check boxes for displaying Player / Cursor coordinates on the Minimap and / or the World Map . MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) can also be used to automatically create Landmark notes on maps to denote POIs - this is based on old Magellan functionality . Here you can adjust how Map Notes behaves in different situations . How To Use The MiniNotes . http : / / img122 . exs . cx / img122 / 5038 / mininote . jpg A MiniNote is a note placed on the minimap ( see picture above ) . Moving the mouse over the MiniNote shows the title of the note . MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) allows the User to set multiple notes as Mininotes : D Send Notes To Other Players . http : / / img122 . exs . cx / img122 / 5454 / send _ cosmos . jpg After clicking " Send Note " in the Map Notes Menu the Send Menu ( see picture above ) will show up . Slash Commands . / mapnote OR / mapnotes OR / mn Use without any other parameters to see which version of MapNotes is installed , and access the list of available Slash Commands . Otherwise can be used to insert a Map Note by a slash command ( which you can create in the Send Menu ) , for example , to put a note at the Entrance of Stormwind City on the map Elwynn Forest : NOTE : The above would all be on one line Description of the identifiers : k < # > - Key based on the map name from GetMapInfo ( ) prefixed by " WM " ( English name on all clients - never localized ) Varies for other AddOns using the Plugin functionality x < # > - X coordinate , based on the GetPlayerMapPosition ( ) function y < # > - Y coordinate , based on the GetPlayerMapPosition ( ) function t < text > - Title for the MapNote i1 < text > - first line of text displayed under the Title in the MapNote ( Info 1 ) i2 < text > - second line of text displayed under the Title in the MapNote ( Info 2 ) cr < text > - Creator of the MapNote i < # > - icon to use for the MapNote , AddOns / MapNotes / POIIcons / Icon # . tga tf < # > - color of the Title , AddOns / MapNotes / POIIcons / Color # . tga i1f < # > - color of the Info 1 line ( colors as above ) i1f < # > - color of the Info 2 line ( colors as above ) mn < 1 > - ( optional ) If included , then a value of 1 will set the note as a mininote also . Any other value and the note will NOT be set as a mininote . / mn - allow OR / mn - a Allows you to receive the next note , even if you have disabled receiving in the options . If invoked with no parameters , it will toggle the current state . / mn - nextmini Shows the next note created ( using any method ) as a MiniNote and also puts it on the WorldMap . If invoked with no parameters , it will toggle the current state . / mn - minionly Like the previous command , but doesn ' t put the note on the WorldMap . / mn - minioff Turns the MiniNote off . / mn - tloc tbX , tbY Sets a " Thottbot location " on the map . Use it with no arguments to toggle it off . See the Section on Formatting of X , Y Coordinates / mn - q [ icon ] [ name ] Adds a note at your current location , icon and name are optional ( icon any number from 0 to 9 , AddOns / MapNotes / POIIcons / Icon # . tga ) If no [ name ] is passed , then the Note will be named based on the MiniMap Text , and the second / third lines will be populated with more zone information and / or the default QuickNote text . / mn - qtloc xx , yy [ icon ] [ name ] See the Section on Formatting of X , Y Coordinates Adds a note on the map you are currently on at the given Thottbot location , icon and name are optional ( icon any number from 0 to 9 ) AddOns / MapNotes / POIIcons / Icon # . tga ) NEW SLASH COMMANDS IN MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) / mn - s [ search text ] If you want to search for a note , to see if one exists , or where it is , then you can use this command , and MapNotes will print out a report in the chat window , displaying the names of all maps which have a note containing that text / mn - hl [ note name ] If you have lots of notes and want to clearly identify a single one on a map , or if you want a certain note to remain highlighted , then use this command and they will be displayed with a green circle around them . If there are several notes with that name or containing that text , then they will ALL be highlighted . The note name does not have to be case sensitive , and doesn ' t have to be an exact match - all notes containing the [ note name ] text will be highlighted . If the EXACT NAME is specified ( not case - sensitive ) , the note will also be marked as a MiniNote on the Minimap / mn - mapc Toggle the display of Player and Cursor Coordinates on the World Map Control - Left - Click and drag the coordinates to move them to a different position on the World Map if you are not happy with the default . / mn - minic Toggle the display of Player coordinates below the Minimap . / mn - t [ icon ] [ name ] Creates a quicknote at the Player ' s current location if the Player has no target . If the Player does have a target , then it will create a note for that target at the Player ' s current location , icon and name are optional ( icon any number from 0 to 9 , AddOns / MapNotes / POIIcons / Icon # . tga ) / mn - m Creates a note for the Player ' s target at the Player ' s current location . OR Merges the details for the Player ' s current target in to a Map Note that has already been created at the Player ' s current location . MUST have targeted a Player / NPC / Mob for this to work . / mn - scale [ 0 . 5 - 1 . 5 ] The size of MapNotes Menus and Frames are now fixed no matter what the scale of the World Map or other AddOn Map being used . This command can be used to change the default size of MapNotes Menus and Frames if the user finds it too small or large . The default value is 0 . 7 Therefore " / mn - scale 1 . 0 " will make the Menus and Frames appear larger than they do by default . / mn - undelete Undeletes the last deleted MapNote IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE IMPORT FUNCTIONS BELOW All of the functions below are mainly designed for people who have just installed MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) . If you have been using this version of MapNotes for some time already , and have your own notes , then these functions may overwrite your existing notes . YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED . / MapNotes _ Import _ MetaMap If you want to move from MetaMapNotes to MapNotes , then log in to the game with both AddOns enabled , use the above command , after which you will receive notification in the chat window on how many notes have been imported ; Then log out , and disable MetaMap . Don ' t try to use MapNotes at the same time as MetaMap for any other purposes , as the results may be unpredictable / MapNotes _ Import _ AlphaMap If you have AlphaMap installed , and want to convert the in - built Instance and World Boss notes in to MapNotes notes , then use the above command , and you will see a message in the chat window informing you of how many notes have been imported in to MapNotes . This does NOT import Battleground notes by default , as AlphaMap ' s in built Battleground functionality works best without MapNotes overlaying the BG Objectives . NOTE : You don ' t have to import notes from AlphaMap , to make MapNotes on AlphaMap Instance / Battleground / WorldBoss maps . You can create any notes you like manually . / MapNotes _ Import _ AlphaMapBG As mentioned above , the basic " / MapNotes _ Import _ AlphaMap " command does not import Battleground notes by default . If you do want to import AlphaMap Battlegournd map notes , then use this command to do so . / MapNotes _ Import _ CTMapMod If you want to move from using CTMapMod to MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) , then log in to the game with both AddOns enabled , use the above command , after which you will receive notification in the chat window on how many notes have been imported ; Then log out , and disable CTMapMod . Formatting of X , Y Coordinates . The following formatting options apply to the " / mn - tloc xx , yy " and " / mn - qtloc xx , yy " commands . X and Y are in " Thottbot coordinates " which can be represented as follows : So basic formatting is " x , y " e . g . " 5 , 90 " OR " 55 , 49 " OR " 75 , 74 " MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) is quite forgiving about how coordinates are passed however , and you can use a space instead of a comma , or one or more spaces without a comma e . g . " 5 , 90 " OR " 5 , 90 " OR " 5 , 90 " MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) also allows for x and y coordinates containing decimal points . e . g . " 26 . 2443 , 39 . 988 " OR " 26 , 39 . 0 " OR " 25 . 0 0 . 9 " Since v3 . 30 . 20003 , any non - numeric characters can be used as a separator e . g . " 29 - 50 " OR " 29x50 . 5 " Can now use the decimal point as a separator between the x and y coordinates e . g . " 5 . 90 " NOTE : if using the decimal point as a separator between the x and y coordinates , then it is advisable to NOT use x and y coordinates that also contain decimal points - if you must use decimal points in the coordinates AND as a separator , then you should use a decimal point in BOTH the x and y coordinates For Example : " / mn - tloc 10 . 50 . 90 . 0 " will be correctly located at ' 10 . 5 , 90 . 0 ' BUT if passed " / mn - tloc 10 . 50 . 90 " then there ' s no way for MapNotes to know if you mean 10 . 5 , 90 or 10 , 50 . 9 Dependencies . NO Mandatory Dependencies - can be used as a stand alone AddOn . Map Notes is optionally dependent on Cosmos . It uses Cosmos for one of the send options . Counter Dependency : If you are using CTMod you will need to disable or delete CT _ Mod ' s MapMod to use Map Notes . MapMod overrides it . Key Bindings . QuickNote / TargetNote Creates a quicknote at the Player ' s current location if the Player has no target . If the Player does have a target , then it will create a note for that target at the Player ' s current location . - OR CLICK MINIMAP COORDINATES - If you are NOT targeting anything , then ALT - Left - Click on the Minimap Coordinates to create a QuickNote . If you are targeting something , then ALT - Left - Click to create a Target note with details about the current target at the PLAYER ' S current location - you will be warned if you are too near to an existing note to create a new note . TargetNote / MergeNote Creates a note for the Player ' s target at the Player ' s current location . OR Merges the details for the Player ' s current target in to a Map Note that has already been created at the Player ' s current location . MUST have targeted a Player / NPC / Mob for this to work . - OR CLICK MINIMAP COORDINATES - If you are targeting something , then you may also ALT - Right - Click on the Minimap Coordinates if you wish to create a note for your Target at the PLAYER ' S current location . However , if a MapNote already exists at Player ' s location , then the details will be merged with the existing note . FAQ . MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) was developed from a different version of MapNotes to the one previously found in Cosmos , and has some important differences that people should be aware of ; Also some extra functionality that has been added that they should know about . One thing that people should be aware of is that this version of MapNotes has changed the Keying system for notes , and no longer uses the Continent / Zone as a heading under which to save them . Your MapNotes should be automatically converted the first time you log in . This means that you can ' t use older versions of Magellan for example , which will still try to create MapNotes under the old Continent / Zone system , and you won ' t be able to send / receive notes with players using older versions of MapNotes . NOTE : This version of MapNotes includes Magellan functionality via a new checkbox on the Options frame . Q01 - How do I make notes on the map now ? A01 - < Control > - < Right Click > on the World Map to show the MapNotes menu from where you can Create a new note , or access the Options menu , etc . ( The traditional methods of note creation via slash commands , or receiving from other users still work - note that you can only send / receive notes with other users of MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) , and NOT to users of other versions of MapNotes . ) Q02 - The MapNotes in game help shows Slash Commands such as ' / mn - q ' , etc . Can I still use the slash commands I ' m used to such as ' / quicknote ' ? A02 - Yes . I have introduced a new set of slash commands that I consider to be more consistent , but the legacy Slash commands are still available . If you need help on the Slash commands in game , I have added some Help messages - just type ' / mn ' on its own to see what version of MapNotes you are playing with , and what commands are available . New slash commands all follow the form ' / mn [ - switch ] [ parameters , . . . ] ' But you can still use ' / mn [ MapNote ] ' to create a new note - see the Readme . txt file for details on how to format a [ Mapnote ] in order to create one from the command line . Q03 - Can I still use ' / tloc ' to show coordinates under the Minimap ? A03 - ' / tloc ' can still be used to toggle the display of coordinates under the minimap . There are NO other dependancies apart from MapNotes itself , and this command will display MapNotes ' own coordinates whether or not you have Thottbott installed . ' / tloc ' is basically identical to the new ' / mn - minic ' command for toggling minimap coordinates . Q04 - Can I still use ' / tloc xx , yy ' to place a Thottbott marker on the World Map ? A04 - No . Use either ' / mn - tloc xx , yy ' or ' / mntloc xx , yy ' . There are various reasons for why I separated the toggling of Minimap coordinates from the creation of a Thottbott Note - see separate posting for details . Q05 - Is there a way to quickly create a note at my Players current location while I play ? A05 - MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) provides several methods for the creation of Quicknotes : 1 . ) the original Slash command functionality ; ' / mn - q ' OR ' / quicknote ' 2 . ) NEW slash command ' / mn - t ' will create a MapNote at the Players current location if you have nothing Targeted . However , if you do have a target , then ' / mn - t ' will create a MapNote with details of your Target at the PLAYER ' S current location . If you are too near to an existing MapNote , then you will be warned that no MapNote can be created . 3 . ) NEW slash command ' / mn - m ' will also create a MapNote based on the player ' s current Target , at the PLAYER ' S current location . However , if the player is too near an existing MapNote to create a new one , then the details of the current Target will be Merged with the existing MapNote . 4 . ) NEW Key - Binding added for the QuickNote / TargetNote ( ' / mn - t ' ) command ; And NEW Key - Binding added for the TargetNote / MergeNote ( ' / mn - m ' ) command also . 5 . ) < Alt > - Left - Clicking on the MapNotes Minimap Coordinates will also execute the QuickNote / TargetNote functionality . 6 . ) < Alt > - Right - Clicking on the MapNotes Minimap Coordinates will execute the TargetNote / MergeNote functionality . Q06 - The ' Turn Mininote Off ' button is no longer available when I bring up the ' Create New Note ' menu by < Control > - < Right Clicking > on the World Map . Also , when I type , ' / mininoteoff ' or ' / mn - minioff ' , the current Mininote does not disappear . What ' s going on ? A06 - MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) now allows you to use multiple MapNotes as Mininotes that you can track via the Minimap . You can still only use ONE Party Note OR ONE Thottbott marker - but you can turn on as many MapNotes as you like to use as Mininotes . This means that currently , the ' / mn - minioff ' command will only turn off Party / Thottbott Mininotes . Any mininote that is based on a permanent MapNote must be turned off by one of 2 methods : 1 . ) < Control > - < Alt > - < Left Click > on any Mininote on the Minimap to turn off that Mininote - this is probably the easies / quickest method . It will NOT delete the underlying MapNotes - just stop using it as a Mininote . 2 . ) Right - Click on the MapNote itself on the World Map , and choose the " Turn Mininote Off " option for that note . 3 . ) Delete the underlying MapNote - extreme but it works . Note : Yup , that ' s right , there is no global way to turn off ALL Mininotes at the moment - I didn ' t think it was necessary so far , as < Control > - < Alt > - < Left Clicking > the actual Mininotes on the Minimap is a quick easy way to turn them off . . . Q07 - Is there an easy way to adjust the position of a Note , other than deleting it , and re - creating it in a new location ? A07 - Map Notes can easily be moved to new locations by < Control > - < Alt > - Left - Click dragging with the Mouse . Q08 - Can MapNotes show Player / Cursor Coordinates on the WorldMap ? A08 - Use ' / mn - mapc ' to toggle display of Player / Cursor coordinates on the World Map . If you are not happy with the default location of the coordinates , you can < Control > - Click drag them to a different location , and they will remember where you drop them . Q09 - Can the < Alt > - Click method of line drawing be used again ? A09 - Yes . The toggling of lines between points by < Alt > - Left - Clicking each point has been fixed in this version . Q10 - I want to be able to make notes on Atlas Instance maps A10 - MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) comes with a Plugins Interface allowing it to make notes on Frames / Maps belonging to other AddOns . But the other AddOns need to use the MapNotes Interface . AlphaMap ( Fan ' s Update ) v2 . 62 . 11200 and later works with MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) so that you can create MapNotes on AlphaMap Battleground / Instance / WorldBoss maps in exactly the same way as you do on the WorldMap . MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) also comes with in - built support for the current version of Atlas , so that you can make MapNotes on any of the Atlas maps . Q11 - I want to use MapNotes ( Fan ' s Update ) to make notes on the Naxxramas Dungeon map in AlphaMap , but nothing happens when I < Control > - < Right Click > on AlphaMap ' s Naxxramas map ? A11 - Open up the Naxxramas map in AlphaMap ; Open up the AlphaMap Options frame ; Click on the first ' General ' Tab , and make sure that the " Enable Map Notes " check box is checked . Make sure this option is checked for any map where you want to be able to make MapNotes in AlphaMap .