Changes: Map coordinates

Revision as of 20:44, 9 August 2007

Map coordinates are numerical references to locations on the WoW maps. You can display your coordinates with many AddOns. They are also called tloc, an abbreviation for "Thottbot location". It consists of a set of x/y coordinates, which is two numbers ranging from 0 to 100, representing a location on the current zone map.

0,0 represents the top left corner
100,0 represents the top right corner
0,100 represents the bottom left corner
100,100 represents the bottom right corner
50,50 is the exact center of the map

Cosmos users can show their current position under the minimap by typing /mntloc.
Various other AddOns are also capable of displaying your current tloc. Examples include:

Titan Panel
Map Notes

Checking coordinates without addons

Simply copy the following:

/script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))

Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Tada, your present coordinates for the zone will appear. This code can also be placed in a macro.

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 *[[Map Notes]]
+== Checking coordinates without addons ==
-== Coordinates [[macro]] ==
- /script SetMapToCurrentZone();
- local px, py = GetPlayerMapPosition("player");
- DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(string.format(
- "%s %.1f, %.1f %s",GetZoneText(), px*100,
- py*100, GetSubZoneText()));
-== Checking Coordinates without addons ==
 Simply copy the following:
- /script local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s: %d, %d",GetZoneText(),x*100,y*100))
+ /script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))
 Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Tada, your present coordinates for the zone will appear. This code can also be placed in a macro.