Addon Spotlight: Align
by Sean Forsgren 
Feb 26th 2008 at 10:30AM
I have to admit that at first I was skeptical about the value of such a thing, but I have seen the light. This program has a minimal memory footprint, is simple to use and makes my sometimes-cluttered UI look so, well, dress-right-dress. Being an old Army sergeant, I can immediately appreciate the control I have over my add-on placement. Many of you eyeball your UI into what looks like order, but Align can be the decisive element in your battle for a centered Totemus sphere.
Activating and deactivating the grid is controlled by one easy command:
/align
To change the size of the grid squares, simply put in a value. An example would be "/align 64". These values round to the next multiple of 32 and stop at 256. A lower value produces larger grid squares, while a larger value creates smaller squares.
For players using add-ons that change the action bars or allow one to move the minimap, Align may just be the thing you've been looking for. One feature that I think would come in handy would be the option to snap UI elements to the grid, which would just tickle my controlling nature. Give this one a run around the block and let me know what your thoughts are!
Filed under: Tips, Tricks, Add-Ons, Features, AddOn Spotlight
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mirina Feb 26th 2008 10:57AM
Oh I'm definitely trying this one out...I'm OCD about my UI.
Borat Feb 26th 2008 11:04AM
Very nice, how much?
Azhural Feb 26th 2008 11:28AM
i use align ever since I saw
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/09/25/reader-ui-of-the-week-luminesce/
Zhalseran Feb 26th 2008 11:31AM
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Zhalseran Feb 26th 2008 11:42AM
What I meant to say was: I
Zhalseran Feb 26th 2008 12:27PM
..This post obviously doesn't like me
Chris Anthony Feb 26th 2008 12:57PM
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Tianalyrsil Feb 26th 2008 11:57AM
Ooooh. Definitely trying this out.
Matdredalia Feb 26th 2008 12:36PM
Sweet. Thanks for picking out a really unique and out of the box addon. I'd never have thought of this but I can immediately see the value. I have major UI OCD, so this is AWESOME for me.
Frostwolf Feb 26th 2008 2:23PM
yup simple mod that works wonders for spring cleaning your UI
tripdream Feb 28th 2008 5:04PM
ZOMG I've been wanting something like this for like FOREVER! I'm obsessive over my UI and it bothers me that things aren't aligned just right. I never thought I would see something like this. I'm gonna try it out when I play tonight. Then again, if I am trying this I probably won't be doing much playing :)
Kralnor May 15th 2008 1:01PM
Nice addon, would love it much more if it had a snap option though.