Introduction :


This Azure Glass release brings you an updated and improved edition of the popular original skin Azure Glass, created by Enfield.

This is a full theme, but not a standalone one. This means you need to first download and install JRR before installing and enjoying the file downloadable on this page.

This Azure Glass release is declined into several profiles named "universal" "1x1", "1x2", "2x2", "3x2" and "Basic".
The only difference between these "profiles" is a different main toolbar, as shown below :


- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass *Universal*" allows you to freely place additional quickslot bars (1 to 5) in the same way than the lotro default skin does.
This is the only profile not requiring to manually edit the skindefinition.xml file to center the toolbar depending your display resolution.



- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass 1x1" allows you to freely stack one column of quickslot bars in the same way that the most of the skins does.



- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass 1x2" allows you to place 2 quickslot bars within the main toolbar frame. (The default one plus quickslot bar 1)



- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass 2x2" allows you to place 4 quickslot bars within the main toolbar frame. (The default one plus quickslot bars 1 to 3)



- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass 3x2" allows you to place 6 quickslot bars within the main toolbar frame. (The default one plus quickslot bars 1 to 5)



- The skin "_JRR Azure Glass *Basic*" allows you to freely stack 2 columns of quicklsot bars side by side.
As the other azure glass bars, it can display the small rune keeper's attunement bar.





For those who could wonder : The bags can be moved by their left side, at a few pixels of it.





Converting this add-on into a standalone release ? A kid's play !

This Azure Glass release is built as an add-on for JRR.
So, to enjoy it, you first need to download and install JRR, then the Azure Glass file downloadable on this page.
But if you think "I just want to use Azure Glass, I don't care the JRR other skins, I don't want to waste some space on my hard disk with all that crap..."
I answer you "There's no problem !" Indeed, each JRR skin is built as an add-on, so the whole JRR pack is modular !
In the facts, this means :
- Once JRR and Azure glass are installed on your computer, open the JRR main folder called "JRR V2", it is located there : "...Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/UI/skins/"
- Inside this "JRR V2" folder, delete all the folders present, except JRR CORE and @ AzureGlass @
- You're done !
You can go even deeper in the customization way by deleting, in the @ Azure Glass @ folder, the toolbar profiles folder(s) you don't want to display any more in the Lotro's skin choice menu !




Rune keeper's small attunement meter :

Azure Glass supports mini attunement display, within the main bar, in the same place than champion's fervor.



To enable this feature, open LotRO's option panel -> "UI settings" tab -> "Attunement panel size" (a select box a bit under the skin selection select box) -> set it to "small".






Install process :


- Step 0 : As a simple Addon, it requires you have JRR installed



- Step 1 : Download the file, then unpack it on your desktop.



- Step 2 : Do you know how many pixels is your LOTRO client's display width ? (if you play in full screen, it is the same width than your screen's resolution).

• If yes, you can jump to step 3

• If you ignore it, just open the option panel in LOTRO and select the first tab called "graphic" as shown on the picture below :

• If you play in fullscreen mode, note the corresponding width (the first of the two numbers).

• If you play in window mode, note the corresponding width (the first of the two numbers).

• If your width is 1920, Jump to step 4

- Step 3 : Your LOTRO display resolution IS NOT 1920 pixels width, so you need to manually edit the skindefinition.xml files present in the folder you unpacked,
within sub folders called _AzureGlass and 2x2 toolbar. There is 1 skindefinition.xml in each of those folders.

To edit a skindefinition.xml file, open it with Window's Notepad, or any else text editor.
Don't panic ! You'll just have to modify 1 number near the beginning of the text The needed explanations about what to do are displayed in the skindefinition file.



- Step 4 : Your skindefinition.xml files are set for a 1920X something resolution.

• Copy the "ui" folder in your "my computer" --> "my documents" --> "The Lord of the Rings Online" folder (beside your LOTRO sreenshots)

• Exit LOTRO client if it is running, then (re)launch LOTRO.

• Log on the character onto you want to apply the _JRR Azure**** profile. Select the theme from the panel menu --> UI Settings, as shown on the picture below.

* In order to be displayed at the correct position, it requires you have the toolbar's default size defined in the option panel, as follow :







Moving the UI skill bars to align it with toolbar slots :

A couple of people are unfamiliar with moving the UI bars to align with the skin and Caldric's directions are perfect for it:

To do so, once you replace the skin, you want to follow these steps:

1) Open your Option menu
2) Go to "UI Settings"
3) Go to "Quickslot Bars"
4) Select the Bar you wish to use (1-5)
5) On that Bar, check "Always Show" and make sure it's not docked
6) Add an Ability to that bar (for alignment purposes)
7) Use " Ctrl + * " or " Ctrl + \ " to unlock your UI
8) Drag the Quickslot Bar into the Bottom Bar graphic and align it
9) Lock your UI (" Ctrl + * " or " Ctrl + \ ") and you're ready to go !







Credits :


Azure Glass is a skin created by Enfield, updated by Stavro Mueller, by Arrakis, and now by Adra

All other credits detailed on JRR page.





Release notes :


Version v2.8b 05/15/2012
I forgot to re-design the 6th bag button in previous release, this is now fixed.

Version v2.8 05/14/2012
Reforged all toolbars to fit update 7 requirements.
Enhanced the code of "Basic" toolbar.
Reworked skirmish soldier vitals.
Requires JRR v2.8 (or above) installed.

Version v2.7b 04/28/2012
Added an "universal" toolbar profile. This 6th toolbar choice complete the wide range of toolbars I wished for Azure Glass.
Minor fixes on "Basic" toolbar.

Version v2.7 04/28/2012
Manual toolbar centering reintroduced due to a major issue with self centering toolbars (I dunno if it is fixable).
Some minor fixes and enhancements on every toolbars.
Added Azure Glass styled anniversary player vitals. (player only, not opponent)
Requires JRR v2.7 (or above) installed.

Version v2.6
Should fix all the crap introduced by the 5th anniversary update ^^

Version v2.5b
- I forgot to resize 3 pictures on v2.5, this is now fixed.

Version v2.5
- Some fixes for the Lotro's 5th anniversary happy UI breakings.

v2.4 self-centering-toolbar :
This release experiments an auto-centering code for the main bar.
No need to edit any more the skindefinition file !
It works fine (as far I tested) on mono-screen systems.
It fails on nvidia 3 screens systems (3d surround).
So it should also fail on AMD Eyefinity systems.
If you use a 3 screens system, install the first v2.4 release.

v2.4 :
- Added a new toolbar profile, the "JRR Azure Glass *Basic*".
I completely rebuilt this toolbar from an outdated edition of azure glass, by Corita.
- Same other enhancements than in JRR v2.4.
- Requires JRR v2.4 installed.

v2.2 :
Designed for Lotro update 6

v2.1.1 :
- Redesigned the 1x1 toolbar into a true short bar :

• XP meter length is divided by two (1 segment = 10%)

• Main quick-slots bar is positioned to perfectly match with the additional bars into their default locked position.

- Blue colored scrollbars and page previous/next buttons.

- Edited the Orthanc raid instance's big black Saruman ring.

• this ring is 30 % smaller

• each phase is clearly numbered (I, II, III...)

• Since the bottom of the image is blank, you even can Photoshop it to add strategical indications for each phase, as adds preferred kill order ^^

• The picture files are located in : My documents -> The lords of the rings online -> UI -> skins -> JRR v2 -> JRR CORE -> Saruman

- Requires JRR v2.0 or above installed.

v2.1 :
- Reintroduced a reworked deed log panel plus a few minor improvements.
- Requires JRR v2.0 or above installed.

v2.0 :

- Major update
- Requires JRR v2.0 or above installed
- Require to delete JRR previous Azure Glass installation folder

v1.9 :
- Added a new toolbar profile : "1x1", an almost standard 12 slots quickslot toolbar ^^
- Added 3 panels : fellowship finder, plug-in manager, legendary items xp progress tracker (the missing icon will be fixed with the next JRR release).
- Reworked fervor pips bars and rune keeper's small attunement.
- Some other improvements.
- Require to delete JRR azure glass previous installation folder.

v1.8.1 :
-Adjusted main mail panel size, reworked mail backgrounds.
-Corrected the outdated picture (undersized) in quest log.
-Generated the missing player and opponent vitals for monster play and session play.
-Created a few other vitals.
- New trait panels (bard & skirmish)
- Require JRR v1.8.1 or above installed

v1.8b :
- Reworked the main toolbar : Now xp meter is dark blue, xp progress bar is grey, level text indication turned invisible (but the tooltip is still displayed when the mouse rolls over).
- Reworked deeply the character panel.

v1.8 Major update :
Level meter (xp bar) is now thiner.
New wallet (used JappMe Isengard elements)
New milestone panel (used a BGM 5 element).
A few other adjustments / improvements.
Require JRR v1.8 installed

v1.7b5 :
Some bug fixes, some improvements.

v1.7b4 :
Some design enhancements.

v1.7b3 :
Grabbed some elements from Azure Glass by Arrakis.
- Masked the crappy icons on character panel.
- Modified quest log, vitals, option panel and more...
- Generated backgrounds for character panel, vault and mail.
- Added the 1x2 toolbars profile.

v1.7b2 :
Added the 2x2 toolbars profile.

v1.7b :
- First release as JRR addon. Contains "only" the 3x2 toolbars skin.
- Requires JRR v1.7b installed.
- Removed the original deed log, legendary item advancement and minimap
- Added a lotro store button, fused with JRR's code to complete Azure's.
- Replaced the bugged rune keeper's attunement, replaced the dress-room,
- Generated (quickly and badly ^^) 3 missing icons (bio, pvp, wallet)
- Minor fixes, and more ...