AbstractUI v12.0.5.27 Release Notes

🎨 Skinning System Overhaul

New Per-Frame Skinning Controls

• Granular Control: Individual toggle switches for each Blizzard frame
• 20 Skinnable Frames: Character, Spellbook, Talents, Professions, Collections, Achievements, Encounter Journal, Friends, Communities, Guild, PVP, LFG, Quest, Gossip, Dialog, Merchant, Mail, Trade, Game Menu, Settings
• Progress Indicators: All incomplete skins clearly marked as "(IN PROGRESS)" in settings
• Framework API: Centralized AbstractUI.SkinFramework for consistent skinning across all frames

Completed Skins

• ✅ Character Frame: Fully functional with equipment slots, stats, and titles

Work in Progress (Placeholder Files Created)

• 🚧 Spellbook
• 🚧 Talents / Specialization
• 🚧 Professions
• 🚧 Collections (Mounts, Pets, Toys, Transmog)
• 🚧 Achievements
• 🚧 Encounter Journal
• 🚧 Friends List
• 🚧 Communities / Groups
• 🚧 Guild Panel
• 🚧 PvP Panel
• 🚧 LFG (Dungeon Finder)
• 🚧 Quest Frame
• 🚧 NPC Dialog
• 🚧 Player Choice Dialog
• 🚧 Merchant / Vendor
• 🚧 Mailbox
• 🚧 Trade Window
• 🚧 Game Menu
• 🚧 Settings Panel

🐛 Bug Fixes

Critical Fixes

• Fixed: ADDON_ACTION_BLOCKED error in GroupManager module
  • Issue: Protected frame security violation when calling Hide() on CompactRaidFrameManager
  • Solution: Replaced OnShow hook with UnregisterAllEvents() approach

Code Quality

• Fixed: All new skin modules now use proper LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):GetAddon("AbstractUI") pattern
• Improved: Frame skin detection uses OnShow hooks for proper timing
• Refactored: Centralized skinning utilities in AbstractUI.SkinFramework API

📁 File Organization

New Files

• Skins/CharacterPane.lua - Complete character frame skin
• Skins/SpellBookFrame.lua - Spellbook placeholder
• Skins/TalentsFrame.lua - Talents placeholder
• Skins/ProfessionsFrame.lua - Professions placeholder
• Skins/CollectionsJournal.lua - Collections placeholder
• Skins/AchievementFrame.lua - Achievements placeholder
• Skins/EncounterJournal.lua - Encounter Journal placeholder
• Skins/FriendsFrame.lua - Friends placeholder
• Skins/CommunitiesFrame.lua - Communities placeholder
• Skins/GuildFrame.lua - Guild placeholder
• Skins/PVPUIFrame.lua - PvP placeholder
• Skins/LFG.lua - LFG placeholder (renamed from PVEFrame)
• Skins/QuestFrame.lua - Quest placeholder
• Skins/GossipFrame.lua - NPC Dialog placeholder
• Skins/DialogFrame.lua - Player Choice placeholder
• Skins/MerchantFrame.lua - Merchant placeholder
• Skins/MailFrame.lua - Mail placeholder
• Skins/TradeFrame.lua - Trade placeholder
• Skins/GameMenuFrame.lua - Game Menu placeholder
• Skins/SettingsPanel.lua - Settings placeholder
• Skins/README.md - Developer documentation for skinning framework

Updated Files

• Modules/Skins.lua - Refactored with SkinFramework API and per-frame controls
• Modules/GroupManager.lua - Fixed protected frame security issue
• AbstractUI.toc - Added all new skin files to load order

🔧 Developer Notes

SkinFramework API

New centralized utilities for skin developers:

• SkinFramework:IsFrameEnabled(frameName) - Check if frame skinning is enabled
• SkinFramework:GetThemeColors() - Get current theme color palette
• SkinFramework:GetColorPalette() - Access ColorPalette module
• SkinFramework:GetFontKit() - Access FontKit module
• SkinFramework:ApplyBackdrop(frame, colors) - Apply themed backdrop
• SkinFramework:StripTextures(frame) - Remove Blizzard textures

Best Practices

• Use LibStub("AceAddon-3.0"):GetAddon("AbstractUI") to access addon
• Hook frame OnShow events for proper initialization timing
• Check SkinFramework:IsFrameEnabled() before applying skins
• See Skins/README.md for detailed developer guide

🚀 Future Plans

• Complete implementations for all 19 placeholder skins
• Add per-element customization (fonts, colors, borders per frame)
• Improve skin preview/testing tools
• Add import/export for skin configurations

Installation: Copy to World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\AbstractUI\
Support: Report issues on GitHub or Discord
Compatibility: WoW 12.0.5 (The War Within)