Patch 5.2.0/API changes

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This article covers the cumulative AddOn UI Customization and Macro API changes after WoW 5.0.5 through 5.2.0 for Mists of Pandaria (Mists/MoP). See API change summaries for a list of API change summaries for all patches.
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Important Notes

• As of 5/18/2013 the Blizzard WoW AddOn Kit is out of date. It is not representative of 5.2.0 or newer UI art and code.

Current Bugs

Issues found with Blizzard 5.2.0 level code. Some of these may have been issues in previous patches as well. This is basically just a place to docment bugs in the public Blizzard code.

Frame UI

• Interface/AddOns/Blizzard_GMChatUI.xml in 'GMChatFrame/GMChatTab'

  Contains two layer frames with same name, with one that inadvertantly references itself for layout. 'Background' and 'Artwork' contain a texture with the same name '$parentBG' with the latter one containing anchors referencing the same name, thus a circular reference. Works by load order luck.

• Interface/FrameXML/InspectTalenFrame.xml in 'InspectTalentFrame/Specialization'

  Contains bad alignment in '$parentSpecName' for 'justifyH="BOTTOM"' which is invalid.

• Interface/FrameXML/OverrideActionBar.xml in 'OverrideActionBar' in 5 places

  Uses level="BOARDER" for layer level. Should be 'BORDER'.

• Interface/FrameXML/ScrollOfResurrection.xml in 'ScrollOfResurrectionSelectionFrame/$parentCancelButton'

  Uses point="BOTTOMRIGHt". Should be point="BOTTOMRIGHT".

• Interface/AddOns/Blizzard_TalentUI/Blizzard_TalentUI.xml, Interface/FrameXML/LootFrame.xml, Interface/FrameXML/PVPFrame.xml

  Uses justifyV="CENTER". Should be justifyV="MIDDLE".

• Interface/FrameXML/AlertFrames.xml in 'LootWonAlertFrameTemplate'

  Has '<Anchor><Anchor point="CENTER"/></Anchor>'. Should be '<Anchors><Anchor point="CENTER"/></Anchors>'.

• Interface/FrameXML/UI.xsd in 'LayoutFrameType/Anchors/Anchor'

  Missing '<xs:attribute name="relativeKey" type="xs:string"/>'.

• Interface/FrameXML/MainMenuBarMicroButtons.xml in 'MicroButtonAlertTemplate'

  Uses topLevel="true". Should be toplevel="true".

• Interface/FrameXML/LootFrame.xml in 'BonusRollFrameTemplate/WhiteFade'

  Uses blendMode="ADD". Should be alphaMode="ADD".

• Interface/FrameXML/LootFrame.xml in 'BonusRollFrameTemplate/RollingFrame/LootSpinnerFinalText'

  Uses alpha="0".

• Interface/FrameXML/RaidFInder.xml in 'RaidFinderFrame/NoRaidsCover'

  Uses topLevel="true". Should be toplevel="true".