EQInterface Forums - Crashing when linking or looking at links...

07-07-2007, 02:41 AM	#1
blumbaz A Fire Beetle Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Crashing when linking or looking at links... I use the default old UI with the old spell icons. Its the only UI i've ever used! But with the new patch i crash when i try to look at items or links. Does anyone have a fix that will allowe me to still use my old UI, but with the new link window and old spell gems? Thanx for reading

07-07-2007, 03:58 AM	#2
Whatyoudoing A Bat Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Say to delete ur eq iteminvetory and move the one from defaul to it and should work ..

07-07-2007, 04:43 AM	#3
Dorvak A Treant Join Date: Jan 2003 Server: Prexus Posts: 20	Do you also have this problem when right-clicking an item in your inventory? It sounds like your UI isn't using the new ItemDisplay window. Hence, when you do something to open that window, your UI crashes. It seems like the patch should have downloaded the new version into Default Old as well as Default, but maybe not. Here's something you could try. Find your EverQuest UI files (possible location : C:\ProgramFiles\EverQuest\UIFiles...) and open the Default folder. Copy the file named EQUI_ItemDisplay to your currently used UI folder. The computer should prompt you as to whether you want to overwrite the old version. Tell it yes, then log in and see if it worked. If this is not happening from inventory, but only in links, then you've got some other weird link problem. Possibly database related?

07-07-2007, 05:14 AM	#4
blumbaz A Fire Beetle Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	If i copy EQUI_ItemDisplay.xml to my old UI folder, i lose my hotbutton on the left side (i get the new horizontal one instead), and i lose my old spell icons. So its more like Default UI now than Default_old. Any other ideas that will let me keep old spell icons and the old hotkey layout?

07-07-2007, 07:05 AM

Asedai

A Tundra Mammoth

Join Date: Jan 2003

Posts: 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by blumbaz

If i copy EQUI_ItemDisplay.xml to my old UI folder, i lose my hotbutton on the left side (i get the new horizontal one instead), and i lose my old spell icons.

So its more like Default UI now than Default_old.

Any other ideas that will let me keep old spell icons and the old hotkey layout?

Pasting the EQUI_ItemDisplay.xml to your custom UI folder will not alter your hotbuttons or any other aspect of your UI. You will retain your old hotkeys as well as your old spell icons. So /cheers!!

Last edited by Asedai : 07-07-2007 at 05:30 PM.

07-07-2007, 12:20 PM	#6
Kainpso A Bat Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	I feel your pain Your not alone, i am having this problem too. I am just waiting for darkrah to make a new one, I had this problem in the past after a patch and then downloaded his newest one and it was fixed. Hope hes still around.

07-07-2007, 01:19 PM

Kalley

A Gray Wolf

Join Date: Feb 2006

Server: cazic thule

Posts: 5

Quote:

Pasting the EQUI_ItemDisplay.xml

worked thank you

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07-07-2007, 04:49 PM	#8
SmileyFAAce_ Guest Posts: n/a	Crashing when linking or looking at links... hmm. This is to my attention due to the fact you like the old default Me too! There are alot of issues that may be involved ( I think ). Anyway, here are two links for you this may help you. 1a )http://www.eqinterface.com/download....php?s=&id=5191 1b) Haliken origional link http://www.eqinterface.com/download....php?s=&id=4612 2)http://www.eqinterface.com/download....php?s=&id=5188 Which is my UI. Feal free to remove any piece you wish out of my UI.. or check pieces I have already posted to add to yours .. maybe it will resolve your issues. I hope this helps you out in anyway . As always, Enjoy! SmileyFAAce_

07-07-2007, 08:10 PM	#9
Drakah Skinning Guru Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,076	If you do not update your UI, you will crash. 5 files were updated so just make sure you have those updated if they reside in your custom folder. __________________ Regards, Drakah shakahr.com *Remember...it is only a GAME*

07-07-2007, 10:13 PM	#10
calleagh A Gray Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 9	i cannot click on links either. i have downloaded the patch for egrasi serifix 10 which did stop me from going LD whenever i right clicked from inventory but i still cannot click item links. and...the only equi_itemdisplay.xml folders that i see are dated 9/16/06. i've looked in main eq folder as well as ui folders.

07-07-2007, 10:23 PM	#11
raidenelf A Ghoul Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16	Never copy files from Default folder to your custom UI folder there's simply no point in that other then creating more issues when new patch hits and those files are changed again, what you should do is remove xxxx.xml file that no longer works from your custom UI folder instead and EQ will automaticly load missing files from default folder.

07-08-2007, 12:22 AM	#12
calleagh A Gray Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 9	ok so deleting the file does nothing. i still go LD. any other suggestions?

07-08-2007, 04:49 AM	#13
Dorvak A Treant Join Date: Jan 2003 Server: Prexus Posts: 20	Hmm, if the EQUI_ItemDisplay.xml file in your default folder shows as last being modified sometime last year... that's very odd. Makes it sound like you didn't get the new one in the patch. Have you tried running a complete file check? Or maybe some other window in your UI is dependant on data from the old ItemDisplay window, though this doesn't seem likely? Thanks, Raidenelf for the reminder about not copying files that already exist in default into custom. Can't believe I suggested that as a fix.

07-08-2007, 11:52 AM	#14
Drakah Skinning Guru Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,076	Alot of times I hear people having issues like this even though they updated their ui folder... turns out they had 2 folders of everquest on their computer, and they were not updating the one the game pointed to. Just make sure that the eq game that you launch is indeed the correct location where EQ is being played from, making sure the default folder was actually updated, and use the default to see if you crash. If you still crash, and you are 200% positive you have the updated files, then it must be something else, especially if the uierrors.txt file doesnt give anything other than "warning" messages, which is normal.

07-08-2007, 01:22 PM	#15
Leluyen A Fire Beetle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	This thread caught my eye because I am having the exact same problem, but I have made a little more progress on it. I have determined that the reason for crashing is the new eqitemdisplay is not in the old ui. You can put it in the old ui, but if you try and load it, you will find yourself using a copy of the default. If you look closely on your screen you will see in red text something along the lines of "error, can't load, loading default instead". I checked my uierrors.txt and found this: [Sun Jul 08 11:17:52 2007] [Line:1695 Source:UIFiles\default_old\EQUI_GuildManagementWnd .xml] Schema error - Expecting valid ElementType StaticTintedBlendAnimation [Sun Jul 08 11:17:52 2007] Error reading XML. [Sun Jul 08 11:17:52 2007] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead. No idea what that file has to do with crashing, because it wasn't updated last patch. I went and copied the file over after getting a fresh dl from the patcher, and still received the error however, so I really don't know whats wrong here.