pfUI-DQB
pfUI-DQB is a lightweight customization addon for pfUI that enhances the appearance of Blizzard's Quest, Gossip, Quest Log and Book interfaces while keeping pfUI's original frame styling intact.
The project was created for OctoWoW / World of Warcraft Vanilla 1.12.1 and is designed specifically around the pfUI version maintained by brues.
pfUI-DQB does not replace pfUI.
It works as an additional customization layer on top of pfUI's existing Blizzard UI skins.
✨ Features
pfUI-DQB currently provides two modules:
💬 Dialogs & Quest Log
The Dialogs & Quest Log option controls:
- Gossip windows
- Quest windows
- Quest text
- Quest titles
- Quest objectives
- Quest rewards
- NPC names
- Gossip and quest option buttons
- Quest parchment backgrounds
- Quest scroll areas
- Quest reward item presentation
- Quest Log text and layout customizations
The original pfUI frame remains intact.
This means that when DQB is enabled:
- The pfUI frame is still used
- The pfUI frame styling is preserved
- The pfUI frame remains movable
- The pfUI buttons remain pfUI styled
- DQB only applies its additional visual customizations
📖 Books
The Books option controls Item Text interface.
It provides:
- Dark translucent book background
- White page text
- White page number
- pfUI styled navigation buttons
- pfUI styled scrollbar
- Preserved pfUI frame
- Removal of the original parchment appearance
The book frame itself continues to use pfUI's styling.
🎨 Visual Style
The main visual goal of pfUI-DQB is to replace Blizzard's original parchment-heavy appearance with a darker, cleaner presentation that fits naturally into pfUI.
Text
| Element | Color |
|---|---|
| Main text | White |
| Titles | Gold |
| Shadows | Black |
Background
Quest, Gossip and Book text areas use a:
Black / 10% alpha translucent background
instead of Blizzard's original parchment texture.
⚙️ Configuration
pfUI-DQB adds its own configuration section to the pfUI configuration interface:
DQB
│
├── Use pfUI Style: Dialogs & Quest Log
│
└── Use pfUI Style: Books
Each option can be enabled or disabled independently.
Dialogs & Quest Log
Controls:
gossipquest.lua
questlog.lua
Books
Controls:
itemtext.lua
Changes are applied after reloading the UI.
You can use:
/reload
or:
/rl
🔧 How It Works
pfUI-DQB is designed to work alongside pfUI rather than replacing its Blizzard skin files.
When DQB is disabled, pfUI behaves normally.
When a DQB option is enabled, the corresponding DQB module applies additional modifications to the already skinned pfUI interface.
Conceptually:
Blizzard UI
│
▼
pfUI
│
▼
pfUI-DQB
│
▼
Final Interface
This approach allows pfUI-DQB to preserve the existing pfUI frame structure while changing specific elements such as colors and parchment backgrounds.
📦 Installation
- Download the latest pfUI-DQB release.
- Extract the addon.
- Place the
pfUI-DQBfolder inside:
World of Warcraft/
└── Interface/
└── AddOns/
└── pfUI-DQB/
- Make sure pfUI is installed and enabled.
- Start the game.
- Open the pfUI configuration.
- Find the DQB section.
- Enable the desired options.
- Reload the UI.
⚠️ Compatibility
Supported pfUI
pfUI-DQB is developed specifically for:
pfUI by brues-code
Repository:
https://github.com/brues-code/pfUI
The target pfUI branch/version is the version used by OctoWoW and its ClassicAPI-based Vanilla environment.
The brues-code pfUI fork is specifically described as requiring ClassicAPI, which is relevant to the environment this addon was developed for.
Other pfUI versions
Compatibility with other pfUI forks, branches or versions is not guaranteed.
pfUI has multiple forks and versions, and its internal API and Blizzard skin implementation may differ between them.
Because pfUI-DQB works with pfUI's existing UI structures and API, changes to those structures may cause the addon to stop working correctly.
If you are using a different pfUI version, please test carefully.
🎮 Game Version
pfUI-DQB is developed for:
World of Warcraft Vanilla 1.12.1
and specifically for the OctoWoW environment.
The addon was developed and tested around the pfUI + ClassicAPI environment used by OctoWoW.
🧩 Requirements
pfUI-DQB requires:
- World of Warcraft Vanilla 1.12.1
- pfUI
- The compatible pfUI version maintained by brues-code
- ClassicAPI / compatible OctoWoW environment
pfUI must be loaded for pfUI-DQB to initialize.
🗂️ Project Structure
The addon is organized into a small core system and independent modules:
pfUI-DQB/
│
├── pfUI-DQB.toc
│
├── core.lua
├── config.lua
├── gui.lua
│
└── modules/
├── gossipquest.lua
├── questlog.lua
└── itemtext.lua
Core
core.lua
Handles:
- Main DQB namespace
- Module registration
- Configuration access
- Module initialization
- pfUI integration
Configuration
config.lua
Handles:
- Default configuration
- SavedVariables
- DQB module settings
GUI
gui.lua
Adds the DQB configuration section to pfUI.
Modules
gossipquest.lua
Handles Gossip and Quest dialog customization.
questlog.lua
Handles Quest Log customization.
itemtext.lua
Handles Books / Item Text customization.
🔄 DQB OFF vs ON
DQB disabled
The corresponding interface uses the normal pfUI appearance.
pfUI
└── Blizzard UI skin
DQB enabled
The same pfUI interface receives the additional DQB customization.
pfUI
└── Blizzard UI skin
└── pfUI-DQB customization
DQB does not create a second giant replacement frame over the pfUI frame.
That distinction is intentional.
🛠️ Development
pfUI-DQB started as a collection of modifications made directly to pfUI's Blizzard skin files.
The working modifications were then converted into an independent addon so that:
- pfUI itself does not need to be modified
- pfUI updates do not require manually reapplying changes
- DQB options can be enabled or disabled independently
- The original pfUI frame styling remains intact
The long-term goal is to continue expanding this architecture without unnecessarily modifying pfUI itself.
🚧 Current Status
Version 1.0.0
The following modules are currently implemented and tested:
- ✅ Gossip & Quest dialogs
- ✅ Quest Log
- ✅ Books / Item Text
- ✅ pfUI configuration integration
- ✅ Independent module configuration
- ✅ Saved configuration
- ✅ Reload persistence
- ✅ Dark translucent text backgrounds
- ✅ Quest and Gossip text customization
- ✅ Book text customization
- ✅ pfUI frame preservation
📸 Screenshots
Screenshots demonstrating the addon in action will be added here.
Gossip & Quest
Add screenshot here.
Quest Log
Add screenshot here.
Books
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DQB Configuration
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📋 Changelog
v1.0.0
Initial stable release.
- Added pfUI-DQB core system
- Added pfUI configuration integration
- Added Gossip & Quest customization
- Added Quest Log customization
- Added Books / Item Text customization
- Added independent module toggles
- Added saved configuration
- Added dark translucent parchment replacement
- Added white/gold text styling
- Preserved pfUI frame styling
📜 License
pfUI-DQB is an independent addon project.
It is designed to work with pfUI but is not part of pfUI.
For pfUI itself, please refer to the original project and its license:
https://github.com/brues-code/pfUI
❤️ Credits
pfUI
Created and maintained by the pfUI project and contributors.
pfUI is a full UI replacement for World of Warcraft Vanilla and has its own independent development history and licensing.
pfUI-DQB
Developed as an independent customization layer for the pfUI environment used by OctoWoW.
⭐ Final Note
pfUI-DQB was created by jKalfis, with one simple idea:
Keep pfUI. Keep its frames. Keep its style. Just make Blizzard's parchment interfaces look better.
More customization modules may be added in future versions.