Making the Macro’s

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Making the Macro’s

Naming Codes:
#show Fireball
#showtooltip Fireball
With this code you can show a spells cooldown and spell info when mouse over the macro


Reset Function:
reset=6
Number of seconds until the macro resets.


Starting Codes for an Action:
/castsequence Fireball, Frostbolt
Cast a series of spells

/cast Fireball
Cast a spell

/castrandom Fireball, Frostbolt
Cast a random spell of the macro

/stopcasting
Cancel the casting of all spells

/use Insignia of the Horde
Use an item. (example: Trinkets)

/userandom Insignia of the Horde, Medallion of the horde
Use a random item of the macro

/click PetActionButton5
Use your pet skill

/equip Fishing Hat
Change equipment/weapons

/equipslot
Change equipment/weapons <I don’t know how this one works..>

/cancelaura Ice Block
Remove a friendly buff

/cancelform Ghost Wolf
Remove your form

/dismount
Remove your mount



Targeting Functions in the Macro

[target=target,help,nodead]
Assist your target if it is not dead

[target=targettarget,help,nodead]
Assist the target of your target

[target=player]
Target is a player

[target=focus]
your target is the target that you put focus on

[target=focus, nodead, exists]
your target is the target that you put focus on. If it exist or not is dead

[target=pettarget, exists]
Your target is your pet, if it exists

[nocombat]
If not in combat this sentence of the macro will be used

[nopet]
If there is no pet this sentence in the macro will be used.

[nobutton:2]
If you don’t use the left mouse button, this part of the macro will be used.

[nochanneling:Arcane Missiles]
This makes a arcane missile button spammable

[button:2]
Left mouse button on the macro and you use this part

[modifier:alt]
[modifier:shift]
[modifier:ctrl]
If you hold alt, shift or ctrl you will use the macro after this code


%T = Target
The code for naming your target

%F = Focus
Shorter version for focus





Macro Examples


Polymorph: Pig + Focus
#Showtooltip Polymorph: Pig
/cast [modifier:alt, target=focus] Polymorph; Polymorph
/focus [nomodifier:alt]


Multiple Portals
/cast [modifier:shift] Portal: Silvermoon; [modifier:alt] Portal: Undercity; [modifier:ctrl] Portal: Thunder Bluff; Portal: Orgrimmar


Attacking Water Elemental
/cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental
/stopmacro [target=pettarget, exists]
/petattack

*This Thread is gonna be edited, not finished yet. but its a start to make macros!*

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Targeting:

/targetenemy
/targetfriend
/targetparty
/targetraid
/targetlasttarget
/targetlastenemy
/assist [name] - Assist your target or the named unit if specified

Using Items:

/use
/equip
/equipslot
/userandom , , item3, …

Examples of /equip and /use:

/equip <itemname>
/equip <bagid> <bagslot>
/equipslot <slot> <itemname>
/use <itemname>
/use <slot>
/use <bagid> <bagslot>
/userandom <item1>, <item2>, <item3> will attempt to use a randomly selected one of the specified items

Casting:

/stopcasting
/cast [option]
/stopmacro [option]
/castrandom , , …
/castsequence [reset=N/target/combat/shift/alt/ctrl] , , …

Sequenced Casting

* A new command /castsequence reset=N/target/combat/shift/alt/ctrl spell1, spell2, spell3
* The reset line can specify a number of seconds after which a sequence resets, or if it should reset on target change or leaving combat.
* The sequence tracks the 'next' spell in the sequence until it resets, the next spell only advances on a successful cast.
* You can specify a conditional at the start of the command before the reset to filter whether the sequence is used (You cannot use per-spell conditionals)
* You can specify items and stances as well as spells

Action Bars:

/changeactionbar
/swapactionbar

Attacking:

/startattack [unit]
/stopattack

Buffs/Auras:

/cancelaura [Stormpike Battle Charger]

OPTIONS

If multiple options are provided for an action, they must all be met before the action will happen. The options supported are as follows:

* target=unit - Run the command and perform tests on the specified unit (only applicable to spell casting or item use). You can specify 'none' as a target unit to act as if you have no target.
* help/harm - Choose depending on whether target is assistable or attackable
* combat - Choose depending on whether you're in combat or not
* stance or stance:# - Choose depending on your stance/shapeshift ("stance" alone matches any stance)
* stealth - Choose depending on whether you are stealthed
* mounted - Choose depending on whether you are mounted
* swimming - Choose depending on whether you are swimming
* flying - Choose depending on whether you are flying
* indoors - Choose depending on whether you are indoors
* outdoors - Choose depending on whether you are outdoors
* modifier or modifier:shift|ctrl|alt - Choose depending on any modifier keys you're holding at the time the macro runs
* equipped:|| - Choose if you have the specific item type equipped
* actionbar: - Choose if a specific actionbar is shown
* button:Z - Choose if the specified button is held down
* pet:| - Choose if your current active pet has the specified name or family (e.g. pet:bear/wolf)
* channeling or channeling:spell - Choose if you are channeling (possibly a specific spell)
* exists - Choose if the target exists
* dead - Choose if the target is dead


For stance and modifier you can list multiple matching values separated by the / character for the option to be true if ANY of them are true. For example modifier:shift/ctrl matches if shift or control is held down.
Any option can be prefixed with 'no' to select if it does NOT match. For example [nocombat]

# and - are comment characters in macros
A macro that starts with "# show or # showtooltip <item or spell>" will show feedback for that item or spell. A macro that starts with "# show none" will show no feedback. Otherwise the first /cast, /randomcast, /castsequence, /use, or /random use command will be used to show feedback for the macro. Castsequence is special in that it overrides the "#show" parameter. This is intentional, as most people want the current spell to show up instead of what is listed on "#show.
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macros within macros?

/click <button name>

You can find a button name by hovering your mouse over a button and entering this into chat:

/script message(GetMouseFocus():GetName())

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Setting raid target icons

SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 1); -- Star
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 2); -- Circle
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 3); -- Diamond
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 4); -- Triangle
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 5); -- Moon
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 6); -- Square
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 7); -- Cross
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 8); -- Skull
SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 0); -- Remove RaidIcon

are the units

if you just want to put the skull (8) on one target use:

/script if (GetRaidTargetIndex("target")~=8) then SetRaidTargetIcon("target", 8); end

if you want to target a group - one use each target:

/script if not lastraidn then lastraidn = 1; end SetRaidTarget("target", lastraidn); if lastraidn == 8 then lastraidn = 1; else lastraidn = lastraidn + 1; end

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Macro Guide

NO macro can cast spells based on: BUFFS, DEBUFFS, COOLDOWNS, or TARGET DISTANCE

NO macro can cast spells based on: HEALTH, MANA, RAGE, ENERGY, or COMBO POINTS

Any failed cast attempt stops the macro from casting any further spells

* Except for spells that do not invoke the Global Cooldown (GCD)


/cast Spell - casts Spell on your target

* Spells will automatically reduce rank if the target is too low a level
* Spells written without "(Rank N)" will automatically cast the highest rank you know
* NOTE: Spells with parentheses as part of their name require extra "()" after, e.g.:

/cast Faerie Fire (Feral)() or /cast Mangle (Bear)()


/cast [condition] Spell - casts Spell when condition is true. condition can be:

* help/harm - Choose depending on whether target is assistable or attackable
* combat - Choose depending on whether you're in combat
* stance or stance:# - Choose depending on your stance/shapeshift ("stance" alone matches any stance)

stance:1 is (Dire) Bear Form
stance:2 is Aquatic Form
stance:3 is Cat Form
stance:4 is Travel Form
stance:5 is Moonkin Form or Tree of Life (if talent points spent), or Flight Form
stance:6 is Flight Form if you already have Moonkin Form or Tree of Life
NOTE: Numbers may be different if you are missing earlier forms

* stealth - Choose depending on whether you are stealthed
* mounted - Choose depending on whether you are mounted
* swimming - Choose depending on whether you are swimming
* flying - Choose depending on whether you are flying
* flyable - Choose depending on whether you are able to use Flight Form / flying mount
* indoors - Choose depending on whether you are indoors
* outdoors - Choose depending on whether you are outdoors
* modifier or modifier:shift/ctrl/alt - Choose depending on any modifier keys you're holding at the time the macro runs
* equipped:InvSlot#|ItemClass|ItemSubclass - Choose if you have the specific item type equipped
* actionbar:Bar# - Choose if a specific actionbar is shown
* button:Z - Choose if the specified button is held down
* pet:Name|Family - Choose if your current active pet has the specified name or family (e.g. pet:bear/wolf)
* channeling or channeling:Spell - Choose if you are channeling (possibly a specific spell)
* exists - Choose if the target exists
* dead - Choose if the target is dead
* party - Choose if target is in your party
* raid - Choose if target is in your raid
* group:party/raid - Choose if you are in a party or raid
* Any condition can be prefixed with "no" to select if it does NOT match


/cast [target=unit] Spell - casts Spell on unit without changing your target. unit can be:

* player (yourself), target, focus, mouseover, pet, PlayerName, or none
* target=unit is not actually a condition
* target=unit forces other conditions to evaluate using unit instead of the real target
* NOTE: target=none will function as if you had no unit selected, giving you the "glowing hand" selector (unless you have enabled auto self-cast?)
* Any unit can be followed by "target" to designate that unit's target, e.g.:

targettarget, pettarget, or PlayerName-target (note extra "-")


/cast [condition1a, condition1b] Spell1; [condition2a] [condition2b] Spell2; Spell3 - casts Spell1 when both condition1a and condition1b are true, or Spell2 when either condition2a or condition2b is true, and Spell3 anytime else, e.g.:

* /cast [stealth] Pounce; [nocombat, nostealth] Prowl; [modifier:ctrl] Rip; Mangle (Cat)()
* Separate multiple conditions with " , " (comma)
* Separate multiple casting choices with " ; " (semicolon)


/castsequence reset=event Spell1, Spell2, Spell3, etc. - casts Spell1 then Spell2 on next click, then Spell3, and so forth

* castsequence will not advance to the next spell until the current spell is successfully cast
* The sequence maintains state (the current spell awaiting cast) until it is reset, even if a requisite condition becomes false
* The sequence always resets after casting the final spell, and also when event occurs ("reset=event" is optional)

But you can prevent the sequence from automatically resetting at the end by ending with a spell that will always fail, or by repeating the last spell several times

* event can be: N (seconds), target (when target changes), combat, shift, alt, and/or ctr
* Separate multiple reset events with " / "
* Supports spells and items and slot numbers and bag slot numbers
* NOTE: Spells with parentheses as part of their name ALWAYS require "(Rank N)", e.g.:

/castsequence Faerie Fire (Feral)(Rank 4), Maul, Mangle (Bear)(Rank 3), Swipe
NOT: /castsequence Faerie Fire (Feral)()


/cancelaura [condition] Buff - cancels a Buff as if it were right-clicked, e.g.:

* /cancelaura [stance:2] Aquatic Form; [stance:3] Cat Form; [stance:4] Travel Form
* The above macro cancels Aquatic, Cat, and Travel Form, returning you to caster form
* It does nothing while in Bear Form because "[stance:1] Dire Bear Form;" is missing
* With /cast [nostance] Dire Bear Form, the macro shifts you into Bear Form, but never out
* This shifting behavior is known as "sticky"


/cancelform [condition] - cancels any form you are in, subject to the condition, e.g.:

* /cancelform [nostance:1] - cancels every form except for Bear Form (same as the above /cancelaura line)


#show and #showtooltip - display cooldown (and tooltip) of next Spell or Item or Inventory Slot# or Backpack Slot# over the macro's icon

* The question mark icon [?] will copy the spell's original graphic
* The question mark icon [?] will dynamically update with each spell in a castsequence or change in condition (NEW)
* Conditions can also be used directly in the #show and #showtooltip lines, e.g.:

#show [nostance] 13; [stance:3, nocombat] Prowl


/focus unit - allows you to "store" a target until you clear the focus (with /clearfocus), which can be targetted at any time (with /target focus, or [target=focus])

Other "slash commands" include:

* Targeting: /targetlasttarget, /cleartarget, /focus, /clearfocus
* Target Cycling: /targetenemy, /targetfriend, /targetparty, /targetraid - All work using the TargetNearest* API's and enemy/friend may only be called once per macro. An optional argument of '1' can be used to reverse direction.
* Items and equipment: /use ItemName, /use Slot#, /use BagID# BagSlot#, /equip ItemName or ItemID#, /equipslot Slot# ItemName, /userandom Item1, Item2, Item3 will attempt to use a randomly selected one of the specified items
* Pet control: /petattack, /petfollow, /petstay, /petpassive, /petdefensive, /petaggressive, /petautocaston Spell, /petautocastoff Spell
* Casting: /stopcasting will cancel the spell that is currently being cast, /castrandom Spell1, Spell2, Spell3 will attempt to cast a randomly selected one of the specified spells
* Action bar: /changeactionbar Bar# and /swapactionbar Bar1# Bar2#
* Attacking: /startattack unit ("unit" is optional), /stopattack
* Buffs/Auras: /cancelaura name - cancels an aura as if it were right clicked
* Buttons: /click ButtonName MouseButton# ("MouseButton#" is optional)
* Macros: /stopmacro
* Dismounting: /dismount - note that the default UI now automatically dismounts you upon casting


Tips to shrink macro length to fit within 255 character limit

* Remove spaces around any punctuation (" [ ] = , ; ")
* ItemName only needs enough text to make the item unique