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In the Commands section, the /cancelaura command is listed twice - once in General and once in Buffs/Auras. --Dorenthas 13:49, 22 February 2007 (EST)

Stances

Paladin Blessings also use the "stance" keyword. I don't know why they're not included on the table there. I would add them, but I don't know what order they go in.
Posted by: EGingell (T|C|F) on 05:15, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

New Guide

I recently revamped my macro guide on the UI & Macros forum and decided to post it here. I write my posts in HTML and then use a script to convert them to WoW forum format, so it was trivial to convert it to wiki as well. However, since it is just a dumb translation, there are some things that need tweaking (like internal links, and maybe it should be split into a couple different pages). I'll be paying attention to any changes made here and incorporate any content changes into my private copy and the posts on the forum. Cogwheel 19:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Changes to passive voice

I undid the changes made by DaAznSaN. While I agree with some of the changes and will incorporate them into another edit, I find it strange that he purposefully reworded some phrases INTO the passive voice. Cogwheel 14:18, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Combining options with , and /

The following (taken from the article) does not seem to be exact:

Note: "," combines options by boolean And; "/" combines by boolean Or; prefacing an option with "no" e.g. "nochanneling" from "channeling", negates it.

It seems that "," works as a boolean And option separator, while "/" works as a boolean Or option argument separator. Let's say I want a macro that uses the Hearthstone while not in combat; however, I want to be able to use it in certain combat situations (perhaps I'm an experienced PvP paladin ;) ), so I want to be able to use it if I hold down the Alt key, no matter my combat state. I could try the following:

/use [nocombat/modifier:alt] Hearthstone

According to the wiki, that should mean "(No (Combat)) Or (Modifier)", but what it really does is "No (Combat Or Modifier)", and this is rejected by WoW with a message stating "Unknown option combat/modifier". This allows me to conclude that "/" cannot be used as a boolean Or on options themselves.

Now, let's say I want a macro that uses the Hearthstone only when I hold both Ctrl AND Alt. (Perhaps I don't trust my unl33t clicking skills and I'm afraid of using the macro accidentally, and 10 seconds isn't long enough for me to realize I'm hearthstoning accidentally. :P ) I could try the following:

/use [modifier:alt,ctrl] Hearthstone

Well, it's pretty obvious it won't work, because "," separates options, not option arguments. So WoW rejects this with an "Unknown option ctrl" (that is, assuming I'm holding down Alt, otherwise the first condition is false and the rest of the conditions aren't even evaluated), which is expected.

I recommend modifying the article to reflect this different use between "," and "/": "," separates options with a boolean And, "/" separates option arguments (after a ":") with a boolean Or. --Dorenthas 10:56, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

Macro help

Hi can any one tell me if you can make a macro for a warrior to use execute but if the target HP isnt low enough use mortel strike? If so can you please tell me how?

You cannot get a macro to do something based on mob or player health/mana. :( Try

/cast Execute[modifier:alt];Mortal Strike

This will cast execute if you press down alt; otherwise it will cast Mortal Strike

I was looking at the spell reflection macro and I was woundering if you could add something to it that would equip a 2h weapon or 1h weapon with a modifier? i think it would look something like this


/equip 2hweapon [modifier:ctrl]; 1h weapon [modifier:alt]
/cast [stance:1/2,equipped:Shields] Spell Reflection
/equip [noequipped:Shields] shield


Obviously changing 2hweapon,1h weapon and shield with there names. would this work? would check it my self but I`m away for a couple of weeks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shuyin (talk · contr). 12:47, 10 May 2007 (EDT)

#show

ever since the last major patch (2.1.2) the #show has not been working with the "?" icon like it did before - how it is still stated in the manual. Is this just me or everybody? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Atola (talk · contr).

Everything is working for me as it did before the patch ok. --GRYPHONtc 01:59, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Tracking Macro

How can I make a macro that, depending on if I have alt, shift or ctrl pressed down, swaps my Hunter Tracking between Track Herbs, Track Beasts and Track Humanoids? It would clean up my actionbars a whole lot. --Fragment 20:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't be a problem after you read the basics.

/cast [modifier:alt] Track Herbs; [modifier:ctrl] ... ; Track Humanoid

Very simple, very useful, especially as a hunter. I found it's also quite useful when playing a druid in cat form to switch between the "standard" Track Humanoid and profession tracking (which when active will prevent Track Humanoid from automatically being cast when switching to cat form). --Lanfear 18:35, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Conjuring and Using

The other day before maintenance this macro worked:

/castsequence Conjure Mana Agate, Mana Agate

Now, it doesn't work. It simply doesn't respond without showing an error message. So I used this:

/cast [modifier:ctrl] Mana Agate; Conjure Mana Agate

But I was wondering if anyone could make a macro script that did something like Use the Mana Agate if it exists and cast Conjure Mana Agate if Mana Agate doesn't exist in my inventory. I'm not proficient in programming so you can imagine I tried to use something noobish like:

/cast [Mana Agate, exists] Mana Agate; [Mana Agate, noexists] Conjure Mana Agate

Please someone help me! =] -DaDragonChild 05:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


Update****

The first listed macro actually did not stop working. I guess I just needed to not only relaunch WoW but restart my computer. BUT I would still like to know if the third macro I mentioned is possible! =] -DaDragonChild 06:36, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

In the future, ask questions here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=11114&sid=1 However, no, I do not believe it will. Here's what I use on my mage;
/castsequence [nocombat] Conjure Mana Citrine, Conjure Mana Jade, Conjure Mana Agate 
/use [combat] Mana Citrine
-TigerHunter9002 01:33, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Sadly, this is not possible. I would welcome the possibility to search the inventory for an item and to trigger macro actions depending on whether it exists or not.

--Lanfear 18:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

You can just do the following:

/use Mana Agate; /cast Conjure Mana Agate

--Mecdemort

Changes in 2.2

There seems to be a problem casting the first spell in your spellbook in the german version. Perhaps pther languages are affected too.

--Caveira 17:15, 10 October 2007 (CET)

Print problem relieved somewhat.

Added a <br> after each line in boxes that exceeded the screen width. That should help with the horizontal scroll bar overlaying the bottom of the text.

In my opinion, this is a problem in wikia's software that it adds a scrollbar without adjusting the size of the box, making the last line nearly unreadable.

I thought this article was very well written. Kudos to the author!

--Gregity (talk) 01:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Rogue Specific Conditions Macros

Hey, great article on macros, it really helped.

I was wondering a little more about the specific conditions macros. I have a rogue and i like to pop a +AP trinket, a Energy Regen skill and Slice and Dice(a combo point dependant finishing move, which speeds up attack speed). Its obviously best to do this when you have five combo point.

What would a macro look like that waited until I had five combo points?

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