Setting up keybindings/keystrokes with Logitech G11

[RogueLover]

I recently bought a Logitech G11 (it has 18 G keys on the left side of the keyboard). I currently have them set in the Logitech Keyboard Profiler to: Cntrl + Shift + Alt + (1-9, etc). I am using Trinity to create a G-keys layout on my interface, and I have the keys bound to mimic my keyboard.

What I'd like to do is have:
G1: make my priest heal my main. G1+shift: priest heals himself G1+Cntrl: priest heals focus, etc....
Now, my problem: Since my G keys are profiled using modifer keys, I can't create macros that use the modifer option right? Since the modifer is part of the key already...
I have tried setting them to things like Alt + #, but for some reason it then triggers my original # key along with my Alt + #... not sure if that is an OS thing or WoW thing...

What do other people have their G-keys profiled as? Is there a way to make them useful for modifer macros?

[Jamien]

In wow, make the macro

#showtooltip Heal
/cast [nomod, target=party1, help] [nomod] Heal
/cast [mod:shift, target=player, help] [mod:shift] Heal
/cast [mod:ctrl, target=focus, help] [mod:ctrl] Heal

With your G11, press the MR button, then the Gkey, press the key you want it to mimic then press MR again.

Viola.
Ingame if you hold ctrl and press the gkey it will heal your focus, or if there is no focus will cast heal on yourself (if you have auto self targeting).
If you hold shift it will heal yourself, if you just press the gkey it will heal the party leader (normally main)

/edit

Apparently shift doesnt work with numberpad keys, so make sure you macro your g11 key to something that you dont use which isn't on the numberpad!

[RogueLover]

Ok.

So basically I just need to figure out what unused keys to bind my Gkeys to, and make sure they don't have a modifer like I have them now?

Anyone have any good unused key layouts, without the use of modifiers? I wish the Gkeys were just there own unique keys.

[Jamien]

I tend to go for things on the other side of the board, say from the right of 5, t, g, v and any of the F1-12 keys.
If you leave the modifier off (bind the Gkey to a single key, not something like alt+key unless you REALLY want to) it makes it less likely to stuff up.

Heres an example.

You bind G1 to press "Alt+0"
You're in combat! Oh crap need to heal, but you also want your toons to do damage. You mash 1 while pressing your G1 key.
Your keyboard sends the signal that you are pressing alt, 1 and 0. So if you pressed G1 and 1 at the same time then if you have anything bound to alt+1 then it's going to be triggered, as will alt+0.

Hope that makes sense.

[RogueLover]

Gotcha. Sounds like the hardest thing will be finding the unused keys so that they won't mess up anything. I agree that I don't want my Gkeys to keep the Cntrl+alt+# that they have now though.

[Jamien]

lol :P
You don't really need much bound to the f1-12 keys, or the ins/del/etc keys... or even arrow keys!
Give them a shot.

If you really need to you may have to unbind some?

[caffiend86]

Posted this seperately as a private message in response to roguelover figured I'd repost here in case it helps anyone else


For me I use G1-G6 for healing buttons using the modifiers ctrl and alt. It helps that I also run with a logitech G5 mouse which has 2 extra buttons which I've assigned to Ctrl and Alt to make things easier. Keys bound to the G15 are alot generally things I don't use much, like F1-F12 and weird combination like alt+shift+1, 2, etc

G1-G3 are individual healing assignments for specific DPS Characters by name
G4 is Tank Little Heal, G5 is priest, G6 is group heals

DPS Heal Macro, obviously change the names and party slots for your group appropriately
/stopmacro [mod:shift]
/tar [target=Nynia,help];party2
/cast [nocombat,dead] Resurrection
/cast [mod:ctrl] Flash Heal; [mod:alt] Greater Heal
/castsequence reset=30 Power Word: Shield,Renew,Flash Heal,Flash Heal,Flash Heal

Priest Self Heal
#showtooltip
/stopmacro [mod:shift]
/tar mirdyn
/cast [mod:ctrl] Flash Heal; [mod:alt] Greater Heal
/castsequence reset=30/target Power Word: Shield,Renew,Flash Heal,Flash Heal,Flash Heal

Tank Heals are a little different, I use 2 macros for that and I have them bound on my main bar (which I use a nostromo n52 as well)

Tank Little Heal
#showtooltip
/stopmacro [mod:shift]
/tar [target=focus,help];party1
/stopcasting [mod:alt]
/cast [target=party1,nocombat,dead] Resurrection
/cast [mod:ctrl/alt] Power Word: Shield
/cast [target=focus,help][target=party1] Flash Heal


Tank Big Heal: This one does AoE heals for the group as well Ctrl for Prayer, Alt for Circle of Healing (centered on teh priest so it heals the clump of guys next to the priest as the tank is often on the other side of a room)
#showtooltip
/stopmacro [mod:shift]
/tar [target=focus,help];party1
/stopcasting [mod:alt]
/cast [mod:alt, target=player] Circle of Healing
/cast [mod:ctrl] Prayer of Healing
/use [mod:alt/ctrl] 14
/cast [target=focus,help][target=party1] Greater Heal


Tankadin Heal Assist Macros: Tankadin also has 5 of the the following macros that will heal the same target as the priest when ctrl is pressed or if the tankadin has a focus (part of my setup includes the toon giving orders is focusless).
#showtooltip Flash of Light
/cast [mod:shift,target=player] Cleanse; [mod:ctrl,target=Player] Flash of Light
/stopmacro [target=focus,noexists]
/cast [target=focus] flash of light


Hope that helps, feel free to hit me up if you have other questions...