Dual Box Macros

[Gizmo]

Hi all. I'm dual boxing with my Priest as the second character which follows my main characters around, mainly in shadowform.

I use 5 other level 60+ characters at different times to dual box with the priest and I use a dozen or so macros on the priest account to cast offensive spells, heals, follow commands etc.. My main gripe is having to change the name of the main character she is assisting/targeting etc in all of the macros whenever I want to use a different "main" character. I suppose I could use "Party1" (or whatever the syntax is) instead of the actual character's name in the macros, but this would be a pain in the bum when I am in groups, as I would probably have to change the Party(x) number as group order might be different, so I'd be back to square one.

I'm a bit of a thicko when it comes to macros/scripting, so am I missing something blindingly obvious, or am I destined to always have to modify my macros when I use a different main character?

[Steph]

This uses passive targetting in combination with a saved target.
Thereby 'focus' replaces party1 or a specific name, you just need to set the focus to the character in question first.

/target daman
/focus

/cast [target=focustarget] xyxbolt
/cast [target=focus] heal

[Gizmo]

Aaah, I think I see what you mean. All I have to do when I log my priest on is to give it the focus with a slash command and then it will just work until I alter the focus or log out?

Edited to say obviously I have to alter my macros to incorporate the new bits of code first.

[Steph]

Yes, on the secondary character you /focus on the primary. Then you use [target=focustarget] to assist/nuke and [target=focus] to heal. =]

[Gizmo]

Great, thanks for the help Steph. I'll set this up tonight and give it a whirl.