When using ISBoxer, why bother with bartender anymore?

So in reading the interesting discussion about 2 step macros, and doing all your macro generation within ISBoxer, it stuck me that I have no need for bartender anymore.

I suppose that I do like to have a icon(s) on the bar so I can see the next spells in the castsequence. I suppose it is worth it for that reason. But boy I like using ISBoxer to edit my macros and being able to see all macros for all chars/specs at once.

hmmmm......positives and negatives :-)

I have all my macros (except Pull - it changes too much) within ISBoxer. I do still run Macaroon for custom bars.

I use them mostly for cooldown indicators and things like quest item clickies and stances. Basically anything I use rarely, or out of combat.

I don't understand why you would use bartender for anything macro related anyway?

I used it because I do not like the default wow frame and prefer Bartender's bars. Flexibility etc. Can't thing of a second reason why someone would use it? Maybe more bars?

I prefer Dominos over Bartender, but it's all the same. I use an Action Bar addon for the same reason as Littleburst and
many others, I don't like the default WoW UI... simple as that.

I started using it for macro keybinding. But I never though much beyond that. All of your points are good ones, I guess there are plenty of reasons to use it above and beyond.

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Originally Posted by ockhamsrazor

I started using it for macro keybinding. But I never though much beyond that. All of your points are good ones, I guess there are plenty of reasons to use it above and beyond.

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What exactly does bartender allow you to do with Macro's that the default frame doesn't? Because I'm not following you on that one.

At the time I needed to see the keybinding on the button so I could remember what to press. :-)

I'm just starting on my ISboxer setup and I'm coming over from keyclone.

I switched to ISBoxer mainly for the IWT features to dual box melee characters, and for mouse broadcasting for aoe.

I have a large number of in-game macros setup on my various characters (all different classes)

Is there any benefit to using the ISboxer macro setup rather than just using the onesI have already in-game from my keyclone days? Other than to save screen space?

What about importing my existing macros from my WTF file and assigning them to character sets?

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Originally Posted by Littleburst

What exactly does bartender allow you to do with Macro's that the default frame doesn't? Because I'm not following you on that one.

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Does allow you to extend the 255 char limit? It has been so long since I've loaded BT that I don't recall offhand.

I use IsBoxer for 95 percent of my macros but I still use dominos (macaroon was better but its not updated timly I thinks) cause sometimes I might want to really fast set up a macro ingame or move a spicific spell onto a key or maybe a drink. I don't think I even know how the default UI works anymore lol .... dosn't it waste a lot of space?

As soon as IsBoxer 38 is stable with the round robin Ill rewrite everything from scratch using the two step method, nothing else comes close.