[Addon] Jamba - An assistant for multiboxers. Old Thread

[Mukade]

/facepalm

Try reading the posts after Taborious'.

Addon's have no connection to macros. If you want to trigger a macro, or send it values (like setting target or focus for it to work on), you need to send WoW a keypress. For that you will need to use a multiboxing program, because addons are not permitted in any way to pick targets or activate abilities.

If you're thinking of having Jamba-Macro rewrite macros on the fly, depending on what is sent through the channel, that is just too close to automation, regardless of how you use it. It's a very small step to go, from changing the healing macro to modify the target, based on which character is clicked on in the addon window, to changing the healing macro, based on the health the addon is reading for the character.

[Daeri]

/facepalm

I don't understand why I should deserve such condescension. I never suggested that the addon should press key byitself, neither did Taborious. An addon cannot press a key but the user can. Nothing prevents me from clicking and pressing a key at the same time. I could even assign a shortcut to each bar thus removing completely the need of clicking but that would lead to another way of managing the healing.

I don't know how to do everything yet but that doesn't mean it's not feasible. If an addon can't communicate with a macro, then maybe an addon could communicate with another addon. Click on a bar and press a key broadcasted on all clients -> use the communication channel to tell which toon is to be healed/cleansed/whatever -> have the real action performed by a slave.

I don't see any automation there. One click, one keypress, one action.

[Jafula]

If you're thinking of having Jamba-Macro rewrite macros on the fly, depending on what is sent through the channel, that is just too close to automation, regardless of how you use it. It's a very small step to go, from changing the healing macro to modify the target, based on which character is clicked on in the addon window, to changing the healing macro, based on the health the addon is reading for the character.

That would be lovely! Joking. Addons cannot change macros during combat, so that's out. Smartbuff changes macros on the fly so you can buff with one key, so there are some neat things (ala Jamba-Target I talk about in my post above) that we can do with addons. Of course, its up to the individual whether or not they use them.

Thor is here! Well Thor was until he got Baneling rushed. Grrr.