I never use any /target unless I abolutely have to. So /focus CharName works. I use /focus party1 and then /focus (Main's name). That way if I am in a group with someone else (they invited me), I at least get a focusable person. 99% of the time it is my main that invited everyone (party1 is the leader). Then hopefully my main is playing so it sets the focus to that char. I think you have to be within targeting range or in a group to set the focus on that person. My opinion on things is I want something that works no matter what, even if I screw up, even if things aren't normal, etc. and I don't want to have to think about it. /click'ing the focus macro off my accept stuff macro means I don't have to think/click/do anything, I just push the key/button and I get a focus. I guess I say that since I have probably have only right clicked on portrait to set a focus about 3 times since playing WoW.