FOCUS in WoW Classic: Need a Solution [HotKeyNet]

[nerdgasm2045]

Because you would be sending a different keystroke to your clients based on which client you are leading from. Those keys then can be bound to separate /follow and /assist macros per character so they always assist the character in the currently active window when the hotkey is pressed. Focus is not required for this functionality.

E.g.

You are leading from Toon1. Your follow key sends "1" to all other windows. "1" is bound to "/follow Toon1".

You switch to leading from Toon2. The same follow hotkey now sends "2" to all the other windows, which is bound to "/follow Toon2".

Rinse and repeat for as many toons as you'd like. Same exact hotkey, they always follow whoever you are leading from.

Get the basic idea? This is exactly what ISBoxer does as well. It just sets all this up for you. It's called an FTL setup which stands for Focusless Targetless Leaderless, meaning none of those are required for controlling assisting and/or following for the setup. Using focus for this is rather old school and hasn't really been a thing since... a decade or so ago or in games where direct assisting or following through macros is not available.

Hrm. I thought of this a number of times, but it felt so unappealing to make several macros for the same function. Yeah, I totally get the broadcasting change based on which window is active, that's the whole point of using the activewinis and else arguments. I was just hoping for a more elegant solution and just assumed one was out there... guess not, and back to the clutter it is for now.

Thanks for the responses, guys. It seems I'll just have to anticipate clearing up my bars in Classic TBC.

[Wubsie]

Hrm. I thought of this a number of times, but it felt so unappealing to make several macros for the same function. Yeah, I totally get the broadcasting change based on which window is active, that's the whole point of using the activewinis and else arguments. I was just hoping for a more elegant solution and just assumed one was out there... guess not, and back to the clutter it is for now. Thanks for the responses, guys. It seems I'll just have to anticipate clearing up my bars in Classic TBC.

Well, you could consolidate them in to a single macro by using the modifiers that can be used within WoW macros.

E.g. Have your follow key do the following:

If leading from Toon1:  Send "1" 
If leading from Toon2:  Send "Shift+1"
If leading from Toon3:  Send "Alt+Shift+1"

Then your follow macro would be bound to "1" and have something like:

/follow [nomod] Toon1 
/follow [mod:shift] Toon2 
/follow [mod:altshift] Toon3

1 button, 1 macro, follow enabled for 3 characters based on who is leading.