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Nightness

02-02-19 12:14 AM

Multiple line macros using the macrotext attribute of a SecureActionButtonTemplate?

I'm looking to make a multi-line macro (and have it work) in my MagnetButtons addon, that uses SecureActionButtonTemplate. I would rather not do what addons like VuhDo do and create actual character macros to do multi-line macros (I assume that's why they are there). Is there any way to have multiple macro calls in a single macrotext attribute?

Edit: What format do I use for newlines, that works in this case?

/cleartarget
/stopcasting
/script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()

kurapica.igas

02-02-19 07:23 AM

Just use the '\n' between each lines.

Nightness

02-02-19 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurapica.igas (Post 331505)

Just use the '\n' between each lines.

Tried '\n', and "|n", and \013\010 already.

Fizzlemizz

02-02-19 10:13 AM

Do you mean something like:

Lua Code:

local button = CreateFrame('Button', 'ExitButton', nil, "InsecureActionButtonTemplate, UIPanelButtonTemplate")
button:SetText("Logout")
button:SetAttribute('type', 'macro')
button:SetPoint("CENTER")
button:SetSize(60, 24)
SLASH_MCR1 = "/mcr"
SlashCmdList["MCR"] = function(msg)
    button:SetAttribute('macrotext', string.gsub(msg, '\92n', '\n'))
    print(button:GetAttribute('macrotext'))
end

Slash:

Code:

/mcr /cleartarget\n/stopcasting\n/script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()

I might not be understanding properly what you are trying to achieve.

Vrul	02-02-19 04:21 PM

As mentioned "\n" will work:

Code:

local macrotext = "/cleartarget\n/stopcasting\n/script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()"

or you could use a literal string:

Code:

local macrotext = 

[[/cleartarget

/stopcasting

/script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()]]

Keep in mind that you cannot have any spaces in front of a slash command's slash or it won't work. To get around that you can use:

Code:

local addonName = ...



local function CreateMacro(name, macrotext)

        name = ("%sMacro-%s"):format(addonName, name)

        local frame = _G[name]

        if not frame then

                frame = CreateFrame('Button', name, nil, 'SecureActionButtonTemplate')

                frame:SetAttribute('type', 'macro')

        end

        frame:SetAttribute('macrotext', macrotext:trim():gsub("%s+", " "):gsub(" /", "\n/"))

        return name

end



CreateMacro("Menu", [[

        /cleartarget

        /stopcasting

        /script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()

]])

If "\n" didn't work then you have something else working against you so post your code.

Nightness

02-02-19 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz (Post 331509)

Do you mean something like:

Lua Code:

local button = CreateFrame('Button', 'ExitButton', nil, "InsecureActionButtonTemplate, UIPanelButtonTemplate")
button:SetText("Logout")
button:SetAttribute('type', 'macro')
button:SetPoint("CENTER")
button:SetSize(60, 24)
SLASH_MCR1 = "/mcr"
SlashCmdList["MCR"] = function(msg)
    button:SetAttribute('macrotext', string.gsub(msg, '\92n', '\n'))
    print(button:GetAttribute('macrotext'))
end

Slash:

Code:

/mcr /cleartarget\n/stopcasting\n/script ToggleGameMenu(); StaticPopup1:Hide()

I might not be understanding properly what you are trying to achieve.

The gsub worked perfectly, thanks!!! :banana:

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