Slouken speaks up on the upcoming expansions changes to UI modifciation:
Q: Given all the new information that has just been announced are addons like benecast still possible?
You can easily bind specific spells to modified buttons, but you can’t have the addon intelligently pick the rank of the spell. For example, you can set up a row of frames representing the folks you want to heal, and then bind “medium heal” to click, and then “big heal” to shift-click, or right click. Or you could have a column of info frames showing raid member status, and then have a menu of cleanse/heal type spells that pop up when you click on them, etc. etc.
Q: Keep in mind that our secure templates are still a work in progress and we’re trying to make available lots of functionality in building-block style pieces.
Could Decursive be changed so that I could, at the very least, still target the sheeped player really quick with one button, without having to fumble around with my mouse and keyboard to try to select him manually?
You no longer have to target a unit to cast a spell on it, if you have the spell pre-loaded into your buttons. For example, you can have your teammates arranged in a pleasing array, and when they get sheeped they can start glowing or flashing … or just bleat… and then you can either click on them to dispel them or pop up a menu with the dispel action on it, depending on how you have things set up. … while you’re still targeting the flag carrier all along. The key point is that the UI won’t automatically have the right spell ready, you’ll have to plan your tactics in advance.
Slouken does promise to fight hard to get all the functions needed to make legit mods work correctly. Could this be the end of modding as we know it? If thats the case there goes many-a-uber players skills as they learn to rework the game.
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